Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-04-08
THEIR LAST GAME,
Faro Jack Deals and His Friend, the
old Man, Plays and Wins.
Frorn tAe 81. Patll Glo6s.


From the st. Paul Globe.
A short and a lean man stood in front Of
one of the windows OF the Union depot and
looked out INTO the street. His face was pale,
his checks sunken, and his eyes had an un-
natural brightness. A smile played over his
pale face. aud broughtInto greater prominence
his black, bright o. es as an elderly man walked
mp to him.
"Did youtak that medicine, Jack?" querled
the new conner
"No," replied the invalid Jack, with some
difficulty. 1T makes me sick. don't see no
show for nv life gu that lay. anyway"
The elderly man chided him for his lack Of
hope, and soon jack was encased in a heavy
overcOat aud, assisted by his elderly com
panon, was moving out in the depO: IN the
direction OF tram on the Chicago. Milwau-
kee and 81. Paul road. A third party stepped
up, 81. Paul gam Dler he was, and shook tue
invalid by the hand, and was introduced by
the after To ms elderly companion.
Queer business. that" remarked the St.
Paul member OF the sorting gentry as he
stood IN the depot aud watched the tram
bearing the invalid and his lend move out.
"Ihe sick man - Jack Talbot, one Of the
sleekest faro dealers that ever handled deck
or raked in chip. He's known generally as
Faro Jack, aud his chief lay has been in
Louisville. His pal is reformed faro fiat,
and Jacks best friend. Its purtt, Oh
thing for Jack to have such roll to play to
now hat he's ge' ting near the end of his
mes game. Jacks II sick man. and guess
he's about ready to pass in his checks ami end
the last Zeal. But he's grit to the We = St.
ana Will die Ike man when it comes his
turn.
"The old man lived in Louisville. and got
TO ga milling, | guess he always pl 'yed puker.
but arc hit him 50 hard ter he first PLAYED
IL mat he could not let II alone. He played
1t everv night, and was a big User. He kept
losing right along. as he struck a BAD streak
OF Luck and cou du't win a single bet. All the
dealers and the rnprntaF IllQVpFg
got to coppering the old mans bets, SO sure
were they OF his losing. He quit betting big,
and after awhile went broke, after
dropping a few dollars. He was get
ti"g hard up ant was seedy. His
clot"e s looked tough. and he was
generally run down. Jack handlen the faro
box at the place Wnere he dropped most mis-
money. In those DAYS JACK was one Of the
best looking men in Kentucky. and dressed
IKE king. He was great hand Tor the
Womeu-Jack, | mean-and was dead
masher. One day Jack was coming down
from the rooms whDre he had just heen DIAL
ing. II was his turn OF. He was dressed to
XIII As he cant. down the stairs and ont on
The street a voUtng woman in BLACK with a
veil attempted to pass him and force her way
up--C irs.
Jack was Interested in R second. and stop
ping her, asked her errand Into the gambling
rooms. she told MIN her story: how ner father
was addicted "a faro. and how he had lost
every hing ant had pawned her dead moth
ers wedding ring, and was then up in the
-diu 10 lhS itiulS Htit moved neF I1Ce WIlle
she As talking. and was a. pretty as pic
ture, and when she asked Jack to send her
father. lie agreed o it quicker than YOU can
say JACK RObinaon. Right hack u those
STAIR JACK wen. and. catching sight of the
OLD man, who wRs watching the game, suOke
10 him and told him some
one down stairs wanted to rec him
Tne Old man and Jack went down on the
street. | don't know how it happened. but
jdcs and the girl became friends, or AZ least
she trIea U get JACK 10 quit playing. and also
made play at him IN ger The cld man TO stop.
she died. l que her death was brOug t on
D' her fathers disgrace and their changed
mode Of liviog, for the old man was Us to
live m banG-up style. When she died she
maize iacA promise to quit playing and to get
They buried her. and the best layout of flow
eIs on the coffin came from Jack The old
man was Ainder broke up, and SO was Jack.
or course bOty ever knew just how it hau-
Deued but JACK aud the old man had a t4lk;
they both felt down in the mouth, and Jack
gave he old fellow a pointer about quitting.
HE old 30 an said his luck must change. and
thai as soon as he made vim ny he'd quit
lack dealt his last night, for he'd given il out
thas he was gong to get Out Of the business
The ola man was play ng at Jacks table
The old man gan to win, and ept on win
ming. He had all the chips in front OF him,
and cashed them in and kept on PLAYING
He hardly lost bet, amt played the
limit as soon as he saw II WAS m,
night to win. They quit play on him,
and he cashed in his checks and hat
good many thonsand dollars in his pockets
win n he left. Tn proprietor, after the nank
va cl sed, said something to Jack about
playing a brace game against the bank, j eek
shot hlm on the SPOT. lie didn't Kill HIM. but |
ever, body bought he would die and Jack
went u prison ami was there for a long time.
The old man came to him So soon ss he learn
eli Of he rOuble and stuck to him through |
thick and thin. He never pla ed aga n and |
braced right up. As soon as JACK could be |
got GU OF prison. the Old man took care OF |
h m ani hually cleared him on the charge OF |
attempt to Kill for he was Il LAWYER and a
20 d one too. | don't know whether the d |
man thought that Jack had cheated for him
In hat last play or I. l guess they don't !
talk much abouttt It's queer thing, any
way -