oulder. "And now good-bye, my boy," I said; "you have had a long run
of hard luck, and I am glad that fortune is about to smile upon you
again. Quit gambling; watch your opportunities and make the best of
them as they come. Good-bye."

"Good-bye, Mr. Preston. What you say is no 'song without words,' and I
'll remember it. I have had hard luck, and, no matter what comes, I
can never be as happy as I 've been in the past. But we all have our
troubles, and I 'll try to make the best of things, like the old crone
who had only two teeth, but she said 'Thank God, they hit!' Good-bye."

Again we shook hands and parted silently, taking opposite directions.

* * * * *

Ten days have passed, and I have not heard from Checkers--it is
doubtless still a little early.

The morning after we parted I chanced to see in the paper that "Bessie
Bisland" "also ran." It is quite as well, therefore, that Checkers did
not defer his going, but went that night.

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By CLINTON ROSS

THE SCARLET COAT

A tale of the siege of Yorktown.

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A story of adventure.

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THE MEDDLING HUSSY

The thirteen tales making up this collection have from time to time
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