The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1909-01-21
Ross-H HuntressConpany
Cor.West and Grove SITS.
Rutland, Vermont.
Rutland. Vermont.

III said for more than could af.
ford"
"No; you said you would not play
That Is what you promised. Gerald"
"Well, | meant for high stakes. l.
well. you don't want to drive me OUT
altogether, even from the perfectly
harmless pleasure Of playing for nomi.
nal stakes"
"Yes, ! do"
"W-why?" asked the boy In hurt sur.
prise.
Because 1t is dangerous sport Ger.
aid"
what! To play for few cents u
pointr
"Yes. to play for anything And as
far as that goes there will be no such
play as you imagine"
''Yes, there WILL beg your pardon
but Jack Ruthven said So"
Gerald listen to me. bo-a man
, like yourself has no business playing
with people whose losses never inter-
fere with their appetites next day. A
business man has no right to play such
game anyway wonder what Mr..
Neergard would say II he knew
you
"Neergard! Why. be does know"
"You confessed to himT'
"Y-es; had to. was obliged toto
aEk somebody for an advance"
"You went to hlml Why didn't you
60 to Captain Selwyn or to Mr.. Ge-
rardw
Il did; not to Captain Selwyn. was
ashamed to. But went to Austin. and
he fred up and III Into me, and we had
muss-up. and I've stayed away
since"
"Oh. Gerald! And It simply proves
me right"
mo. II doesn't. did 60 to Neer-
gard and made clean breast Of 1t
And be let me have what wanted like
a good fellow"
"And made you promise not to do II
againf"
"No. he didn't. He only laughed.
Besides, he said that he wished he
had been In the game"
"Whatw exclaimed Alike.
Hes a first rate fellow" insisted
Gerald, reddening, "and It was very
nice Of you to let me bring him over
today. And be knows everybody down
town too He comes from very old
Dutch family. but he had to work pref
ty hard and do without college. Ia
like It awfully II you'd let me-if you
wouldn't mind being civil to him once
or twice. you know. I'm going to pro-
pose him for the Stuyvesant and the
Proscenlum. Why notr'
II see And now you propose to
bring him to my housef"
III you'll let me. asked Jack. and
he seemed to think II might be al
right II you cared to ask him to
play"
Il won'tr' cried ALIKE. reyolted. II
will not turn my drawing rooms into
a clearing house for every money
laden social dereict In town. I've had
enough OF that I've endured the ae-
cumuatcd wreckage too long--weird
treasure craft full OF steel and oil and
roal and wheat and heaven knows
what! won't do 1t. Gerald I'm
sick OF II all--sick. sickr'
The sudden. flushed outburst stun
ned the boy. Bewildered. be stared
round eyed at the excited young ma
ron. who was growing more incensed
Ind more careless Of what she ex-
posed every second
Il will not make q public gnmbling
lell Of my own house, she repeated.
lark eyes very bright and cheeks
fire. u will not continue TO stand
Iponsor for lot Of queer people sim
,ly because they don't care what they
ose Ia Mn Ruthven's house. You
,abble to me OF limits. Gerald This
Q the limit, DO you or does anybody
Use suppose that don't know wba
. being said about uS-that play is
90 high 10 our house. that We are
.asy 10 our choice OF intimates ~
ong 81 they can stand the pacei Do
rou think | was educated for this
or the wife Of n cbeyslier Of indus
ryr
@M-Mx Ruihyen~ be gssped. But
be was absolutely reckless now. and
eneath II sii perhaps lay . certsiny
( the boys honor. She knew be was
, be iruxted-was the safest recepu'
ls for wrath 20 long repressed. She
4 prudence 70 with q parting and
indicfive slap and opened her heart
, the astoupded boy. The tempest
lsted a few seconds. Then she ended
. abruptly ~ she began.
To him xhs had sl4aIa Lseu what 4