Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-07-03
TIMES REPUBLICAN, MARsHAILTowN, IOWA: JULY 3 1915.

Metal Prospect and worth par the mo.
ment the nrst shaft, now being active.
" dropped touches bedrock"
II pass" indinerently stated ]. Ru-
fus Wailingford, tossing his hand into
the discard and picking up the stock
certificate with tho amused smile Of
connoisseur. 'PEstty ink II the life Of
con commerce"
Bawl-'Em Out Turner, who, with
eight cards, had been able to get moth
ing better than q pair Of deuces, threw
away the five pasteboards he still held
and turned on Onion Jones With =
snarl. Jaw. play the gamer be surii-
~ protested. Elm too much loser to
take joke!"
Onion Jones snarled back 1T him
quite promptly. "You wasn't going to
meet Blackie's raiser he growled
II might have If you hadn't q fused
1t upl" savagely retorted Turner.
"T'm willing to let him practice"
pleasantly announced their host, Doc
Otis
next man." called Onion Jones
briskly. "1t's all between you and me.
Blackie. There's my raise"
"Why don't you put In dollar ana
a quarter cashf' inquired Blacke.
my hands too good to speculate with
It's only 1T for straight investment"
Onion Jones grew Justly indignant
you're trying to create the impression
that your hand Il something more than
memorandum" he charged I'm Of
fering you negotiable paper. I sold q
block of It yesterday for 80 cents =
share. Come on and give me bet"
IAN right" agreed the good natured
Blackie. II needed q purple one. any
how. I'll take the certificate for red
stack"
A groan from Holler Turner inter.
rupted the proceedings. Jaw, play the
gamer he demanded. Tim too much
loserr'
"You borrowed your original set in
from me, and you've made 1t last for
a solid hour of ptking." Onion Jones
reminded him. though not uncharita-
bly,. "1'll take your rank injustice.
Blackie. A stack of reds goes"
Got any more Of that currency in
quired Blackie, preparing to shove for
ward his chips.
"Plenty Of it." asserted Onion. tap
ping his bullying pocket proudly. '-This
| mine Just came home from the print
er's."
Raise you 400 shares" offered Black.
ie, showing him stack Of blues.
'Now we're sporting!' exulted Onion
Jones, hauling In the 100 share certia-
cate and replacing it with one calling
for q thousand shares. Here's 500
more"
"rn TIT that 1000 shares" promptly
amended Blackie.
The certificates were all in the cen.
ter when Blackie was still Offering to
continue the diversion.
IAN fn." confessed the ivory topped
ployer With a sight 1.-The entire
Pennsylvania Golconda Is mingled with
your chips. and ! am compelled to re-
four large Mines"
"Sorry, Jonesy, old top" chuckled
Blackie, spreading out his cards. "A
row Of pink ones First one ever
held among friends. and I'm no gentle
man to play It Is there hole In my
miner"
"Hundred foot shaft ana wen r1pen-
ed at that" Onion told him AZ he re-,
gretfully loaned Blackie the wide rub
Der band. which had not been includ-
ed In the betting. ION the level, / hate
to give up that mine. Blackie. That
shaft was dug fifteen years ago by
coal prospectors, and since then it's
been the basis OF two dozen highly sue.
cessiui companies. re organized &
myself seven times and sold the stock.
and bought 1t in again after the first
assay. consider It one OF the best
mines In the east for copper. lead. an.
timony, bismuth. sulphur or sapphires.
III give you my check for a hundred
for those certificates. They're still in
blank, ready to make out to anybody"
and he whipped ont his ever ready
check book.
Blackie eyed it with grin. "Not
meaning to hurt your feelings. Jones;
but I'd rather have the NINE" he de-
cided. ut can never be 20 humiliat.
ing"
Blackie Daw. INDUCING in q friend.
" chat with Doc Otis In tho latter's
rooms, three days later. was inter
rupted by a telephone ring. in the
midst Of fool eulogy Of the saxophons
as a means Of enlarging the soul
In spite Of warning. they were
scarcely prepared for the real shock
Of Henry T. Grouge. The feature Of
his countenance that was SO unfair .
test of politeness was his mouth. the
lips Of which had been 50 tightly COM
pressed during lifetime Of determi-
nation to get the best Of It" that
they seemed to have been gradually
swallowed, nor was he in any way
abashed by the splendor of the apart
ment Of by the two splendidly dressed
gentlemen who received him. He wac
only resentfui.
(which one II Mr.. Daw!' be In
quired, sliding into the nearest CHAIR.
and holding to the hat which Otis had
tried to take from him.
.'This gentleman" stated Otis, indi
eating Blackie with courtly grace. and
thereupon ho retired into the adjoin-
ing room.
us b q partner Of yoursr asked
Mr.. 0rouge. following the insulting
ease Of Doc Otis out Of the tops Of biz
spotted eyes.
mo. only wealthy friend" denied
BlacEia. somehow wishing for ]. Rn.