The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, February 20, 1908, Image 3
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^The Spoilers.j
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By REX E. BEACH.
Copyright.' 1005. by'Rex E. Beach.
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CHAPTEU VII.
w- T ATE In July it grows dark aa mid
| nigbt approaches, so that the
^ I many lights from doorway and
. i Jl d window seem less garish and
. strange than they do a month earlier.
In the Northern there was good business
doing. The new bar fixtures,
which had cost a king's ransom or
represented the one nlgbfs losings of
a Klondike millionaire, shone rich,
dark and enticing, while the cat glass
s sparkled with iridescent hues, reflecting
In a measure the prismatic moods,
the dancing spirits of the crowd that
crushed past, baiting at the gambling
games or patronizing the theater In
the rear. The old bar furniture,
brought down by dog team from "up
river," was established nt the rear ex- j
tremity or tne ioog OL.iuing, jast ia- :
side the entrance to the dance hall,
where patrons of the drama might,
with a modicum of delay and Inconvenience,
quaff as deeply of the beaker
as of the ballet.
Now, however, the show had closed,
the hall had been cleared of chain
? and canvas, exposing a glassy, tempting
surface, and the orchestra had
moved to the stage. They played a
rollicking, blood stirring twoetep, while
the door swam with dancers.
At certain Intervals the musicians
worked feverishly up to a crashing
crescendo, suppdrted by the voices of
the dancers, until all joined at the top
note In a yell, while the drummer
llred a forty-four Colt Into a box of
wet sawdust beside his chair?all In
time, all in the swinging spirit of the
tune.
The men, who were mostly young,
danced like college boys, while the women,
who were all young and good
dancers, floated through the measures
with the ease of rose leaves on a summer
stream. Faces were flushed, eyes
were bright, and but rarely a voice
sounded that was not glad. Most of
the noise came from the men, and, although
one caught here and tfc?a a
hint of haggard lines about the giHish
faces and glimpsed occasional eyes
that did not smile, yet as a whole the
scene was one of genulnp enjoyment.
Suddenly the music ceased, wad the
couples crowded to the bar. The worn
Hvlnlra tha man molt
ru IW* U(U UilVOO iU??, M.V
ly whisky. Barely was the choice of
potations criticised, though pccasioiwlly
some ruddy eschewer of *>briety Insisted
that his lady "take the same,"
avowing that "hootch," having been
demonstrated beneficial In his case,
was good for her also. Invariably the
lady accepted without dispute, and Invariably
the man failed to note her
glance at the bartender or the silent
substitution by that capable person of
ginger ale for whisky or of plain water
for gin. In turn the mixers collected
$1 from each man. flipping to the
girl a metal percentage check, which
she added to ber store. In the curtained
boxes overhead men bought bottles
with foil about the corks, and then
subterfuge on the lady's part was Idle,
but. on the other hand, she was able to
pocket for each bottle a check redeemable
at $5.
A stranger straight from the east
would hare remarked first upon the
good music, next upon the good looks
of the women and then upon the shabby
clothes of the men, for some of
them were In "mukluk," others In
sweaters with huge Initials and winged
emblems, and all were collarless.
Outside la the main gambling room
there were but few women. Men
crowded in dense masses about the
faro layout, the wheel, craps, the Klondike
game, panging! and the card tables.
They talked of business, of
home, of women, bought and sold
mines and bartered all things from
hams to houor. The groomed and
clean, the unkempt and filthy Jostled
shoulder to shoulder, equally affected
by the license of the gold fields and the
exhilaration of the new. The mystery
^ of the north had touched them all. The
glad, bright wine of adventure filled
their veins, and they spoke migbtHy of
things they had resolved to do. or recounted
with simple diffidence the
strange stories of their accomplishment.
The Bronco Kid. familiar from Atlin
to Nome as uie rtest "oann aeaier on
the Yukon, worked tlie shift from S till
2. He was a slender man of thirty,
dexterous in movement, slow to smile,
soft of voice and known as a living
flame among woueu. He had dealt
the biggest games of the early days
Vand had no enemies. Yet, though
many called him friend, they wondered
Inwardly.
It was a st-rong play the Kid had
tonight, for Swede Sam of Dawson
ventured many stacks of yellow chips,
and he was a quick, aggressive gam"**1*
^ler. A "*evv 8at a* kiug
-^wt?rr avtrrty- creased $1,000 bills before
vnim, toget her with piles of smaller currency.
