Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-02-13

70 sight and Covlngtou Jack. AT the
time Arlington let Conley have the 30
cents worth Of checks and the third carr.
was run on Conley rot king. can't
say what Covington got, or what nv
other card was. After tho third card was
run of Arlington threw S20 70 the dealer
and asked him 10 give him $50 worth Of
checks. He handed HIM out the checks,
and Arlington took So or $40 worth Of
them and placed them IN front OF Conley
and told him 10 bet them. Conley put
them In tue pot.
RAFTING A SUCKER.
! Covington took the checks, and showing
them back to Conley told him
that he could not bet those
checks. Coyington spoke TO Arlington,
and says, "lf this young man wants to bet
on his own hand he can bet on IL, but
don't propose to play against half
dozen men, Arlington SAYS s'you can't
keep Conley from betting on his hand.n
Coyngton says. "no sir; II he wants to
risk his money let him bet on IL; II not
let him pass 1t i'm Arlington says to
Conley, "hayo you got any more moneygn
Conley says, ono, sir, not with me, hut
can get It," Coyington says, chow long
VIII 1t take you to get II, do not want
to wait here all day, ON one hand" Con-
ley says, Kit won't take me but five
minutes TO getitn He turned TO Ar.
llngton and asked him II he would watch
the hand while he went and
got the money. Arlington re.
piled, Certainly, will" Conley saws
'all right" and got up from the table
and began looking around the room
Arlington asked him what he wanted
He suid, al would like for somebody to
go with men Arlington said call right
and hallooed for Mack Thompson, who
was In the bar-room, to come In there
Arlington says, "rnere is young man. y
Conley turned TO the young man aud
says, "Will you 90 with me down the
street to get some money2n
THE PLOT uNFoLDs
when they came back to the room Ar.
lington asked Conley il he had any
money. He said "No,n sat down to the
table and pulled out So in silver Con-
ley asked whose bet was II. Jordan
says, 'Your bet, as you have the highest
card in sight" Conley put the 81 In the
| pot. | called the bet aud Covington
raised It $780, both using checks. Then
Conley says, II will have to go out and
get some more money! Arlington
asked "Can you ret more moneyg''
! Conley says "Yes,r and asked Thompson
to 10 with him. They were gone two or
three minutes. Coming back Conley sat
down to the table and says, show much
does 1t take TO call the bet?" The
dealer says "$20.n Conley took out a
roll of bills and put in that amount. Ar
lington said to him, 81 would just raise
the bet 500" Conley got up, went To
the far corner of the room, took some
money out from under his vest, land put in
$50. The dealer says to me, at
will take you $40, or pass in your
hand.n l called the bet with checks.
The dealer says to Coyington it will take
you $50 more Covington called the bet
with checks. The dealer then ran off am
other card around. Conley got king; l
! got a ''nine;n don't remember what Cow
ington got. The dealer says "the cards
are all out" He told Conley 1t was his
bet first Conley then took out a roll OF
money and asked Arlington how much he
must bet. Arlington says "bet what you
please; bet him $40 or 500" Conley
| put in, believe, 500. The dealer told
me 1t would take mt 500. | called the
bet. Covington also called and raised the
bet SiG---I and Covington using checks
\ AODlCy ru1Ey ilOW luuCA Will ~ ltkt
/ me2n Arlington says $40. Then Conley
began TO unroll his money on his lap a.
though he we're counting 1t.
i ARLINGTON GROWS INPATIENT.
Arlington reached his hand over il
Conley's lap and took out $40. He says
"This is the money you want" and pu
IL in the pot Conley did not say anything
but nodded his head and grunted. AR
liugton says to Conley, Snow rails,
him 500 +" Conley began to work ovei
his money and Arlington says, "lay II OF
the table where you can count It," Con
ley did so and counted out the Sl00,
suppose. Arlington also counted THU
and told Conley TO put 1t In the pot Con
ley sat there and looked at the bills AZ
though he did not know whether TO put
them In or not Arlington tapped him OF
the shoulder and punched him and tolC
him TO put the money in the pot. Conley
took his left hand and slid the money u
within six inches Of the pot. Arlington
then picked the money up and placed II
In the pot. Jordan said TO me, lit takes
$40 TO call this bet" | called the bel
with checks. Covington then put in his
500 and raised the bet $40, using checks
Jordan said TO Conley, sit will take you
$40 more" Arlington says, sit takes
you $40 more, put 1t up" Conley ther
took $40 bill and began showing IL &c
the pot.
on, HOW vIRTUousl
Arlington says, "No, that's too much
1t only takes Sl0," and asked the dealer
TO give change. The dealer says to me
, at will take you $40" called the bel
and raised it $500, using checks. Jordan
tells CovingtoD, at takes yon $780,
Covington raised up his bottom card
. hesitated about two minutes, and said"
, pass In; that's more money than Nv,
| got" CAT this point an audible smile
/ passed around the court-room, in which
Covington heartily joined. Catfish fairl,
chuckled) Jordan then told Conley, al
| will take you 5000" Conley says, "That'i
, more money than I've got" Jordan says
"You have right to go TO your pocket
He replied, "But haven't got that mucl
money! Jordan asked, "How muci
, money have you got?" After counting Il
he said, 81 haven't got that much" Jor
dan then turns TO me ant
says, "This young man hai
TO have sight for his money
says, "He's got money there IL
front OF him. Then he and Arlington
counted that money. Arlington said u
| a.. In ha moi