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-A- "SAIAM HTEik p ^^•^^â- ^^â- r>'^ OF REVENGE BY S N * C L E Synopsis Chapter XIV: Micliael Valdez sets out for Coronado to trace Flash Conroy. a notorious gamb- ler. \'aldez finds liim at the poker table in his own saloon, "Flash" Conroy 's Palace. CHAPTER XV As Michael \';i!dcz moved slowly across the barroom floor now, the gambler turned to face him, and for a tense moment neither of thcin spoke. Then Conroy flashed his white teeth in what might or might not ha\e been a friendly grin and said: "How's tricks, cowboy? it's a treat to sec you around here. Didn't know you often moved so far away from the border." "Kverylhing's fine," Valdez drawled and slightly moved his charro vest so that his well-filled money belt came into plain sight. "I've just come into a little diiicro, and thought this was just as good a place as any for mc to invest it .so it would bring me in more." "Invest it, eh? You'd like to run it up?" Conroy 's full lips quirked and again his white teeth showed. "Certainly, certainly," he said affably. "Draw up a chair and have yourself a slack of chips. 1 figure we can give you a run for your money." As Michael N'aldez drew up a chair to the table and sat down he cast a swift, comprehensive, but apparently idle glance around the room. He wanted to single out Con- roy 's henchmen, and he did that with one sweep of his- eyes. They were some of those half-breeds loung- ing at the bar, of course. * * * But he gave no single sign of interest as he sat down and care- lessly dumped the contents of the money belt onto the table in front of him. Flash Conroy began method- ically counting out red, white, and blue chips. Valdez called for a new deck and began to re-shu(Tle the cards. Flash Conroy accepted his cards for the cut and deal as though this man who had just sat in at the game were no unusual visitor, instead of the spcctacidar one every man present knew him to be. The five other players in the game also accepted the bit of melodrama, but shortly re- alized that whatever was the reason for the unexpected entry of this man from the border country, they were going to have to play a hcads- up game in order to stand even a fighting chance with him. v The game went on quietly, though, and men finally rela.xed. The wins and losses sec-sawed back and forth between the various players, while Michael Valdez studied them sur- reptitiously. fSefore the game had been going on fifteen minutes N'adlez got a pretty definite idea of the six inen facing him around the table. The- two directly opposite were obviously well-to-do ranchers who would be able to stand any reasonable losses at the Palace gaming tables. A man sitting beside the ranchers looked like a drifter who appeared to have made a stake, either in a lucky mining prospect or in some other quick turn-over. He probably was ripe for Flash Conroy's plucking. And if later he should be found dead in some alley, with all his money miss- ing, there would be no explanation of that forthcomine. « ♦ * The other two men in the game besides Conroy himself and Michael Valdez were plainly Con- roy decoys. That was definitely proved a few minutes after \'aldez had pigeonholed them in his mind, when they and Conroy • swung into action trying to whipsaw Valdez. But they did not succeed. He was ready for them, and after that play he winl on methodically raking in Ills winnings and pushing away his losses with cool indifference. His stako had been whittled in half when Valdez decided that the show-down he had come here to force tonight might as well come now as later. He had a good audi- ence too, now, for the other games had been suspended and all of the former participants were gathered around the poker table where the owner of the Palace himself played. Better still, the drifter had reached 1'i'; limit and had dropped out of the game. \ aldcz knew positively the time had come when, on Conroy's deal, the gambler hastily shuffled and flipped nut the cards without offer- ing them for a cut. Picking up his cards, one at i time, Valdtz saw that his first four cards were three kings and an ace. It did not sur- prise him, therefore, when he picked up his fifth card and saw that it was his fourth king. Valdez never blinked as betting Double Crochet Hair Band Materials: Pearl Cotton, Size 6, 1 ball each of Red, Green and Yellow . . . Steel Crochet Hook No. 7, With Red, ch 14. 