He adventured viciously and
without sy stem, while outsiders to the
number of four or five cut in sporadically
with small bets. The game was
difficult to follow, consequently the
lookout, from his raised dais, was leaning
forward, chin in hand, while the
group was hedged about by eager onlookers.
Faro is a eJosed book to most people,
for its intricacies are confusing. Lucky
is he who has1 never persevered in solving
its mysteries nor speculated upon
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the "systems" of beating it. From
those wbo have learned it. the game demands
practice, dexterity and coolness.
The dealer must run the cards,
watch the many shifting tk?ts. handle
the neatly piled checks, figure lightnlngiike
the profits and losses. It was
his r.nerriug. clocklike regular!iy In this
that had won t!?e Kid his reputation.
This nJght bis powers were taxed. He
dealt silently, scowlingly, his long wbtte
Angers nervously caressing the cards.
This preoccupation prevented his noticing
the rustle and stir of a newcomer
who bad crowded op behind him
until be caught the wondering glances
of those lu froot and saw that the
Israelite was staring past him. his
money forgotten, his eyes beady and
sharp, his ratlike teeth showing in
grin of admiration. Swede Sam glared
from under his unkempt shock and felt
uncertainly toward the open collar of
hla flannel shirt where a kerchief J
should hare been. The men who were'
standing gazed at the newcomer, some j
with surprise, others with a half smile
of recognition.
Bronco glanced quickly over his J
shoulder, and as he did so the breath
caught lu his throat, but for only an
instant. A girl stood so close beside
him that the lace of her gown brushed
his sleeve. He was shuffling at the
moment and dropped a card, then nodded
to her. speaking quietly aa he
stooped to regain the pasteboard:
"Howdy. Cherry V
She did not answer, only continued
to look at the "layout" "What a
woman!" be thought She was not too
tall, with smoothly rounded bust and
hips and loug waist, all well dlaplayed
by her perfectly fitting garments. Her
face was oval, the mouth rather large,
the eyes of dark, dark blue, prominently
outlined under thin, silken lids. Her
dull gold hair waS combed low over
the- ears, and her wnlle showed rows
of sparkling teeth before It dived into
twin dimples. Strangest of all. It was
an innocent face, the face and smile of
a schoolgirl.
The Kid Cabbed his shuffling awkwardly
and slid the cards Into the box.
Then the woman spoke:
"I.et me have your place. Bronco."
The man gasped, the Jew snickered,
the lookout straightened in his chair.
"Better not. It's a hard game." said
the Kid, but her voice was imperious
as she commanded him:
"Hurry up. Give me your place."
Bronco arose, whereupon she settled
In his chair, tucked in her skirts,
removed her gloves and twisted Into
place the diamonds on her hands.
"What the devil's this?" said the
lookout roughly. "Are you drunk.
Bronco? Get out of that chair, miss!"
She turned to him slowly. The Innocence
had fled from her features, and
the big eyes flashed warnlngly. A
change had coarsened her like a puff
of air on a still pool. Then, while she
8tared at him. her lids drooped dun- I
gerously and her lip curled.
"Throw him oat. Bronco." she said,
and her tones hekl the hardness of a
mistress to her slave.
'That's a& right," the Kid reassured
the lookout. "She's a better dealer
than I am. This Is Cherry Malotte."
Without noticing the stares this
evoked, the girl commenced. Her
I'm**"Thin
is Cherry \lulottc."
bands, beautifully soft aud white,
flashed over the board. She dealt rapidly,
unfalteringly, with the finish of
one bred to the cards, handling chips
and coppers with the i?ecullar muunerlsms
that spring from long practice.
It was seen that she never looked at
her check rack, but when a bet required
paying picked up a stack without
turning her head, and they saw
further that she never reached twice
nor took a large pile and sized it up
against its mate, removing the extra
disks, as is the custom. When she
stretched forth her hand, she grasped
the right uuml>er unerringly. This is
considered the acme of professional
finish, and the Bronco Kid smiled delightedly
as he saw the wonder spread
from the lookout to the spectators and
heard the speech of tke men who stood
on chairs and tables for sight of the
woman dealer.
