The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1909-12-09

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M feet content The pretty wo-
man sitting opposite smiled
A 4 at him tendcrly, and he
smiled back Hb>tractcdly. as man
sometimes Will When his mind tries To-
gather III comprehensiyply Il thought
and Il picture which are totally differ
ent. Before bin in neat little lustruus
stacks stood 1890 francs in gold, go
eftigieS Of Napoleon the Little. 900
frames, $l40O. more tGan half the
sum of his letter Of credit,
He counted OF ten coins and placed
them on the second dozen. The bail
rolled into No - He teamed bacl,
again VIII a second sigh. anI the pref
~ woman smiled "A second smile and
the wooden rake pushed the beautiful
gold over to him He was playing Il
system. one bet in every three turns
of the wheel in stakes of $40 aud $50
10 be sure. he lost now and then. but
the next play he doubled and retrieved
Oh, the American Comic Opera com
pany should be well taken care Of,
Two more bets and then he would
pocket his winnings and go He laid
40 francs Oh No. % and 100 on black.
leaned upon his elbows and studied the
pretty woman. who smiled. If she
spoke EngliSh--he scrubbed the cues
ton on scrap of paper and pushed il
across the table. blushing a little as
he did so. She read it. or at least
she tried TO read it. and shook her head
with the air of one deeply puzzled
He sighed again, rejecting that there
might have been a pleasant adventure
had he only understood French.
Twenty-siX, black and even.
MerrihCw slid back his chair and
rose. He swept up the gold by the
handful and poured it into his pockets
casually and unconcprncdIy as if this
was an everyday affair and of minor
importance. But as a matter Of fact
his heart was beating fast, and there
was wild desire in his throat to yell
with delight. Eighteen hundred dol
lars. 1000 francs. A merry music they
made in his pockets jingle. Jingle
Jingle! And then he saw Hillard com
ing across the hall. Instantly no
forced the JOY from his face and eyes
and dropped his chin in his collar He
became in that moment the picture OF
desolalion
rs it all 0ver?" asked Hillard grave.
~
All Over'' monotOnously.
Gone over to the cafe. then I've
something important TO tell you"
Pound them?" with rousing interest
II shall tell you only when we get
out of this place. Come"
Hillard put out a friendly hand
~ am sorry. boy. l wanted you to
win something. Cheer up Wen
shake the dust of this place in the
morning
"Oh, for a vacant lot and a good old
whooper-up! FeeI" cried Merrihew.
touching his side pockets.
What is it," asked Hilard.
What is 1t? 1t is 40 napoleons"
WHAT" sharply. even doubtfully.
That's what, Eighteen hundred
dollars. My system will have no
funeral tonight"
He caught HiIlard by the sleeve and
fairly ran him over to the cafe.
Nearly two thousand" murmured
HiIlard. "Well. of all the luck!"
at does seem too good to be true
| say. what's the matter with Your
cravat?"
Hillard looked down at the flutter-
Ing end and reknotted it careIessly.
Il saw Kitty tonight" he said
To Merrihew it seemed that all the
clatter about him had died away sud
denly. He breathed deeply. Where is
she?"
I'm explain what has happened"
Mprrihew listened eagerly
And why did you bother about the
Italian" he interrupted why didn't
you hold on TO Kitty"
81 confess it was stupid OF me. but
the gentleman with the scar was an
unknown quantity Grsidcs. VIII
should Kitty run away from NC Of ah
persons? And why. when / spoke t.
them in the casino did they ignoro
me compioDrJy*"
IFS your ronfounl"d pgima DONNA
She's ~ -" hottoE uf aH thl,. tax,
my word f"f II. Sotl,. ...,...
atcly Wrou@ i,...n.. o, uo'
masks and hide u ia. ,..,..,.
for lark. Why GuIai yea ,a.,.
down."
81 wanted TO- huj j, Wasn't H'
Geological moment Sea- .,auD EIr.
man down vine" nr prarUra,e ~
renders"
You're too particular l'It what.
the matter with Kitty: | don't under
stand. To see you was to know tina
| was round somewhere. She r#n
away from me A. well as from you
What shah "" dot"