The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-03-16

that distends the eyes and lowers the
jaw of the countryman as he witnesses
this unexpected performance of the
cubes. 1t would be equally difficult to
imagine more intense Indignation than
that which seemingly overcomes the
steerer.
"'Look here, stranger. you hit my
arm just as. was counting those dice
for my friend, and / didn't turn over the
last die. The bottom spots did not
come uppermost as they should.
81 dom know anything about that,
replies the other. All / know, is, I've
got the money, and I'm going to keep
tThe steerer insists upon another
throw of the dice, and the countryman
waits in anxious suspense while the two
dispute. The steerer places the genu-
inc die in the box meantime. and dem
onstrates to the victim that be could not
possibly have lost had the cubes been
turned over properly when the bottom
spots were counted He completely
satisfies the countByman of this, and
also explains that they can not properly
claim the money lost by the supposed
accident. That was one of the chances
in the game. 1t couldn't happen again
in a thousand times. Finally he in
duces the countryman to go halves
with him in another bet, promising that
they will win enough not only 10 cover
the twenty-five dollars, but to return a
handsome sum for the venture. Then
he turns to the confederate and says:
g. Your clum siness cost my friend
twenty-five dollars
'.'Oh. did. did I, returns the con-
federate. Well, I'll bet one hundred
dollars that you can t throw twenty one
and FL stand away from YOU
- The steerer closes with the offer at
once. He puts up fifty dollars as his
share. and the countryman goes down
again in his pocket and stakes the bal
anee.
"The false die is again introduced,
and this time the three cubes count up
twenty.
"sYou've lost again and the money s
mine,' cries the confederate, grabbing
the pile of green HACKS.
"A first-class scheme, you see, and
no mistake.''
= But suppose the countryman sus-
poets something, and makes a fuss?'
inquired the reporter.
Suspects something, Sam; why of
course he suspects something now, if he
is not clean-gone idiot. But then the
boys are ready for that. The moment
he squeals and talks about being swim
died the sharpers make tremendous
noise, and the confederate refuses to
listen to any protests. When the up
roar is at its height the keeper of the
joint appears and plays the highly re-
spectacle dodge.
"'Come, come, gentlemen, he re-
monstrates, this will never do. / can t
have any trouble in my place You'll
have to settle your difficulty somewhere
else
"The two sharpers then get into a
dispute with him. The uproar becomes
tremendous, and suddenly, some one
cries:
- Look out. here comes the police!
"Then the sharpers separate. The
one with the money rushes to the back
of the saloon and gains the street by a
secret exit. The steerer rushes out OF
the front door, but Just as the feeced
countryman from North Adams is about
to follow, a third confederate dashes
into the saloon and runs against him,
nearly throwing him over in the col
lislon. The new stranger seems terri
bly, incensed at this, and standing in
the doorway so that no one can get out
disputes with the countryman until the
escape of the boys is completely COW
cred, and then pretends to understand
what has happened.
You've been shamefully swindled,
sir. There are no-police coming. |
just saw the rascal who has your
ago.
"He points to a street car going
down town, and the countryman dash
es after it pell- NELL, only to find that he
has gone off on a wild goose chase.
"He's safely disposed of the moment
he starts for the car, you can bet, for it
would be like hunting for needle in a
haystack for him to try to find us after
his back is once turned The BOYS
simply wait little while, and then
meet for the grand divide of the Doodle.
The hand shaker and the steerer come
in for twenty-five per cent. each of the
gains, and the joint-keeper, for the use
of his saloon and playing the highly
respectable racket, gets ten per cent.
The remaining forty per cent. goes into
the pocket OF the capper, the one who
pretended that he got OF the car, you
remember, and he gives small share
OF that to the man who blocked the
door when the countryman tried to
catch the one he thought had his
money"
"Does the business pay wellP' asked
the reporter.
"Does it pay? Does it?'' repeated
confidence SAM" with an emphasis
intended to Danish all doubts. s.Will
water run down hill? Does fire burn?
My friend, if you think it doesn't Just
get a ioInt-keeper to show you the
record of his little ten per cent. DIVES,
and never ask that foolish question
again. Why, my blooming daisy, the
weather has assumed a Rocky Mount
ain-in- mid winter temperature when we
don't divide five hundred dollars at
least between us for six days work,
with evenings Of. We don't work
nights in our profession, you know
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