The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1904-02-25
CHAPTER VIZ
4 NEW FeIYMD.

r. NEW FRIEND.
! rapGea o. 1tle table. called q walt
fegE, sa5td ordered Il bottle u light wine,
watch ! kseY a9usa not hart rae,
SeH0 for A~adeHo.Ee4ie fbor5Ylc,"
asnc bef9fe many seGonda geTe gone
that lazy presented bs5BtJf, and
Gsrcktea ppeG the edge of tssf tapta
where i aat. Her a9rssr aas gay, he.
tsanga Bsa ssGp; g1le sEgtied epS asked.
3Has monsieur forYYea22 with slctl a
peniEsHt bttle look 4 baae her be AZ
esse.
@MsdeFapfhe3ie, st down. ] pray yoy
and Che ser W ny gnYio9s fase / was
IN No uaoof tsr chatting, ~ sDe seated
herself with a pretty 2if VI at4eftioa.
@atrhaBB, ~55 Row He aRpsatGd quit
BstsSta&a ] tstteulea ~ staY and dripk
#5th fsse gtF1, Shs ysa2 eytdsrsfly a
great fSyof1ie w5sh tne hsHitaes Of tta
place He 4sSSea ~ me lsas frequent
" tken o. ta@ saer, and i gtteas he ex-
pAeted TyuSSs return,
ROW I WAs GeGtz3B. ward b&d
merely g9ae G@Wa the stair 70 - II be
Ass sFopR*A ne Da9eFS In tbs fight
n scar ~ ne found faey tyere not
there Ezt 1Gsraiiy certain he
HSgiS eesae $50 demand them
IN Be, hya begUB the gam,
and mgst Ea&y g;4t tfae h839. 80
4 reached zGsaeaz afs tahiti, flied the
! &3sBRGg TOR upy@eif and F5GsiHe, rats~
ing 1pifge riggs "a IL 4 WDgid propose a
E1ssE aASfgs bGr DaptsgtDgfy on the
e87ee1, fS tas berltGt III him Wbo
! SHabcbeG, axa sata In q Io8 tone, try
tEg ~ maintain lay H~onehs3aHt man
fsE,
h94EtnB 70 ne n minute, and / he
ehetH yG5 sffs3As, aG rot toek 10 serious.
f9a bfe1stat me fsFet agd poW I trust
yG1 ~ gat Hga tS9t ssUge, Is there any
15aAr Uay sl&a that ! Gamer"
sHa bpgHG2 aGpyt her AppfeHensiyeiy,
~ I ea43taTtea tsr again.
HFM Heayesia a.a}as eHtte; ! am elese-
~ WAtGpe1, u Jgu must laugh and
be mary IN IL ] drank with ~ and
| HJaGs lose"
She eDrBWehended, and well did she
play TeF part, The ioies of hnr voice
wsFe light nHd playful; sbe lifted the
gihHa 70 beg itDs, tasting as a CON
Ioigaetlr, aud 8aid between her sips:
Yes, Monsieur, there is%7hn0tier way
leading 0Ht--on an alley IN the rear"
eHGW do you reach it?"
"THg dnfas behind the tahle-@where
they play for highest stakes leads to
the paasage, no bur cast your eyes
that Way--and you VIII see"
Then let usp
walt, Monsieur, not yet. II Mon
sieur Wauld ~ and seat himself at
thaf table, IA II ha desired to play, ]
viii slip around ana make ready the
door for him, MenHieur was kind to
mo, ana Rios'ina ~ grateful. Even we
women here respect a gentleman"
! nlttad tie woman from tie bottom
NJ my heart, took cut my purse, paid
The refkes,ing. and together we wan
dersd aimleAssfy tnward that table,
laughing sad looking on NJ The var
soua games, The fellow watched az
us we Heat, but WAS pleased, and
stetned satisfied the woman but car
fjed out the purposes OF her employ
heat,
tools g seat At the table, laid a
WAGER az two and made myself intent
nppn the game. Florina stood behind
my chair Tor awhile, watched my play,
then disappeared, After a little she
returned aud again took her place hes
hind lne, Directly aha laughed out mer-
fiiy, and IN II tone loud enough to be
heard by tho man who listened as well
AS watched, cried;
HMonsieur plASa tho stakes too low,
Fortune fapnrs the brave" and reach
Ing over she took several gold pieces
from my store. laid them out and
leaned alaaa hestde me TO watch the
threw, IN this position she whisper
ed.
II have the Key to the outer door.
The tnner door will be unlocked, Mon
sieur VIII play twice more, and by that
time ! win BIO In the passage. Arise,
and When You lay Your hand upon the
door will open It from the other side"
| lost the throw,
flppunle the wager, and better luck
next TINE. she laughed as she moved
OFT, and Joking lightly to different men
she Knew, made her way beyond my
ranga of vision. During the play / saw
WARD come in hurrtedly and question
the man at the door, He shrugged his
shoulders II ahepk his head. Ward
evidently asked WHO had passed oul on
in,
The doorkeeper then reco,teetea. aud
+ Imagined he WAS telling OF the tive
gentlemen who had just gone down the
STAN, Ward stoud an Instant Isl tf
uncertain What to do, HE Was much
Asttatea aud perfectly sober, He
glanced toward the table where he had !
lyft n.e. | was sosae. He strobe ever
To hts confederate, vet II,
tlaya aad made na Raetestse of coneeais
ms the ahraptness OF his question. Y'l,e
tssii, In reply. iaaieated laN pcssttten AZ
kAe ether table, NSArG appsarSa sossaev
What relieved Again he spoke. ana
this Sl{aa the man az the table gather
cd UP sthe money In feont OF him aad
rsfaavsAd III M his purse, ,F92ea he cried
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