The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1910-03-03

ed old voice, said g~rumblingly-
Come in"
Still the man on the landing waited.
ooh, come in, JIMMY know We"
Cautiously the man outside stepped
through h entry into the light ana
faced the old man, who, arrayed IN a
wadded dressing gown, sat IN a pig
chair by the rear old man, with
white face and a sneering grin, who
sat with his lap full of papers.
The visitor nodded Q friendly greet
ing.
"As far as 1 can gather" he said
deliberately, 1--WE are just above your
dressins-room, and if you dropped me
through n of your patent traps,
Reale. I should fetch up amongst your
priceless china"
Save for a m~omentary look of alarm
on the old mans face at the mention
of h china, he preserved an imper-
turable calm, never moving his eyes
from his visitors face. Then his grin
returned, and he motioned the other to
a chair on the other side of the fire
place.
Jimmy turned the cushion over with
the point of his stick and sat down.
suspicious ?"-the grin broadened-
suspicious Of your old friend, Jimmy?
The old governor, eh?'.
Jimmy made no reply for a moment,
then
You're a wonder, governor, upon my
word you are a wonder. That man in
armor-your DEAF"
The old man shook his head regret
fully.
there's electricity in it, and I ont
know much about electricity. I never
did, except
Except suggested the visitor.
"Oh. that roulette board, that was
my owr idea; but hat was magne-
tism, which is different to electricity,
by my way Of looking"
Jimmy nodded.
Eye got past the trap" The old man
had just the CLINT of admiration in
his eye.
Yes, jumped It."
The old man nodded ap%provingly.
you always was a n for thinkin'
things out. I've known lots of 'em who
would never have thought OF jumping
1t, Conner, and that pig Massey, they'd
have walked right on to it. You didn't
damage anything?" he demanded sud
denly and fiercely. 81 heard somethin'
break an I was hoping that it was
you"
Jimmy thought Of the marble statue,
and remembered hat it had looked val
liable.
NolIlllS hi All. ne leo easily, ana
old mans tense loo relaxed.
The pair sat On opposite sides OF the
fireplace, neither speaking for fully 10
minutes; then Jimmy leant forward.
"Reale," he said quietly, "how much
are you worth?"
In no n disturbed by this lead
lively satisfaction the other replied
instantly
1.-TWO millions an a bit over, Jimmy.
I've got the figures in my head. Reck-
onin' furniture and the things in this
house at their proper value, two mil
lions. and forty-seven thousand and
forty-three pounds-f1oatin', Jimmy,
absolute cash, the same as you might
put your hand in your pocket an
spend-a million n three-quarters
exact"
He leant back in his chair with a
triumphant grin and watched his Wis
itor.
Jimmy had taken a cigaret from his
pocket and was lighting it, looking al
the slowly burning match reflectively
"A million and three-quarters," he
repeated calmly, "is a lot Of money"
Old Reale chuckled softly.
"All made out of the confiding pub
lie, with the aid Of me-and Conner
and Massey"
Massey is a pig!" the old man in
terjected spitefully.
Jimmy pulled a cloud OF tobacco
smoke.
"Wrung with sweat and sorrow
from foolish young men who backed
the tiger and played high at Reale's
Unrivaled Temple of Chance, Cairo
Egypt-with branches at Alexandria
Port Said, and Suez."
The figure in the wadded gowr
writhed in a paroxysm Of silent mer.
riment.
How many men have you ruined
Reale?" asked Jimmy.
.The Lord knows" the old man an,
swered cheerfully; only three as
knows of-two Of ems dead, one o
EMS dying. The two that's dead lief
neither chick nor child; the dying one'
got a daughter"
Jimmy eyed him through narrowed
lids.
why this solicitude for the rela
tives-you're not gofng-?
AS he spoke, as if anticipating
head with feverish energy. and all tn
while his grin broadened.
What a one you are for long words
JIMMY You always was. That's HOY
you managed to persuade your sweI
pals to come an try their luck! Solicit
tude! What's that mean? Frettir
about 'em dye mean? Yes, that's wha
I'm doin'-frettfn' about i'm. And Tr
going to make what dye call it-yo
had 1t on the tip Of your tongue
minute or two ago."
Continued Next Weekly
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