The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-29
"'where was the game played p

asked the Cardinal
why, in my rooms said the
Englishman- oh, 1 say, 1 didn't
mention this to you to have you make
a row about it. you know. 1 don't
want you to do that. I'm not COM
planning, you are to understand
In what form did you pay him
your losses?' asked Bemis.
p" why, in checks upon my New
York bank replied the Englishman.
Now, see here old chap. don't want
any talk or row ever this thing, and
If I had known you were going to
become beastly over it, you know, I'd
never have
but Cardinal Bemis was already
out of earshot. First ne went behind
the hotel desk and took a pistol out
of the hotel safe. Then he went up
in the elevator to his managers suit
of rooms. The manager was still
in bed. His employer raped on the
door, and the manager got up in his
pajamas and let the Cardinal in.
Hello, Governor said the mana
ger, addressing his employer in his
usual way. What's up?'
"'Well, you're not. for one thing,
1 observe said Bemis. although it's
close to noon. Look here, son, when
did you first begin to skin my guests
in this house at the game of poker?'
THE suddenness of the question
knocked the smooth young manager
all of a heap. but he put up fine I'M
a
accusation. Bemis had correctly f1gur-
ed on the young mans probable con-
duct under fire when he stuffed the
gun in his pocket.
~ never skinned anybody as you
call it, replied the young manager. l
got the money on the square
"'No, you didn't quietly replied
Bemis No man on the level would
take that amount of money away from
a guest of. the hotel to which he was
attached in the capacity of manager.
You have been playing the horses for
some time, as 1 happen to know, and
the horse game has in all Likelihood
made a crook of you. Now L want
YOU to hand me those checks given
to YOU by Mr.. Blank naming the
Englishman.
I'm not going to do anything OF
the sort. Governor promptly replied
the manager. I'll resign first
"'You're going to hand over those
CHI ecks,' said the Cardinal. just as
promptly, and you're going to resign
Vour position. too-that is to say,
You're going to be fired out of this
place bodily. and am going 20 90
the firing. Busy for you, now-tnose
checks. first. and then get your clothes
on and Bemis calmly yankeo the ois
gun from his rear pocket
1.-The manager caved and began TO
whirnper over the situation, but QUICK
now, with those checksp snapped ms
l boss.
checks and handed them to tine Car
dinal.
you've got five minutes now to get
your buds on said Bemis, ana ne
went into the adjoining room OF Tn G
suit When the young manager had
dressed. Bemis-a little man with IRON
muscles-took him by the two shoulo,
ers from behind and literally kicKeo
him and hurled him all the way down
the stairs. through the ground moor
corridor and out onto Michigan
avenue.
THE Cardinal handed the checks to
the Englishman.. whose protests over
accepting them ceased when a large
number of other foreigners in the
hotel, observing the incident, came
toward and told Bemis of how the
smooth manager had skinned them for
large sums in teaching them the game
of draw. The manager soon took to
the steamers as professional card
shark."-New York Sun.