Omaha daily bee., 1922-04-09

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A. this point In his story. Shutter Smell. re-
counting the tale across the table while the
orchestra jazzed and the shuffle and swing OF
sliding feet beat rhythmically about the dance
floor beside us, became somewhat vague In sew
eral respects. 1t was not clear, for example,
how, he. who never participated In ways
that were dark, came to be taken into his
employers confidence, nor was he able
apparently. to go into any details regarding the
technique planned by Nelse Kincaid whereby
June should get Cole Gurney to risk his pank.
roll on her unsupported promise that she would
see he didn't lose. / take it Nelse saw how
serious the affair getting with Cole. and
sensed that the boy might even be thinking OF
asking June to marry him, and that he staged
some mock quarrel with the girl, so that she
could go to Cole for sympathy and seem to be
at odds with her father, which would make
plausible her confession.
This confession-Shutter die not know now
it was worded, what led up to It, OF course
involved the old mans probity, and JuneS
At times, when there was big game, faro
deck might be partially stacked. to affect the
three cards in the last turn. and June might
tin a victim as to how the cards were to come
out and tip him falsely. She was to imply that
her father wanted her to do this. but that she
would not. If Cole wanted to gamble $bOoo
or $4,000 on one turn. she would undertake
with Nelse to double-croSS nlHl-ano Wouio ooo-
be-cross Nelse himself. p.
There was some sort of revenge motif 40
an excuse, Shutter said, and also there was the
ingenious use OF an old rumor-qute NONSENSE
cal-which Cole doubtless would have heard IN
the gossip Of the place. that June wasn't Nelses
daughter All in ALL It was 4 plot that older
and wiser infatuated men than Cole Gurney
might have succumbed to.
Then, Just on the eve Of 1t, June baked.
She said-and again. II Shutter had no active
part in these things. do not understand how
it came about that the conversation was IN his
hearng--that Cole was a nice kid and that It
was a shame Nelse Kincaid thereupon hared.
II suppose" he sreered. the young IDIOT
has been telling you If you was away from the
bad influence of your daddy, he'd be half In
clined to marry you"
"He didn't say hail." she retorted.
IT thought so. Well. there's two reasons
that know Of why he wouldn't"
He amplifed, at her look Of inquiry:
zone is that he amt the marrying kind
But If he was I'd see he didn't When you get
married, which won't be- for many day yet.
well pick more Of q man than he H."
"1'm sort of curious to know just how you'd
stop it, daddy" she said. and something IN the
way she drawled it-some inherited quality OF
his own cold, sneering speech when ne was an
gered--made him reply. nastily:
Suppose he was tipped that somebody had
a prior lien-that II you married anybody, 1t
ought by all rights to be somebody else"
She went white at the underlying signih-
canoe and brutality Of the threat. such lie"
she choked.
.He wouldn't know It was. would he? 1t
would fit in quite plausible with the bar and the
dance hail. and the associates that he wished
you wouldn't keep, wouldn't It? At that. would
it be so much Of lie? It's Bible truth that
any time you get married, it will be to some
body else than hirn-the curly-headed fool!"
In M eOt
for she had an intimate acquaintance with the
old mans temper and vindictiveness.
IT didn't know" she said slowly. that you
had anything against him-personal."
20, you didn't he growled. "You think
admired to have the smirking idiot tell you,
in your own fathers place, that your own father
wasn't man enough to look out for you."
"Whcn did he?"
Didn't he? Didn't he say you oughtnt to
be around her where these other girls are?
Didn't he kick at your taking drink-as II
don't know whether you ought to drink or not?
AS If 1 amt competent to tend to your
She opened her mouth as If to contradict or
protest. and closed it. Her lips set in straight
line. Then she began over again. saying: "He
meant WELL"
"Helrs paved with 'em!' Nelse snapped.
Well, life's too short to use 1t all up talking
Do we pull the play as set up, or don't we
tonight? Because, one way or the other. this
pup Gurney is going to be sent about his busi-
ness. He can be chased back onto the range
by the need Of replenishing busted roll and
disappointment in love. or he can be chased
back by disappoint in love all by itself-youre
the one to say which. But one thing I'll tell
you straight young lady. We amt running
the house for our health You've made un-
profitable eyes at him a. long as you're going
to-.
June looked straight into her fathers face
and saw he meant 1t. and she squared her
shoulders and threw her chin up. "All right"
she said shortly. "Well pull the play tonight
What are the three cards?"
That's sense!" cried Nelse. "1t will be the
first deal after Shutter goes to eat. at IL. The
turn will be ace, king. ana some little card.
The little one is immaterial; It will be at the
bottom. They will come out king. ace"
And tell him they are fixed to come out
ace king"
Fright. You tell him to play en- ace. king"