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TaÌˆgliches Cincinnatier volksblatt. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1885-1919, 1915-06-19
Wdrfner ltnferft. 0erein.
SsrieIbe feiert Sieien Samitas in
JieidratbS Earf iein suloenes
3nbilaum.

Der 9suifte gGrtner llnterif.
@srein bat Imiaiienoe 9orbtrsituns
gen aeiroifsR fir cine piirbige ges
sebuna bes 90 jlbrigen 9sitsbens.
9as aoIoen. SubiIGum ioll am Cams
tag. 10. sliIni. in Reidratbs Part in
iulsnner Weiie begansen tperben. 9as
ifeii sommittse bat has iolgsube
oisIosrIprstxnbe prosrnmm auises
iiell.:
9sriammluns prGeis IL llbr mittags
in Der 9ereinsballs, Ode Spring
Grobe 9tpe. uHb Chambers Str.
etnipra6e bes prdfibenten.
Wlufit: Die Waft am Rhein'.
gsrIsiuHg Der Ramsn Der Whtslisoer.
glnfans Der parabe prdtis l llbr
Rahmittags, bic iid ME foIst 5us
iammenisBsn pirb:
g}oli3si;
Chiefs;
arantsn aOmmi.tss;
Sch aOmmittee;
Wluiit;
Grafipagen nit Gdhne;
2tutomo6ile nit ben Witeltes
bern uuter 90 Sabr.u;
Graftpasen nit Der srfsr
i5lbne nit gbrsnbeslsitung
bon iunsen Wdbdsn;
MuIf.;
Oetorirtss auiomo6il nit ben
nod Iebenbtn Griinbsrn bes
9tr.ins.
9tutompbiIe NIT ben Mitglies
bern iitsr so SABRE. Beams
ten bes 8ereins.
Die parabe ipirb iih 3uerii mad min.
ton placs. BON ba nat Der Stabts
halle uub 8uriid na4 bem 0sIiplaBe
bsiuegen.
Nof, Shlub Der paruSe hd6sn iid)
bic Witglisbsr i'm 9orplab bon
Rsihrntbs Bari 81 9iersn in Reib
unb Slisb lu iiellen, nm nit Wiuiit
nab bem Sansiaal su naritiren,
bd Spnlier itelIer. I'M bic gsamteH
unb Rsoner bur9marfdisreH 81
laiTen.
Willtommsn Rebs b.s @orfbers BEG
iYeit Stommiiises, Wm. 9otipsler.
pricis 3 llbr Ra6mittngs.
aeitrsbe beg grdiiSentsn, r. Sostp.ler.
glnfpra6en bon Rititr Nm. 9uebsrs
unb gr Wapor Or. aoIis
Shndb.
shlub 9lsSs: griiuSer SoI. s.
Wclf.
TaÌˆgliches Cincinnatier volksblatt. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1885-1919, 1915-06-19
1reiiaber Wsprb.
Ger sc 6rbers pom 8oIi3i /.
item eri d Q len.

