The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1910-03-03
ast kind of edged over and listened to


them"
"Yes, siri" the Moocher was saying,
"you talk about hard luck-why, I be-
lieve am the unnckiest m anon earth"
"My word," Edgar replied, 81 am
sorry old chap; just tell me about it
while am waiting for my friend"
"You see, it's like this," the Moocher
went on to explain. "T've Leen having
mighty hard luck all around lately, but
this evening was the climax. l went
into the Sylvanite Club with my last
dollar and put it down on the double
O. Yes, sir! I was just desperate, and
I had made up my mind to commit sui
eide if lost that dollar, and while the
ball was rolling L stood there thinking
of what my poor wife and children
would say when they heard was dead;
but fortune smiled on me once more,
and the ball dropped in the double
green; then just made up nay mind
that I'd let the bet ride, and would you
believe it'll won again and was so
ratified that 1 let the bet go for the ethird
time and I nearly dropped dead when
the double O repeated again. This run
of luck made the dealer sore and he
paid me off all in silver dollars and of
course l was so nervous that I didn't
pay much attention to what was do
; ing, so just put the money in my out
side coat pockets aud left the place.
Right then my bad luck came back
again, for had forgotten that both OF
my outside pockets had holes in them
and when I came into the Palace fol
. supper stuck my hands in my pockets
, and sir-Id lost every dollar that
had wOn."
81 heard few words of encourage
: ment and sympathy from Edgar" sale
Bill with chuckle, "and then saw th'
y flash of coin as EdRar's hand touched
. the Moocher's, and I knew the tricl
was turned, so called Edgar and w
q started up the street.
h 1--WE walked along in silence for
y couple of blocks; Edgar was evidentl
y in deep medit alton, but finally he turn
\ ed to me and said: Il say, Mr.. Clifford
n did you hear that poor mans ta'e?'"
"sYesr said I, Il heard most OF it,
ga very unfortunate affair, cor
IL tinued Edgar, but it strikes me tina
IS he won quite an amount
0. "Yes, according to his tale, he di
q, win quite an amount answered wit
- as straight face as possible. 'Tha
IL man had about fortytwo thousand 81
ar yer dollars, or about two tons of tn
Ie white mental in his coat pockets whe
IN he left the Sylvanite Club, and IFS n
:. wonder his pockets bursted Upen,' an
10 [ never cracked SMILE"
as "FOr about minute Edgar jul
1t stared with his big blue eyes into min
ch and then he flushed just a little b
- pinker than usual, and said in 10
az voice, 'Oh, I say old chap! That WI
TO a beastly yarn that he gave me- The
as he took hold of my arm and continue
er with laugh-'But really Mr.. Giffor
q the tale was worth adollar, was it not
"'Yesp said I, as calmly as possibl
ne 1T was worth more than a dollar
ed was worth dollar and half, provi
he ing You had never heard it before
tb $50 you see.' continued Old Bill aft
-" minutes reflection, elf man will fs
for tale like that from the M0oche
up he is too easy for you chaps; so I'M te
m, ing yon to keep your hands off n
he friend Edgar"
~ And as a fitting climax they ke
their hands off Edgar and about eigf
ng cen months later when Edgar Wils'
nd became the principal owner of one
nor the best mines in the district, Old b
=, Clifford became the proprietor of one
'A- the hest establishments in his lire tn
om faced on Porphyry Avenue in Pix
ht- Peak City.
tbo ST HASKELL