Marble Hill press., 1907-05-02

/ eaylnE 70 myBeA envchAAus -
/ Know hsr Own nlnd-
a ~ hicckA and I stoppsd ana
isnra.aa outrigAf --at Lanedone
trs.sAsry. a NJ osn croduiity. What
A nns rye h@An mnkfng q mysslfi-
rnia I % uysslE And I cDuld sse
mytsif q I really bad beaa during
1900 u.nufhs q social siFussllng-
49,. hrayinK and gAzsboling 10 . hona
skfn. 20 ImpFeas the iadiass
nus nos wholly % 10 paEposA- !
rsaacaed. asnin al n : siSw =
thought q AnItA
XVII u
a wInpFALL FROM -oENrLE
NAM JOE.
went 10 ny rcOnH purpomng %
g nsrnight % bsd. and gst . good
alssny ! dlA nhke . start toward IN
drasrlng; thsn I FsaliEed that should
only Ne svaks VITA ny brain wearing
ns CT. spiEning ernzy thoughts ana
schaunss hOur A7tsr hOur-for my In
nglnstipn r1rssy lats itJhO any easrt-
i've thinking after the lights are out
ard tks Ilmiizt1ons Of material things
are wiped away By The daEhneeA
I DRESSED myself again and vent
0zf--wenf uD 10 Joe Healeyis gam
hing placs in ROru-f0urth street
Most a. TIE vsIIknovn gamblers up
s0wn. a. vel - thelr --respectabls-
d0wn tOun fellow members of the fra-
ternlty, were old acquaintances o.
mane: lee HeAley vas - close .
frisnd a had He had great fame
Tor aQuareneas-And. in Q sense DE-
served f. win his fellow gnmhiers
be was e straight ~ . string at al
tizes-tO be Otherwise vUald have
meant that when he went broke 10
wO1ld stay broke. hecanse none Of ths
fraaeEzIfy would -Staksr him But
with his patrons being regarded by
Ehen a. q pmriah. be ncted toward
them Ike paTiah-a prudenf paEiAh
He fooled fhen win . frank shOu of
gsntiemaalinesA. of honesty to his
own hart: under that cover he neeced
them ven. but EIways judieio1sly.
That night. recall Joss guests
were several yOung fellows of TIE
fashionabie set, rich meas soas and
thstr parasites. few Of the big down
town operators Who hadn't JET gOt
hipped On -respeetabIlity-they play
ing poker IN q private room-and .
colple Of Ansh-faeeA. nush-pursed
eAaps from ont Of town. for whom one |
a. JOs's mea vas dealing faro from !
what looked 10 my experisnced and |
accurate eye IKE q brace box
Joe. veEy siegant. too slegznt 10 !
faet In evsaing dresA vas showing . ,
nsw piece of stntnAry 20 the Oldest |
son Of Melville. of the National In
dustriL hank Joe knew . httls some
thing about art--he vas much like the
art dealers who. a. 9 matter of b1Hi-
ness. learn the diaerencs bstuesa
god things and bad. but in thsir
hearts voa6eF and laugh st people
willing 20 part with large saras Of
money fog . little paint or marble or
the hkA
As soon - Joe thoasht he had sun
ciently irapressed young Melville. be
drilled him 70 q roaiette table, left
him there and Joined ne
Come to my O3ce.- said - I
Hani 10 50 yOl I
He led the way down the richly.
esFpeted narhle stairway a. fzr As TIE
landing st ths tura- There, o. 3 sort
d nexEzaine. he had . gorgeous little
szit The principal object in the aat
ItEgroom o. ofsee vas q hngs safe.
He closed and locked the outside door
bsAihd ~
Take . seat said be. -YouI IKE
he cigars In the second boz On nv
sesk-tke long one And he beam
iuTning the combination lock. You
aasent dropped in o. N for the past
.kree or fozr months. . be vent on.
NO" said l. getting Q great deal q
5leasure Ozt of seeing again, and thus
his round. rudy face
Ire . yaehtnsn's. not ike q drinkers
-4nd his shifty. laughing brown syea
The game down tOxa has given me
sn0agh exeatement haven't had &c
sontinue IT up tOwu to keep ny hand
n
I've noticed that yOa are Esttinr
90 swell % patrczExe 60 fss:0ws.-
I'D be. LIS shEewd smile showfna
hat ny polite ezeass had not fooled
i'm Wei Matt. you'rs rIght-you
av&yS did have good sound Sense and
steady eye for the uain chance.
sd to think the vonen'd ruin yoa
hey were % crazy about that hand
ome mug and figure Of yours. But
Fhen ! say you knew exactly wnen
0 let 90. knew nOthing could s,oy
ou"
By this time he had the safe or.eu | :
tscAostng several Compartments and
sHian, inssde safe He worked away
{ the secoHd eOmbinstion Iock. ana
resently exposed the Interior e ths
tile safe II was filed with a great |
OIL Of balls He prfeA this out
FoGses u over to The desk and bexnr
'rspping Il Hp- I want you 70 taks
liz with yOu when yoa 60 said 10
We made several big killings lately
d I'm going to get you to invest ia
rocsed.-
ITO be Confnued-l