/ y ~ - ~ - ' > W.
9Somesto9n, &c. 81, IS. S5uni.
1ames ShoDcr bon bier, erid)ob onl
55rcitag glbcno icinen 9oter, ieina
Stiefllultter lmo eincn Boii3titen luo
wur6e bann er ielbit pom anoeren 20.
| li5iiten gpt6otet.
SGaoer, Der qetrluten bate, pdr
init ieinem 8ater in Streit geratDeu,
Der 2ebtere, l0uhicn Shaber, 81
Satire alt ltn0 wobIboben0, hatte I'D
om 7. SJllni nit Der 36 Sabre alten
gutG Campbell oerGeiratbet.
2lm Ireitag g}admittag beqab i'd
Der Go6n in 6as 3immer ieine5 8a-
ters, no es ioiort GIT eincm beitigen
Stteit fam. Ter olte Wann iliiftete
IN SEN Salsflur, mo er Don elmer
IerUebrfugel qetrofieu, to6t 5llian-
menGraf Ser SdptB bratte Dem 30
lijiitpn aenoua 3ur S.clle, dber and
er nlr6e iofort BON Dem ilmgen S6a'
Der 5uiommeuaeihoiien. Der WeJroer
Der6arrifaoirte iih hauu III benz
&5oAic mo es iheint, oar cr gleid)
Sorollf feline Stieimuttcr qet6otct bar.
5Daper erihicr mebrluals um 6en'
tier, ole @oIi5iitcn bernusiorbern3,
uno gelcqentlid aus einer 8bi5tep'
ilaIte trinfeno. Gin SijIi5i6eriii iors
Ncrte ibn uut ii6 3u eraebet er ant
lporte.e ober nit eillefn S6ub III Die
Wtenqe, nnraui or bou Den belagerll.
Dem BoIi5iiten crihoiieu mlroe.
2lcroplau al geitiir5t
2uincp, Mnii, Is. S{uni 95n'
iolqe 6es 9lbitir5es zines gleropIan3
fam bier an Ircitag 9tahnlittag
george $. 0erieo IT,, Elm gSedlaniter,
lm0 Niltiaru e. Gin pou &ropibencc,
Y. &, Der lluterridt I'M ,SIiegen
nnbm uuo geo SeurO 3ones. Der
1Ni6rcr Der lPcitinc, erttGing oaoltrb
idUcrer GcrieBlutgcu, rob or auf Die
G6rper ser 5Iuei nuoeren gtdanar
iicl.
TaÌˆgliches Cincinnatier volksblatt. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1885-1919, 1915-06-19
9ius merifp.
Die 9onuenttons Re9ie'
rung Mill lid tsine
Oro bunge BON
aus sp Grts ges
fallenldiien.

gBafbiuqton, .. g., 19. Suni
Die Regierung Der Der. Staateu uurot
an 1reitag in elmer Rote pOn 5ran-
cisco Qagos Gba5arO, oem grdiioenter
Der giQaz 3apata Gonpsntior5 sRegie.
rung in Der Gtabt Wterito, 6ena6ria=
tigt, baB penn bic tiir5Iih BON BEN
grdiibeuten Bilion ab9egebens grtldz
ruug, in Der er bic Iid betdmpienoeu
garteier in Merito eriudt, 5rteoen
nit chamber gu ihlieBen. netren Druid
poer cine 0robung" beoeuteu Iolte, bic
Gpuuentionsregieruug iih Der Opfer
beprbt, bic lie gebradt, nii'en tpsroe,
bic @6re uno Biiroe oes megitanNaen
9oltes Su pohren".
Soyn Der Rote, bic Don Dem bralIlid
ntiden @eiunOten in Der Stdbt W|es
rio iibermittelt purbe, beibt es aber
peiter, oaB bic Sonoeutiou geneigt lei,
dn3unsbmsu, bab bic Reqieruns Der
Der. Stauten i'm 2(lgemeinen geneiJ It
lei .uns in freunoT6uftIi6er BeiIe gu
belfen, unierem gruoertrieg ein Gnos
,u MAIDEN, mas BON gr6btem 8ortbetI
fir bus Qdnb isin piiroe."
Gum S6lub niro in Der ylote err
tldrt, oab bic aonoeution gerne Be-
r.it lei, nit Der Gurran5d Gattton
Grieoen su i6Iieben, penn oiss ir9eno
ME tbunIih lei.
TaÌˆgliches Cincinnatier volksblatt. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1885-1919, 1915-06-19
3un WbrSer
DurbeS Rslion, neiIer
i'm 9 hldf geit6rt porz
BEN mar

ben MAI.
Qtron, @, 18. Suni. Der Al
idhriqe Sohn Reliou, Der in bem 3oits
bduie Der gDittpe gernice Wdraaret
Gneft, bic crit ror etrigsn Wlondten
ibreu Guttsu burd ben Iob perloreu
bat. Iogirte, bsfinost iih unter Der
9ntlane. BEN 10 N!onats dlteu SGugs
lin1 isinsr gDirtbin nit sinsm 6duits
i6,aq ben StGosl sertriimmert sa
bu6sn, in unteriuhungsbuft. 5as
SinS, Rag Iebr inter Der SoiBs gu lei
ben bate, mar is1r unrubig uub Re!
ion iOl ,s mshrsre Stunoen berum.
uetra1sn habeu, nm es iu bsrubtgsu
ndmit es ni6t Iiuger isineu Sbldf
itore. }ns ihm oies iebot nibt ges
lana, Itlug sr oem 9inOe nit Der
ssauit bsn StdbeI elm. Iegte es in Die
Gie1e uub bspab i'd nanr 3u Bet.
9lls bic Ulutter Sos Geibebene ents
bedte. ueriilhts iie Nelipn, Der fofort
oer6uftst puros, nit eiHtm RepoIoer
su eritiesen, bod puroc ibr ron an
bsren 6uusberobnern unb ben hsr6eis
letommsnen goIi5iisn bic Wdffe ent-
riiipn
TaÌˆgliches Cincinnatier volksblatt. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1885-1919, 1915-06-19
Ger 100. Subrestog Der
6Iaht pon DdterIoo.

