The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1913-10-06

"N.w.r.. ,!l.l Is ihUa:r:li'. :,hl:t
huie. wals.i.. I"i Soanri,iinS. said II
man to .ii.rs !.rr w:l, occupied Il cilai!
i,s..;.ls kim
wei ,e... rather tA.;,iS is aia III
tile oaiA %ay To pass the time Aiid
the siiiii,'uity ;iho:it card H. yon must
get up IL party I" Play eiI
Il couldn't Il" that" said the other
for | don't know IL sou! socially III the
town. expected to finish my bust
ness here today and get out this even
ing, but | didn't succeed
81 know several men who bolr;!
here" said the other Il WAS thinking
Of getting up little game OF poker
this evening i'll my room. five cent aE;'
or something like that"
, 81 wish you would and let me in"
The party met. and the man who
didn't know anybody was introduced
by his friend to the others as Mr.
Wheelock. the introducer's name be
ing Jones. They sat down to play
with five cent ante but kept raising it
till it reached IL dollar Mr. Wheelock
didn't object and bet as high as any Of
sometimes losing.
1t was not long before Wheeloc! as
covered that. though he neither lost
nor won much. the money he staked
was gradually passing out of his hands
and was supplied by new five dollar
bills, all on the same bank. The fact
didn't seem to surprise him. nor did
he object to it. He did not even com
ment upon it But Mr.. Jones. from
whom the bills came. remarked that
he had had $1,000 paid him that after
noon at a bank and it had been given
him all in these new five dollar bills
on the bank from which be had receiv
ed the money This explained his hav-
ing so much of it all of the same de-
nomination.
While the game was in progress a
bell boy, raped at the door and asked
if Mr. Wheelock was in the room. On
being told that he was he handed in a
bouquet of flowers. Wheelock receiv-
ed the flowers with evident astonish-
ment. When the others rallied him at
having a sweetheart near at hand he
looked embarrassed and declared that
he didn't know a woman in the place.
and if he had made mash" he was
entirely unconscious of it.
However" he said, gentlemen. /
trust that you will drink to the lady.
whoever she may be, with me-" And,
rising. he pressed the electric button
and on the arrival of waiter ordered
a bottle of wine The quaffing of wine
and the game went on together after
this. but none Of the men present SEEM
ed to care to drink to excess. Mr..
Jones. in whose room the party were.
was especially abstemious. barely SIP
ping his wine
But Mr. Wheelock and one or two
Of the others having finished the bottle.
the first named ordered another, and
when it had been left in the room
Wheelock followed the waiter out for
some purpose and when he returned
shut the door and turned the key un-
known to the others. He then deftly
slipped it up hA sleeve and after re-
summing his seat. being hidden BY the
ahle transferred &c to his pocket
1T seems to me" remarked one Of
the party. that those flowers have a
very decided perfume"
Every decided" chimed in another.
1T makes me feel like turning in.''
said third
Perhaps we'd better open a win
dow" observed the host. land get
some air Would you object. Mr.. Whee-
lock?"
Certainly not"
Jones went to a window and tried
to open it. 1t seemed to be stuck He
went to another which also resisted
his efforts Mr. Wheelock seemed to
be intent on the cards. but his mind
was on the windows. He had gained
access to that very room during the
day and had driven nail into the sash
Of each window
Jones turned away with frightened
look on his face. There were two
games being played in his roorn-one
by himself. the other by Mr.. Vince
lock- Jones staggered to the door and
tried to open it. Finding it iorked he
looked more frightened still
"Some one HIS lmked us In here. .
he said We nilis'. get out
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