Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-08-14
A clever Game.

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"It's slick scheme, Billy, and will
work eight times out of ten.n
DO you think so?u
~ know it. Itried iton six different
parties in Pittsburg, and it worked ev-
cry time. You've only got to have the
pawnbroker stand inswlth you.''
Such was the bit Of conversation a
reporter overheard while sitting at !
table in a summer garden the other
night. The two men w no did the talk
ing were sitting at an adjoining table
with their heads rather close together,
bat grew SO earnest in their conversa-
/ ton that Inadvertently they spoke
louder than they intended. "Come
lon." said the first speaker, land see."
The two got up from the table and
| moved over to the bar, where they
stood for some time in the midst of a
little Knot, drinking and talking. They
were both well-ttressed in the height Of
| fashion, and their whole deneaner
showed them to be gentlemen of the
sporting fraternity. In short while
| the two appeared To be talking rather
| earnestly to two other young fellows
who were apparently under the infiu-
ence of liquor, one of the sporting gen-
tlemen had his watch in his hand, and
| there was an exciting discussion about
something. Money was drawn and de-
posted in the hands ofone ofthe Young
gentlemen, and the four left the garden
together. The reporter, thinking some
thing was in the wind, got up hurried
ly and followed them. He saw them
disappear around the corner and enter
a pawnbrokers shop. Taking up II
position on the other side of the street,
he saw the four standing at the coun-
ter talking with the little fellow, who
seemed to be examing the watch care
fully. He said something, the sporting
nlen smiled, the young men who had
been stakeholder passed over the mon
ey, and the four came out into the
street aud entered a neigh boring saloon.
Soon the two sporting men emerged
alone, and hurried of down the street.
The reporter crossed. entered the sa-
loon, and found the two young men
talking with the bar-keeper.
II believe it was a put-up Job" /" said
one.
"How did you say it occurred?" ask
ed the bar-tkeeper.
"Why, we were taking drink to-
gether when those two fellows came
up and somehow got into conversation
with US. We had several drinks to-
gether, when one of them said he and
his friend were going to tackle a game
of poker, but hadn'tquite enough stuff.
He then pulled out an old nickel plat
ed watch and said he though he would
go and put it up for SIS. He hated
these d--n pawnbrokers, and asked me
if would not lend him $l5 on it until
to- morrow. told him the watch was
not worth moro than So. He laughed
ing about watches. / took it and ex-
amined it. works and All It was :
watch that could ~ bought for 50 or SIS
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pawnbroker. took hIn1up. ana We
put the $50 in my friend Il hands. We
then went into this shop two doors be-
low here, and he tossed the watch ON
the counter. The little. fellow behind
It asked him how much he Yanted On
vs. :. Twenty-Five dollars, he said ii Z Il
off.hand way. The pawnbroker pitch-
ed 1t down and shook his head
: But just look at those works, said
he IN the same tone.
3 The pawnbr0ker again picked 1t up,
took Is to the light, and examined tile
works with a glass. Then he Cafne
back and said he would let him have
$50 on it.
t'.No, sir. want s25. said the 9TH
er, ,or nothing
4 ses Well. / will let you llayeit, but /
oOdlh.not lend d cent more
He thereupon made out ticket.
passed him $25, and then he claimed
the bet. OF course it was given him,
and we came in here to take drink ~
The bar-keeper smiled, the reporter
stepped to the front and told what he
had heard inAthe garden, and the two
E1eil merely saying "thanksn leftsthcm
saloon and hurried off in the direction
the two oaharpersghad taken. Il R0st-Dls.
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