Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1909-08-06

~ M
W~ the High Rollers club who
was host at a dinner he
was giving in part pay
w&aWcDW ment Of a bet that there
NG& 21N was not man in the coun-
- try with $4,000 who could
be- beaten out of that amount on the
ancient gold brick game. The din
ner end of the bet was merely pal
try side issue for the big ex-alderman
had also wagered $4,000 and lost that, |
too.
Doc Floyd had asserted that even
In the twentieth century the time
worn green goods game" could be
worked.
Have you got the nerve TO tell me
that you can put over the old green
goods thing" was the amazed demand
of Alderman Mehanty. "I'll bet just
one more bundle of $4,000 and again
dinner for the crowd that it can't
be done. Why the biggest sucker in
the country would take your flash
bank roll away from you II you tried
to work that"
"Well, maybe he would" returned
Floyd, but I'll just bet you 1t can be
done and will let Cieland do the rough
work and I'll just go along to oversee
1t. l may have to find the man, but
I'll let Jack do the trimming"
| "And I'll take half of Floyd's end
1 Of the bet that they put 1t over" broke
/ In Col. Powley once more. Is it
4 bet?"
II 1T is. I'm game for another try"
u replied the alderman.
How about it, Jack? Can we do it?"
: quired Floyd of tall, cold eyed dy-
speptic looking person who had sat
silent, slipping his wine and putting a
big cigar throughout the bantering con-
versation.
IL Jack Cleland merely grunted his as
sent. He was the one pessimist of the
party, but always dependable and a
u handy man to have in any deal.
II A bell changed, gate slammed and
"a "a the conductor and belated passenger
ed climbed aboard the Twentieth Century
oil Limited train which was leaving the
- La Sale street station. Chicago for its
IN 18-hour spin to New York. The bis
engine throbbed and the long train o.
- rolling palaces slid out of the sheC
n. without jerk or tremor, as easily as ;
trim sail boat propelled by gentle
4 breeze. At the forward end of tn,
n train, the buffet car a comfortabl,
81 small club on wheels, already wa
Il more than half filed with passengers
Seated on one side of the car Do
Floyd was contentedly putting cigar
cite while on the opposite side of tn
aisle, Jack Cleland pulled at a stron
i cigar, and neither man glanced at o
seemed to know of the presence of tn
other. All was quiet save for tn
businesslike conversation of tw
showmen. The vestibule door opene
and into the car came Solomon Rosel
berg, wise man of the west in whic
the section he had imbibed the air of FREE
ted dom in speech and manner.
Acquaintance are almost as easil
made in the smoking car of a train 6
on shipboard and here was Floyd M
20 miles out of Chicago drinking wit
NE a person whose natural propensitit
can for putting in with strangers cou
las not be overcome. Within ten minute
after they had met, Solomon Rose
ked berg was narrating the story of Il
:, most recent happenings OF his Ii
NY and riding to swift and certain ia
We Oh yes, Solomon was a wise one. +
- knew 1t and was proud of it. Flo!
fed nao ns.eneu " nis IAN anu "onuer'
to take some of Solomon's easily g.
nall Ten wealth anu aiso lower ms $40
the VI eoneei'' nc eonsiuueo INA. ~ his
the be well worth while to cultivate
% new acquaintance. 1t was at least wor
trying, so he ordered another bott
which further mellowed the talkati
one, whose tones by this time had
logy turbed commercial traveller who 6
J to near him running over columns of
t to ures in his sales book.
larry The travelling man appeared Sigh
inal annoyed as he glanced toward
the wine drinkers. Suddenly he seem
n 1t to think of something and placing
OF memoranda in his pocket he turned
d OF Floyd and his companion and asked
they cared to kill the time with
. small game until the call came
dinner in the dining car.
Sure" was the reply of Solom
answering for Floyd as well as hi
self. MY friend and l will play
you'll dig up some one else"
A telepathic thought seemed
K travel from Floyd to Jack Cleland v
was looking at the party from the
posite side of the car. The 9th
also seemed to notice his presence
the same time and it appeared m
chance that he was invited to M;
49, the fourth man in the game.
PSS The play was not resumed after [
ner, Cleland saying that he had
about all he could afford, but the pa
stuck together and when 1t came Il
to retire for the night, Solon