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About The Red Cloud chief. (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 27, 1907)
W - T-- f '.- rtWOT-.. tI lUUJWPRfMiri hiiiw ii i mnjniuicnnw WJiMii-VK1 nM&ffvMtmMMrrv'rwnrnjsrVKtnvriu' t mmiiMmAUWP fc iMiiMiit imwi" ""I" mil iii 111 mi irnnnTT-iT rrn i r l The Spoilers By niX E. r - l t . ires by fl i&ienrjmmmja IJtHMtMKfc. MMW: ? cnuUmHti Mrn ! i It, fnri it , -kmi.uiv for (Iip fimt! 1-ce m f lo h oh tlio oppose ulile of flm Inli " f ioih "ii Moiilir. Willi n device 1,,, I.I.,, roHOliiblltiV 1111 abacus, 01 l.oioie nun rcHuiiuniu hilice .adding machine. When 11 rani la removed from lln faro box by llit 'Joalcr, Ibi "lirar-.e driver" moves a liiltton opposite 11 coirosp.iudlii',' card ;iu Iil.-t Utile iiiaelilue. In order tlial Hie phtycrs at a t,htue may .tell what spots have been olnycd or are still in lllO box. Ills duties, thniitrh simple, ire Important, for should he make an iMTor and "hoiilil the position of bis counters Hot tally with Ihe cards in the I'iox on 11 last 1 urn." all bets on the (Jlble an' drelared void. When honest (v dealt, faro Is the faire-t of all gambling mimes, lull It Is lulrleale and may bide much Una very. When the iraine Is crooked It Is Intnl. for out of tin; Ingenuity of generations of card sharks there huve been evolved a multi tude of de lees with which lo lleeee the unsuspecting, These are i carefully masked that none but the lull luted may know them, while (be freemasonry of the craft N strong and dlcnvcry un usual. Instead of using a familiar arrange he-lit like the "needbMell." wherein an Invisible needle pricks the dealer's thumb, (litis fdyniillnir the presence of l.s.,.1. it,i ..ifilo lln, 1!i,iiijii tiil tmil lift 1 ' ' .....! lernilned 10 usi the sand-tell." In htlier words, lie would employ a "tit might box." but a deck of c.inK I'lU'laiu one", of which bad been rough ened or sandpapered slightly, so that, by pressing more heavily 011 the top hr exposed card, the one Iteiicaib would vllck to lis neighbor above ned thtw enable him to deal two witli one 1110 lltni If the occasion lieinanilcd. This nMigliiie-s would likewise enable blm Ho. delict 1 lie bidden pre-eiico of a marked card by the faintest scratching fcouml when lie dealt. In this manipu lation it would be necessary aNo to jihnvi; the edges of some of the paste .boards a trltle. so that when Ihe tied; was forced lirudy against one side of the box there would be epoed a fraction of the small llguie hi the left hand corner of the concealed cards. Long practice in the art of Jugglerv lends Mich prollcleney as Ii bailie discovery and rob the game of Its uncertainty as siuely as the pla.ver is robbed of ills money. It K of course, ll"l that the confederate ease keeper be aide lo In terpret the dealer's signs perfectly in (irder lo move the sliding ebony disks to corrospus.d, else tiMiible will accrue at the completion of the hand when the eases cmie out wrong. llavin.r completed bis InMiuctlnus, tl0 pnipriet.)r wi nt forward, and Cher ry wormed l.er way toward the imuIpU" wheol. She wished to watch !I"c1mo but could not get near him bcc-iuse of the crowd. Tin men v ailil not make rJ.om for