The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-05-24

who hAd reason 20 be Interested IN
tho same-fssy naihar. my hnsHsrs.
tbs Nlsth Corps a.Afnise. Nsy. Mas
=eas- even the sInasfoF himself -
we're forming = FtaE round as tn
that dssolate valley, HeaTens. what
bliss 20 one and al % thssf should
the ssfds - against aiei Hut was
cunfidsat fof mi eeArts play was
80 famous az my swogdsnansNln
aud save old Hauvss 10 tbs fIaaraFs
% nerchcny. uho woa " eat 20 ito
ealpea OF M. have always had the
nsss q = series
Tbs fiTss ssms -on right on.
though I must eoafsss that the cards
per. with me. ma that fnu sdysr-
ssfr epalif have done m ftspfs. In
the sscaad I never played bsstsr and
saved trick b. aDsss.. but the
Hart vcied me onrs, mafssf the
alag and ran out IN IN. second
hand Ny fnith. ne we're - sreitsd
that he laid his hairnst esun beside
kifss. ard I my bashy.
IT, g. .ssysse, ...;;sssss. Nyss.s *
(, fZss-.s 2.-ss@ ss4s -. .l-s 80
~fonsl- said L
@sHeFs against awer9."
@ftansl~ said T.
saddle ertsis and ssirrppsi- he
/ rfteda
-flonsl~ I shouted
had caught this spirit - sport
fror hifn | uouid have laia mr.
hosnArn against hts Dragons had
shsr ta-sn ours 60 pisas.
An5 then began ths game 81
xnsrses on. re riayeds this Rag
iisssn4an he plArsf In = way that
IVES worthy Of such q stake. nut l.
my friends. I Vas sapsSti OF the
I flss which I hai 70 make te Sin. !
EEiast three 90 the nfst hand. Ths
ssars be bis musfarhs and efumued
his hanas. While I already fsls ny
/ saIf at tho head Of my dear uttis
Fascais. ON tbs sueund l turned The
king. but Lest two tgtcks@=and uiy
score WAS four 70 his tso When !
lsaz my asxt hand I could net bat
give . cry % 3siisht II ] cannot
gaia my freedom on this.r thou9ht /
~ de@ervs 20 remain for ever IN
chains
dive me IN. cards. landlorJl. ana !
win lay them est on the table foF
yo<l
Hsrs was my hand xnav. and aes
of eiuts. eueaa anc knavs % Ola
fnnnds. and hing ~ hearts clubs
wer. frumps mark you. and ] had
fu1t stN f"tE' pstNs"h hfs 80 80
dafn. Ne kns~ II was ths crisis
suiFnsn on the ssoand lie led ths
ten % spAtwA ! took Il with mn
&c. Of trumpa One point IN my
favog. The correct piAz WAS Il
clear the trumps. snt ioa thc
knsss po~n came the queen upon
llt. ana tho game sas equal No led
the eight - spades. and ! could only
discard my queen ~ diamonds. Thsn
eassss the se~es ~ spaAes. ana IN.
hair stood straight apon on my had
We aanh threw down q king At tbs
hnni. Hs had wen two Ieinfa and
my beautiful hand had been master
81 By HE infsftaf one could
IhAws rxllef on the ground 40
thought Of a. They used TO plzy
very good scasts AZ Walters In ths
year 10. sat I'll Hrigadisr Co
rard
Tn. isst xarse was now four ALI
This nest hard must settle II one
var or the ether. Ne uudid his
sash. and I put away ny sword heis.
lie was cooi. fhis EnFlishman, and
tried 90 ba 20. also. but the psrs-
piratisn would tFfckje Into my eyes
Tho deal lay with him. AMI ! may
AfAttftA8 70 NEHa ny All"ftAiHs A0@A w
hands shook - that I could hardly
pirk my cards from the rock. Bui
when I raised them. what was the
irrt thing that my eyes rested upon
II was the king. the king, the Eiori-
Qua king 81 trumrsi Ny mouth waa
opan 10 declare II when the words
were froEan upon my lips by the ap-
panrance Of my comrade.
lie held his cards IN his hand, but
hia jaw had fallen, and his eyes were
staring over my shoulder with thu
moat dreadful expression q eonstcr-
alton and surprise. whiaked round
and / was myself amaSad at what
saw.
Three men were standing quite
cia@e - 80 IS meters AZ fhr faTfhfrs
Tho middle one was % n good height,
and yet not too taii-nh0ut the same
height, in fact. that I am myself
lie was chad ia a dark uniform with
small cooked hat. and some sort
~ white plume upon the side But
had little thought OF his dress II
was his face. his sauni cheeks. his
heak-like nose. his masterfnl blue
yves. his thin. firm slit ~ a mouth.
which made one feel that thls was
n wonderful man. man II a mli-
lion Hts hrawe were tied into n
4 knot. and he cast such glance al
my poor Bart from under them that
one by one the cards came anttefinr
down from his uerveieHs fingers. or
the two men. one. who had a face
NJ brown aud hard as though Il had
been carved oft ~ old oak. wore a
bright red coat. while the other. n
fine porily man. with hushy side
whlskers was IN n hiue Jacket with
gold fsciuea. Some little distance
hehind. three ofdefilcs were haldins
a. many horses. and an eacor, OF
dragons was waiting IN The rear,
"Tfeh. Crawford. what the deuce is
thisf" asked the thin man.
J. ss-ss iss-tss ~ -s4 ts3 tfs= fffssfl
with the red coat. Lord yelling
ton wants 90 know what this means. p
4 ny poor Bart broke into an bc-
count 81 All that had occurred. but
that foek-face never softened for
in instant
Pretty fine. 'uan my word, Gnn-
erei Crawford" he broke In THE
discipline ri this force must b.
mainfs lved. pir Report yourself nj
headquarters as prisoner
II WINS dreadful 10 me IN 500 tn
Bart mount his horse aud ride 90