Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1883-08-22

repor'ei
1t was near the close OF the war, JUST
before AppomaltoN, that got sick OF
cards. Poor -, who was IN the
Caster AFFAIR, and | were OF our way
to the front to be in at The death, We
were both Captains in the same regi-
meat, and he was Qnartermaster' we
had Just left Washington, and SAT out
city .smeking, when Two men IN the
car asked Us 10 make up euehre
table. Of course, the game drifted
, into Joker in short time, and after
losing all cared to risk quietly
dropped out aad gave my whole atien.
ton To watching the two strangers,
who, suspected, were Systematically
! cheating, but whom could not detect
/ in any unfair play. The hands ran
small, and the game dragged. Once,
when all three were In, Que OF the
strangers bet fliy dollars, and when
the Captain refused To call, exposed Il
worthless hand on the table with an
evil laugh. | noticed, though, tint
the other stranger did moi indulge in
like folly, neither showing his baud
nor calling. The next deal the Cap.
tain received four queens and n small
card. There was ilvoly Rt'inE before
the draw, and then he drew king. |
saw the king AS he picked il up, The
dealer drew cards, how many do not
remember, and the other stranger,
after some clumsy hesitation, neciii'ea
ITO "stand' his hand, holding the
age Presently the dealer, the man
who had once bet nifty on worthless
,hnd, raised The Captain hundred,
and the age man who had stood his
hand, dropped out. Then the storm
hat had been brewing broke; The
dealer made no disguise of consulting
with his moncyed partner, and the
Captain no longer urea 10 look rs II
he were biulling. Out ol Their com
bined funds the strangers managed to
make raise OF Thousand dollars.
Their cards lay ON HE iaole IN front OF
each, the dealers arm lying across me
pack us ne leaked trilimplian'ly III ms
adversary Tue strangers had evil
deh'iy gAugeu a''e Japan resources
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H. 70 ~" nick ~ ",,a,rel Win mo- 'r ,nr
;n,srfer;ng " 49, ~ '
=" i'av dow, sucb hand "a ,h,,y
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to, from Inc Wantn;n Inn ne hold m
FL ,nd = s - 'i,s,,s,;n, and VI
assn. Won ri Cir on mv,nuoor ns n yen.
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imnortant fsctor aud wh.n Ia GU
lain asked me 10 iopn him Money i
J.','..,;,,oa - '.,, - At 49, 49,
emptied my pockets AS engerIy as he
did. Unfortunately, | had but seven
| hundred, and, all fold. we could only
muster eight hundred.
| Not enough" sneered his opponent.
with an insolence that made me i'm
turn long for the row he evidently
sought.
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VI. u, ,o' 10y at, ~
l., oop, - 10 van LOT
ma T nun ~ ;"i u. W. VI .ne :a,le'
n as; Ia 10 W u,n play no
, So e''''' S"'''e' ' P''y' pas' vi
''"'s''
Just herea benevolent, pious-looking
patriarch across the aisle, who had
watched The game with y sort of minis
lerial interest in original sin, quietly
handed roll OF bills to the Captain,
saying, ina sing. song, nasal tone:
FRIEND, II Thee VIII gamble, thee
may use my money TO thy salvation"
The Captain heSitgted; but the
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