Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1907-09-21
SILENT JIM
Confined from Page Five)


rise of many men from poverty to riches
and how millionaires were made III a
night | hal youth and strength and
felt able to saceeed with the fest. Ilad
not then learned the naked truth that
the disappointed ones composed the
great majority With the promise OH
my lips to return III one year a man Of
wealth, kissed MY mothers ear-stained
lips and started on my journey to the
land of gold
Bows, can but fail My word for
lie ersf time IN my lie seems like 70 be
broken. 1 eould 6a9e ir0n In tie race
Bat for my Unsuitable greed tor gamb-
ling, a vice knew nothing Of until
reached this camp That's what makes
me feel blue tonight The money that
lost would have taken me on visit to
those nearest and dearest 10 me,
This very day / received a letter
from my dear old gray haired mother
am going to read you a portion Of it.
1t begins:
Ny Dearest Son:
why is it that you % not write a
letter home more often. | often lay
awake at night and wonder where you
are and what YOU are doing Remem-
Der, my darling boy, that tile time is
nearly up for YOU to return and lift the
mortgage off the old home, which was
sacrificed that you might receive an
education. ] pray God will enable you
to make good your promise to your
poor, old. lonely mother. l can not and
will not believe that YOU will let me / e
thrown upon the mercy Of the world,
itself so cruel, without shelter. OH,
my darling, do come home at least
Mamie SAYS to hurry up and make hat
fortune She thinks as much of you as
ever and is still waiting for YOU.
Poor Jim could read no further He
burst into sobs that were pitiful. Every
one of those conscience hardened gamb
lers whose hearts had seemed long since
lost to pity. wept with him Perhaps
Inns story took them back to other
days when they were the idol of some
fond mothers heart.
Excuse me, boys, resumed Jim, re-
gaining his control "but could not re-
strain the tears. When l look back and
see the kind old face of mother as She
kissed me good bye with CT DIS b sssiilg S
for her son on her lips it almost drive 5
me mad /, too, can see tile sweet face
of my sweetheart lit up with a confidence
that / could not fail as | pressed her
slender hand and whispered, I'll soon
return and claim You, Name.
From this night on boys, ! intend
to become stranger to the gambling
table. / swear to you that l will never
touch another card"
STOPPING, he picked up the box of
dynamite and held it i'll his hands. For
a moment he gazed into the eyes of those
around him and continued And upon
my word it is the last game any of you
men shall ever play.
Before his hand could be stayed, he
had thrust aside the heavy stove top and
into the burning flames had thrown the
dynamite
Tie scene that followed Inns devilisi
action beggars description, Every man
who was awake in that building, save
Jim. made dash for his life good
halfnlile had been gone by the terror
stricken little band before stop was
made for breath No explosion was
heard, fact that elected considerable
surprise.
After lengthy wait III the chilling
storm, the men cautiously returned to
the scene of inns terrible attempt at
suicide and murder The bartender
slowly opened the door of the saloon