The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1907-07-19

a WlNoFALL FROM -oENTLE
MAN" Joe

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a WlNDFALL FROM -dENTLE.
MAN" JOE.
went to my rooms purposinr 10
30 straight tO bed. and set good
sleep did make start toward an.
dressing then I realized that should
only %" awake with my brain wearing
noe ont spinning crazy thoughts aud
schemes hour after hour for my Inn.
FInotIou rarely lets It do any cncct.
i" thinking after the lights are out
AID the limitations of material things
are wiped away by the darkness.
! dressed myself again aud went
ou-wcnt mp 20 Joe llcaley'S gam.
bling place In Forty.tourth street.
Mon Of the wcll.kuown gamblers mp
tom. ~ well as their respectable
dow town fellow members Of the ira.
telIly were old acquaintance OF
mitf. joe llcalcy was a. close
irioal as I had lie had great fame
for puurcncss-and. In a sense. de.
served g. win his fellow gamblers
he sas aa straight aa string at an
umo-to be otherwise would hayo
meau that when he went broke he
would stay broke because none OF tho
iratcnlty would stake" him llut
with Ms patronH-being regarded by
them a. a parlah. he acted toward
them Ike pariah-a prudent pariah.
lie fooled them with a frank show OF
gentlenanlineRs, OF honesty to his
own hart. under that cover he ilocced
them v1ll. but always iudloiously.
rTAs- niRht. recall. Joe's guests
WoW several young fellows OF tho
iashlonahlo set. rich mems sons and
their parasites. a few Of the big down
town operators who hadn't yet got
hppcd on "rcSpoc,ability- play
Ing poker In private room-and a
couple Of nushfaced. nushpursed
chaps from out OF town, for whom one
Of Ioos men was dealing faro from
what looked 10 my experienced and
accurate eye like brace" box
loe. very elegant. too elegant In
iac. 10 evening dress, was showing a
nov plocc OF statuary 20 the oldest
son OF Melville. OF the National In
dusrial bank. Jco knew a little some
thing about nrt-ho was much like tho
art dealers who. as a matter OF bust
ness learn the difference between
good things and bad. but In their
hearts wonder and laugh at people
willing 20 part with large sums OF
money for a little paint or marble or
the Ike.
A soon as Joe thought be had sum
cehty impressed young Melville no
driied him TO a roulette table, left
him here and Joined me.
Come TO my Office" said no. Il
want TO see you"
lie led tho way down the richly
carpeted marble stairway an far 40 the
laudlag at tho turn. There, on a sort
OF mezzanino, he had gorgeous little
suit The principal object In the sit.
tingmom or ONCE was hugo safe,
he Closed aud locked the outside door
bohlni uB,
Take seat" said no. "You'll ike
the dgara In the second box on my
dcsk-the long one" And he began
turning tho combination lock You
haven't dropped In on as for the past
three or four months he went on.
no" said /. getting O great deal OF
pleasure out OF seeing again, and thus
intimately. his round, ruddy face
like a yaehtmnn's. not like q drinkers
go and his shlity, laughing brown eyes.
The game down town has giyon mo
enough excitement ! haven't had 20
continue Il up town to koap my hand
ln."
i've noticed that you are getting
100 swell to palronizo 40 fellows,
said he. his shrowd smile 6hoging
that NY polite excuse had not fooled
him We'll. Matt you're rlght-you
always did have good sound sense and
steady cyo for the main chance.
used to think the ycmen'd ruin you,
they we're so crazy about that hand
some mug md figure Of yours But
whom saw YOU knew exactly wnen
10 lot go, knew nothing could stoD
you
By this time he had the safe open,
disclosing several compartments and
a small. inside safe He worked away
AZ the second combination loci, and
prosently exposed tho Interior OF the
little safe. II was fllod with a great
ron Of bills He pHed this out
brought II over 10 The desk and began
wrapping Il mp ~ want you 10 take
this with you when you go. said no
i've made several big si!ling iatsly
and I'm going 70 get you to invest thu
ITO be Conuuusd.J