For twenty minutes she continued,
until the place became congested, and
uever once did the lookout detect an
error.
While she was busy Glenister^entered
the front door aud pushed his way
back toward the theater. He was worried
and distrait, his manner perturbed
and unnatural. Silently and without
apparent notice he passed friends who
greeted him.
"What ails Glenister tonight?" asked
a bystander. "He acts funny."
"Ain't you heard? Why. the Midas
has been jumped. He's in a bad way?
all broke up.'\
The girl suddenly ceased without finishing
the deck and arose.
"Don't stop." said the Kid, while a
murmur of dismay came from the spectators.
She only shook her head and
drew on her gloves with a show of
ennui.
Gliding through the crowd, she
threaded about aimlessly, the recipieut
of many stares though but few greet- i
lugs. speaking with no one, a certain
dignltv serving her:as a barrier even
here. Slx? stopped a "frailer and questioned
him.
"He's upstairs in a goliery box."
"Alone?"
"Yee'm. Anyhow, he was a minute
ago. unless some of the rustlers has
broke tn on him."
A moment later Glenlster. watching
the scene below, was aroused from bis
gloomy absorption by the click of the |
box door and the rustle of silken skirts.
"Go out. please." be said, without
turning. "I uon't want company.
Hearing uo answer, be began again. "I
came bere to be alone"?but there be
ceased, for the girl hurl come forward
and Inkl her two hot bands upon his
cheeks.
"Boy." she b'eatJied. and he arose
wlftly
"Cherry! Wh?n did yon come?"
"Oh. days nip." she said, impatiently,
"from Dawson. T!:ey told me you
had stmck it. I stood it as long as I
conld?then I came to you. Now. tell
me about yourself. I-et rae see yon
first, quirk!"
She pulhxl him towards the light and
gazed upward, devouring him hungrily
with her great, languorous eyes. Sh'
held to oat lapels, standin^^
beside ?*-J>reatw ,ng
up into
?We!l.'v she said, "kiss mcr'
He took her wrists in Ids and loosed ;
her h^d. then looked down on her
grave ' nd said:
"No- it's all over. ' I told you so
when I eft Dawson."
"All over! Oh. no, It Isn't, boy. You
think so. but it Isn't?It can't be. I
love you too much to let you go."
"Hush!" said he. "There are people
In the next box."
"I UOQ I care: wt tueui umr, sue
cried, with feminine recklessness. "I'm
proud of my Ksve for you. I'll tell It
to them?to the whole world."
"Now. see here. little girl," he said
qulttly. "we had a long talk In Dawson
and agreed that It was best to divide
our ways. I was mad over you
once, as a good many other men have
been, but I came to my senses. Nothing
could ever result from It, and I
toM you so."
"Yes. yes; I know. I thought I could
give you up, but 1 didn't realize till
you had gone how 1 wanted you. Oh,
lt's\l>een a torture to u:e every day for
the past two years." There was co
semblance new to the cold creature
she had api>e.::-ed ui on entering the
gambling bail. S'be svok" .apidly, her
whole body ten e with emotion. Imr
voice shake-, uh pawtlon. "I've seen
men and men and men. and they've
loved me. but I r.r.er cared for anybody
In the world till I saw you. They
~r> of tor mo Vill t vntl U'oro r>nlr1 You
made ine come to you. Perhaps that
was It. Anyhow, I can't stand It. I'll
give up everything, I'll do anything,
Just to be where you are. What do
you think of a woman who will beg?
Oh, I've lost my pride! I'm a fool?a
fool?but I can't help it!"
"I'm sorry you feel this way," said
Glenlster. "It Isn't my fault, and it
isn't of any use."
For an Instant she stood quivering,
while the light died out of her face;
then, with a characteristic change, she
smiled till the dk.iples laughed In her
cheeks. She sank upon a seat beside
him and pulled together the curtains,
shutting out the sight below.
"Very well!" Tb n she put his hand
to her cheek and cuddled it. "I'm glad
to see you Just the same, and you can't
keep me from loving you."
With his other band be smoothed her
hair, while, unknown to him and beneath
her lightness, she shrank and
quivered at his touch like a Barbary
steed under the whip.
"Things are very bad with me," he
said. "We've had onr mine Jumped."
"Bah! You know what to do. You
aren't a cripple. You've fot five fingers
on your grim liana."
