Smyrna times., 1907-03-13

tened to his vaporings and saw the
gamblers fleeing him at every hand.
and she said to herself:
Il used to get about a hundred dol
lars day out of Tommy when he was
struck on me, but these sharpers are
doing heap better. If he was born
without brains it's not my fault, and
yet l feel sorry for that little wife of
his. This is all new on her. She is in
her stateTOom crying her eyes out when
a 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 for
her. It's no use to go and speak to her,
for she's one of the weeping, helpless
sort. What is wanted is something to
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 to see him. At that the gam
blers sneered and Tommy swOre. He
sent back word that he would come
when he got ready and continued his
il his place, and when the stateroom
door opened at her knock she said to
the anxious and weeping bride:
"YOur husband is drinking and gam
bling in the car ahead. Are you woman
enough to walk in there and fetch him
out?"
Mercy, nor gasped the wife.
Of oil
by sending messages. 1 know your
Tommy of old He's soft in the head,
and l don't believe he'll ever get over
| it. You are only a baby wife, and your
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. He'll probably come along in the
course of an hour and dump himself
down on the floor. 1 may come later"
But l don't understand" protested
the bride as she struggled with her
sobs.
There's no need for you to. Just re-
main right here and leave the rest to
me-"
"And who are your
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 sharpers
In five hands he lost $4,000. Then the
woman stepped to his side and took
him by the arm and said:
Tommy, you are wanted in the
sleeping car. Come along"
"What are you doing here?" demand
ed one of the gamblers of the woman
as Tommy Obediently rose up an(
lurched about.
''They call me Wild Rose in Chey
enne," she replied, land it is said tha
1 play poker as good as any man
This man is going back to his wife
and I'm going to take his hand in thu
game"
The men cursed and grOwled, bu
! when Tommy had been landed in hi
staterOOm the woman returned an,
sat down with such nOnchalance an
produced such a large ''rOll' that tn
sharpers winked at each other an
then turned in to beat her. The
palmed the cards; they bluffed; the
conspired; they resorted to all tn
tricks of the trade, but they reape
nothing by it. The woman was poste
! in all their moves and had some neV
l ones to show them. They becam
) afraid of her after awhile, and the
she used taunts to keep the game e
( ing. They lost steadily from the star
/ and if there was cheating on her pal
l they were not sharp enough to deteC
e it. When she had won back every do
: lar lost by Tommy the soft" sh
i rose up and carried her winnings bac
e to the wife. The husband was aslee
Y on the floor. The eX-chorus girl locke
6 at him and nodded her head and said
Seems like old times to see hi
e that way. Here's the money he lost
s the gamblers. Take care of it and {
/ through his pockets for the rest of h
e Doodle. We are getting near Cheyenn
e l leave the train there
h But your name? You will tell II
s that and let me thank you over an
: over again for what you have doner
y "Don't mention it. Good night ar
n goodby."