Qoubpn, 18. Suni. Dor tpeHtgsg
uls einem Sabr tpurosn in Guglann
Qlnitalten setroifsn, ben 100. Sabres.
taa Der S6la6t bel BdtsrIOo ourt
ben Qutauf oes beriibmten Shlaats
IelOes, aus bem fir immerbdr Elm Ras
tionalpart ssmatt peroen ipllte, gu
fsiern. Der Sabrsstdg bieier StIatt,
bic pm Der aaergrObten peItgeiti8tz
Iiten gebeutlng mar, oerging aber
neil ous S6luttfelo Iid I'M Seiibs
Der 0eutIhsn befinoet, fat gang uns
6emertt. Die einSige Grinnerung an
bas @reisnib in GnslunO beitdHo bar.
in, oab Der Ssr3og bon 8elIington
bsm aSnia Seors tmSdIoiie 5u8inb'
for cine tlsine fran80iiibe SrttoIore
iiberreihts, nub elmer 5sier i'm BeII.
ingtcn College, bus gu G3ren oes
.GtisrustI SsrsOss" NIT ollie sins'
TaÌˆgliches Cincinnatier volksblatt. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1885-1919, 1915-06-19

WobIitanb gebraff bot. gr mar EN-
Mann pon itrengiter 0fedtIidfeit iulo
Elm epcnbaiter Gbaratter hurh uno
bur1. 9ie G3nttin itarb Dor aft Sab
rem. Gr binterIaBt einen Scbn Serrn
Sans ban gies IT,, fiinf 1od)ter nne
nelm gnfel. 2ie 1od]ter iilo gran
q. &. 9ippelm1n, ssrau u. Glart
Sail, ,Srau 2. s. Gbonlpicn ,Srnn
9. ". glGen iuO iraii ". z. glllcn.
TaÌˆgliches Cincinnatier volksblatt. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1885-1919, 1915-06-19
lie Nyfeper Werbaro
Mifaire
Bonn StantsietrctGr Gaming ais or
leoistcr @uriaa cradltet,
y a d, bem 9oti6after 9 ern
itorii Die btesbe3iig.
Iihen 9eitungsarttteI
dIB unpabr be8etd).
net batte.

@aibingtom .. g., Is 3uni.
Ter iteIpertretcnOe StaatSicfretd,
2onIing bat beute g(benb cine GrfI1,
rl,Eg a6geaebcL boB iopeit hu9
stoctgoepartement in @etrntt fame
Sic gPcper.@erbaro gliiaire als erie
oigt 5n bctrnftrn lei. gr fitGte nod
bin5it, oa, Die glngelegenbeit ME N
crrBieGer @eiie aur 9enntniB De;
StaatsSepartementS eebraf,t rporocr
ipars ,mS gctittdfter 9erritorff t5H
TaÌˆgliches Cincinnatier volksblatt. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1885-1919, 1915-06-19

D. isintelitein, aud als 8runtlin be-
tannt. @merifdner, bic gum 9obe per
uribsilt fpurben, neil fie in gluepc
edrebo falItes papier9eIo in llmlaui
aefsbt BADEN follsn, bem ameritanie
iden 9onfularagenten George 9. Ga
rotbers iibergebsn. Der QeBtere bat
Oas Staatsoepartement beHa5ri6tigt.
oaB er bic Manner mad Der @ren3e
Dpn 5erds id1iden dpiirbe
TaÌˆgliches Cincinnatier volksblatt. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1885-1919, 1915-06-19
!6arr1 s.. 9batp's @eiitess
5nftanb
9Stro liant @ntihetouu9
6e5 oberiten @eri6ts'
elmer Surp feits
deitcf Der0eu
geitcl t 10 C r b en-.

