The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-02-04
TheSpoilers.
ny REX e. BEACH.
Copyright 1906, by Rex n Beach.
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| He paid no attention TO Cherry as he
took his seat. He had eyes for moth
ing but the layout" She clinchcd her
hands and prayed for his ruin
"what's your limit. Kidf" he In
quired.
| zone hundred and two" the Kid an
swered, which in the vernacular means
| that any sum up 10 $500 may re laid
| on one card save only ON the last turn.
when the amount is lessened 10y half.
Without more ado they commenced
| The Kid handled his cards smoothly.
surely. paying and taking bets wish
.machiiie.like calm, The onlookcrs
ceased talking and prepared TO watch.
for now came the crucial test Of the
evening Faro is 10 other games as
war is To jackstraws.
For time Gleuister won stecdily till
there came a moment whom many
stacks of chips lay on the deuce Cher
w saw the Kid flash" 20 the case
keeper. and the next moment he had
"lmNed two" The deuce lost II was
his first substantial gain. and the play,
crs paid no attention. At the end Of
half an hour the winnings were slight
" in favor OF the "house." Then
Glenister said: This is too slow.
want action"
"All right" smiled the proprietor.
"Well double the limit"
Thus IL became possible TO wager
800 on a card. and the Kid began real
ly 10 play. Glenister now lost steadily.
not in larg, amounts. but with tan
talizing regularity. Cherry bad roNer
seen cards played like this. The gam
bier was revelation to her. His vO-k
was wonderful. I'll luck seemed 10 f:m
the crowds eagerness. while. TO add 10
it's Impotence. the eases came wrong
twice in succession. SO that those who
would have bet heavily upon the last
turn had thcir money given back.
Cherry saw the confusion of the
"hearse driver" even quicker than did
Bronco. Toby was growing ratified.
The dealers work was too fast for
him. and yet he could offer no signal
of distress for fear of humiliation at
shoulder. In the same way the owner
of the game could make no objection
TO his helpers Incompetence for fear
that some bystander would volunteer
TO fill the mans part. There We're
many present capable Of the tri X. lie
could only glare balefully across the
table at his unfortunate confederate.
They had not gone far ON the next
game before Cherrys quick eye de
tected Il sign which the man miSinter-
preted. She addressed him quietly,
You'd better brush up your plumes"
In spite of his anger the Bronco Xii
smiled Humor IN him was stran -ciy
withered aud distorted. yet here was a
thrust he would always remember and
recount with glee in years TO come.
He feared there were other faro deal
ers present who might understand the
hint. but there was none save Mexico
Mullins, whose face was study
mlrth seemed to be strangling him. \
moment later the girl spoke 10 the case
keeper again.
Let me take your place; your rens
are unbuckled."
Toby glanced inqurlngly m the Kid.
who caught Cherry's reassuring look
and nodded. so he arose and the girl
slid into the vacant chair This wo-
man would make no errors. the dealer
knew that her keen wits were sharp
ened by hate-it showed in her face
II Glenister escaped destruction to-
night 1t would DE because human
means could not accomplish his down
fall.
In the mind of the new case keeper
there was hut one thought-Roy must
he broken. Humiliation. disgrace, ruin.
ridicule were to be his. If he should
be downed. discrc1lted and discourag-