Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-06-01

You robert" she Kissed. Didn't
you know you were fixed to lose?
Didn't l hear ALI tell you himself and
you say you'd play fair? And that
was to have meant two thousand to
US, and ALI not to trouble to train:
and you've bin and trained and hogged
the whole kitty"
Then for the first time Jocelyn I'M
derstood the meaning Of Barney's in
situations about the third round. He
drew the purse from his pocket. In
side he found eight bills of the value
Of five hundred dollars apiece.
Madam" he said, 'let me assure
you that the whole thing was a mis-
understanding" He counted out four
bills. Here is your share" he said.
and thrust them into her hand. Then,
while she stood stared open-mouthed
at him and at the bills alternately, he
made his way into the street, eluding
the mob that sought to follow him,
and made his way home.
"That1l keep me going for a few
days" he said, putting the remainder
Of his winnings away. And now for
a game Of solitaire before l go to
bed"
Jocelyn was so stiff the next day
that he kept to his bed. On the Sec
ond he was limping around his room.
The unwonted exercise of the muscles.
disused for several years, had pain
fully affected him, and he was grateful
enough to be able to prop himself up
in his chair and play solitaire. BY
the third evening, however, he was
sufficiently recovered to think Of TAX
ing a stroll, and he had just found his
cane and hat when there came a ring
at his bell.
There's a man wants to see you,
sir" said Talbot, entering. Looks
like a tramp. Shall 1 say you're not
at home, sir?"
Why, l love tramps," answered
Lord Jocelyn. ASK him in by al
means" And presently there entered
dirty, unshaven, scowling, the mar
whom he had knocked down and aft
terward seen sentenced to the work
house.
"Sit down, sir" Jocelyn said, hand
ing him a chair. ITO what am l in
debted for the honor of this visit?'
CAV, don't hand me none of that,
his visitor growled. You put til,
job through on me and I amt got NJ
more to say about it What l want i!
Lizzie Orme's address"
"If you mean the lady whom yol
so grossly insulted the other eve
Ming" said Lord Jocelyn, 81 certainl.
shall not give it to you unless you cal
show just cause"
Just cause?" shouted his visitor in
dignantly. What? Me just in from
Chicago, and not knowing where t.
find no one, and sighting Liz in tn
street-and then to get knocked dow
in the gutter by guy as could settl
with one hand behind me back? Ain
that just cause? If hadn't have seel
her and recognized her from he
PHOTOGRAPH, I'd trod the streets til
Doomsday and never known where tn,
fight was to be pulled Off"
Your name?" gasped Jocelyn.
as Jake MCGEE, If it's any salts
faction to you," answered the man.
Jocelyn arose and went to his desk
Unlocking a drawer he pulled out fou
bills of the value of five hundred dol
lars apiece and thrust them into hi
visitors hand
q Her address is 666 Fifty-firs
street." he said, "and she will tell 20,
o why these belong to you. Don't say
9 word, please" he continued, urgin
his visitor out. He closed the doc
s on him and then turned back an
n opened it. MCGEE was standing in
l. sort of trance at the head of the stairs
= Tell Mrs. Orme I'm through with al
of you and l don't want to see 20,
again." he said. Now, in the express
q i've vernacular Of this country, bea
g it."
And MCGEE obeycd.
II Lord Jocelyn stretched himself on
r upon his lounge and yawned
~ 81 certainly did spend that fou
q thousand quickly" he said, groanini
). as the cramp seized his aching limbs
i. No more adventures in the lowe
world for me. Talbot! Bring me
o whisky and soda and a new bottle O
II liniment!"