her. I3vory ye was glued ijjjpli, , the table as Ibi'Ugb salval'011 lurked in its rows of red and black. They were packed behind it until the croupier hid barely roan to spin Ihe ball, mid although he forced ih,;u luck, they pressed forward again inch by Inch, drawn by tin song of the ivory, drunk with lis worship, maddened by vtle breath of Chance. Cherry g.Hhered that (iletilster was still whiui-'g fr a glimpse uf the wheel rack between the slioiililevs of those ahead nhwel that the checks jyjL'io nearly out of it. Plainly It was but a question of min utes, so sh' kicked mil and look her station beside the font table, where tho l'.ronco Kid was dealing. Ills face wore Its' colorless mask of indifference: h'.4 lo'ig white hands moved si ,w!y with the .'ertnluly that betoken" 1 ab solute maitery of hl ail. lie was waiting The es-erap dealer was keep- 111 CIHOJJ. iOie fiiifiip left the roulette table In a fow iPieiieiitM and surrouuili'd ber, (SlouUtei' ni'ioii the others lie w.n not the man he knew. !'i jil.ieo of the divafy bopeksnesH with which he had left her. bis face wiw tliislmd end reekjess, his eollar wax i,pin, liowlnj.' JUe drisy of h's frreat, e U'lletl neck, jjivjdle Ihe lut of the uaui" b'i 1 eoarw j.imt'd hllil till be was iitf.'lu the Violent. .lUiUimed, primitive man of the frontier. Ills Nolfslralnt and dignity were nie. lie bail tried the new ways and they Were not for blm. He slipped back. and the pit swallowed him. After, leinlni' Cherry lie had soutibt iiimii'jnoutni relief by Idly Hiking die nllver in h's n eket. lie bid lt tl. eolns lie and ' mble, then double a,'iln mid ti-rahi. lie bad been Indifferent whether' ho won or lnt. so assi-med a -. j i. ...Li, w.. -,ii.j, ...... .,.,1 I'.,,, il,.. i.t.t ,.r ,...., u H'tI'.--tt,'-..t-nl,,ll till' I, , tl-., jit, III- ability, thinking that ho would -boi'lty Ioe the moicy he had won and then go inline, no um not want ii. ne;i , bis luek remained the same, he raised ! ithHlakes, inn it did not change-ho' U. .1.1 not lose, liufow lie iv.Ulml H. go home, lie did not want II. When BEACH. Itc a r . II c n c Ii . v " ".-THtattismxi "' 'fnnJ',-rttrJaara:, H other men wore hefting with lilm. ani- nuliMl purely by greed mid craze of the -Prr. I't on.'. the another J0I.1-.I till game after game was c,ed. and each moment the crowd had grown J( Hjji (m( ,,,,,,, so lhllt I(s fl,V0l. crept Into him, imperceptibly at first, but ever increasing, till the mania mas le't'il blm. He paid no attention to Cherry as he took bis seal. He had e; c for noth ing but the "layout." She clinched bur hui'ds and prayed for bis ruin. "Whaftf your limit, KldV" he In quired. "One hundred and two," lliy Kid an swered, which In (lie vernacular menus that any sum up to ."?" 10 iay h laid on one card save only on the last turn, when tho amount Is lessened Py half. Without more ado th.-v .ommeiiced. The Kid handled bis cards smoothly, suieiv. payleg and Inking l-ls with niachlne-llke calm. The otilookoru cfiiseil litlklnv nml nrennred lo watch. ' - - - - -- T ---- , 1 lor now came the crucial lest 01 tlie evening. I'aro Is to other gnni.n as war Is to jackstraws. I'or a time (ilenNler won steadily IIP there ciinie a inoiiieul when nuny btneks of chips lay on the deuce. Cher ry saw the Kid "tln-di" lo the ease keeper, and (he next moment he had "pulled two." The deuce lost. It was his lirs! Miltaiithil gain, and the play ers paid no alfentlon. At the end of ttiitf ti 11 limit tint -ii'lit ill iit.j tt'. .fit elf -lit. """ """""' '"' --. --i ....... .... 