:
&Ibanp, q. o., IS. 2ylmi. SSSl
oen Sale 6es Sarrp a. 55aiu bat
6as 2lppeaationsgerid]t bic 6ntifei-
3lng 6cs Slpreme.4id}ters peter u
Seu6rid, 6er3ufolge cine 3ltrp be.
,ilgI. 6es geiitigen 3mtau0e5 oe5 au'
geflagten eutiheioen iole, beitdtigt.
Sdmntlibe 9fIdter 6es tribunals
iIimnlten nit Der gntiteiOlm8 ii5er.
Elm, Die beiagt, 6ab StlfJter !Senbrif
teinc gtbiidyt begte. irgenblUcIhe Der.
Gatportlidlfeit ab5lnual5eu, aLs er el-
nei @eitnporenen. gro5eB anoronete.
ionoern 6ab oerieIbe mir ben Gatb
elmer Sum erlonaeu tpoIlte GbaU
babe tein u6iplutts Re1t duf einsR
ioIfen gro5cb, bod babe Der Rthtcr.
nor 6em Elm folder Tnn 3ir 8erbano.
llm9 itebe, oas Rett elm Be'th I'M
einer @ro5eb bor 8eidsporeuen 81
geiuGhreu.
Ger gSro5ef 5GarD's, Der iif) iett
nod in Der 9lr6IoJD Strabe Sail be.
iinoet, III altT nGtJiter Sienitag an8e.
ieet im6 feline gluDilte tperben ale
ginitrengungen MADDEN, i'm, Madden,
or pou Der anfInge acr geritapormg
freiaciprohen lpor0eu lit, i'm fir gel.
iti6 aeillno erfldrt lrio fciner Sreibcit
Az iaheu
TaÌˆgliches Cincinnatier volksblatt. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1885-1919, 1915-06-19
6ie1Dhfer eines rmiiiihen
Cberften inter ben 0e.
fangenen in 0ali5ien.
Sishattein Reiben Der
SplbateH getGmpft.

Berlin. is. silni. Inter ben @s.
fonaenen. bic iDdbrenb Der aGmpie
in gdIiaien Don Der elrmss bes 9enes
rals BON giadsnien ssmabt ipurben.
befinbst ii6 du9 bic 1o4ter zines
rufiii&en Sbsriien. Gle true bic llnis
form sinss GiniibriafrsiipiIlissn unb
5atss IN Sss einis assiHlRft
TaÌˆgliches Cincinnatier volksblatt. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1885-1919, 1915-06-19
Suoiuig aobln,ann
Gin 0euti3 Qmerifaner
aug ruiftf4er Ge fangens
f9aftin Rem Drrtetne

f6aftin % en- y rrteins
etroffen.
Rem Corp, 18. Suni. Inter BEN
gaiIaaiersn bes 9dmpfers &urst, Der
beute BON glr9dnqel Blasgotp biee
siniraf, 6efanb ii6 Der 8eutids2(meri,
tnner 2ubtpia aoblCann Der i'm Sab
re 1899 Iein amelVaniifyes Biirgers
reht erldngte, unb 6Sduptet, bdb er
ueun WOnate lang in einem 9etenz
tioHsldaer Al 8ologbd. RuBldnb, ges
Tonaen Nebnlteu pnrben lei. Bel Mug
bruh bes arisges mar Gohlmdnn err
tier Waat duf bem beIqiiAen 0ams
pier GribdnoeI, Der I'm 6dfen BON
aronitaot lag. Seiues beutihen Vas
mems ipeoen fpurbe er perbaftet uno
etfod 100 Mlsilen ms 5nnsre nab
9ologbu qeitidt. Bon rort aug isBts
er iih nit bem ameritauii6en 8ens.
rdltoniul in ct. geter s6urg in 9ers
binbuna. Der nad grootlpn f6risb,
BON bort sine beglnubigte Q6i6rift
Der 9iirgerpnpisre Ro6lmam's srbielt
uno oann auf @runb osr'elben BON
bem Gouperneur bon 9ologba Die
freildiTinI bss Gefangeren Oerlanate.
Die Goblmann bebauptst, tebrte ith
Der 9ouberneur teinen 9eut I'M bds
Gsiu6 bes 9eneralton'uIs. nebhdl6
sr aus bem Eager sntflo6 ilnb idlieBs
li6 mad 2fr6dnael gelarQt., no Die
ameritanifhs 6ilfsgeIellitaft ibm bic
TtitteI sur Riidrsiie perfhafft babe.
TaÌˆgliches Cincinnatier volksblatt. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1885-1919, 1915-06-19
Seilieutenant
Seder
Sat lest pcrig ausii6
Dem eIeftriiben Gtubl
An entgeher.


