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Show u I Tho Sixth Eiocrd , ii 1 "So. IbaliKn," mid Iho druiutnur; "I'm tlirnurji with pnl cr." Tat ineu In Iho amokltiK room of Ihn toaitwlMi Bletitnshlp how lt d In dorl-Ion dorl-Ion tnd Incredulity. "No. bn)." said Iho dniniinor, iiori-onnlf, iiori-onnlf, "I've sworn ufT on poker. I can't pluy tho vatno any more." "ll, Ihon,'' said the ninii who had InvltM) him to Join Iho Raiuo. "I RUen III all off for tu nic!, t. I dnn't euro anything about lourhnnded pokor. Ilonoit. now, Mac, thin la tho lili;K"t iurprlm 1 ve had allien Cocktail Jim climbed on Iho water wagon. What made you awoar off?" "An oxperli-iii-o 1 bad In a itame 1 played about Mix motitha atto, down In Notra Beotla." aabl tho drummer. "It hroko my norvo. In my hulneF trlpa I Tinned Halifax noout twlco a year, and every tlmo I wont thorn I aat In a pokor gaiiio with Iho nam crowd. Thro waa a bin, burly hotel koopor named Iltako, a Kronrh Canaditn named Ouealuie llelleluiitaliio; bii couln. a harbor, whom name waa Nor-clue Nor-clue lt llliino, and an IrlHhmun rntn-d O'Hollly. '1 no liauie waa plait d In Urako'a hotel. "X car ao when I waa there Ilie Kama wan on Saturday hlcjit. and 1 piano did tint bull in until well on toward morning. Ho a a nice. lcn-dor, lcn-dor, good-looking yotini; tollow, rather dollcato and what you uilrht call protty, and almply crar.y on mkor. Tho liunio wa.Mi t very lilth. but II urvo.l to puns away tho lime. "Well, tut t Ii In iiluht, Nan-lnno l.a Itlnne c uuio Inn r Inn Inlo thu mtiffy ! llttlo buck rin.tn. Ilin.-w off bin runt, , drew out a li-ndullur bill ami bniitln bis chlpa. Tho limit wiih !,-i colitn. "'Whoa wlnnln' Ih-iiIkIiI---you. MVoo Iirak.-r" ho aUed. I "'No!' uruwl'tl the Mi', lintel keeper. and the cam.' went on. Nut, 1,-c w,,ti. Hi a, Illy, na, I a. i l,-.i illy dianl. hum I of wiilhky and water and i i.. I . :...u . tlt-n. lie liurri.-.l llii"'u i 1 . ...!. ! thill U lit nil. I 11, warf ami ex ' riled. 1 " 'I'hew!' bo -vr'.alii.od. 'but II a ! ht.l! Open do v In, 1 ..v d l.. .-l'H-- I " 'I't'ller lint. Nl'l, I ,. I - -nil; 'y-.o ! have u i it--,: . i ! - - i . '. aio nlllliiK -.ill'. :- ,,'tr i-i, k I" ili v. l d. w. end ),,ii :i c .1 n-id ; j bilii on i iit.it ib. in. I e i ' b i-i - . nit r imiunipil. n. a:"! e- :.: . ", ': i in- troibit en the I cm I :i , v "I.u 'l.i.'.ii l il. -V V, I u tint?' j ".Mr. In-nth.' "T-lili! vVI,,'.: 'f- I of I, 'in?' "Well. 1 i,i,i. lor .' 1 i, I '1 1 know a until in I- ' ' ' ' on , 'Willi writes f..i 111" la'.-l. II, 'III. ci.'V T num. l et In Iniit a i.ii'l 1 ..i- i . f i Jt kliiK wilh 'b c-'li : I'" s tun I in,. I at Willi him. He c. li t h...l b lib'! l.a !"'-' : The .on n 1 ellov. Is ' . !... '. " i Lord! Tho l.eliii l-'.-Unw! Tlio liau.e Jj ,,r., f il ' ' . . ' Ivvvini i Irom tlio o, ifft. j ''' -' .1 ... . s veil I.. . linn, and 'bo , , r , Kiiu i. m il " )ou hear tl.o I-' j hb- .'.it- tl- bam ribs' -a. : ti-I i-,u'i ' " .An ,,, I bn, !,'l l tilt -' Nut Itiooi h,' buld Xi.r I... : I'"' 1 ' " ' '' a tir.-aili of .1.. ft, -i i lr.' II.- i:m up n,l n.-l tl, v.:.d -w. VI,- wind hlowlnit In (ut.i lite noil, pulfvd ' , nlritlxlit In hln fnco. Tho oil Inmpn llareil. Thu loono cards Jumped on tlio table. "'It's btnw-ltiK through tho lxan IVIIow s rlbn. Ilr r r! Hlnit tho window!' win-dow!' said Iltako. Just then a hond appearod at tho open window and tho liiiht fell upon a Kroiosiuo noun and a pair of llttlo nhnrp oyon. 1'ho noso van Ioiik and tlrnhlesn and sluck out front tlio Htinken checks Ilka the beak of a bird. "'The Loan Kollow hltnnolf! liook, Narrlssol lauutioil liruko. lie went to 1 v y V S' '-,, -'. Th cards of the extra sixth hand war visibly agitated, tlio man at Iho wlnduw. 