The leader., 1905-06-21

driven off, O. Fl. called to a negro
who was passing to hold his horse
while be could go in and get a
better view of the interior and
purchase a bottle of scarbonated"
himself. As be entered the open.
front door, a glimpse was obtained
through the partially open parti
tion door on his right of two
tables in the curtained room, evil
IDENTITY used for craps and cards,
and there was sound of shuffiing
feet and muffled voices. By this
time he was persuaded that be had
not only entered the lair Of a gem
uine blind tiger, but also its usual
accessory, q gambling den. He
was politely addressed by Mana
ger Calhoun, who had quickly
recognized him as he entered the
open door.
'sCan you let me have a bottle
of beer" was asked. %
NO, SIR, came the prompt an
Iswer; there isn't any beer In the
house, but | can sell you bottle
of carbonated foam. =
Give me bottle Of that
them" responded G. H., accept
ing the correction without COM
ment, and an uncorked bottle of
"carbonatedn was foaming under
his nose on the counter in less
time than it takes to write it.
Il didn't want it opened, "
mildly observed e. H., i wanted
it wrapped up so ! could carry the
bottle along with me. /"
All right, = was the ready re-
sponse, "I'll give you another,
and suiting the action to the word,
another bottle, labeled 'carbonat-
ed foam' was placed in a wrapper
and handed over the counter for
which Is cents, the price asked,
was paid. and G. H. was soon sit
ting quietly in his buggy in front
of Che joint again, just as he was
before observing closely all that
was going on.
He hadn't sat there but short
while longer before it was appar-
ent that his silent presence was
acting as sort Of Jonah on the
enthusiasm and patronage of the
place. 1t had gotten into the all,
somehow or other, and Manager
Calhoun was heard to say a little
later to the two or three friends
who had fingered around on the
front gallery that he believed he
would close up and go to town.
This he proceeded to do, and a
few minutes later he and two COM
panions started of toward
Brookhayen, leaving the joint
dark and silent and g. I'll. still
quietly sitting in front BY the
roadside, a few feet of.
Having satisfied himself from
what be had witnessed that there
was a lot of contraband wet goods
in the house, and from the appal-
Ient uneasiness over what had oc-
lcurred, might cause The proprie-
tors to come back and Spirit
these goods away during the
night, G. H. resolved that he
would lemain on the ground and
lsee that this was not done until in
officer could be summoned. This
resolution was strengthened when
a negro came along from toward
town a half hour later, through
whom it was learned that the clos
| ing up was ruse to get G. II. to
leave, and then the proprietors
and a party of friends would res
turn and open again. Ever and
anon some thirsty soul would
lstraggle along from the direction
| of Brookhaven or Pearlhaven, aRd
give a grunt of surprise and
lsigh of disappointment at finding
the joint closed and dark, then
Slowly retrace his steps or strag-
| gle off and join the group in the
bushes in the rear of the building,
which had fled out the back door
and left it open at the first alarm,
to keep from being recognized,
and we're impatiently waiting for
C. H. to depart and a shifting of
the scene.
To make the rest of the story as
short and to the point as prac-
ticable, we will state that about IL
lo'clock G. I'll. found the wished
for opportunity to send willing
friend for Constable Blue, while
he remained on guard. Constable
Blue, though physically ailing,
promptly responded, an affidavit
was made and a search warrant se-i
cured from Justice Daughtry,
who likewise acted promptly, and
then the Constable was ready for
1.-THE raid. Snmmoning to bis as
lsistance g. III. and Citizens Estus
lSmith and B. e. Summers, who
happened to be passing the place
lon their way home from town at
the OppOrtune time, and with tho
1.-TWO sons Of Ham who appeared to
be anxious to sample the 'carbo-
mated" OF anything else that was
found, to hold thc lights, the
lhouse was easily entered without
lany force thorough the back door,.
(which had been left open when the
IeroWd stampeded early ID the
might.
The house, which is 10 the
Engstrom Addition, and the
1 property OF that individual, was
| found to contain four small rooms,
and eantne III have hnen enociaIlU