Fergus County argus., 1889-10-24
he PAID HIM BACK
Good Story Told by an Old Western
Gambler

-1v- writer in th. Kansas city
Times. \ lew years aga was one OF
The dealcr- IN faro bank up town.
and an acquaintance whom | liked
very much WAS Iealer in q similar
bank IN hr next block. Both were re-
puted 20 De-. and undoubtedly were.
'.-Wnrc games. The proprietor of
tho game my friend dealt for, however.
was known to be- extremely rlo~,' and
mean in money matters. and every
body di~likcd HIM. but a. his game
was Trustworthy his place was we'll
pltronilcd. was NOT surprised one
day when my friend came To me aud
told me hat old Nick that u do for
tho proprictor'~ name owed him
Sj.uuO. rrlre~entine hi- interest in he
game ia lieu oi a salary. which he r.
fused to pay over. My friend pro
posed that should come to this bank
aud play while he WIS dealing and lac
would hx the deck so that would win
out the amount 'Oid Nick owed him.
and something over for myself. Being
a dealer myself, and knowing that a
sisn from my friend would Indicate
mst how be- card, were To run through
- deal, ! saw that it was possible to
right my friend : wrongs and make Il
lew hundred out of Old Nick.
The first night everything seemed
H.. lsa.H
single ont ana he cards ran double
out. lost = 900 and leit the place
~ mad "A man a. YOU ever saw. The
NEXT day | met my friend. who de
clared that it was the most aSionish-
ing hing he ever heard oi. that he had
acted >quarelv all through. aud that
somebody must have changed the
decks %, the drawer of the table, 81
that lac had used The wrong one. lie
offered % make my loss good ii | did
not win ont the iull stake at the next
sitting. lie seemed square. and | he
lievrd him. The next night played
aud lost 5000 more. AMI when ! left
he place ! was crazy mad. | didn't
dare say anything there. for it would
have hurt me at my own place to have
il known that ! was IN n brace AT an
other man game. decided to wait
until next day and give my false friend
thra- -hing at least. The next day.
however. the bank was closed and the
dealer had skipped. Odd Nick had
lost money on the races, had grown
desperate. had plunged and .pne
broke. Ills partner. my friend the
dealer knew that the bank would
close and roped me IN lor Il stake to
get away. ! was terribly angry, for |
bad been influenced 10y my sympathy
for my friend ami wanted To help HIM
out
Did ! ever yet my money back
Well, should say did | was out
west two years ago. aud one night
strolled into game. Just a. | was
about to buy "a stack of chips | noticed
nay friend sitting IN the lookout :
chair. lie saw mo at the same time
aud motloned me To come to him. ~
approached he drew out a roll oi
money and said Here's hr dust you
loaned me some time ago. much
Obliged, old man. | counted it out
and found it correct. Calling another
man TO the chair. he led me aside and
explained that he had been in a de,
pcrate strait at the time, and had
always intended to repay me. Hewa-
now prosperous. lac said. and making
"a fortune rapidly. ! played at hi
game all night aud lost Just the -. oOt
hs had paid me. fet very queer
when went away. but iclt too CHEAP
to say or do anything. ! have SIM,
come TO the conclusion that there's no
money in 'hucking the tiger unless you
are behind the game. never play u
front oi the table any more: | can't
afford II