'What's Iho matter. Jake? In the Inspector around?' "Tho mini nodded, lie bad u p i- inau's Ii 1 II..-I b.-ltlnd his bat k. 'I. If I. -.' ho mid, I 11 bi jnu know wn.-n the i n list In el, ti.ve me u drink. .... , - ! '-' C. . . Tho window v. nn . I. im d. tlu 1,1 ,i.t tlii.w ii. tl,,. imlun 'nwi l"t'. and v.,- vv CI, ,1 in til, ll.HK. " -W !..1V II, unit..'.-, r-'mcl, I li.l I I an i - I I ,.UI,I b ill- I." i !,,. n t Ii t I el.t i .i.e. 'lib, llnd- I. " i.i.IIiii:.' - v.! Mi ". I '.-t.l-.-. He II l. I. but ,vi. It, It tlio v.imI ll ll.l i l.i"' I l.'.fi 'I'b" I :..!- w.-.-i. lllllied up I.e.! tl e I". n o V.I III on. Nn'.V i.i.-l lb,-, i Viii. .- - - i ;. -. .1 . i 1'- .ii.n.-il in b! i ibit'T. Ti,- ll-it ..I I", . n, rn. ,1: !,,' v,;t ; , ii, ! i.n .-- mliv by I- nr ;.',!' .," .. -i ,! . ,, i t!..,t : e 1 -.- I i-l. ad-ll.v. ad-ll.v. "' ' '..I ed In Hi" i'- i i.t d t., I,- .'I -to i in y. II... I.ui- , In vt .l ll c : . of ,. ,1' . t rro-n Inn i, it!,, I wet - i.e.'. I i i. e. T. mu. Hi tt, . I win -Ii. ui' III ,tie ,.... , , i, I ,v.i, i." .inn- "I'iio i ,' : t , . , ii i!,c :-,.iie wltli, .-.it I e Id me.' I i - - - !. r' tut. i, I' at I'm new l ) r. ll . 1' ii : n I!....'. 'How In ,0, l"M,.t,l,t,.lilll-?' " 'I'l. lly b v,.' , 1,1,1 III, cum ,n. :,-t. nine bin .-in.! . Tin nn. I : I'tinij up Willi Ii in. I si, mill I," t ,- ,, to-lliciit, to-lliciit, 1 'l I'll till e tun t a tbt ' ' ll wan a ).n b p.'t, and In.i ,- bad up, t,i-d It. TH I., I e uiie , iiril.' bo at. 1. 1, i II tell yen III nl.' I Went . II. '.V.r-I '.V.r-I rlsse Uii lii I. il. 11 In .l,,,,, pat .1 bo I v.. in '. il wit,, t. i i-i, ,11 I- i' In'--. I i ll -. he -l-i-.l, I ,i. I'll 1, t U ilullar un my twn lii; i . - l ull'l look out lur M.,iill-. I,,;.-.' I "I had l in.: ! I a llnld .pleoli, anil I j said- 'A dnl'iii Ii, il'-r. I i i, n tlil-ltm ' v.induv, liiai nn lit In. d I u liianc 1 1 wits tu. lit; tin. I, in follow was tluie' " T', ur .:ut Ii ...,' s i, I 11,-lleii-ntaleo. 'I ll taiso y,-ii bule Ji.-i Lin, ll 1 1 It) ilullar " ' unit mo nut,' iiml tlm lllili player. play-er. I.t.lit,: ,b,.vn h.i en dt, i.H lill tritmlly. T b..u Hi,,, N.uc.s.i In vi-pet vi-pet I--.1 to cu-ii in tu ,n; !il.' "Tn lint' nn?' Kill, I luiike. un be ra'i.ed In il'.i p.-l, liiivmi: c, i n lit u full I,,, iie. and lie stalled In tl.-al inuiln. I i ,,,,-r, be'tl 111",' I' I,., hero t-, i,i -.l,t mid I. ,1:, a 1, ,r, v, i!i un. II, i was 'i.,11 .- un ,.,1 ,r. " "1": . 1 1 1 limy I," si',' mild I, 'bill you in-, ,luT ileal -.it hn'id,.. I don't think I, - II cm, In take It ' I'll., " -.- ii. I ill ll,' I..', I". . it was I true- !' l i i all -lr . n-i.1... I! bn.ijlt-d 'Ml. U' !,!.' ll" '--il I- 'I 1!U0S I I im. -t llfv, I." "I I I! I. r A-Iivlsne.' I "'! liere v n , a a , liralie ; i i , L ; icacbed for the rnrdn. and tbnn ' ''Hacro llieil!' screnmod BelHfon. talno. falling with a stared, while face had. from the table. 'Nart-li.se la la lakln' do linml! ' "And, by the Lord, tho cards of tbe ' oxtta sixth ham! wore visibly axllatod, ; They giitlior.il toccthor f'jr all th world an tbouiih a liniul arranged - , tticin; they nocniod to bo hrtlng. . "You chump! " cried rirako to llolle-rontRlno. llolle-rontRlno. 'It's only Iho draiiKht from the chimney!' " 'What did you think It was," I matittd -d tn nsk. . . "Ilelloiiiiitalno nut down, wiping hie fureheail. And then on tho hot summer sum-mer air the itr, ko of a bell boomed, i llu-n another nnd another, solemnly and slowly; It was lolllna. lloll.fon- Initio h. I up and on Iocs that trembled ' .; left Iho ristiii, rto-nlni; hlm.i-if nn h wnii. Tho minio wan ended. "It wan ended In, Iced fur Narcsse Le lllanr. Tl.o . bun h b.'i t. Id un that. And then I null ml, -r .or n''d." C. M. Wllliiiins In ew Votk I'ross. |