The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-05-13

He went through the same proceed
Ing as before, leaving tie five-dollar
note where he had first laid 1t, and
turning toward his watchful but still
confident victim:
do you think that you can point II
out this timer
The confident young woman, who
saw the same corner turned up as be-
fore, answered his question quickly in
the affirmative.
"Well, then, the offer Is still open to
whoever chooses to close with it,"
The young woman turned to her hus-
band and whispered something in his
ear.
could not quite make it out, except
from guesswork.
Albert shook his head. She expos
tulated
He shook 1t again, and she grew inn
patient-eyen angry--at the restraint.
Il know which is the queen" she at
length said, with angry yehemence;
'and if you don't bet now. when you
are sure to win, won't never"
"But I never did bet" expostulated
Albert, in seeming trepidation at the
half-expressed threat Of his indignant
better half.
"Well, then, there is the money you
can get, if you've got the spgnk Of a
chicken left in you.7
"Id rather not bet, Jane" he said,
stupidity. Il never did, and / don't
want to-
well, then give me the money and
let me do it." she answered, with an
air Of feminine bravado.
Albert hesltated, as if reluctant to
yield the point.
"If you don't give me that money,
Albert, | won't stir a step home with
you to-nightw and she stamped her
little foot with angry impatience at Al
bert's obstinacy
l suppose the poor fellow could not
bear the thought of so unhappy ter
mination to a day so pleasantly be-
gun, and he reluctantly surrendered
his purse.
With nervous fingers the young wife
opened the purse. while the vanquished
Albert stood ruefulIy regarding her,
and, removing a five-dollar note-the
only one it contained-she laid II with
an air of triumph beside the other.
please draw your card, marmr said
the sharper, with a cool Indifference,
apparently, as to the result.
She had kept a sharp eye all the
while, as she supposed. on the one
with the slightly turned corner, and
made her selection accordingly I'm
agine her astonishment on turning the
chosen card to find. instead of the
queen Of diamonds, the knave OF
clubsi
For a moment she gazed at it like
one demented. Then she looked up
with an expression Of angry inquiry
into the smiling face Of the sharper
and as some of the bystanders began
to litter she turned toward her hus-
band with a half.humiliated, half-in-
dignant expression, and, seizing him
by the arm, exclaimed:
Come, Albert, let's go right straight
homer
And as they started hurried!y of to
gether, she hurled scornful glances
back upon the unsympathizlng crowd.
l followed on a few steps behind tc
the place where had stabbed my horse
and the last words I heard the dis
comfited young wife say were:
"Albert, I know have made co.
Of myself, and hope you will forgiv,
me. feel 50 angry with that sharper
that / could wiring his neck with de
light. And, only think of it, l cam
get my new dressp
It was indeed a severe lesson to thu
unsophisticated young couple, as wei
as timely rebuke upon the depravity
of gambling, which will undoubtedly
serve them as warning through life
New York Weekly.