The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-03-28


to beat faro game" said kink
rald that's with an ax. l'N
tried them all. and 1 never had
no success Dutitlle oncet."
IBID sou ever break the bank, 0
inquired. -.
u did-withiaj stick Of dynamite
We were putting the anal touches
to tbe inst cleanup. blowing and
Weighing Tile gold. iilnk drying th,
Wet dust aud removing the black sant'
by blowing 1t Ga a scoop. while / at
tended TO the scales. Mrs. Martin had
gepe 10 town for the null. so we hac
full chance 10 adventure whittier we
chose. and our fancies lid us Idly int
The past,
"rhe play come up llkesth be con;
tinued r crow hops Into 'rnlaros on,l
day. spnrnins al thugs sordll aud
etrivi1l, for I have 200 s0f the reaiip
eight months u 3tlIfst sandsu spirit
unl cordially for elhJtlpn and Stlinn,
lts am That dfa We'd sand haggprti
with onwee tliat The barttnderllre
MARKS u iSlgfssss sifl
F-,what,s doing LID the way Of eni,
sodes aud distractions ~ lnlnd In tLis
camp:' says d.
Nothing says he. except faro IN,
roulette and stud poker
Them devices Is pucryle. am
meager. ! want something vlsorou
and mans size. something. to turn III.
liver over. I've been dead cish
months. Amt you got no oper!
house or lynchinss or rastime OF
feudsg
No says lie. This here camp Il,
sure q sylvan refuge for the Jaded
There ainit even been sheep llerde
or chfnk inassacred since old maj
Stubs had the treemors, aud nov
that hes took the cure the futur.
looks dark md unensaglnS. There,
nothing but them mercenary gambiin;
games,
~ nosed around forSan hour. but .
never see stirt q sturefied camp. aud,
being thai bulged ont with hunger 70
emergencies. } am forced agin lh,
Rreen cloth 10 save my mental bal
1nce.
Nhats ne iiaflt 10 this snareY !
asks Of The invalid lii the operating
chair. having found the layout.
"A dollar.f says he
"'Relng twents:eigtJS years old. will
much of5my llfe's WORK astlli undone. !
Amt got time to dtibBle along that
away: SAYS I. Il intend to annex
your bank roll gqulskS ind spend IT be
fore the coin goes out of ,iaie or th.
pictures Is wore Oh of5tle bills. SO Ii
you've got hundred hid out any.
where i,llroll you foriItiall In u lump
"He gropes into Tie drawer. listless
and feeble. but collects d hundred VI
into a pile aud deals the cards. los,
the 6rst turn. lies setting sldeways
fn his chairand don't even onfurl his
legs,
"sl'hat luke only serves to postpon.
the esil dry for youlssays |, 'Turli
them fer another hundred Again ]
lose.
~ had tisgered on cleaning you up
niftipg sou q belt with The surcinglt
aud letting you 80 before this. but ]
don't begretclii lie waste or time. You
aim 10 help NE get SOME ,cnt hhsiasms
out Of life. dep,ti soG. SSarpreciat.
your cooperation Sow n got you
Let her go. lstpB tia8G 9i =
II coppers the bullet and lets thi
Oily ruiz open fora hundred each. u,
pushes out The top card and the next
two iass-qneep. ase! he drugs In ihi
hard eatrned savings or I'M list foul
montts without ID symptom Of jog Ii
bis aye Then when 4 sets back III!
chair he ynwns aud says:
III sou haIteny Into anything that
Will bust this ilipnoiony lemme know
I'm uost dead
Naturally { am somewhat para.
lyzed NJ having my antlclpatiolis, mir,
down this away Inside Of three min
uIes. res. j am lefi att post: and
heIng young. ! aln prone 10 anger.
frisks myself for lnpse change where
NNu w tttlklHute lux GNt u1trSfs WIN
n,y indignities rise uh In my nose. bu,
] AM tllsappoiptrd Inn let out CON
risie. thinks 1. tlllS Gnd a lopc TWEEN
~ dollar gold piesrsipatiy YES! porkel
. as goes out the do0r. I tn, MS around
''.flere. yeti overlooked this one.
says |. aud I tbraws.l d NJ lin MS hard
AZ can. I'hen / hikes eatt to- the rail
rasid track mud sets ohsa lrandcar. In
venting Synonyms for The worst word.
knuwed. ,ralk about lilues.li am th,
human wiggle stick.
It's a.ong tli,opt dark when | OK
hnusi NIL the bud nan,esiin three Ian
Eusges and recall HE fact that aim,
rpnolie since morning I goes hack 10
Nsie gambling room aud. braces SIR
healer, &,
I'm MS heller asa gun 3bar'l.t says
I He hands ouf ~ dollar. looking snnl
aud gro,ehy. Without even the compli
nuenfs ~ the seasnti, The reluctant
vny ~ dss~ u amends me. hut ss.sl
l-rs. nv rridr far MI appetizer atid
nnI,lrs irlu II grA~rs store across I b,
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