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ttbe Balls Ifoebraefean
lr
points of tin; game. Ho played mod
rrnlHy well. occasionally winning, and
swooping hi (ho chlpH with tlic greatoct
Hire. Aftfr a half hour's play, when
Uo (Jo-1 Ightly wqh greatly excited.
HaiUneEH produced a now pack of
arils and migROHtod that they try a
modest little same with a dime an the
limit. He looked Inquiringly at IIpv
(lo-l. Ightly, who, however, showed no
rpci inl cotKein, hut merely said
"I l:ae no olJe lions to an Innocent
little game, piovlded that we restrain
(Uisehrs nr.d do not carry It too far."
The (litt hand the Rev. Oo-Llghtly
lelutrd to hid after the first round hao
1 :i plnjed. The second hand wns
Intcmtlng All of the players dropped
out except HarUness and Rev. ("lo
l.lghtly. hoth of whom continually
nilsrd the other. The limit was raised
to a quarter Finally Rev. Go-Ughtly
(ailed. He had reached the limit
of the collection taken up at the
the evening seiie. and his pile wns
exhausted Haikness triumphant 1
showed his hand. He held three n'- .
Rev. (Jo-I.lghtly showed a straight,
c.mlled gently and calmly and raked in
the pile, twenty-flve dollais to th
(.ood
A limll of a dollar was suggested mil
n't. All of the six men held hands.
The hiddlng wa.i rapid and splrl'c1
Strange to sny. no one dropped o';!.
Rev. Oo-I Ightly ohserved thlb and
look note When he reached the limit
of. his pile he drew out a check-hcok.
Writing a check Tor fifty dollars-, he
laid It down and drawing out an rqi.iil
amount of cash that ho ha 1 already
stacked up he resumed his playing.
Four of his opponents dropped out at
once, as he had gone to tho limit in
mining their hets. Harkness also hes
tated a moment, then ho covered the
hot and raised. His opponent covered
and ci'llcd. Rev. Go-Lightly showed
thiee t r 11 tpots and Harkness held
n woithless hand He had tried
a name of hluff. hut failed.
Ily common consent the other four
withdrew themselves from the tahle
nnd stood looking on Haikness was
piqued in losing in the way he did,
and consequently angry Rev. Go
1 ightly had raked in the pile. Two
hundred and flftj of this he stacked up
rnd the lest he put in his pocket.
Then he requested that the chips he
dlspenyed with. Haikness smiled, com
prehending his meaning, and gave his
consent.
They started again. In the first few
games neither cared to hid high, as all
limits had been removed. Hoth were
cautious, although Harkness talked
constantly, while Rev. Go-Lightly kept
his own counsel. Finally Harkness,
after shutlltng the cards long and care
fully, using an undue amount of time
in so doing, diew a hand that suited
Jilm and made the astonishing bet of
a raise of five dollars to begin with.
Rev. Go-l.ight4y politely refused to hid
any farther and sacrificed He shuf-
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fled the cards In turn awkwardly and
slowly and dealt.
Harkness hid low and Rev Go
I. Ightly raised him slightly. Then the
bidding mounted upwards, having re
solved ItFelf Into a challenge on both
sides. The stakeH grow constantly, fin
ally passing the hundred dollar mark.
Neither showed a sign of weakening,
and of the two Harkness seemed the
more confident. The two hundred dol
lar mark was reached. Harkness was
talking wildly and hastily poured a
glass of whisky and gulped It down
Rev. Go-I. Ightly preserved a disc root
silence, as he sat with lips closely
pressed together As often as his op
ponont made a bet he met It and raised
It. When Rev. Go-Ughtly had reached
the limit of his pile. Harkness put his
hand 'nto his inside pocket and draw
ing out a roll of hills flashed them In
his lace The Rev. Go-Lightly was not
yet cornered, however. Duplicating
Harkness' movement and hauling out
a roll he laid It on the table to the1
great surprise of the former. Neither
spoke and the game proceeded
The bidding became fat and furi
ous. Harkness raised constantly, hop
ing to take his opponent by surprise
Hut Rev. Oo-Llghtly met all his bets
and raised each of them slightly in
return Harkness set the pace All
was excitement. The four spectators
stood motionless, charmed by the
nerve-racking contest between them.
Rev. Go-Lightly sat looking earnest,
calm, and dignified. Harkness was
pale and nerovus. He played as though
hardly realizing what he was doing,
but seeming to have confidence that
he would finally win. Hoth of their
piles were molting away, and it was
evident that one of them must call
scon. Rev. Go-Lightly's pile ran out
first Meeting Harkness' last bid h
called. Harkness flashed his hand til
ii'nphantly In his opponent's face He
lad four kings. Rev Go-Lightly smiled
and slowly raised his hand as if pro
nouncing a death seme He had four
in es and the game was his. He lost
:u time In raking in his gains Ho
was richer by twelve hundred dollars
For a moment Haikness turned
deathly pale. Then his eyes blazed and
he leaped to his feet, fairly screech
ing: "You Infernal old hypocrite, you've
stacked the deck. (Jive up those stakes
Sv I'll shoot ou like a dog."
lie reached for his hip pocket, hue
Rev. Go-Lightly was too quick for
him. Springing up he dealt him a
crushing blow on the jaw, knocking
him over his chair. Then after smash
ing t ho light he broke for the door,
hurling aside one of the fellows who
tried to clutch him. Gaining the stair
way, ho clattered down and was gone.
Next morning the town was in an
uproar. A group of men stood in front
ot the postofilce and talked angrily.
The news of Re. Go-Lightly's scandal
ous degeneracy had been published
widely. Haikness was there, and he
was there for business. Ho held in
his hand a long buggy whip. There
weie also a number of other stalwart
fellows equipped in the same manner.
As a result of their deliberations it
was decided to whip the Rev. Go
Llghtly out of town as a more civilized
alternative than tar and feathers. They
proceeded down the street to Rev. Go
I ightly's humble dwelling, followed by
practically all the juvenile population
and dogs of the town, Arrived there
Harkness stepped up to the door ami
knocked. No one came. He turned
the knoj) and the door opened. Look
ing round the scantily furnished room
.hefouml a note on the table. Opening
It. he read:
"Knowing that godlet-s men who re
gard not tho sacred traditions of the
church hae conspired to do me evil,
I have concluded to depart to another
community to work In tho interests of
the holy church. Owing to my Waste
In departing I have not the opportunity
of letting Mr. Harkness, tho, -young
man of wrath. j.now that It would bo
useless for him to attempt to lay hands
on tho money that he presumes I ha o
In his father's bank, for I drew it out
tho other, evening. Give my regards
and fond farewell to the ladies who
have aided and succored me. Peace be
with you,
"RHV. GO-LIGHTLY."
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