3u entgeb ben.
gtew gorf, IS. Snni. Gas Mp.
peQationsgeriht bat belite oas 8e.
illh Der glniDdIte oe5 jiuH Sooe Der
l.rt5eiIten iriibcren 9o!i6ei Seut-
narts Charles getGr. iiul cine aber-
malige auiuabme 0e5 8eriiilnasper-
ia6rens tur5 o6acuicien mo es nitt
eirnal iiir aeeiduet befrnoen, eine
idlriitIite entitel0llna abjugeben.
Gs lpcr niflt ntogIitl. cinen Der aIn.
mdItc 0es 0erurthcLten 5u iinoen, 10
6ab bi9 ieBt nit,t5 oJrii6er pcrIGuten
fam, Deldles Der uadite Sdritt ietn
luiro, ben oieieIbeu Tn3uIeiten geoen.
fen, i'm @der uor oem eIettriiteu
5tl1l All bepabreu GINS III icoot)
iidcr, oaB Der irilbcre .mdttiae"
9oli5cilclnnant jeoc5 te6niife giitteI
periufen piro, sk er gum lesten
altiitel, benz @curcrneilr gSbttuan
elm @eanneigunpsJc'id> 5li ittterbrci.
ten, arciieu lpirb &efer. Der III lei.
aeln ;csiaeu Stnhls nod attluo-
3tuoi5ia 3nae ,u Ieben bot, 6eiinoct
iih in Der ioaeununtcn Iooten}cIle
beg Gina. Gina 3utilauies mo inlls
@onrerncir ssbitmau ibn nid)t be-
anahiaen o0cr oas berbmlbesgerid)t
einidbreiten iollie, Uiro er pibreno
Der @od5e oes y. Suli binserittet
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0ffentIt4en Subftrtpttoa gegrfinbet
Dorben mar. III
100000 Ceiterretber
9 ollsn lid in pDla un.b 4aa
Der u lmgebuuqb qbeftnbeu,

UlLeH lW IN rs 0 ! q u nd IL.
Der Observation-Disclosures
y D M, 18. SSpni. Sin Stalieaef,.
elmer Der tuentaen, benen es aelungerS
1T, aus benz 0iterrei9iTden ariegsbds
ZEN Bola gu snttommen, beri6tet, bag
ii6 IN Bold unb in Der llmaebung
100000 SeIterrei6er in febr itartatl
9}oiitionen befinben.
Der WtanH be6auptete, bab ii9 ana,
5dae Der arieQsertldrung Ieitens Saas'
liens nift Elm ein3iqer Gipilift iRf
poIa befunben babe, unb sr brlitt bic
Iniift aus, baB gola mir bur6 elm
'e9r beftiaes, anOauern0es gcmhdrs
benent ober bur9 cine Lange 9elDges
runa 6e3nunaeu iperben tDnne. Die
DiterreidnThe selotte liedt in Bpld.
TaÌˆgliches Cincinnatier volksblatt. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1885-1919, 1915-06-19
2lnflase bes WeineiSs
BEN guubts Grobgea
f9porusn aegeu ben
btutfden Referbi'
8uItdp Stabf

Rem gOrt, 1S. auni. GuitlO
Gtabl Der Seutfts Rderbtit, Der in
elmer Don Der beuti9en 9Otf6dft benz
etaaisbspartsmnet anterbreitetsn be
ibpcrsnsn ausfdse bebnupist BAT. bab
&c gsf4ibe on 8orb Der auiitdnia ses
isbsn babe III bsuts Don ben 9uHSss'
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Rem 0ort, 1s. Sunt. 2tugetOm'
men ,qlrabic" BON aiOerppOl; ~gerss
sid" bon Warieille; rSurst" BON glr'
6anqel; r6euis OlaD" ron Goperbaa
gen.
NbssFabren: .G9mric" naGf 2tnsf'
pool.
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L,6lO,OOO 3riegsgefams'
gene
9 efanben ft6 am IA. sunni
inben6Gnbenber Deu-ts !;
f6enunb Se iterrei> ~


