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Copyright. 100 9. t
"More! What more?" be questioned.
"Do you remember when 1 warned
and Dextry that they were coming
"You'rt too good m man to drink "
Mr cabin for the fokl?
WeH that yirUipt them on to you.
1 fooad It ect afterward.' 8be keepa
tito keys to McXJuntra'i aafety vault
Ifamaat at all" Tho woman lied
easily. ?oe?tly, and tM man believed
ltor.
"Do yon remember wbea they broke
Into your aafe and took that money?"
"Tee."
"Well, what made them think you
fcad $10,600 in there r
"I don't know."
"I do. Dextry told her."
oieniater a row. "mart an t waut
to bear now. I'm going crazy. My
Bind aches. for I've never bad a fight
like this before and It hurts. You see,
I've been an animal all these years.
When I wanted to drink, I drank, and
what I wanted, I got. because I'Te
been strong enough to take It. This
Ir new to me. I'm going downstairs
now and try to think of something else
?then I'm going home."
i When he had gone she pulled back
tbe curtains and. leaning her chin In
ber hands, with elbows on the ledge,
gazed down upon the crowd. The
bow was over and the dance had be
gun, UUl bUtf UIU UOi Pftr it, tur sutr
was thinking rapidly with the eagerness
of one who sees the end of a
long and weary search. She did not
notice the Bronco Kid beckoning to
her or the man with him. so the
gambler brought bis friend along and
Invaded her box. He Introduced the
man as Mr. Champian.
/ r ^Do you feel like dancing?" the newcomer
Inquired. .
"No; I'd rather look on. I feel socjatyls.
Tou're a society man. Mr.
Cfrgmplan. Don't you know anything
f oflnterest? Scandal or the like?"
"Can't say that I do. My wife attends
to ^11 the family. But
I know there's lota of Tt It's fuunj
to me the airs some of these people
'assume up here, just as though we
weren't all equal, north of flfty-three.
I yever ??nr(J the like/'
"Anything new and exciting?" Inquired
Bronco, mildly Interested.
"The last I heard was about the
Judge's niece. Miss Chester."
Cherry Malotte turned abruptly,
while the Kid slowly lowered the front
legs or his cnair to me noor.
1 "What was it?" she Inquired.
"Why, it seems she compromised herself
pretty badly with this fellow Glenlater
coming up on the steamer last
?prlng. Mighty brasen, according to
my wife. Mrs. Champlan was on the
ame ship and says she was horribly
febocked."
Ah! Glenlster had told her only half
the tale, thought the girl. The truth
was baring Itself. At that moment
Champlan thought she looked the typical
creature of the dance halls, the
crafty, Jealous, malevolent adventuress.
"And the hussy masquerades as a
lady," she sneered.
"She Is a lady." said the Kid. He
sat bolt upright and rigid, and the
knuckles of bis clinched hands were
ery white. In the shadow they did
not note that bis dark face was ghastly,
nor did he say more except to bid
Champlan goodby when he left, later
en. After the door had closed, however,
the Kid arose and stretched his
muscles, not languidly, but as though
to take out the cramp of long tension.
f He wet his lips, and his mouth was so
dry that the sound caused the girl to
look up.
"What are you grinning at?" Then,
es the light struck his face, she started.
"My, how you look! What alls you?
Are you sick?" No one. from Dawson
down, had seen the Bronco Kid as he
looked tonight.
"No; I'm not sick," he answered in a
cracked voice.
Then the girl laughed harshly.
"Do you love that girl too? Why,
ihe's got every man in town crazy!"
6he wrung her hands, which is a bad
el?n in a capable i?orson, and as Glen
t
toilers.
L BEACH.
i
iy R ?x E. Beach. <<
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ister oroseed the floor Itelow In her
sight sbe said, "Ab-b?I could mn mm 1
for that T' v I
"80 could I." said tbe Kid and left
ber without adieu.
CHAPTER XIII.
FOR a long time Cherry Malotte *
eat quietly thinking, removed i
by her mental stress to such an I
infinite distance from tbe music
and turmoil beneath that she was con- 1
scions of It only as a formless clamor. !
She bad tipped a chair back against 1
tbe door, wedging it beneath tbe knob
so that she might be saved from inter- 1
ruptlon. then flung herself into an- 1
other seat and stared unseelngly. As 1
she sat thus and thought and schemed 1
harsh and hateful lines seemed to eat <
into her face. Now and then she I
moaned impatiently, as though fearing
lest tbe strategy she was plotting <
might prove fotile; then she would
rise and pace her narrow quarters. <
8be was unconscious of time and had
spent perhaps two hours thus when 1
am# the buj? of t#tk In the next
conperfcnent she beast a bass* which
fatjbpL bar *> listen, then drop 1
her preoccnpauoa use a uiunr. a
hum tfSi of GleoitCtr. Ex 1
cltemwat thrived hi* wok*.
