Richmond planet., 1930-11-15
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n touched Carl softly Oh IhFS eihi'
shoot f. me, daddy" she cried
loud enough for Toto to hear. The
girl. seeing Toto with Bogo, figured
that she now would be unable to in
terfere. Carl scarcely noticed her.
Toto's eyes clouded, then narrowed
furiously.
What you shoot now, Carlo" the
kamekeeper asked in something APP
preaching awe.
"I shoot all of it-one hundred and
twenty dollars" Carl replied calmly,
while his glance challenged the sui
len Bogo.
The dark giants glance wavered,
then fell to the table. A loud gust OF
talk broke the tenSeneSS. "Bogo amt
gonna fade all that money" some
n exclaimed p~rovocatively.
As though in answer, Bogo pushed
his pile of money to the center OF
the table. "Ah fades what I got!"
he growled defiantly.
Just as Carl shook the dice, there
was a sudden connection at his side,
then a screech. He glanced around
in time to see Toto yank Elmira away
from him, then, as he cast the dice,
Toto was at his side breathing rap
idly, but smiling at him.
st tried to tell you that 1 was with
Bogo for a purpose" she whispered.
''Now hurry up and break him so
we can be together!"
Carl, the Winner
This time Carl threw the numbered
bones across the table, and when they
stopped they were directly in front
of Bogo. One of them had the fig
ure al" uppermoSt, and the other,
two rows of treys.
For a tense interval Bogo glared
speeches. at Carl. Overhead the
black sky burst asunder with a sud-
den, terrific clap of thunder, and a
Jagged, brilliant streak Of lightning
leaped across the heavens. Obeying
some impulse, Carl tossed a few
crumpled bills to the vanquished
giant with a gesture of calculated in
science. The tables were now turned
with a vengeance. In front of Carl
was the mound of money which had
been Bogo's a few short minutes
since, and by Carps side the lovely
Toto stood with the air of n who
has the full right and desire.
The onlookers could almost see
the slow working of Bogo'S mind;
and they could n from his in
creaSingly tense I'M that m
thing was about to happen. A few
of the more timid left the table hur-
riedly, and the others gave way a
round the two principals.
AS the small wad Of money struck
in front of him, Bogo swept it from
the table with a furious blow. His
small, evil eyes cleaned malevolently,
and the heavy muscles o fhiS huge
Jaw grew rock-like under the force
of his passion. He gripped the table
with both his hands while his breath
came in cultural SobS.
Suddenly he beloved like an en-
ragged bull, and knocking people from
his path ruthlesSly, he started around
the table toward Carl, mounting in
coherent curses and threats.
Carl had not thought beyond the
moment of his triumph, and now with
the somewhat fearSome spectacle of
the dark giant rushing toward him,
he had no definite thought as to how
to defend himself. He felt something
cold being slipped into his hand, and
heard Toto'S calm voice saying: use
my switch blade, baby. Don't let that
big devil hurt you'll"
Carl and Bogo Clash
AS though on cue, the thunder
pealed again, and reverberated like
the inSistent blasting of cannon An
abrupt shower of cold rain swished
downward, and then the heavens
seemed to open, pouring forth wind
and water in terrible fury.
Bogo did not hesitate. 1t is doubt
full that he even realized anything
beyond his grim desire to get his huge
hands on Carl, who had now re-
treated a little from the table to-
ward a clearer space, The two men
met just as a particularly brilliant
flash of lightning made the scronch
circle alive with its peculiar green
radiance that set forth every object
with startling distinctness. Bogo
swung one of his heavy hands at
Carl'S head, but the latter side-step-
ped, and backed away. Bogo followed
with relentless ferocity, failing with