Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1911-05-02

glaring at the intruder.
what Why, as live,
It is Colonel Moreau-by all the saints,
your admirable self. my dear fellow"
heartily exclaimed the younger man,
Shaping the other on the back. ''These
lights are 80 dashed disobliging didn't
recognize you. ! have been watching
the game for some time through that
window" pointing to one on his right,
land you must remember that state
room isn't private 80 long as the cur
tains aren't drawn. II I had known
you were aboard ! would have hunted
you up long ago. for you know how
! love a game. colonel. and hence this
ventured intrusion. Have you any OBJ
lection to making 1t three cornered ~
His bow included Mr.. Randall. now
blinking at the table.
Sorry. but quite impossible. sub. -
replied Moreau shortly. Il am already
this gentleman's master fob a matter
Of ten thousand or so-he has been
playing in dam poh iuck-and our next
wager Is for fifty thousand. Too high
fob yoh. l calculator
mot at all, I assure you" lightly re-
piled the intruder. smiling into the
others venomous eyes. Come; IL your
friend 10 willing. let me sit in. really
insist upon losing to you. colonel.
Won't you introduce me?'
Moreau hesitated. trying to read the
others eyes. Then. apparently salts
fied. he turned to the nodding MIR.
Randall. saying: "Have yoh any objec-
ton. sub, to making it three? Ny
friend. sub. Mr.-er-Mr. Jackson Of
New Orleans"
"Honored. sub! Honored" replied
the planter. arising and extending q
frank hand. II warn yoh. sub. that
the Randall luck has turned and that
yoh will surely lose. Stay out. sub:
stay OUT" he added impressively. pat
ting the others shoulder. "Foh ] am
about to make killing. and ! don't
want yoh to be among the dead. The
colonel and l are old men Of the world.
sub. but this is no place fob young
man like yoh. l trust yoh will take
my advice in the spirit in which it is
offered. fob am a father. sub, and
and l like yoh. By Cad. yoh remind
me of dear friend once had-the
Kirbys. sub. of Plaquemine"-
Come" interrupted Moreau. "let US
resume our friendly hostilities. Mr..
Randall. fob yoh make yoh landing.
sub, in about half an hour
II thank you for your advice. SIR"
said the intruder. with sudden gravity.
while gently and unobtrusively he
steered Mr. Randall to his seat. But
l am afraid 1t has come too late. for
card games Of oil kinds are my weak
ness. Perhaps II had received it
when ] was younger, But ] see our
good colonel is impatient"
II am" replied Moreau. shuffling the
cards. ''foh We have only half an hour.
and It IL to be the best out of six
hands. Come. my money Is up. % yoh
zee. sub. and Mr.. Randall draws .
deed for his plantation as bis stakes.
% We await yoh pleasure. Mr.-er-
Jackson"
II understand you to say that Tho
stakes were nfty. not twenty thos-
sand7" replied the other. casually
glancing at the colonel's roll.
II calculate my check is good for
the balance" replied Moreau. signal
ing . warning with his eyes-"ths
National Bank Of New Orleans, subj"
"Ah. very sound institution. for l
draw against It myself" observed tho
younger man. "As, Of course. we do
not carry such an amount with u.s."
he added. with Difference, turning to
Mt. Randall. Colonel Moreau and
must Of necessity substitute our
checks. We are strangers to you. sir.
and
'Yoh word, sub. Il entirely sutii-
cient." interrupted the planter. wav-
ing bis hand. 'This ID a question Of
honor between US, fob might draw
. deed to plantation never owned.
! am u man of the world. sub. and !
reckon We each can recognize q south.
ee0 Re0tlema0 on sight,.
ayes, IN the present company that IL
not 4 very difficult matter" gravely
responded Mr.. jackson. "Shall we
cut for the deal7 The -Four best hands
take all. Alb, luck u with me. take
the cards. SIR"
zone moment" said Moreau. "as no
stakes are up I reckon III give my
check for the full amount should !
lose" Pocketing his roll. he glanced
satiricaiiy ut Mr.. jackson.
II for q presumable amateur who &C.
casionally INDUCED in . gentleman's
game merely for the sake Of passing
the time Colonel Moreau had exhibited
. wonderful aptitude at shutting and
dealing bis performance was now COM
pletely overshadowed by that Of the
young intruder. whose lightning deft-
ness was almost uncanny. Talking
and brilliantly, he stack
ed the deck with beautiful pre-
cislon. fascinating In the extreme. even
while the colonel's watchful and sus-
picious eyes never for moment re-
Taxed their vigil. Owing entirely to
this marvellous and criminal skill Mr.
Jackson won on his own deal and.
luck following him. won also on that
Of Mr.. Randall. As each and every
one Of the colOnel's undertakings were
highly estimable he naturally held the
best hand when. for moment, the
cards were In his power. and 1t speaks
for Mr.. Jackson's large
charity Of Judgment that he refrained
from criticism even when acutely
aware that the middle aged creole had
rather clumsily garnered his third ace