"I never uw anything like It since <
Meldaster s night in Virginia City,
thirteen yegra mo. 9?'a rlfbt" i
"well, perhaps so," the other replied
doubtfully, "but I don't oare to back i
you. I never 'staked' a man in my I
life." i
"Then lend me the money. I'll pay I
It back la an hour, but for heaven's t
sake be quick. I tell you he's as I
right ex a golden guinea. It's the lucky s
night of bis life. Why, be turned over i
the black jack game In four beta. In 1
fifteVfc minutes more we can't get close
enough to a table to send in our money t
with a moaeenger boy?every sport in (
camp will be here." c
"I'll stake you to fifty," tbe second 1
tuan replied, in a tone that showed a I
trace of his companion's excitement. (
So Glenlster was gambling, the girl 1
learned, and with such luck as to break t
the black jack game and excite the' s
greed of every gambler In camp. News t
of his winnings bad gone out into the c
street, and the sporting men were com- c
ing to share his fortune, to fatten like v
vultures on the adversity of their fel- g
Iowa. Thoee who had 110 money to
stake were borrowing, like the man
next door. v
She left her retreat and, descending t
the stairs, waa greeted by a strange,
sight. The dauce hall was empty of J f
all but the musicians, who blew and t
fiddled lustily in vain endeavor to draw t
from the rapidly swelling crowd that a
thronged the gambling room and t
stretched to the door. The press was e
thickest about a table inl#way down c
the hall. Cherry could see nothing of t
what went on there, for men and wo- (
men stood ten deep alntut it and oth- \
prs perched on chairs and tables along t
the walls. A roar arose suddenly, fol- v
lowed by utter silence; then came the \
clink niul rattle or stiver, a moment >
and the crowd resumed Its laughter j
and talk. Z'i <1 '
"All down, hoys." sounded the level ]
vo'oe of the dealer. "The field or the I;
favorite. H^'s made eighteen straight t
passes. Oet your money on the line." t
There ensue<l another breathless in- e
stant wherein she heard the thud of
dice: then foljowgd the shout of tri- t
umph that told what The spots reveal- f
ed. Tne dealer paid off. (Jlenlster
reared himself head and shoulders
above the others and pushed out
through the ring to the roulette wheel, c
The rest followed. Behind the clrcu- *;
lar table tbev had quitted, the dealer ]
was putting away his dice, and there t
was not a coin in his rack. Mexico i
Mulllns approached Cherry, and she i
questioned him.
"He Just broke the crap game," Mul- J
11ns told her. "Nineteen passes without 1
losing the bones." I
"How much did he win?" 1
"Oh. he didn't win much himself. |
but It's the people betting with him 1
that does the damage! They're gam f
biers, most of them, and they play the \
limit. He took out the black jack bank (
roll first. $4,000. then cleaned the Tub.' I
By that time the tin horns began to 1
come In. It's' the greatest run I ever '
see." <
"Did you get in?" i
"Now, don't you know that I never i
play anything but 'bank'? If be laats 1
long enough to reach the faro layout, i
TM1 mlnA '? j
1 II get UilUC.
The excitement of the crowd began
to infect the girl, even though the
looked on from the outside. The exultant
voicee, the sudden hush, the
tensity of nerve it all betokened, set
her a-thrlll. A stranger left the throng
and rushed to the spot where Cherry
and Mexico stood talking. He was
imall and sandy, with shifting glance
and cbinless Jaw. His eyes glittered,
his teeth shone ratlike through his dry
Hps, and his voice was shrill. He
darted toward them like some furtive,
frightened little animal, unnaturally
excited.
"I guess that isn't so bad for three
bets!" He shook a sheaf of banknotes
at them.
"Why don't you stick?" inquired Mul11ns.
"I am too wise. Ha! I know when
to quit. He can't win steady?he don't
\
ptej any syatatt."
"Then be has t food cbance," uk!
tha girl.
"There be goee bow." the little mar
cried as the uproar aroee. "1 told yor
he'd lore." At the voice of the multitude
be wavered as though affected by
some powerful magnet.
"But he won again." said Mexico.
"No! Did he? Lord! I quit too
soon!"
He tampered back Into the other
room, only to return, hesitating, bin
money tightly clutched.