1 1 ly in favor nf I'. ':. tilenlster sal-.',: "Tlil Id toi n!or. want action." "All right." v.v.'.l'i tin ji'V'-''! "We'll doiib'e lb:' 11.- :-." Thus It beiiinio 1 opsI'-U t'j v.:);-, flUO on 11 card, and the Kll t""ui c ly to play. (;!enl.ler now lost j.t::t.i': not hi l.'ij. .'.'.nt. I.!". In t 1 I' 1 . lall.'.lng icg'd-'iily. 'I"-ry ! I seen 1 aril? played HkO HiSb. The g'.ib bier urn' a level-tl ill her. "( i. was wonderful. Ill Ink eeenie.I to f '; Ihe crowd's oag'Tlioss, while, to a.'d t its iinpatlence, the cast's came wroiu twice in succession, so that l hive who would h.uc let luavlly upon the lad turn had their money given back. Cherry saw the confnslcji of the "hoarse drher" even quicker Ihe 11 did r.roiuo. Toby was growing rallied. The dealer's work was too fast for lilm. and jet be could oifer no signal of distress for fear of aunlhil.iti' 11 at tin' hands uf those crowded close in bis shoulder. In the same way the ownei of the gain" could make no objection to his helper's bi oinpetcnce for I'-' ir that some bystander would volunteer lo till tho man's pari. There were many present 1 apable of tin trick. lie could only glare hatefully across the (able at his unfortunate confederate. Thi had not gone far 011 the next game before Chovry's quick eye de tected a sign which Mie man misinter preted. She iu'ilresed lilm qillcMy. "Voi.'d belter brush up your plumes." In spile of his anger the Kronen Il-1 smiled. Humor hi him was ftvnn.ely withered and distorted, yet here was a thiii-t hi would always ronieniU'r and recount with glee hi years to co.ue He feared there were other faro deal el's present who might understand the hint." but there was none save Muslci Mulllns. whose face was a study intl'lh M'emed to be Htrtijv;U:i; hl"i. A nii'iiient later Ihe girl spoke t. ihe ease 1 keeper again. "I. et me take your place: yo.:r ruins are unbuckled." Toby glanced Inquiringly at tho Kid. who iaic-dit Chelny's 1'eaKnurIny look ami nodded. o he arwe and iV j,'"l slid Into the tn mil flinli. 'LhU w mlm would make no error. Ihe dciler ! Iiv' '"f; ber keen wltn were hharp cued Iv hale-- It flowed III ber face. If Oleulster ewaped ilestruetloii l ul'.'ht It would In' hciaiifi' liuiuali meiiu' could tint sUTomplbdi Ida down fall. In the tnlnd of the new ease keeper there was' bn mi" llioiidil -Itov mil t bo broken, llemlllatioii. ilHunu e. ruin. ' rhllciile were to be hN. If he should ; be downed, dl-eredbed nml ilNeonrnr;- eil, then perhaps he would I urn lo her as he had in the hyvouo da: s. lie wan sllpplm: away from ber this was her lust eh.iine. She bcruu her tlu tles easily, and her alertness siluiu'.at ed I'rouco till his senses, too. ;.".'ew sharper, his oliservailou more iuiUc and llchtiilii :-llke. (!leulster swore be neath hi breath that the cards were bewhelie I He wtii like a drunk"!) as truly lutoNlcated as . man. now j tbouwih the fuinen of wine had be- , fouirod hi bralu. lie swayed hi his , M'tit, the elus of his nek thickened Mini IIiiii1iIiiiI IiIm li.nlnriw vl'i roil- I... v. .....