The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-05-23

Nho had reason 60 be interested in
The game FfSy mother. my hasstru
thu ststh Corps q srmee. @ry. Mas.
sa1sa. even the emperor himself =
wers forming a rlng round at in
that desoiAts valley. Heavens ahaI
blow % one ana ali uf them should
the cards g. against Hsai Hut | = -
e0ardsnl for MY searts play Waa
aa famous As my Hwosdsmnnsatn
Ansf save ola nouvst sf ths Haesafs
ef nesehaaF. Who wuE Ts ou4 q aAt
Nafnss off us. have always had tins
best If q ssFisa.
Tia nrss game won Fisht on
lhough 1 saart confess that the cards
ere with me. and that me aeyer.
sasy cssalf have done no more In
the seeoad nevet played bsttsf ana
saved = trick b. fiasssa. but ths
Hart voied the of1cs. marked tbs
klns and tan out n tho secone
hand. My fkith. We we're % sxeitSd
Thai hs iala hts bslmst down beatda
him. and ! my busby.
~ tss ssF Enaa sissFs aea. l.li.
. Ela's7T q 9siraI. .s.1-c-:,s.-
-feae.s said {
swofsa axalust s~eFdz"
ssftouas- eal9 I.
saddle bftdis and sstuupsi= ~
ursed.
sDonsi~ shouted.
had caught Tits spirit Of sporl
from htuA weala have laid my
huanAfa against his Dragons had
they beun uays TO Ylsdss.
And then began the game al
sarsssa On, RE Played. shis Eng.
iishmane he pia3sa in a way thai
was worthy OF such . STAKE. fsut |
my fsisads. ! was supsFhi OF ths
rvs witch I had 10 maka to win.
gained three on the first hand Ths
hart bit hls nVsfachs ard drunmee
hsE hasts. While airsasy sslt my.
self at tho head 1T mr dear littis
fascais On the seaond turned ths
king. but lest two tfteks-snd mp
score was four to his twe. When l
saw my next hand ! aonid not bal
give n cry Of 1etishs III ] eAnnol
gale my freedom oa shaa.- Thought
7 fsnafxa 20 remain for ever Ia
ehHGna=
sixa ms the cards. landlord. ana
win Ley them cut ea fhs table so'
yon
Here vas my hand Knaxe and sc,
of eiuts. queen and knavs Of dta,
mouda. and king ~ hsaFts rIuh'
wsF. frumbs. mart you. and ! has
but orc point between me and free,
torn. lie knew II vas ths crisis
ard he unaIf hts TUNE. thrs~ m,
anlman on tho ground Ne led tn
ten ef spades. l took ~ with M
ace OF trumps One point In mj
favor The correct plaD Vas q
clear the tFumpa. and l.d tn
knav. Down came the queen siisot
u. and the game vhs equal He iss
the eight % spades. and eaaIf enll
discard my queen Of diamonds Thsf
cams thu seven Of spa1ss, and III
hair stood straight urae On ssY hnza
We each threw dowa king at th'
hnsi Hs had won two pointa ans
my beautiful hand had been master.
Cd BY HIS itsfasiuf ore. I oouit
have rolled on thu ground as
very good ecarts az Walters In IN,
year sis. I sst TT iirixadtsr De.
rard
Tns last smtne was now four alt
| THIS merit hard nuet settle II one
way or the ushsr. He unait M
sash. ana I put away my sword belt
He was cool. this Ensiishman, and
tried 10 be 80. slRa. but the pers.
uiratinu would trfrkie into my eyes
The deal lay with Rim. and 7 may
confess 10 you. my friends. that my
tsss4as shook 20 that I could hardly
pick my cards from the rock. Bui
when / raised them. what was tins
first thing that my eyes rested upon'
II was the king. the king. the Rtnri.
Gus king Of trumpri Ny mouth was
open 70 declare Il when the words
were frozen upon my lips by the APP.
neAFancs OF my couarade,
lie held his cards IN hls hand. but
his jas had fallen. and his syes wers
staring over my shoulder with the
NEST dreadful expression af const1r.
nation and surprise. I whiNked round
and ] was myself amazed at what
saw
Three men were standing quits
close 10 us@ik meters at tho fart hest
The middle one was Of good height
and yet rot too taii-@Hbaut the 81 me
height. IN fact. that 7 am myself
lie was clad in dark uniform, with
small cooked hat. and sorne cor,
~ white plume upon the side. Hut
I had little thought Of hla dress. n
was his face. his Raunt cheeks hts
heak-ltks nose. hln masterful blue
yves. hia thin, firm slit Of a mouth.
which made enc feel that this was
n wonderful man. man Of a mill
lion His hruwa were tied into a
knot. and he cast such glance NJ
my poor Hart from under them that
one by one the cards came nutterins
down from his nerveless Fingers. or
the two men, one, who had a face
az brown and hard as though # had
been carved out Of old oak. wore a
bright rod eeat. while the other. a
fine portly man. with bushy side
whlskefs. was In a blue Jacket With
Roid facinga Some little distance
behind. three orierlies were holding
as many horses, and an escort Of
dragons was waiting IN the rear.
Heb. Crawford what the deuce IS
thia9n asked tho thin man.
.'u'you hear. SIR cried the man
s itn the fifdz eiift. .sat0 aeiilaE
ton waits "a know what this means"
nv poor Hart broke into an ec-
count Of all that had occurred, but
that rock face never softened Tor
an instant.
Pretty fine, pom my word, Cen
efai Crawford he broke IN THE
discipline ef this force must b
malninieed. sir. Renort yourself ai
headquarters ~ prisoner"
II was dreadful 10 me In sec thu
Bart mount his horse aud ride Of