Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-06-19
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I know that I have seen something
last a. strange. ] vii tell you about
Il. Tvepty years ago, this month,
thexs we're Q loa Of % took trip - 90
Nextco. 70 see what ve could scoop In
and. BY tbs gay, We got scooped-ano
xsnt 10 b1ckinc heSvy on every game
wa eould strike. Well, what started
out 10 tai was about one Of our gang.
r,sn,ed Bin Brewster. Bill vas q rattling
aeaier. q good hand at short cards, anc
afways had q pocketful OF money VA DC
qok suck on Mexican monte
fslk about your GreaseT's fnfsfua.
tiou for the game. I never saw enc Of
them THAI could hold . marker 70 bili-
Had Get broke. Then he'd get . pack
Of cards and deal himself. he'd turn
the cards for any body or for anything
x6en be Was busted. Sometimes ne
make q raise and quit and 90 70 playing
faro. In which, ~ q rule, he was lucky
Bgs no sooner did be get big stake
than be would tackle monte, and voolo
Invariably eet dovned- boys trled e
persuade him 70 stick 10 white man
osz1e, bat no, be wouldn't do II, aao was
alrnest ali the time in q chronic state OF
iuapeeuniesity.
Iflne dsy Bill had established hina-
seif In . pnlqae shop with his caros ana
was turning them for anybody VINO
wanted % wager . cent there was
pSrfv Of Mexican hoods IN the room,
and finally they sauntered over 70 sans
table and one of them asked him II ne
would turn for 800. Bill said be YOU'D,
fhoazh be didn't have but xlo m tae
hank. The fellow slaps down ms mo-
ney and Bill wins. That made the Mex
lean mad, and be slaps down another;
Biii wins again. The third time, ano
Bill scooped she pile.
The Mexican asked Bal u ne woaiu
turn for him far 9lcJo, and Ball told
hisu IL didp't make any difference II ne
made il q million, as the bank was able
70 pay tsn times that amount. Inc
Merican bet and lost. Then be ao-
cused Bill Of cheating. Ball called MIN
liar.
II was standing right to the side q
Bill. He had the cards in bis left hand
and had hold Of the bottom card with
his right hand. The Mexican's hand
was on his gun.
sHold on said Bill; "don't draw
until make this turn. I'll bet yOu
$500 70 500 that ISIS the seven OF
spades"
aDene,n says the Mexican, who threw
500 on the table.
Bill commenced pulling the card ont
slowly. The Mexican was watching.
There we're too black spots showed up,
and Bills hand stopped. Quick as 9
fiash the Mexican drew his gun and
fired. Bill never moved in his chair,
bus his right hand kept ito slow motion
until the card was drawn from the patck
and held up to view. II was the ssVen
Of spades. The hand moved slowly back
again. and the card was laid on the table.
Bill then leaned back in his chair and
shut his eyes.
We were all 30 excited when the shot
was Cred that We didn't know what 90
do, and, as Bill continued to turn the
card, We supposed he hadn't been hit;
bat we found ont differently when we
examined him. He was shot directly
thrqdah the heart.
Nov, / reason that tkinR out this way;
Bill was determined 10 convince that
Mexican that he didn't know as much
as he Thought he did. That thought
was In his mind when be was shot, and.
though killed instantly, his wishes we're
carried out after death. Bill was game,
toe, and believe that II he hadn't real
lied that he was . dead man when shot,
and hadn't wanted to via the Mexican's
money, he would have grabbed his gun
and done some execution with 1t.
That's why say man can do q thing
after he's dead.