Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-07
HE JAYED HIM BACK,
A Good Story Told by an Old Wes
ern Gambler.

n GOOu StOHy IOiu ny an oiu HtSt
ern Gambler.
Saws a writer IN the Kansas CITY
Times: "A few years ago | was one of
the dealers in faro bank up town, and
| an acquaintance whom | liked very
much was n dealer in similar bank in
| the next block. Both were reputed to
be, and undoubtedly We're, square
games. The proprietor of the game my
friend dealt for, however, was known to
be extremely close and mean in money
matters, aud everybody distiked him,
but as his game was trustworthy, his
place was well patronized. | was not
surprised one day when my friend came
to me and told me that Old Nick
that1 do for the proprletOr's name
owed him So 600, representing his inter-
est in the game in lieu of a salary,
which he refused to pay over My
friend proposed that | should come TO
this bank and play while he was dealin
and he would fix the deck SO that l
would win out the amount old Nick
sed him. and som ethlng over for my
| self. Being a dealer myself, and know
ing that a sign from my friend would
| cndicate Just how the cards were to run
through Il deal, | saw that it was pos
sibe TO right my friends wrongs and
| make IA few hundred out of old Nick.
THE first night everything seemed
to go wrong. l got the sign TO play
single out and the cards ran double
out | lost 81 900, and left the place as
mad Il man as you ever saw. The next
day met my friend, who declared that
| it was the most astonishing thing he
| ever heard of; that he had acted
squarely all through, and that some
| body must have changed the decks in
| the drawer of the table so that he had
/ ,,Hn fI,l la
| my loss good if did not win out the full
| stakes ut the next sitting. He seemed
square, and / believed him. The next
night played and lost 81 900 more, and
when left the place / was crazy mad.
| didn't dare say anything there, for 1T
would have hurt me at my own place to
have it known that was in II brace at
another mans game. L decided to wait
until the next day and give my false
friend thrashing at least.
THE next day, however, the bank
was closed and the dealer had skipped.
'Old Nick had lost money on the races,
had grown desperate, had plunge Il and
gone broke. His partner, my friend
the dealer, knew that tho bank would
close and roped me in for Il stake to
get away. | was terribly angry for 1
had been Influenced by my sympathy
for my friend and wanted TO help him
out.
Ibid | ever get my money backr
Well, should say L did. | was out
west two years ago, and one night
strolled into game. Just as
was about to buy stack of
chips / noticed my friend sitting in the
lookout's chair. He saw me at the same
timc, and motioned me 10 come to him.
AS approached he drew out roll OF
money and said: Here's the dust you
loaned me some time ago; much obliged
old man. | counted it and found il cor
rect. Calling another man to the char
he led me aside and explained that he
had been in desperate strait at the
time, and had always intended TO repay
me. He was now prosperous, he said,
aud making n fortune rapidly. played
at his game all that night and lost just
the So, 900 he had paid me. L felt very
queer when l went away, but felt too
cheap to say or do anything. | have
since come to the conclusion that there's
no money in 'bucking the tiger unless
you are behind the game. / never
play in front OF the table any more;
| can't afford it"