"T>o you s'pose it's safe? 1 Dever
saw a man bet so reckless. I gues?
rd better quit, eh 7" He Doted the sneer
?u the woman's face, and without waiting
a reply dashed off again. Tbey
saw him clamorously fight his way ic
tmrarri n noct at the roulette tattle
"Let ine through! I've got money, and
! want to play it!"
Tali!" said Midline dlegnetedly.
"He's <oce of them Vermont desperadoes
that never laid a bet till be wae
thirty. If Glenister loeee he'll hate
film for life."
"Tbene are plenty of hie sort here.'
the girl remarked. "His soul would fit
In a flea track." She epied the Bronco
Rid sauntering back toward her and,
Joined him. He leaned against the
trail, watching the gossamer thread of
smoke twJst upward from his cigarette.
seemingly oblivious to the surroundings
and showing no bint of the
amotion be had displayed two hours
twfore.
"This is a big killing, Isn't itr said
the girl.
The.ggpihler nodded, murmuring indifferently.
"Why aren't you dealing bank? Isn't
this your shift?"
"1 quit last night."
"Just in time to miss this affair.
Lucky for you."
"Tea; I own the place now. Bought
t yesterday.'!...
"Good haasfus! Then it's your monsy
he's winning!" /
"Sura. at tbe rate of a thousand. a
nlnute."
6be glanced at the long trail of deviate
ted tablet behind Glen later nnil
da followers. At tbrt Instant the
iOUBd told that the mmer bad won
igaln, and It dawned upon Cherry that
be gambler betide ber stood too quiety,
that bis band and voice were too
iteady. bis glance too cold to be natiral.
Tbe next moment approved ber
nstlnct.
Tbe musidans. grown tired of tbelr
'udeavors to lure back tbe daucere.
letermlned to Join tbe excitement and
eased playing. Tbe leader laid down
lis violin, the pianist trailed up tbe keyourd
with a departing twitter and
iult hla stool. They all crossed the
tall, beaded for tbe crowd, some of
hem making ready to bet. As tbey
ipproacbed the Bronco Kid. bis lips
binned and slid apart slightly, while
>ut of hlR heavy lidded eyes there flard
unreasoning rage. Stepping forvard,
he seized the foremost man and
pun him about violently.
"Where are you going?*
"Why, nobody wants to dance, so
ve thought we'd go out front for a
.it."
"Get back, all of you!" It was his
Irst chance to vent tbe passion within
dm. A glance at ble maddened feaures
was sufficient for the musicians.
;nd they did not delay. By the time
bey had resumed their duties, bowevr,
the curtains of composure had
losed upon the Kid, masking his emoion
again, but from her brief glimpse
"berry Maiotte knew that this man
vas not ??f ice. as some supposed. He
urned to her and said. "Do you mean
vhat you said upstairsT*
"I don't understand."
"You said you could kill Glenister."
"I could."
"Don't you love"?
"I hate him," she Interrupted boarsey.
lie gave her a mirthly smile and.
spying the crap dealer leaving bis
>aj$rupt table, called him over and
aid:'
"Toby, I want you to drive the
icarse when Glenister begins to play
aro. I'll deal. Understand?"
"Sure! Going to give him a little
work,' eh?"
"I never dealt a crooked card in this
amp," exclaimed the Kid. "but I'll
lay' that man tonight or I'll kill him!
'11 use a 'sand-tell,* see? And I want
o explain raj signals to jou. If jou
nlss the signs you'll queer us both and
rat the house on the blink."
He rapidly rehearsed his signals In a
argon which to a layman would have
>een unintelligible, illustrating them
>y certain almost imperceptible shiftngs
of the fingers or changes In the
position of bis hand so slight as to
hwart discovery. Through it all the
flrl stood by and followed his every
fvcrd and motion with eager attention.
*he needed no explanation of the terms
;hey used. She knew them all; knew
hat the "hearse driver" was the man
ivho kept the cases; knew all the code
>f the "inside life." To her it was all
is an open page, and she memorised
nore quickly than did Toby the signs
i>y which the Bronco Kid proposed to
ignal what card he had smuggled
from the box or held back.
In faro it is customary for the case
leeper to sit on the opposite side of the
Able from the dealer, with a device
before him resembling an abacus, or
Chinese adding macnine. ? neu ? i?u
is removed from the faro box by the
Jealer, the "hearse driver" moves a
mutton opposite a corresponding card
>n his little machine, in order that the
players at a glance may tell what
*pots have been played or are still in
the box. His duties, though simple,
are Important, for should he make an
error and should the position of his
counters Dot tally with the cards in the
box on the "last turn," all bets on the
table are declared vb^ When honestly
dealt, faro is theVairest of all
gambling games, but it & intricate and
may hide much knavery.' When the
game ]r crooked it is fatal> for out of
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