Berlin. 18. sunni. gBie bic 6apes
riIde StaatS8eitung beridtet. 6efanN
ben iih am IA Syuut 1,610,000
&riegsaefangene in 0eutI6laub urS
Seiterrei6, nGmtib l 1,240,OOO R1iYen,
255,OOO Tran3ofen. 24,0O0 @ngldn4
ber. 41,00O 9elgier unb $4,000 Gers
Ben.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-12-02

we'll that would be drilled in that af-
tcrnoon, and the jury, like the allie
gorical wedding guests, had other en-
fragments, they rendered an undc
layed and unanimous verdict of mot
guilty" ana in company with the
judge, the prisoner. and most of the
male population, adjourned inmedi-
atcly to the Little Red jug saloon,
where they drank to the health of the
late defendant, and discussed The
murder and trial minutcly and the
deceased's character profanely.
When Mrs. Smith had settled all
the numerous bills left by her late
husband. she found sho had n little
over five hundred dollars in cash. his
personal effects, ton pokor-dccks in
various stages of dilOpidatiou, and
last, but most important, fathcrlcss
boy, Thomas Jefferson Smith-little
more than Il baby. IN short. she
found herself forced to decide on
means Of support for herself and
child. But two ways appeared open
to hcr--to go TO her relations and re-
ceivc Il doubtful welcome ard be-
grudgcd living, or to take up her de-
ceased husbands vocation. The
longer she considered il. the less in
clincd she felt 10 voluntarily become
n dependent upon her friends; ana
she turned 10 the contemplate or
u gamblers Ito. which 10 her advcn-
turous spirit seemed Infinitely pre-
cradle. az hcr success rs poker
player she had no doubt. In the
halcyon dayq of her early married
life her husband had taught her the
game that so fascinated him; and the
touch OF the cards. as She looked over
his effects, brought back to her menu
cries of many hapry evenings spent
together, when he had initiated her
into the mysteries of poker and SOW
cral mildcr games. OFTEN ne mad
found it impossible to hold his own
against hc~ and many times had
complimentcd her upon her rrofcicn-
cy. Now she would put her skill 10
tic test. and see whether his praise
had been deserved.
She looked oyer his clothes. They
We but little worn. and one suit OF
broadcloth was nearly now; he had
been very fastidous about his dress.
and. if he had been playing in any
luck at all, never wore n garment
after It had begun to get shabby.
she was IN expert sean1streSs, and by
letting out n seam here and taking
one i'm there and judiciously padding
where the curves of her figure show
ed too plainly. she made the suit fit
almost as we'll as though it had been
made for her.
When she had made a trip to Pitts
hurgh and invested in the accessories
of a gentlcman's drcss--aii purchased
for her Newfoundland completed her
work by the addition of false mus
tache. nobody would have recognized
her in the handsome. slim young man.
shy. and given to starting at the IT,
rades of profanity some drunken
driller or tool-dresser INDUCED in at
the capricous turns of fortune; in
fact. this nervousness and her un-
sophisticated manner soon won for
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her, in her new role. the sobriquet or
The Boy." Her hair had been close
" cut during her Illness, but had now
grown out and formed thick mass
of brown curls, which a visit to
barber transformed into becoming
crown for the boyish face beneath.
A few finishing touches completed
her costume. and she was ready to
go forth rs John Bantling. profession
oil gambler. and WOO the tickle god
dess for the support of herself and
son.
The town had grown rapidly in the
few months that had elapsed since
Smiths death and long, irregular
lines Of streets stood whore fields and
underbruah had held undisputed sway
less than n year before. Tho gas
lamps were beginning to throw their
yellow glare on the hurrying crowds
or people on the streets whom John
Bantlng LEFT his room ut Mrs. Smiths
whore he also boarded, and walked
slowly dnwn one of the main streets
humminE q tune in a rich voice that
in n woman would have been Il con-
trnlto a few doors below the Eagle
House H. entered a saloon ana went
UP to the bar.
