Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1916-05-26

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once pton made a misdeal By
sWoTe softly
Just thtu The door opened The
two women entered
on daddy 1t was Dorothy and
her tone vas unmistahah,y relieved
81 w2s elnGiug to be Teal atdrlne1
shout ourselves, 1ut affairs cannot real
" he serious II yuJ and Mr h,nastut
con s,t calmly down to game 81
cards.
She perchei herself On the arm d
her father chair
What are YOU playing for dad
dyi
Just to pass the time daughter
Run on out, you and Marion We
have been talking over some matters
you wouldn't understand
The girl passed her hands loving
~ over the old miner sparse hdli
The light In her eyes told kynastui
what the loss Of her father would
mean To Dorothy Then suddenly II
came To him that he was playing The
fourth hand. and that on the upshoI
a Nat Ia. 4
Or not that light should dawn again
in Dorothy lptons eyes.
He bit his lips TN the blood cant
and ran down, a salty trickle, into his
mouth Upton looked at kynastol
grimly as he flung the NTH card mt
the widow and settled himself 10 play
his hand
Patience and shuttle the cards
as the SpaniaIds gay Wait b't
kyhaston
He laid down his hand for mo
ment aud shakingly lit cigarette
Who'ye You got at home, kynas
TOM
Sister Why? What's that got Il
do with IT.?
How old are you, son
twenty-five Still, Why"
An I'm sixty-fiye Did you ain
at that man kynaston AS God Ii
your Judge, answer Inc
And straight as a shot came kyhds
tons answer Il aimed as deliberate
ly ut him as ever aimed at anything
In my life. Did you?"
" did An without lynn more thai
ordinarily do, | can say that II did
miss 1t the first time for long time
Did you see the body
No They covered 1t up with ths
blanket toe quick for me to see Why Z
ri wonder II It's possible that ",
both plugged him
hat got nothing to do with 1t
said kyhaston roughly They only
claim one Of us Play your hand, Up
ton What ails you :"
"Nothin, only I'd like to bet thai
II you killed him he's got two bullet
holes In him must say don't Ike
the idea OF hayin' a clean miss SCI
down against me--takin' up the
widow, are you?'
For hynaston, the play passing L
him, quietly laid down his hand anc
picked the live cards from the center
OF the table
Wouldn't have ME stand on tvs
small pairs with the stakes we're plaJ
in for would you
There was little mirth in the Jest
Just SO do men jest 1h0, standing OF
the Peaks Of feril, look down into the
Valley Of the Shadow. Just so have
Anglo. Saxon men psted from time i'm
memorial. PLAYING with death as boyt
do with marbles. holding 1t indeed II
be a little thing where honor Is TO be
gained.
The older man speJuIated Ther
, lie lhltW NoNll Nhlu ihlo Ea'p mn
The right on the next play to throw
down one card and pick up two.
Shall we turn up the card92'
The sweat had started again or
kynaaton face. but he summoned i
laugh 1t was the poorest imitation
that was ever heard and flung down
his hand face up. 1t WAS one ace. ont
king. one seven ADD two fours!
II you've got anything at all II
your hand as 10 Is, you have me beaten
cant better my hand from what
threw down. In the name OF Heaven
Upton, show down"
Upton, with quick look at his
young opponent laid his hand quietly
upon the table Three jacks peered
out from behind seven spot
Il was aiming to speculate again
on the neat round II you hadn't
dropped out an then Try for the foui
Jacks Want a drink? ?"
kynaston nodded. smiling wanly at
his host
1t s all right, old man. he said
presently 1T az 1t should be, You
see you've got Dorothy to look after
-and-l1 have liked that job myself
II the cards hai fallen the other
way"
Upton whtstled
Good Heavens, boy! Does she
know 2
kynaston shook his head softly
No II came too late tor lie to
tell her She must never know, Up
ton Not word OF this II 90 down
al dusk You must OF the ladies'
in the hack room GU some pTete4t.
They would raise the deuce and ali ii
they knew and then IN walk on
down
Il shall not take rifle with me.
but | will take that little thirty Weight
automatic Of yours II may come in
handy in the time Of need, ana | can
,t-ln 4.