Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1909-12-04

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II long % get M hands around her
Ilrodtf-
angel, Tell your Kitty TO strike for a
return ticket 10 America before she
leaves"
You think it's as bad as thaty'
Look on me as a prophet Of evil. n
you like. but truthful"
"ili see that Kitty gets her ticket
Merrihew snapped the case Of his
watch and drew his legs from under
the table. Il lost hundred last night
too"
After thar suppose nothing worse
can happen" said Hillard cheerily
you will play. for all my advice"
Its better 10 give than receive
that" replied Merrihew philosophical
ly. I've a good mind to follow the
company. I've always mad banker
ing Co beat Il up nj Monte Carlo. A
last throw. Ell? Win or lose and quit
/ might win"
And then again you mightn't But
the next time ! go 10 Italy | want YOU
90 go with me. You're good company
aud for the pleasure 81 listening 10
your jokes I'm gladly foot the bills. and
you may gamble your letter ~ credit
20 your hearts content. must be OF
Who is riding the Snndfords' blackT'
Haven't noticed. What do you
think or Kityr'
Charming"
'And the photo isn't mRrker."
Possibly not"
Lord. n ! could only hibernate for
three months like bear. My capital
might then readiust itself IL left alone
that length OF time"
''See you at the club tonight" laugh.
ed Hnard.
They nodded pleasantly and took
their separate ways. Merrihew stood
very high In Hlnard's regard. He was
lovable fellow. aud there was some
thing kindred In his soul and Hilard's.
possibly the spirit OF romance. What
drew them together perhaps more than
anything else was their mutual love
OF outdoor pleasures. Take two men
aud put them on good borses send
them forth into the wilds to face all
inconvenience. and II they are not
fast friends at the end or the journey
they never will be.
For all his aversion TO cards there
was bit OF the gamester In Hllard.
as once In his office he decided on the
fall OF n coin not 10 withdraw his per
sonal from the paper he was quite
positive that he would never bear that
voice again but, having thrown his
dice. he would let them lie.
Now. at II O'Clock that same morn
Ing two distinguished Italians sat
down 10 breakfast In one OF the fash
ionable hotels. The one nor the other
had ever heard OF HIllard. They did
not even know that such a person ex-
listed. and yet serenely unconscious
one was casting bis life line. as the
palmist would say. across Hiard's.
The knots and tangles were TO come
later
The coffee In this country is abom-
inablew growled one.
The waiter smiled covertly behind
his hand. These Italians and these
Germans! Why. there Is only one
place in the world where both the aro-
ma and the aavor of coffee are pre-
served. and II is not. decidedly not. 10
Italy or Germany. And If his tip ex-
ceeded 10 cents he would be vastly
surprised The italian never wastes
on necessities a penny which can be
applied To the gaming tables. And
these two were talking about Monte
Carlo and Ostend
The younger OF the two was a very
handsome man. tall. slender aud nerv-
Gus. the Venetian type his black eyes.
keen and rowing. suggesting hasty
temper. The mouth partly hidden un-
der a graceful military mustache. was
thin Tipped. the mouth OF a man who
was always master OF his vices From
his right cheek bone 10 the corner OF
his mouth ran scar. very well heal
ed And the American Imagination
might readily have pictured villas.
maids In durance vile and sword
thrusts under the moonlight But the
walter. who had served bis time 10 a
foreign army. knew no foil or rapier
could have made such a scar: more
probably the saber
dis companion was equally pictur-
esque. With white head and iron gray
beard. he wore In his buttonhole tiny
bow OF ribbon. the badge OF foreign
service.
I'm afraid. Eprico. that you have
brought NE 70 America on a useless