Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-11-03
GAMBLING
WITH FATE
By WILLIAM WALLACE COOK
Author OF "The Cold Cleaners; Story Of
the Cr1niie Tanks" "Wiiby's Dan,"
"HiE Friend the Enemy" Rogers
Of Butte ETC., Bo.
ICopy q .nt, ~, W MiIlIam Wallace Cook

a m1n coJlG lev torpue to?"
you snail r.- nCrhlng against Oar
rel to me-" cried tie young man. 81
owe him my life and my honor-he be-
friendod me at a time when it re-
quired courage and skill and he suf-
fered dishOnor and lost his own life
because OF it, DO YOU hear me?" Len
yards voice rose eXcitcdly. Il will not
hear q breath against him"
every well,' said Darrell, in paci
ficatory tone. please lower your
yoice-you are attracting attention this
way. Circumstances all point to the
fact that Nate Darrell killed Sturgis,
as you must know"
circumstance" sneered Lenyard.
Gall | can say is that circumstances
lie, and shall prove them lie and"
He broke off sharply, the old distrust
in the look he Gc"hed at Darrell.
81 have heard, too" persisted Oar
rel, that Darrell and Murgatroyd had
a murdCrOus feud. based upon some of
their rascally practices, no doubt"
81 have looked into that" returned
Lenyard with an obvious desire to
parry every thrust at barrels reputa-
ton. The rascally practices were all
on Murgatroyds part. Darrell, as l
happen to know, acted like an honor
able gentleman"
you surprise met"
at is the truth, whether you are
surprised at it or not Murgatroyd,
under g false name. had laid his plans
to marry young woman in Denver.
The young woman was Of good family
and her rather was one of the wealth.
lest mining men in Colorado. Murga-
troyd had his eye on the money and
his schemes would have succeeded but
for Nate Darrell"
"Darrel meddled in the matter, l
suprOse?"
"M3rgatrCyd took him into the plot
and Darrell went with it to the girls
father"
"An informer, eh?"
"Who would not have been an in
former under such circumstances?
Murgatroyd was Givcn "a hours to get
out of Denver and has never dared to
go bac'. there since. 1t was then he
swore to shoot Darrell on sight, and
he'd be equal to tiff he could"
Strange that the woman in the case
should have been taken with Murga-
troyd, in the first place. Don't You
think so? These gambling gentry
usually show what they are"
"Murgatroyd has a way with wom-
en-, and with men, too, that's hard to
understand. He's a success at gam
bling as we'll as at other lines of bust
ness, all through some Internal power
which he Yields over his dupes. He's
a thoroughbred villain, if there ever
was one. Now That l have set you
right concerning Darrell I'd like to
know if you have finished your talk
with me?"
81 haven't yet touched upon the mat
ter that spurred me on to seek an in
terview. There is a misunderstanding
between you and Elise Avery, is there
not?"
"That is none of your affair, Mr.. Nc
Cloud" was the sharp and threaten
ing answer.
"You defend this gambler, Darrell
for interfering in love affair and now
you question my riEht to trench upon
a subject Of the same kind"
at is not the same kind and you ara
not Darrell The young man got up
els that all?'
1t would not have been all had no
barrels gaze encountered a familia,
figure just entering the door, A tall
square-shOuldered man with sloe
black eyes and Overhanging brows
"That will be all for now, Mr.. Len
yard" said Darrell He did not deig,
the youth another glance, but watche,
the tall man with cat-lille intensity.
''You may be done with me, Mr.. Nc
Cloud" said Lenyard, leaning acros
the table, "but I'm not done with you
With this enigmatical remark Len
yard walked away. The tall ma
peered around the room, caught sigh
of Darrell and advanced upon him wit
slow elaboration barrels han
dropped beside him into his Goa
pocket.
One, two, three, four-Darrel counte
the tall mans steps as he crossed tn
room. Presently he was at the tabl,
looking down at the man in the chair
"You will come with me, McCloud,
said the tall man, at last. His blac
eyes seemed to burn as they looked int
barrels. "You will come with me-"
every well, Mr.. Murgatroyd."
Murgatroyd turned slowly an
walked away, Nate Darrell followin
him.