Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-11-02

Wiling 10 part Wlln large SUMS Oh
money for little paint or marble or
the like.
As soon as Joe thought he had suffi-
GENTLY impressed young Melville, he
drifted him to a roulette table, left
him there and joined me.
Come to my Office" said he. Il
want to see YOU"
He led the way down the richly.
carpeted marble stairway as far as the
landing at the turn. There, on sort
of mezzanine,' he had gorgeous little
suit The principal object in the sit
ting-room or Office was a huge safe.
He closed and locked the outside door
behind us.
take a seat" said he. You'll like
the cigars in the second box on my
desk-the long one" And he began
turning the combination lock. You
haven't dropped in on us for the past
three or four months" he went on.
NO." said /, getting great deal OF
pleasure out Of seeing again, and thus
intimately, his round, rudy face
like a yachtman's, not like a drinkers
and his shifty, laughing brown eyes.
THE game down town has given me
enough excitement. | haven't had to
continue 1t up town to keep my hand
in" 81. :.
"I've noticed that you are getting
too swell to patronize US fellows"
said he, his shrewd smile showing
that my polite excuse had not fooled
him. well, Matt, you're nght-you
always did have good sound sense and
q steady eye for the main chance. |
used to think the women'd ruin you,
they were so crazy about that hand
some mug and figure of yours. But
when | saw you knew exactly when
to let 60, knew nothing could stop
you"
BY this time he had the safe open,
disclosing several compartments and
a small, inside safe. He worked away
at the second combination lock, and
presently exposed the interior of the
little safe. 1t was filled with a great
roll Of bills. He pried this out,
brought 1t over to the desk and began
wrapping it up. 81 want you to take
this with you when you 60" said he.
"I've made several big killings lately,
and I'm going to get you to invest the
proceeds"
II cant take that big bundle along
with me, joe" said |. Besides, it
amt safe. Put it in the bank and
send me check"
mot on your life," replied Healey
with a laugh. 1.-The suckers we
trimmed gave checks, and | turned
EN- into cash as soon as the banks
opened. l wasn't any too spry, either
Two of the damned sneaks consulted
lawyers as soon as they sobered of
and tried to stop payment on their
checks. They're threatening proceed
ings. You must take the dough away
with you, and don't want a receipt
Trimming suckers, eh?" said |, moi
able to decide what to do.
Their fathers stole it from the pub
lie" he explained. They're drunken
little snobs, not fit to have money
I'm doing a public service by relievins
them of it. Il Id a got more, I'd fee
that much more"-he vented his light
cool. sarcastic laugh-"more patri
otto"
u can't take it." said l. feeling that
IN my present condition. to take Il
would be very near to betraying the
confidence of my old friend.
They lost it in a straight game
ne fastened to assure me. II haven
had brace box or crooked wheel fo
four years." This with a sober fac,
and a twinkle in his eye. But ever
IL had helped chance to do the 200,
WORK OF teaching them to take car,
OF their money. you'd not refuse me
up town and down town, and all owe
the place. what's business, when 70,
come to look at it sensibly, but trad
Ing stolen goods! Do you know a ma
VINO could honestly earn more tina
ten or twenty thousand a year-goo
clean money by good clean work."
oh. for that matter, your money
as clean as anybody's," said I. "Bu
you know I'm a Spectator, Joe
nave my downs-and this happens I
be a stormy time for me. III tax
your money. mayn't be able to a,
count for it or even to pay dividend
on 1t for-maybe year or So"
Its all right, old man. I'll neve
give 1t thought till you remind m
OF It Use it as you'd use your ow,
I've got to put it behind somebody
luck-why not yoursr
He finished doing up the packag
then ne seated himself, and we bot
looked at 1t through the smoke Of O,
cigars.
Its Just as easy to deal in big sun
as in little. in large matters as
small. isn't it, Joe," said |, once or
gets in the way of IT,"
DO you remember-away bat
there-the morning." he asked mu
ingly-"the last morning-you and
got up from the straw in the stabl,
over at Jerome Park-the stabl,
they let US sleep I'M"
And went out In the dawn In roo