The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-04-17
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a total OF seven. She looked up
| encuiringly at Bravo and showed
him her hidden card. He grinned..
"Hit mel" She cried. delighted.
Milkshake slapped down . deuce.
"There 9ip't no Justice he
groaned. Barbara totaled on her
fingers. Nine. She ignored . nudge
from Bravo's knee.
"Hit mel" she demanded.
A four.spot made Il thirteen. ShJ
drew q trey and q l1ve.
Milkshake, with no real hope OF
Anything but the worst. drew the
overdue face card and announced
himself beaten. Polysyllabic OBJ
scenities accompanied his announce
ment. He Mpped mp Barbara's
concealed card and wsarily pushed
over 90 cents.
In the strong passion Of hazard
she forgot her aches. II ten cents
became ninety In this Interesting
game. what might not happen to
ninety cents? When It came her
turn to bid she pushed her Ill to
the center Of the soap box.
1.-THE woiks1" asked Milkshaka
uneasily.
1.-THE woiks!" exulted Barbara.
This time she drew seven carda
1--WE got twenty" she announced.
obligingly.
"Take anotherr insinuated
|crafty Milkshake. ''You might hit
81"
1.-THE kidIl stand on what he's
got" interfered Bravo.
I'm cold" exploded Milkshaks
and tossed the pack Of cards over
his head. \ claim there amt no
Justice"
He began to count out money.
He showed over $3.50. He expressed
regret In simple. awful terms,
Barbara buried her winnings. deep.
I'm through" She rose and
stretched.
WHAT Milkshake was not only
surprised: he was severely wound.
ed.
Il might lose next time,~ q.
plained Barbara simply.
"There was q howl Of laughter.
She withdrew, blushing. She an.
pealed to Bravo.
whats wrongI Can't l quit
when I want TOT"
Certainly you can"
She retired to her corner. How
simple the scheme of vagabond
economies! One panhandled or
gambled. A player from the ruined
game crossed to her.
"They took me- be Informed
lugubriously.
''That's too bad" sympathized
Barbara.
I'm clean.- he connded. (shs
doubted that!) Can ~ lend me
the loan Of a ten?"
Sure thing. brother!" She
resurrected her hoard and found 4
dime. "Here."
He was ungrateful. He looked at
the dime blankly. came to the I'm.
alterable conviction that a dime Il
was indeed. and finished the panto
mime by hurting the bit of silve,
violently into the other end of the
car. Strange people. these hoboes
"Takes all the dough in the
game" complained the mendicant
then refuses to stake a guy.
ask. Is there any justice?"
Pipe down." said Bravo Quietly
from the shadows. The surly one
shambled away.
The door In the roof Of the car
opened and man In oilskins
clambered down. The card game
expired. The intruder's eyes caught
the money on the surface Of the
soap box and lit.
Hes the shack informed
psychologist at Barbara's feet.
And what's Q shack1" queried
Barbara In whisper.
"A brake"
whats a brakie?"
He grunted disgust. Milkshaks
was negotiating converse with the
interloper.
Wanna be dealt int" he asked.
Sure l do-for . buck apiece
There was . grumhle Of protest
I'VE pay the other shack . dol
lar" said Helsingfors.
rYeah." said OilskinA tina.
was another shack and another
division. You bein' here amt likel,
to cost him his Job. He collected
for one division and that divisions
up. Kick In. all OF you, or IN have
to kick you all out.
The man who had asked Barhara
Tor the loan OF ten was the flra
to shell out his dollar % Oilskins
The rest followed suit. Barbara
counted out dollar In change and
reluctantly handed Il to the brake
man.
His departure released sulphur
Gus comments.
"The dirty sapsticker.. from
Milkshake.
damn t'ief." from Helsingfors.
1.-THE big bum!" contributed Bar
bara. She felt resentful. She ~,
iHbued with q warm fellow feelini
Tor her exploited brotherhood. 6hi
counted her money. The dollar out
lay had reduced it to an insigniiI
cant $3.50. What was tho use q
honest enterprise? One scraped Ia
gether q competence and authorit,
In. oflskins took 1t away. Sh.
definitely adopted the hobo creed;
There amt no justice"
She learned about women from
the man.talk that assailed her ears
And what she learns about her ov1
sex does not please Shebo.
este
NOW she was q veteran OF III,
road. She had como through he,