"Wcli. what Is II tonight. ny. Bant-
ling" tho bartender asked affaby.
Nothing, thank you" he replied.
"Tour goods and my business don't
go we'll together. You know. Has
Mr.. fTillard been here tonight?'
yes; hos upstairs, waiting for
YOU"
An wight, Nj Boyer. Thank you"
And passing to the back of the sa-
loon. he assembled to the second floor,
went along a narrow hail. and knock
ed on one OF the dozen or moro doors
opening on both sides of the passage.
A voice from within babe him en-
ter. which he did, and found himself
in n room about ten feet square. At
Il small. baiZe-cOverod table in the
enter of the room sat n man whose
whole appearance, to one acquainted
with the class in tho oil regions at
that time, bespoke the professional
gambler. This was "Gentlenan"
Ilillard, one of the most fortunate.
as wcll as renowned gamblers in the
oil regions.
Mr.. Bantiing." he said. in a voice
remarkable for it's evenness of ac-
cent and courtliness.
yes" replied Mr.. Bantling. "I had
some private business to attend 10
before / came" He. did not add,
however that this business was put
ting Thomas jefferson to bed and
asleep.
"Well. we will proceed to business
at once" said Mr.. Hillard; and. pro-
ducing deck of cards, the two We're
soon deep in their game.
When Mr.. Bantling had appeared
In Tight Pinch some six months be-
fore. and engaged rooms and board
from Mrs. Smith, he had played polk
er with whoever cared to play, go
ing nightly to some one Of the public
gambling rooms of the city. 1t was
on one Of these evenings he met Mr..
l1illard. He had often heard of him,
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weighed fifteen hundred and forty.
Jock had sworn to 1t before I put
the ad in.
Jock" said I, that evening, 'let's
please weigh the colt-just for
green's" l added alphabetically.
business OF reluctance by Jock)
business of permission by me.)
business of taking colt to neigh
boris scales and weighing him.
Ego: "Fourteen-thirty."
Jock Calmly: "Is that it, sir?"
Ego (stern): Eyes, fourteen-thir-
ty." with supreme sarcasm):
mot ffteen-forty."
Jock: THE scales must "a been
froze. sir. I'm In mind twas a cold
day"
Ego: "Whatd you do 1t for, jock?
You weren't trying to sell the colt to
me-"
Jock: Il thought you'd ave more
conference.-the In him. sir. And con-
fldence-thats 'arf of sellin' a 'oss.
need a little whisky for him."
Ego: "Whisky--what are you talk
Ing about?"
Jock: TITS whisky as puts the
gimp into a 'oss. Sir Wranefete
Blubbie-he knew the uses on 1t, sir
We 'ad a close fit one time along of
yearlin' filly by Sarris King out
o Music Hall Girl at the Crystal
Palace show-and we put arr
pint O. whisky over her neck just
afore she went into the ring. l was
afeard the judges would Whit it
when they went to look into her
mouth. Not them, Jock says Sir
Wranefete. They'll never Whit 1t.
They carn't. They've lunched their
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he saw that though the title to the
colt was mine, the control was in
Jock.
'"ro make dry footin' for 'em-same
as we did for Sarris King and his
get"
DRY footing; dry feet. You want
wet in the barn-yard to make hoofs
spread" said the old man, taking
tape from his vest and measuring
David below the knee. l don't know
why--it must have been telepathy-
but I blushed as he stopped.
Then ne asked If l had any other
stock to show, and started for the
train. On the way I asked him to
give me ideas for David. If he
couldn't give me dollars.
"Sun and air and less funny busi-
ness" said he. land knowing your
own horse better. Now. old Mark
Durham was the best PercherOn
salesman this country ever knew.
But he couldn't buy-he was too
good -natured--and, queer enough, he
had the sense to know 1t. He al
ways got Minnesota man to buy
for him. They made q fine team"
What makes q salesman"
What makes poker-player? Why
do you rather buy the same pair of
shoes for the same money off one
clerk than another? It's something
born"
"Why exactly am I such a rotten
salesman? For I know that fifteen
hundred and forty is good weight
for a twenty-month colt"
"Yeh, 1t would be a good weight"
blushed again-and 1t must have
been telepathy-for l thought he