New-York tribune., 1909-03-14

less perhaps ne Is Interested in pretty face
At this time of the wear, repeated ~pcn~eT-
" Isn't this the season.
Not for him. He used % be a famous
climber but he has gwen II up since he waNed
lat and prosperous. | have met HIM once or
twice at St NorItz IN the winter Otherwise he
usually shows up AZ the fashionable resorts IN
August. Bower likes excitement. too tie often
opens "a thousand pound bank at baccarstt,
whereas people ara shocked IN Na.ogEla at see
ing Hare play bridge dt tenPence hundred
Il leave il. partner broke IN the vicar. %
whom the game was the thing
No trump~ SAID ~penSer. without SlEing
the least heed % his cards. 1t was true ms eyes
were resting pu the ace. king. and queen OF
spades but ms mini was tortured by the be
lief that bv his fantastic couCelt IN sending
Helen 20 this Alpine ttstness he had delivered
her bound u the vulturrs
Double No trumps. said Dunston, glodtlng
over th, possession ~ long SUIT OF hearts anu
three, aces. Hare looked anxious. and Spenser
suddenly awoAe u the situation
Satisfied h, sand
Holt lei the three IF hearts. and Spenscr
spread his cards uu -hr table with the gravity
Of a sioux chief Ia addition % the three hlgh
spades he held SIN others
Really" gasped the Plrson- ~ most re-
Yet there was AN ugitatei triumph in his
voice that was not pleasant hearing tor Dun
-ton. who took the trick with the ace OF hearts
and led the lowest ot a sequence To the queen
The rest was easy. The wear played a small
spade and scored n,nety-stN points without any
further risk
II /, magnificent. but It Is not bridge. said
the man from Pittsburgh
DunStpn simply glowercd.
Partner" demanded Hare tITldly. may l
Isi, why You called no trrrnps on hand Ike
that"
Thought would give YOU chance to dis
tinguish yourself, replied SpcnScr- Besides,
tn ,f les
beginning OF "a game Keep your nerve now.
and YOU have EN- IN cleft stick
As II happened, Holt made no trump
declaration on a very strong hand; but SpenSer
held seven clubs headed by the and king
He doubled Holt redoubled. Spenser doub-
led again
Hare flushed somewhat. ALLOW me to say
that | am very fond Of bridge: but cannot take
part III Il game that sav"rS OF gambling, even
for low stakes" he broke IN
Shall we let her 60 at forty-eIght points
trick" Spenser asked.
Yep snapped Holt. Got all the clubs,
Not all: sufficient, perhaps
He PLAYED the ace. DunSton laid the queen
and knavc on the table SpenSer scored the
winning trick before his adversary obtained an
opening.
NOU have a backbone of cast steel COM
ucnted Dunston. who was an ironmaster.
' Do YOU play baccarat?" he went on, with curl
ouS eIrnestneSS
regret 10 state INV CIliNlJl'll N-tN ttlit--
pietcd IN q Western mining camp.
Will YOU excuse the Hbertv,-aud perhaps
Mr.. Hare won't listen for momcnt,-but l
viii finance YOU IN three banks Of a thousand
each, either banking or punting. If YOU promise
10 take on Bower. | can arrange 1t easily l
say this because YOU personally may not care to
play for high sums
The suggestion was astounding. coming as 1t
did from a stranger, but SpcuScr merely said,
You don't like Bower. them"
That IS So. | have business relations with
him occasionally. and there he Is all that could
bc wished. but | have seen him clear out more
than one voungstcr rUthlessly.-forCe the play
To too high stakes | mean. l think YOU could
take ms measure.
I'm leaving here tomorrow.
"Ah. well .wcmlvhlve anotherOpportumty.
Speuscr continued to have amazing good for
tune and he PLAYED with skill, but without any
more fireworks. Vt the close of the sitting the
vicar said ch,crtully.
You are not a ladies' man, Mr.. Speuser-
You know the old proverb, Lucky at cards,
unlucky in love, But let me hope that 1t does
not apply IN Your case
TALKING about ladies' man. who is the
girl Your friend Bower dined with asked
Holt. She has been in the hotel several DAYS;
but She didn't seem 70 be acquainted with any