- wstetl. After awhile he spoke. "I want a blu'vcr limit. Is this some , boy's gnmeV 'I hrow her upon. "", "" "" o- t"-. The ga.ubl,r shot a trlumplmnl Ulaucent tho girl nudacqulef:eed. -All iIIU. ilu limit 1h !). J.luo. sky.. Plk. IK' 1 ran to shtillle. Within the crowded circle the air was liot'and fetid with (ho lr.'outh.n" jmoii. The sweat Me'tled dowVi ( Mou nter's brown skin, dripping frmi It's jaw initios j".'U. He nr.e and rlppe 1 oT his coat, while Una' sland'n be hind Miirted and euf1Vd their Teat I patiently. lie-!do Hoy. Iburo wvr. I t thrye men playing They W'-re fie ones wlio had won heaviest at thai. Nov th.it luek was against tlifiin they were lo.ith to quit. Cherry wn. annoyed by uteitiritu breathing at her shoulder, and glanced back to Ilnd the little man wlu had been so exeiied earlier In the ovunlng. His mouth was ngn,e. his o.vch wide, the temclei nliout lib; lips twltelllu-,. He had lo"l bad;, long sdnce. the Ir.: i dreds lie had won and more be-id i. She sH'Mielied the llgmvrt walling lior about and saw no women. They had been crowded out long since. It tseemed as tlnttgh the table fjrined the boJlom of a sloping pit of human fae-s -eager, tense, staring. It wua well she was here, she thought, else this task might fall. She would help lo blast Clcutstcr, desolate him, humiliate him. All. but wouldn't she! Hoy bet ?1N() on the "popular" card. On t'lie third turn he lost. He bet S2n:) next mud lit. lie set out a stack or jjMc'o and lost lor the third lime. For tune had tuvueil her face. lie ground m H'"" 'i-i minium 1111111 me mhki-s tfrew enormous, while Hie dealer .lealt mnnolonouU The spots (las'-ed ntnl disappeared, taking with tlu-m wn-'er HfU'i" wager. (Ilenister Ihmiiiiiu con- Bclom of a raging, red fury which he had hard shift to master. It was not . his money-what if he did los'r? T It , would stay until be win. lie would ( win. This luck would not, could not. ' last and yet with diabolic persistence ' he continued lo house the losing cards. . The other men fared belter till he ' yielded lo their Judgment, when the dealer took their money also. Strangi- to say. the tickle gadde.s had f.it.illi .-lilf't.til In Imliliitv at last, and ling straight "";. '". 1 111; lirouc.'i imii w.ei lien faro ir. w. He was loo go id a playc lo force a winning hand, and ClenN ter's i'l fortune became as phenomenal 'i 111. winning bad been. The girl wli lltired in this drama wa-s keveil lo ll. ' highest tension, her ojes now on her eamters, now searching the profile f her victim. OJIonMer continued to lose and lo-se and lone, while the girl glo.i fil over his swift ("iin'ng rum. When ut long Intervals he won. a bet. sli shrunk and hi vend for fo.ir he might escape. If only he would risk It 'lll- :verylhlng he hail. He would have to come ty her then! The end was closer than she roalh'.od. The thruer lumn breathless upon each move of the players, while lle'iv was no sound but the iioi-e of shil'ltug chips mil the (Hslaiil Jangle of the on lie-ira. The loi knot h.iI far forward upon his