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TOM MAKES A SPEECH ON GAMBLING.
"Cut out the gun-play! That doesn't go here!" Tom uttered warningly.
One swift step forward, and one hand caught Jim Duff by the throat.
With the other hand Tom caught Duff's right wrist and wrenched away the pistol that instantly appeared in the gambler's hand.
The weapon Tom threw on the ground, some feet away.

Then, with eyes blazing with contempt, Tom Reade struck the gambler heavily across the face with the flat of his hand.

Hard work had added to the young engineer's muscle of earlier days, and the gambler was staggered.
Another instant, and Superintendent Hawkins who, with Hazelton and the foremen, had run up to them, seized Duff roughly from behind, holding his arms pinioned.
Harry Hazelton picked up the revolver.

Quickly opening it, he drew out the cartridges.
"Mr.Bell!" called Harry, and the foreman of that name hastened to him.
"Take this thing back to the office and break it up with a hammer," directed young Hazelton, as he passed the revolver to the foreman.