1st row: Double crochet (dc) In 4th ch from hook and in each ch across (18 dc on row, counting turning chain at 1 dc). Ch 3, turn. 2nd row: Skip 1st dc (last dc on previous row), dc In och dc across, <lc in top of turning chain. Ch 8, turn. Repeat 2nd row until piece measures 15 inches. Break ofiF. Make a Green and a Yellow piece exactly like the Red piece. Finishing: Place the short ends of earh pierc over each other and •ew them neatly together. Sew a piece of rilibon to both ends for tit*. The above is one of the many attractive patterns shown in th« lltw "Complete Book of Crochet." Full information is to be found clitwMr* on this page. Sunday School lesson By Rev. R. Barclay Warren The Way Of Love 1 John 2:7-11, 16-17; 3:13 18. GOLDEN TliXl - l-olUnv after charity.â€" I Corinthians 14:1. John, the apostle, has been term- ed the apostle of love. He was an affectionate man. It was lie who lay close to the breast of Jesus at the last supper. It was be who left on record the best known verse in the Bible, ''For God so loved the world, that be pave his only begotten Son, that whoso- ever belicvcth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." The words translated love or char- ity occur in his writings 120 times. » • * The lepson teaches us, "Love not the world, neither the things that arc in the world." Wc must use the things of the world l)ut we must not set our affection upon these things which are doomed to perish. Money is neces- sary but the love of it is "the root of all evils." She that liveth in pleasure is dead while she livetb." Your Handwriting and You By Alex S. Amott What Shall I Write About? Many of my readers express re- gret in not knowing what to write about when requesting an analysis of their handwriting. Other readers write, "I do not know whether or not you will be able to read my handwriting for there are times when I cannot read it myself." What you write about in your letter has little consequence in making an analysis of your writing. The important thing in analyzing script for character ana- lysis is the strokes you use in mak- ing the script. It makes no differ- ence whether you write with a steel pen or a fountain pen or even a goose quill. 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There is lib charge for this service. before the dra^v opened up, and the players wanned up as it went round and round the table. A sizable sum of money, when the chips had all been tossed in, clattered upon the table. Finally Valdez found himself running down to the last of the thirfy-two-tbousand-doUar fund he had brought with him for this er- prcss purpose. Conroy, dealing, was seated to the right of Valdez. One of Conroy's players sat on tlie other side of the tall wanderer from the border coun- try, and next to that man sat one of the ranchers. The other Conroy man was across the table from Michael Valdez. Finally, as the betting became steeper and steeper, Flash Conroy dropped out. V'aldez, who had opened the pot, checked the bet to the house player who sat at his left hand. The man bought more chips. A good portion 'of the new stack of chips went into the center of the table as the man opened the bettini?. • • • Again the bets went around, but the two ranchers had reached their limit, and with the high wagers being made they had also lost con- fidence in the cards they held. Apparently tluy would be no good, even bettered after the draw, Siimil- taneously they tossed their hands into the center of the table. Conroy and his men had been wait- ing for that nioinent. Valdez was not surprised when neither of Flash's henchmen raised again. The gambler looked at Michael Valdez and lifted his eyebrows inquiringly. "How mlny cards, Valdez?" he asked. Michael Valdez thumb fanned his flvt cards as he appeared to study tham a moment more. He whipped out two cards then and tossed them Into the discard in the center of tha tablt. "GIv* m* a pair to fill this house," ht drawled. (To be Continued 1 On the other hand, 'to love one's brother' is a basic require- ment of a Christian. It is true that some profess to be (Jliristians and yet arc not on speaking terms with each oiher. We wonder how will such ever get along in hea- ven. But let us not puzzle over the answer for .lohn says, "Whoso hatelh his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no imnderer hath eternal life abiding in bim." The one who doesn't love his brother will not enter heaven. The love which John considers of such primary importance does not exhaust itself in emotion. It is practical. "Hereby perceive we the love of God, because He laid down his life for us: and we ought tc lay down our lives for the Irctliren." He pertinently asks, "Whoso hath this world's good, and sceth his brother have need, and shuttcth up his bowels M compassion from him, how dwell- eth the love of God in him" * • * Such love is needed in the world today. Like the man on the Jeri- cho road, the world has had a bad beating and lias bi'en robbed. 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