The sun., 1908-08-16

Of his nose. Il would have you know. sir. tha
IL 10 wrong that We are after. II 10 our do
termination to learn whether your practice
here are in violation Of the gaming statut
that brings US into such q dissolute assem
blage."
But giant hand on the collar jerked tn,
former jurist from the bench
| "Ahal Lot the wicked be consumed By
ohaff!' cried the Rev. MIR, Merry. hot with
proselyting zeal. Let their habltation be
] destroyed; not one stone left upon another
Yell. ye Zulus; for the day Of wrath is a,
hand"
And yell they did, the lame. the halt and
mentally impotent in aendish ululations
as they swayed about the room. upsetting
tables and cases and scattering the contents
Of drawers. So contagious was the furor
30 netting the frenetic movements, that /.
even /. could scarce refrain from leaping into
the midst Of them and outtwitching and
outscreaming the widest;
Cravell; and, he rolled out the roulette table
from its hiding place in closet. Wont
you please mark for me on here jiIst how
the wind has been blowingT he asked
entreatingly Of Angel.
visage with all his force, and at the orue
sight and sound Of the blow the Sharpless
sisters, who had thus far been unconsidered
members In the grand hands around, went
off into Mysteries which made the previous
| uproar seem peace peace and concord: $50. ..,.
hour had struck. for @ pervasiYe swaying
warned me that the influence had felt was
spreading. Luckily for the sanity Of the
Tawdrey House that man appeared In the
person Of our rough and ready manager.
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his back. IN a Nffy he had packed Oh the
poor innocents to their rooms and had
stilled the agitation Of the more sophisti
with a few well timed remarks.
'As for you, blackleg. he concluded
sternly, turning to Angel. Elm five minutes
either get out or be thrown out =,
.Let me take my property. then. returned
Angel sulkily, never venturing protest or
denial. And he stopped to the clutter Of
bank notes. coins and cards on the floor.
Not one silver. insisted our homely
esn. and the balance IN give to the poor.
What's this' Your ring, Emir, tossed into
q common pot2 You should take better
care ofit-snd Of yourself
arm in honor bound
~. In m honor s bound to DO what ! say,. went @
Angel; It win be one. two, three and bounce.
mind. One, two-- And with that An
gell hurried bis waxen cheeks and shibby
black mustache from the Tawdrey House
forever.
With dress and dignity alike somewhat
tousled, the guests now made their de-
parture. amid much explanation and dis
avowal, alike fallaoious; and for days there
after ohastened air marked our hotel. 1t
IL wen sometimes for the wise to learn
how easily folly might overcome them.
While q few groups were still main
tanning that so-and-so was not so-and.so
caught sight OF Gueeie Aurum surveying
the scene fairly drunk with delight and
success. There was majesty 70 bis port
and power In his gaze. 80 Napoleon might
have stood in the shadow Of the Pyramids,
And then, oh then, I saw him visibly
shrink into his former inslgnifcanoe. !
saw authority blenoh into silly dismay. Az
he turned his face to the wall and wept
too glanced In tho fatal direction. In the
opposite corner. partly screened by pile
OF furniture, sat the Emir and Evelina,
TO the hotel world well Lost, And on Eve
lna's finger glittered the Emir's ring.
Poor Gu6siot