penh, ! Is liauiN upon his knees, hl eyes fie.en to the board, a dead eig.r liuehoil between bis teeth. Crowded upon his platform were inin.'rs tense and uiutlonless as statues. When .1 man sjieke or coughed, a score of eyes stared at him accusingly, then dropped to ihe table ngiin. (ilenlster ti.ok from his clothes a bun dle of banknotes so thick thai It re quired Ills -two bauds lo compass It. (Miioi;ei'.4 saw thai the mils were t mainly yell w. No one spoke while he counted them rapidly, glaiced at the denier, who nodded, then slid thorn foyward till they rested on the king. He placed a "c ij.per" on the pile. A great sigh of i.nlniwn breaths swept through the ummI. The north had never known a bet I'ke this -it meant a fortune. Here was a tale for one's grandchildren thct a man should win Opu'.cmv lu an eve'iing, then lo-e it in , one deal. This lill.il bet represented more than many of lliein had ever seen at one time before. Its fate lay on a slng'c card. t Cherry Mn lotto's tinkers were like Ice and shook till the buttons of her ca.-e luvper rattled, her beait raced till she i.U,j t hreaihe. wh:io su:::eihin r.ise Up and choked hei. If (iMeiilsier won Ihia bet, he would quit. She fell It. If he lost, nh! what could the Kid I here ft el. Ihe man who was playing for a prltry reiiK-'uiioo, eoinpai'ed to her whose hope of b ipidlie ;s. of love, of life Ilin.'.'e.L ,m ihU waerV Kvldently the l'.ronco Kid knew what card lay next below, for he offered her in siun. and loullo.r leaned l:i K lu slowly and lirudy pu lied the top card out of ihe box. Although l lu- was l lie bluest turn of his life, he be trayed no tremor. UN fjoMuro dNpla: - ed the nine of dlamouiN, and tin crowd breathed heavily. Ihe kin. had not won. Would It lose'; Ker. Ktl'M was welded to the tlnv ulcLeleil box. If the fare card lay next beneath the nine spot, the heaviest waKer in Alaska would have been lost; If it still remained hidden on the next turn, the money would bo safe for a moment. Slowly the while hand of the tb-aler uiowil lmek. Ills middle linger imn Ii ed the nine of diamonds. It slid smoothly out of the box, nml there lu !4 place frowned Ihe king of clubs. At hist tho silence was broken. . TO Hi: t'ON'I'IXL'KI). -.Mis. .unry , . ,,,,,., ,.,,, ,i1( i ,,i' ihlq i-Ov ' sun. t K U 1( ', f s ;,' t !' 011 ' ; " "JnJ , whil coiplnK to town lo .lo aUoi.imit. oi r ( ' ,' U ' to the roof pole." zsmiwmmw im immnrwtrami Tho 'iCiml You Ifsivo Always Bought, ami Yihuii lists been in nso for oer 30 yours, lists Imvno tno fiijjiiaturo of ,u and lists jJAr'' sonsil suiicrvision sinoo Its inl'iutcy. -&rvY. Z4cJtiy, Allow no one to leeoi o you in this. ( All Counterfoils Imitations ami Just-ns-ootP aro but Kxpcriuu'iits tlmfc trifle with ami omlsuifror the hesilth of Infants ami Children Experience ajjainsfc liiieriiuein What Is CASTOR 1 A Csistoria is Ji harmless substitute for Castor Oil, Psire tforic, Jrojs ami Sootliing Syrups. Jt is JMenxsmt. Jt oontains neither Opium, Morphino nor otiior Xa rootle. Mibstsinee. Its sije Is its yusirsintee. Jfc (la trojs "Worms siiul allays IVvoris!inoss, At cures XMarrliira smd Wind Colio. JC relieves Teething Troubles, euros CoustipiiMon sind Fhitulenoy. Jfc asslmllsitos tho Food, requisites tlio Stoniai'U and Uowols, iviiifjf healthy and nsituntl sleep. The Children's Pnnuecsi The brother's rriond. CEES!UBEE Bears the 7 CasY .., r The Kind You Hrys Always Bought In Use For Over 30 Years. THC CENTAL H OOMPtNV, TT MUHHtV STIiCtT, NCW YOflK CITY. 