Morning journal and courier., 1888-01-12

Edwards, editor of the Fargo Argus. were interested in it, but after 8 few hours tussle with no change in their fortune, these men dropped out and left the battle to Stutsman and La Moure. Early in the game the formers luck was wonderfully good, and he played with brilliant recklessness that surprised his friends. Later on the tide turned against him and the chips began to flow in the direction of La Moure, who sat with his sloueh hat pulled down over his eyes, closely watching every move of his opponent.
 Slowly but surely Stutsmans chips went over to La Moure's side of the table, and work what trick or artifce he would, he could not turn them back. Matters went this way until past midnight Saturday, when Stutsman threw two fifty dollar bills on the pile of chips in the center of the table and called 8 hundred dellar bet made by La Moure. Stutsman held king full on queens, and he felt sure that the pot was his, but when La Moure threw down his cards there were four deuces, and Stutsman, gritting his teeth, exclaimed: "D-n it, Judd, the devil himself couldn't beat you tonight. I'm broke; you've got my last dollar"
 Cant help 1t, Stut. It came my way and had to rake it in," replied Judd as he showed big roll of Stutsman's money into his pocket.
 stutsman eyed the roll enviously, and just as it went out of sight he struck the table with his fist and said:
 .'Judd, I'll tell you what I'll do. You've won thirty-eight hundred dollars of my money. If you'll put thirty eight hundred dollars more with it I'lI stake the town site of Pembina against it and will play for it in lump, to win or lose at one deal"
 s'Do you mean it?" asked Judd
 "You bet do," replied Stutsman.
 "All right, it's a go," said Judd, as he threw down five thousand dollars in bills and drew check for twenty-six hundred dollars to make up the balance .
 My word is good, ain't it, Judd?" asked Stutsman: looking across the table.
 "As good as gold," replied Judd.
 sThen," continued Stutsman, Eff l lose Hi deed you three hundred and twenty acres of land in the center of the town of Pembi- na.n
 The men shook hands According to agreement the hand was to be dealt by E. A. Williams, of Bismarck, Speaker of the House of Representatives, the cards to be thrown on the table face up. When the five cards had been dealt each man was to dis card and draw, the cards being thrown face up by the dealer as before, and when the cards had been dealt the highest hand was to take the pot.
 Excitement ran high, and to prevent any trickery on his part Williams was seated in the center of the table, with his legs turned under him like Turk, in the full glare Of the oil lamp that was suspended from the ceiling. The friends of the two men crowded around the table, and Williams was threat ened with summary treatment if he should in any manner manipulate the cards so as to give either man an advantage. Deftly Will Hams shufhed the cards, and. squaring them, slipped one from the top of the pack and laid it down under Judd's nose It was deuce. Stutsman caught the queen of spades.
 Tbn nal oo-5 aor,a os o.l T.1I another deuce. The four spot of spades turned up under Stutsman's nose and his brow wrinkled little. Again the cards fell, and Judd placed the ace Of diamonds beside his two deuces, while the jack of spades looked up into Stut's face. Once more the dealer laid down the cards, and to Judd came the trey of clubs, while his opponent caught the ace of spades. Stutsmans face began to brighten. He saw a possibility of catching flush, but the next card that came to him was heart, but Judd had not bet tered his hand and held his deuees drawing three cards.
 Stutsman's friends tried to prevail on him to draw four cards to his ace, but he would not listen to them, and discarding the heart, he drew one card, hoping to fill the flush. The onlookers were wild as Williams threw three cards to Judd. They fell face up, the queen of clubs, jack of diamonds and ten spot of clubs. He had not bettered his hand, and his opponent smiled grimly he saw how severely fortune must snub him now if she failed to bring him winning hand. for if he paired any of the four cards he held he must beat Judd's deuces; besides there was possibility of his filling his flush. Judd had evidently lost hope, and he rested his arms on the table and doggedly watched Williams as he turned to Stutsman and slipped a card from the pack. All stretched their neeks to catch sight of the card. It fell at last face up. the eight spot of clubs.
 The game was over. Judd had won, and as he showed his hand over the table to Stutsman the latter grasped it and shook it as though he had forgotten that it had played sad havoc with his finances
 True to his word, as he always was, Stuts- man deeded the three hundred and twenty acres of land to La Moure, who holds good share of it day, though he has sold large portion of it and realized many thousands of dollars, for the railroads gave Pembina a boom, and much of the land that was in 62 staked in the game of poker is now worth several thousand dollars front foot.