The Boy Soldier; Or, Garibaldi's Young Captain — page 310: what you’re looking at

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304 THE BOY SOLDIER; OR, GARIBALDI’S ‘YOUNG CAPTAIN. —___ ee a ee bn LD La ae err vee Te er ee and all through card-playing ‘aud drugged) wine. But my hour of revenge is drawing nigh. After supper, the captain proposed a ‘cosy little game” of cards, ‘‘Only one game you know,” said he. ‘Well, just as you like,” said young Brimley", ; “but only one game, mind. ” ‘‘Oh, of course, only one.’ g Well, I shall go home,” said Morris. MN “Oh, don’t say that, my friend; ” Charles’ ean HI “Tf you don’t have a game I won't.) | T never play now.’ | ‘Oh yes, you do,” said’ the sii with a sly wink at Morris, as much as to say, ‘Come, have 24 game or two, I’ll take care you don’t lose anything.”’ After much persuasion, Morris went with them to a noted gambling-hell, in one of the by- -streets near the Strand, The captain stopped before a darklooking house, and gently knocked twice. There was not a light to be seen in “any. of the windows, but Morris canetaly, noted the number of the house. : After a moment the door was opened. All three gentlemen entered the passage. The captain and Hon. quickly recognised by the seryant,, “But who is this gentleman ?” said he, approach- 7 ing Morris. “What does he do here?” “He,” said the captain, “ig an old friend ca mine,” “Indeed ; oh, then, I beg dina re Tare was an intruder, you know. I know the gentleman’ Ss face well, somewhere, but cannot ge to mind how, or when, or where.” H ‘The devil you can,’?, aad the captain, ldnetiog = “ You are much cleverer than most people, then, for he has only just arrived from the country, and hasn’t been in London for several years before,” - The servant then shut to.and bolted the front ; door. He next touched a bell that. communicated with some room upstairs. On the instant Morris heard the heavy bolt drawn of a second door in the passage, and the way up- stairs was clear. Morris laughed at the precautions resorted to. by the gamblers, but the captain laughed as he said— ‘We are more particular now than we used to be, you know, Morris ; the police can’t.geét. in‘ipon us before we are prepared for them,” “So I perceive.” “The front, door is opened, and unless the visitors ars are well known, or introduced jy some one who frequents the place, the second. floor is not opened at all. That little bell you heard communicates with the principal, card-room upstairs ; ; one ring signifies that all is right, three rings alarm every one ; the card, dice, dominoes, andthe like are destroyed, so that, if the, police do|come uporm 1s they cannot discover aught on.whieh , Mg con- vict us,” These particulars were given “0 Mca ‘by: the captain in a whisper, and,the, officer aallerio ' They all went upstairs, In the front room on the first ‘floor were some half-dozen card-tables lit by gas, lights.) ; Frimley and the captain were quickly: aGcopuised and welcomed, But several black-whiskered, foreigners rose from’ their Beats; anc ' narrowly scanned the features of Morris, and were not’ ‘fully satisfied as to him until the captain whispered to | one of them in French, C “u {2 AD Charles Frimley were fierce: Leen ge All right; anldld ‘pigeon ®/ef mine + he’s im- mensely rich, come in for a terrific fortune. him gently for a night or two so as to drown his suspicions.” : A significant nod was the answer. After much coaxing Morris consented -to sit ieee and have a game or two with the foreign-looking rascal that the captain had whispered to. The captain, himself was deeply engaged. with young Frimley at aside table. Morris had) perfectly understood what Willianis had whispered to the Frenchman. As a matter of course, then, Morris was allowed to, win several games, and ere an hour had elapsed he had put pwenty, or thirty pounds into his pocket. , ** This will do™ yery, nicely,” thought “Morris ; “they will let me win like this for a night or two fleece me at, one sitting ; but Pll take care they don’t, though, | mond. now, and I am the sharpest of the lot,” Jncky. . He lost ‘heayily, and ‘began to get very angry, and drank a deal of wine. Morris was 80, close to hint “was sald, and, more than that, he could plainly see that the | if ‘Right Hon, Captain ”” was cheating him. @ room full of black-legs, sharpers and desperadoes. “It was past two 0 clock. i in the morning ere the ~Hon.Charles Frimley rose from the card-table. gered about. intoxicated also, but, as we know, he was not so, --A cab was called, but ere it came the Hon, Charles sank into a chair, and looked the very picture of a desperate youth who has lost his all. - Morris pretended to be-sleepy, and sat in a chair likewise. along together?” asked the “ captain’? of the French-looking gentleman, “Qh! very well. I did as you told me.” iW “* How much did you let himwin?\y laine) © USCA BoutRRBO isa 8 sali 860 NsTKs Fi ov eatso Le * Rather heavy’; but i we" shall “helsure? ta — alb/backin' a night Gr bwo,?2109 ot, 9112 9d or 29Y “ How do you'know that??? 01119 1 od) esata “As T‘have said before he has been® rereile39000, and’has come up ‘totown to draw it,)* He anit ao 80; however, until/a day ‘or Byiapnes ait 10% jdgoedh “T see; I see,” Kiboru ott georele ata ‘eWe will Jet chim ‘win onde “or! tivices ene and, when’ we know for! certain that She has drawn his money; why, then—-=2")' 1 oe 8) Our atom too “We'll fleece him ‘of every penny.’ “"!" gh 18 {TOL “ Just the plan L wish: you. to ,act,upon,, Bi you must draw it mild with him just at first, , for, e plucked him once several years since;, ang he nig tumble to our game if we are in too grea che 3 At that moment the,cab was. anomie residence in Grosvenor Square: © ; dova yey They both got into the veliiole as beat they could, and it drove off. ELMO 819 j captain, as they parted, GEomichboo S in hopes that during the week they may completely ! It. is a game of diamond cut dia- 1 that he ead all that. Morris volunteered 'to.see the ‘Hon, get oh to his | f —_——__—-———————— ——_- il TT CO ’~ — - —~ — a Use — The Hon, Charles Famley, however, was not so sage was more than uy ‘Sared to insinuate, how- | te ‘would have hey more than his life was worth | to have hinted such a thing i in the company of such | = —He was very. much- the: ‘worse for drink, and stag- - Morris” had tions a litéle, and pretended to be “ How did you and that countryman, Morris, Bet | ee a a aS a ~~ “ You'll come founonraw bight Mdiris 2? bio the | 7 com