'sKcggsasBaaaBBn 60 YEARS' EXPERIENCE Trade Marks DCSIGNS COPYMIGHTS SlC. AiiTonoppiiilliig ailiclfli nml Oocrlpt Inn nmy qui. uiv MTftuiii cur ii " 'ii free wlii'lliiT bii iiivin'i' ii " lin' ly i ut'uiii'il. iiiiiiiiiiiaci. tt. inftr , iii t .ti a. HANDBOOK on I'iiihus Kent lii'u. i '' ut fi.oi 1 ir vui'iiniii; iMioiii. I'niL'ian ' ! n ilir .uuli .linn i A l rui'utvc il'fflaltiotiw, wiiiiiiiitcliiiriji', lutliu cienfitie junericaiu A Inililif'iH'ly lil irlp.ili'd wcolilv. T tivr't olr ruliiilnii f ii -V s .! i ti f J iiiriml. 'I nil? $J u veir: J-n.rii. miliL, VI. Buluuyall i"rtm'iiii:r. aCQ3GlGroadAay.MgWY0rk limiitli inllco. X V bt . Wiiilnuhi'iii, 1. U. For NSHiHANCE iicninst lire. ljiilitnini. Cv- elones mid Vk'iudsloims, see xJftdO. 3. StTMS'tiSttCW, nirint. ftii1 t lw h'n I'fiwtfti ITtiirtii lnuiit unco Co., Lincoln, Neb., Um best in surunee company inthe s'-no ! T OTJTT7"01r H TVT J la J J. J. jLjljLXl J.Xjl. XiJ.i General Auctioneer Residence: Fii-t door south ol Ib'fl Cloud .Mill, 101 youth Webster st reet . Can be foun 1 at home every fore noon. j Terms reasonable. rm'ississnscxiswJi3szE il Do You JUL' sit Meat? hen ysiii nvo hungry end want soinethig nice in tho meat line, drop into my market. Wo hao the nicest kind of Home-made Sausages and meats, tlsh, and game in season. We think, and almost know, thiitwouin pleuso you. Give us ti trial. Iloon Bro I SueeessoiH to ROBINSON tt BURDEN. tj wnsmm teBHflimv" WW I " ' J mam-m mmw- w-- -.--- - . rj-ij 1L.1 ?! toM) eLY BROTHERS 5G && ...-.-.-.-- ssa U-Jsy-'jai--.iieuaj3aj km -.' -i- tr bconinsidouiKlor Ills er- fo ALWAYS Signature cf -m, 4&dEfJ& "-i0y wj(' & ao CAT Hf.WY0SH Elvs CRs-Asy? Balm Sure to Clvo Satisfaction. ClVES RfiLlET AT ONCE. It i1,mi", srnitlii", In and iimti'i-ti Hi iiiiildni-es-iiwayiiC..iUnlli.'IIea.lpiii'klv. iti'siores inu i."os ol Ua-to and hincU. l-'a-y to use. Cn'it.iiiis an ntfnvi as dnij-Applii-d into the n -trils and aborboI. 1 Tjiii Sif Ml ci'iits at DriU'.'Wts or ! in. hi l.niuiil i r. .mi jSal'ii lur u.-l ii. Warren H.. Mew Yort-. rvoui ladies, but j?ct fid of the dis ease which is the cause of most of woman's nervousness, vir., female trouble, "I wasi very nervous, writes Mrs. T. L. Jones, of Gallatin, tfi Tenn., "and suffered sis years' with every disease peculiar to my sex. I had headache, , backache, and acute female inflammation. I tool; three bottles of Cardui and it cured me. I gained 35 pounds in weight. I tell my husband. that "PA rani OF VOMAfi'S RELIEF li ' :! was worth its weight in gold t ti to me. and I recommend it to is m ,t , n an vomen. g At all Druggists 1 , 'smsjBsssmsBmsi l.'iW - ' ! tv PARX.ER'51 HAia BALSAM StY;3,ir -ViiB Vrv " "':' 1 ll'lnro Cray ff&I.J..' ?; i' ,i Ul m niiijrtim AlY-fEVER "pgy 1 i&SSr.JihX rtrw.W-". masaasasmcx JJ He ft 1J H jr -Mi K. . X at.. t -:.- -Kit. r; igjy , xfi tmmmm&mmm gaesKgwaw.tv ? a k ytuvn-'iKtKvmttt . A Sl.M)ll(,lliM,J)ij Wl