The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1907-07-20
XVIII.
A WlNDFALL FROM -6ENTLE.
MAN" JOE.

MAN" JOE.
] went to my rooms. purposing to
go straight TO bed. and get good
sleep. did make a start toward un.
dressing; then realized that should
only lie awake with my brain wearing
me out, spinning crazy thoughts and
schemes hour after hour--for my i'm.
agination rarely let's 1t do any effect
i've thinking after the lights are out
and the limitations of material things
are wiped away by the darkness.
dressed myself again and went
out-went up to Joe Healey's gam.
bling place in Forty-fourth street.
Most Of the well-known gamblers up
town, as well as their respectable
down town fellow members of the fra.
ternity, were old acquaintances or
mine; Joe Healey was as close q
friend as | had. He had great fame
for squareness-and, in sense, de-
served it. With his fellow gamblers
he was as straight as string at all
times--to be otherwise would have
meant that when he went broke he
would stay broke, because none of the
fraternity would stake" him. But
with his patrons--being regarded by
them as pariah, he acted toward
them like a pariah---a prudent pariah.
He fooled them with a frank show OF
gentlemanliness, of honesty to his
own hurt; under that cover he fleeced
them well, but always judiciously.
hat tsrht \
were several young fellows OF the
fashionable set, rich mems sons and
their parasites, a few of the big down
town operators who hadn't yet got
hipped on respectability-they play
ing poker in private room-and a
couple of flush-faced, flush-pursed
chaps from out of town, for whom one
of Joe's men was dealing faro from
what looked to my experienced and
| accurate eye like brace" box.
Joe, very elegant, too elegant In
fact, in evening dress, was showing a
new piece of statuary to the Oldest
son of Melville, of the National In
dustrial bank. Joe knew little some
thing about art-he was much like the
art dealers who, as matter OF bust
ness, learn the difference between
good things and bad, but in theii
hearts wonder and laugh at people
willing to part with large sums Of
money for little paint or marble oil
the like.
AS soon as Joe thought he had sufi
GENTLY impressed young Melville, h'
drifted him to a roulette table, LEI
him there and joined me.
Come to my Office" said he. Z"
want to see YOU"
He led the way down the richly
carpeted marble stairway az far as thu
landing at the turn. There, On sor
of mezzanine, he had gorgeous littl'
suit. The principal object in the sit
ting.room or Office was huge safe
He closed and locked the outside doc
behind US.
"Takc IL seat" said he. you'll lik
the cigars In the second box on m
desk-the long one" And he bega
turning tho combination lock. "Yo
haven't dropped In on us for the pas
three OF four months he went on.
NO" said |, getting great deal @
pleasure out OF seeing again, and thu
intimately, his round, ruddy face
like yachtman's, not like drtnker'
and his shifty, laughing brown eye'
The game down town has given m
enough excitement. haven't had
continue It up town to keep my han
, in"
"I've noticed that you are gettin
too swell to patronizo us fellows
said he. his shrewd smile shown
that my polite excuse had not fode
him We'll, Matt, you're right-yc
, always did have good sound sense an
a steady eye for the main chance.
used to think the |cmen'd ruin yo
they were so crazy about that ham
some mug and figure OF yours. B'
when | saw YOU knew exactly VINE
to let so, knew nothing could ste
you"
, BY this time he had the safe ope
) disclosing several compartments an
a small, inside safe. He worked ava
ut the second combination lock. az
, presently exposed tho luterior Of n
little safe. II was filled with gre
:" roll of bills. lie PRED this on
brought It over TO the desk and begs
S wrapping 1t up. Il want you 10 tai
this with you when you go" said b
h I've made several big si.lings iatei
l. and I'm going to set you To invest u
J. proceeds.
(To be Continusd.l