"That's It! They all tell me that?all
the old timers. But I don't know what
to do. I thought I did, but I don't.
The law has come Into this country,
and I've tried to meet It halfway.
They Jumped us and put In a receiver,
a big man by the name of McNamara.
Dex wasn't there, and I let them do It.
When the old man learned of It, he
nearly went crazy. We had our first
quarrel. He thought I was afraid"?
"Not he." said the girl. "I know him,
and he knows you."
"That was a week ago. We've hired
the best lawyer In Nome*-BIll Wheaton?and
we've tried to have the Injunction
removed. We've offered bond
in any sum, but the Judge refuses to
accept It. We've argued for leave to
appeal, but he won't give us the right.
The more I look Into It the worse It
seems, for the court wasn't convened
In accordance with law, we weren't
notified to appear In our own behalf,
we weren't allowed a chance to argue
our own case?nothing. They simply
slapped on a receiver, and now
they refuse to allow us redress. From
a legal standpoint It's appalling. I'm
told. But what Is to be done? What's
the game? That's the thing. What
nru lutrjr ujf iv. i m munj vuv vi ?j
mind, for It's all nur fault. I didn't
think It meant any^lug like tWs or
I'd have made a fight for possession
and stood them off at least. As It Is,
my partner's sore and he's gone to
drinking?first time in twelve years.
He says I gave the claim away, and
now It's up to me and the Almighty
to get It back. If he gets full he'll
drive a four horse wagon Into some
church or go up and pick the Judge to
pieces with his fingers to see what
makes him go round."
[Continued next week.]
Final DischargeOn
the 21st day of March, 1C08,1
will apply to P M Urockinton, Judge
of Probate for the County of Williams- i
burg, for a final discharge as administrator
of the estate of W M Mathews,
deceased.
J R Mathews,
2-20-4t Qualified Administrator.
9 Grippe or Influenz
9 " to call it, is one of
J diseases known.
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ALL DRUGGISTS;
" the story of khaki.
A Lasting Dye That Was Discovered
by Acc dent.
Khaki, the olive colored canvas
in t i i* ? L.t .1:
Cioui worn i>y soiu e;> in 1101 cii- i
mate?, owe? it? present use to a
lacky accident, a- is the case with \
many invention?. This cotton stulT I
has boon worn in India by British j
troops for many years. Its tint was
a erienish brown, but it aJways faded
when it was washed with soap.
A business man from Manchester
while traveling in India chanced to
enter into conversation with an
.English oflicer, who remarked carelessly
that the lirst manufacturer
who could, produce a cotton drill
that would not fade would make liis
fortune. *
The young Englishman never forgot
this hint. He came home, found
a skillful dver and with him began
the search for an olive dye which
when used on cotton cloth would
not yield to soap or soda. They
spent years in these experiments, all
of which proved fruitless.
One day they found among several
scraps of dyed cloth one which
retained its color under the most
severe tests. The puzzling fact was
that it had heen cut from the same
piece of cloth and subjected to the
same processes as the other scraps,
all of which faded. The two experimenters
were greatly perplexed and
for months tried in vain to solve
the riddle. The one little fragment
of khaki was the only one which
kept its color against all attacks.
By chance one day they found
that the dye in which this scrap had
been dipped had remained for a
time in a metal dish of a peculiar 1
kind. The secret was found. The
metal of the dish in combination
with the chemicals of the dye had
furnished the one thing needful.
They tried the experiment with other
pieces. The dye held, and their
fortunes were made.?Chicago Record-Herald.
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Registration Notice.
Theofflce or the Supervisor of Refiatration
will be opened on the first
Monday in every month for the par*
pvac KJk lIUC ICK19lCIIUg Ui ail J per9UU
who is qualified as follows:
Who shall have been a resident of
the State for two years, and of the ,
county one year, and of the polling procinct
in which the elector offers to ?
vote four months before the day of
election, and shall have paid, six
months before, any poll tax then due
and payable, and who can both read
and write any section of the constitUf
tion of 1895 submitted to him by the
Supervisors of Registration, on who
can show that he owns, and has paid
all taxes collectable on during the
present year, pioperty in this State
assessed at three hundred dollars or . .
more. J. Y. McGILL,
Clerk of Board.
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