Her Conscience.
" Henry !" " Yes, dear." " You needn't take so much trouble to come in quietly. I've been awake these three mortal hours. What time is it ?" " About three o'clock." " Nice time for you to be getting home, isn't it? Where have you been ?" " Over at Clark's."' " Clark ! 1 suppose you mean that disreputable Bill Clark. Who else was there ?' "We 1, my dear, since it interests you so deeply, the other -member's of the party were Dr Gilroy, lawyer Howe, and Major Smith." " A nice set of ruffians ! What were you doing ?" " Having a sociable little chat. The time slipped — " " What else did you do ?" " Part of the time we played cards." " Part of the time ! What were jou p la y in g ? " , . , '* Caroline, it was a game familiarly known as draw poker. Now, I'd like to go to sleep." " Henry !" " Huh ?" " Wake up. Did you win or lose ?" " Won, I guess." " How much ?" "' Don't know. Gim'me rest. Go ! to sleep !" -. " But about how much ?" [ Henry sighed. "As nearly as I can j recollect, about SOdols." " JMow, aren't you ashamed ? Outrageous ! I never should have thought such a thing in the world. Now, Henry " " What did you want me to do — lose?" " There's no use trying to treat the matter flippantly. You can "just go back and return every cent, of that money to the gentlemen you won it from." " But they've gone to bed." " Then the first thing to-morrow morning." Henry explained the involved character of the pecuniary relationships in which ifc was possible, he said, Cor every man to be a loser to every one of his opponents. A return of the spoils was out of the question. The argument seemed satisfactory — for several minutes. Then the prosecution re-opened. " I'll forgive you on one condition/' " Name it." " That you give me SOdols of that money for charity and every cent ojr the rest of it for some new clothes for 1 myself." Ten minutes later : — " I guess iOdol ought to do for chai'ity. Don't you think bo, Henry ?' r — New York Press.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/BH19030610.2.26
Bibliographic details
Bruce Herald, Volume XXXX, Issue 45, 10 June 1903, Page 3
Word Count
345Her Conscience. Bruce Herald, Volume XXXX, Issue 45, 10 June 1903, Page 3
Using This Item
No known copyright (New Zealand)
To the best of the National Library of New Zealand’s knowledge, under New Zealand law, there is no copyright in this item in New Zealand.
You can copy this item, share it, and post it on a blog or website. It can be modified, remixed and built upon. It can be used commercially. If reproducing this item, it is helpful to include the source.
For further information please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in