The Press., 1916-05-03

a shining marx" and 1t is hard to find a person with superior intellect who is not har licapped by some glar- ing defect. .JEst as soon as Scar borough made deal by which he pocketed hand some profit he would go to A gambling den and lose it. and that. TOO to men who were his interiors. One evening Scarborough. who had just sold piece of property for $3.OOO. was being relieved of it by gang of sharpers. While he was playing ;i young man of clerical cut and wearing a white cravat entered the den and. taking position in the center of the room. began to speak. against the gam bling passion. The proprietor locke at him as though uncertain whether to stop him or let him proceed. Seein" that no one in the room paid any atten ton to the speaker, he chose the latter course.
 While the young clergyman was in weighing against the sin of gambling girl of seventeen entered and, moving, straight to Scarborough, put her arms about his neck and begged him to come away.
 Mother says that you will lose all the money received for the gale of the property" she pleaded.
 'I've lost 1t already, but I'll get It back again, and more too"
 "Oh, father!"
 "Just you go home and tell your mother not to worry. I'll come out all right"
 uNYI. suI xnrafn hGl house the clergyman ceased ms fe' marks on the sin of gambling and fixed his eyes upon her intentiy. He heard what she said to her father, and when he refused to go away with her the clergyman went over to the table where her father was playing and looked over the game.
 Gents" he said presently, would you mind man of the church taking | a hand in this gamer"
 There was burst of laughter and l much chaffing of the clergyman at hav- | ing preached against gambling and | then going back on all he had said. | But the men at the table, except Scar borough. were all card sharps and thought what fine thing it would be | to fleece parsOn. He was admitted to | the game with a welcome and, taking S1OO from his wallet. invested the l amount in chips.
 Never at that board had such hands been held as by the parson. If the best l hand against him was full of hines l he held full of tens. When he dealt l the cards it seemed that he was en- abled to give the others such hands as would draw them out, and he always l topped them. The chips all came his l way, and before long he had pile be- fore him that filled the others with envy. Then he said:
 Gents. no more playin' for chips. 1 Cash these and let the game go on for hard money"
 Since he was winner, there could be no objection to this, and the game pro- l ceeded on a money basis. When the parson had won more than $2,5OO he suggested jack pot. The betting was opened with pair of queens. The par son bet so high that he drove all the rest out except one man. When he was called and showed his hand he l ace. He won $500 on that hand alone Turning to Scarborough, he said:
 "How much money did you bring in here?'
 "Thirty-two hundred dollars"
 The parson counted out the amount pushed it toward him, deducted the hundred dollars he had begun the game with and left the balance on the table.
 You're a fine parson, you are," said the man who had lost the jackpot "Who are you, anyway
 "I'm Jim Gay, who used to be known in these parts for the slickest card shifter of all professionals.
 "One day. when a posse was after me. I got into the cabin where this man and this girl were livin'. The gir
 was a child then, but against her moth CTS wishes she warned me of the com ing of the committee and enabled me to show a clean pair of heels. Some how I couldn't get her kindness ou
 of my head. and 1t worked on me til
 it reformed me. concluded to get al
 education to preach. so that I could
 spend the rest of my life exposing mer
 who fleece and are neeced. Do you re
 member me. little girl?" '.
 "Yes. l do."
 The three of them took the regainet
 funds to Scarborough's cabin. It wal
 invested in a silver mine and made thu
 family comfortable. The father neve
 gambled again. and Mabel Scarborough
 as Gays wife. is now assisting him il Il his crusade against gambling.