La Junta tribune., 1907-06-29

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g.lsi sllc said t. Lcr.c,':
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t.'.i,; a Ec;.p let 81. II bc was isrfA
without br.iRs rs III; .Iy flalt. an.
-; feel sorry for Lia, Little wife oi
his. This Is all new on her. She Is In
her stateroom crying her eyes out wher
. wife OF spunk would be In here rails
Ing old Ned. It's none OF my business
and yet l can't help but feel sorry fol
her. It's no use to 20 and spenk to her
for shes one OF the weeping. helpless
sort. What 10 wanted Is something &c
give Tommy = jar"
A few minutes later the porter OF the
sleeping car came into the smoker and
whispered to Tommy that his wife
wanted 10 see him. At that the gam.
biers snecre,i and Tommy swore- He
cent back word that he would come
when he got ready and continued his
plny. Tie ex-chorus girl went back
in his place. and when the stateroom
door opened at her knock she said to
the anxious nnd weeping bride:
.Your husband Is drinking aDd gam
bling In the car ahead. Are you woman
enough to walk In there's and fetch. hiIp
out e
Mercy. no- Easped the wife.
Then don't make fool Of yourself
by sending messages. know your
Tommy OF old. He's soft in the head.
and l don't believe he'll ever get over
10 hnI, fn a,.I
mother ought TO have kept hold Of one
end Of the string. Don't sob and wiring
your hands that way. I'm going back
to watch the game and save your Tom
my. Hen probably come along In the
course OF an hour and dump himself
down on the floor. | may come later" !"
"Bu, don't understand" protested
the bride ms she struggled with her
sob<.
There's no need for you TO. Just re
main right here and leave the rest TO
me-
And who are yon:
Nobody or nothing
When the woman returned to the
smoker Tommy had lost all his own
money and had broken into what he
was carrying to his father. He was
as dough In the hands OF the siarpcrs.
In five hands lie lost $1,000 Then the
woman stepped to his side and took
him by the arm and said:
Tommy. you are wanted In the
sleeping ear. Come along"
What are you doing here:" demand
ed one OF The gamblers of the woman
nj
lurcled about.
They call me Wild Rose in Chey-
ennc." she replied. and 1t Is said that
| play poker "a good rs any man.
This man is going back 10 his wife.
and I'm going to take his hand in the
game"
The men cursed and growicd. but
when Tommy had been landed in his
staieroo!n the woman returned and
sat down with such uonchnlance and
produced such II large roll that the
siarpcrs winked Ut each other and
then turned in to beat her. They
palmcd the cards: they bluffed; they
con spired. they reiortel To all the
tricks OF tile trude, hut they reaped
nothing by Il. The woman was posted
in all their moves and had some new
ones to show them. They became
afraid OF Ler after awhile, and then
she used taunts TO keep the game go
Ing. They lost steadily from the start
and II there WIS cheating on her part
hey We're not sharp enough to detect
IT, When she had won back every dol
lar lost Icy Tommy the SOFT" she
rose up and carried her winnings bacI
10 the wife. The husband was asleep
on the floor. The .S-chcrus girl lookec
ut him and nodded her head ana said:
Seems like old times Ia see hlu.
that way. Here's the money he lost TO
the cambie.s. Take care OF II and 20
through his pockets for the rest OF his
doodle. We are getting near Cheyenne
leave the train there
But your name: You will tell mo
that and let me thank you over and
over again for what you have douef'
Don't mention It, Good night and
goodby."