The evening world., 1915-02-10


and with unexpected results.
Across the field q bowling white |
bulk shot without, apparently. touch |
Ing the ground! There was . wall In |
the way, to b sure, but the white
btlak catapulted straight over II. and
the howls came more falntly from
beyond.
Almost before the horrible truth |
had penetrated to him, Mr.. Pollard |
noted the violent shaking Of q bush
At the further side OF the noxt neld
and understood that a second fence
had been crossed. too--and Blister,
having stared after the fleeing one
for q moment. was turning now to
wag his tail for Capt. Velvet.
"One dog" that individual said
complacently. has quit"
"But-why'-M Mr.. Pollard began
wildly.
"And it's your dog. Jimmy"
chuckled Capt. Velvet a. he saun-
william Ryan. swayins slisbtly.
came close to his chief.
he choked.
That was our whole roili" Robert
Pollard confessed. and his stare was
the stare OF q somnambulist
Then how much money have we
now7" the Spanish Brute gasped.
The guiding intelligence slid trem-
bling hngers into his trousers pocket
and glanced downward for O moment
at what they produced.
We've got ninety cents now, Bill"
said Mr.. Pollard as from q great dis
tance.
Sadly the thin, gray line of coins
clinked back to Mr.. Pollard's pocket.
The Snake. turning back from q
last. long stare after his departed pet,
hurled several dollars worth of dog
collar and perfectly good leader
with plain animosity.
Didn't you save anything for n
getaway" he demanded.
Did there-seem to be any need
OF that?" Mr.. Pollard gasped.
Maybe not, but playing a sure
thing with him Is different from play
Ing 1t with anybody else" said the
Snake with warmth. you ought TO
have had sense enough to save out at
The leader Of the band turned q
savage. reddening countenance on
him.
I've got sense enough left to trim
that old fool and I'll do I'll" he stated
viciousiy. Gould anybody under the
blue sky ever suspect that was going
to happen7 Did either Of your
mo. Robby." the Snake sourly ad-
mitted.
'Then. believe me when I tell you
that I'm not done with him yet! I'll
get that roll Of his. and III swindie
him out Of 1t with his eyes open.
now! I'll trim that crafty old scoun-
drel 80 clean that
Hes looking at you." the Spanish
With q fearful wrench the master
mind caused his vibrating anatomy to
relax. He glanced at the good captain
and smiled faintly-and then broadly
and with something like good cheer.
Because. with, that simple counte-
nance in full view, dismay fed swift
ly from Robert Pollards perturbed
brain and warm confidence crept back
to her place.
He had been right In the very nrst
place in his estimate Of the elderly
adventurer: he was right now. Guile
less as a child In many ways. Captain
Velvet was protected from disaster
only by a cloak OF plain. incompre-
snatched away!
There was something positively
childlike about the captains over
|, whelming pleasure Just now. he
patted his triumphant Blister anC
, chuckled as he eyed them and said:
"You amt sore, RobbyT"
mot at ALL The guiding mint
. was amiable.
,, come back, Bili?" the Captain sug
, gested.
Spanish Brute.
"You better go find your dog. Jim.
. Capt. Velvet added with . crude CUR
. faw.
II don't want him!" snapped Jane
Evans.
well. 1t only goes to show tha
, you never want to bet on what seem
/ to be-" their benefactor philosophical
i Judgments the thing you want I
, hundred and fifty dollars that didn'
even know was around the place. an
I've seen times when It got me
\ whole lot more
why, there was a feller years as
!, in Foo Chow that had to bet on some
thing every ten minutes or bust. II
), got to pestering me one night, an
finally he wanted TO bet mo 80 TO
that one Of the junks anchored o
= shore'd sink before morning. Mo
= new boat, too, and tight as drum
: and yet he had a bag o. gold coin I
: say she'd be at the bottom befo'
4 dawn.
= "Weil, sir, I took him up. and lon
. I. about midnight darned II he didn
row out to her with q big brace an
bit-going to bore her bottom full
. holes!"
He beamed at Mr.. Pollard.
y And she sank?" that gentlema
= asked politely.
!, '.No, she didn't Robby. bacause
= was sitting out there waiting for hi
y with a club-and when he car
- around. long before dawn. she WI
- - floating as nice and tidy as eve
- That's where the judgment came l
and won. What else Is there arouI
'' here that can bet on?" the capita
demanded jovially.
He rubbed his hands and CRIME
;" his innocent boyish pleasure; and II
h spiration came stealthily to Mr.. Pc
~ lard. 1t was q small trick and b
y, meath him-yet the Snakes load.
~ dice were absolutely infallible In q
;" hands OF q skilled manipulator.
you can't bot on anything vi
:. = me. unless you lend me what you
:. Just won." Mr.. Pollard said. 'Th
. was all the loose change I had"
"Jim and Bill"-began the capital
= 'Hs had ours" Tho Spanish Bru
/. was laconic. THAT was It,"
80 II you care to let mo try aga