Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-10-27

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In his wretched need he remembered
night once before when he had sidled
| Into town drunken and soiled to lux.
urious room. refreshing bath. clean
linen and welcome
You're the only one in the world l
dared come to-" he said miserably.
I've walked ten miles today, for
haven't red cent In my pocket, nor
even decent Clothes" he ended
THAT can be partly remedied," said
Harry after pause. He took dark
coat from its hook and tossed 1t to
| him. PUT that on" he said. you
needn't return IT.
Hugh caught the garment. In an.
other moment he had exchanged 1t for
the one he wore and was emptying the
old coats pockets.
Don't sneak!" said Harry with sud-
den contempt Don't you suppose
know deck Of cards when see it?"
| The thin scar on Hugh's brow red
dened He thrust into his pocket the
pasteboards he had made an instinc.
tive move to conceal and buttoned the
coat around him. 1t fitted sufficiently.
Look here. Harry" he began, you
were a good fellow in the old days.
I'm sorry never paid you the money
borrowed. i would have but for
what happened. But you won't 60
back on me now, viii you? want to
1get out of the country and begin over
again somewhere. Will you loan me
the money to do ftp
Hugh was eager and yoluble now.
The man to whom he appealed was his
forlorn hope. He had come with no
Intention Of throwing himself upon his
fathers mercy. He had wished to see
anybody in the world but him.
"If you will, I'll never forget It, Har-
ry!" he cried. Never. the longest
day live! I'll use every dollar of 1t
just as say! will, on my honorr'
"Honorr' he said Have you enough
10 swear by? You are what you are
because you are bad egg. You were
born gentleman. but you choose to
be rogue. Do you know the meaning
of the word honor or right or justice3
Have you single purpose Of mind
which isn't crooked?"
You're just like the rest, them"
Hugh retorted '.Just because l did
| that one thing you'll give me no more
chance. Yet the first thing did with
that money was to square myself.
paid every debt of honor had That's
| why I'm in the hole now. But get
no credit for IL. even from you. wish
you could put yourself in my place."
| Harry had been looking steadily ut
the sallow face with Its hoof print Of
the satyr.. not seeing it, but hearing
his own voice say to Jessica: Il was
4 my brothers. keeper | see 1t now"
And out of the distance. 1t seemed. his
voice answered.:
Put myself in your place! wish |
could. | wish 10 God could.''
The exclamation was Involuntary
| automatic the cumulative expression
! OF every three of co'lsciellre Harry
had endured since then. the voice Of
that remolse, that had cried mistakenly
/ for PREPARATION. dinniiia in his ears the
fateful question thai God asked Of
/ Cain. Suddenly whirl of rage seized
him. unnieasured. savage, malicious
He had despised Hugh. now lie hated
(, him hated him because he was Jessi-
! cas- husband and. more than all. be,
cause he was the symbol of his own
i self abasement j daredevil side OF
/ the old Satan Sanderson that he had
chained aud barred rose up and took
him by the throat lie struck the oak
wainscoting with his fist feeling red
/ mist grow before his eyes
$50 you paid every debt of honor,
you had, eh2 Yon acknowledge n
gamester's honor hut NOT the obliga.
ton of right action l'et wren inan and
man! Very well Give me thai pack
Of cards yan want money here 1t
s isl,
He swiftly turned the clicking com
J binatiDn of. the safe wrenched open
the door and took out two heavy can.
vas bags He snapped the cord from
| the neck of one of these and ring
Ing stream of double eagles swept
| juggling on the table He dipped his
hand in the yellow pile thought
mad as the hoofs of runaway horses
was careening through his brain He
| felt an odd lightness of mind. tense
ttngling of every nerve and muscle
Here is two thousand dollars-yours
If you win it-for you shall play for 1t.
you gambler. who pays his debts of
Honor and no other! You shall play
fair and. straight. II you never play
AGAIN.
! Hugh gazed at Harry In startled
way This was not the ministerial