The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-13
BY LORENZO F. WOODRUFF.

straight eo McI1aurin. He told him, he knew he was up against 1t, and that if something didn't happen and happen soon. he'd have to resign college. How much money have you got Mc?" blurted out Ramsey, finally.
 7. Five dollars and don't know where any more is coming from slowly admit ted McIsaurin.
 'weIl,' said Ramsey, I've got a prop osition, kind of get-rich-quick scheme, but it takes s25 to go into It. I've got $20 and that five will-just make it even. 1 want you to go into the investment with me. It's almost sure thing. Let me have the "
 Why, sure. Ram was the reply, I'll lend it to you producing a greasy bill.
 don't want you to lend it to me I want to invest 1t for, you insisted Ram sey. And if things pan out like expect you'll at least be able to stay in college month or so longer
 That guinea never would have let any body but Ramsey have that bill but like all the rest of us. he knew and trusted him.
 T met Ramsey that night just as ne was leaving the room. knew where he was going. For several nights some of the town men had been running a poker game over a saloon, and all the boys, who hadn't better sense. and too much money, were bucking 1t. Since Ramsey broke training after the football season, he had been no infreqnent attendant On the game. went down. that night, for knew something was up.
 Ramsey entered the room. A local sport wasf running the game. It had usually been a small college boy affair but that night a pair of drummers and tvxyo oV.f Arr. dallying with the tiger. Each man took out $10O worth of chips. Ramsey to my surprise. walked to the table and asked for $l00 worth, sat down and looked at his opponents.
 Ram caught the cards coming and going His luck beat anything I ever saw. The grin of the drummers and the town men began to evaporate. The stakes were raised. but still Ramsey won All of those fellows bought chips a couple of times, and Ram was an irresistible magnet for chips. %
 ''I stood by the table and watched him. About o'clock in the morning. I saw a drummer across the table smile Ram sey opened pot on pair of kings He got raise from the smiling gentleman. Another fellow re-raised, Ramsey stayed but the drummer camef back. at the town man. The town mgh also had a say coming to him, and he. raised. The drum mer raised back and the town man called Old Rain and his pair of kings stood the punching. Both of the other fellows stood pat. Ramsey calmly discarded his kings and drew to the five, six and seven of clubs. He shufffed his draw with his hand and watched the other fellows. Well, there was some betting I never saw as many chips on the table Jn my life Fin ally y~the town man laid down an ace full on deuces and then Ram and the drum mer had 1t
 Finally, the drummer, who was look ing pale, called. Confidently, he Tapped down three queens. and the joker. Ram smiled and spread out 1ive six. seven eight and nine of clubs. As If nothing had happened, he put on his coat, re-lit his cigar, walked to the bank and cashed in $500.
 T was about to tell everybody in the dormitory, when we finally got to it, but Ram stopped me.
 Don't say a word Jim said he soft ly. This Is Mes money. He invested s last night. It banned out we'll This morning, he realizes $6OO and the old boy will stay in college. graduate and startle the world.' i &t
 And as far as I am concerned, Mo Laurin, the good boy that he is, will never know. he owes his collegiate career to poker game. Ramsey made him take the money and wouldn't give him an ex- planation."
 When Gus Haverly Reformed. You'd better cut out that poker game son." snorted the soldier, motioning tC me to bring forth the bottle. T don't know whether it's the dreari-