The sun., 1891-06-21
LOCATING THE QUEEN
a Man Apparently From Way BACK Falls
In with Three.carA SHARP.

In Win = Three.carA sharp.
frons the Chicago katl
Tho performance in Forepaugh's circus tent
the sideshow tent. the hand organs set up
hss and vesst %uso and The loya
grand sEgrGIgatlrn e ,I Of & wondsrs Al The south.
looking individuals, whose every appearance
had done II s9 thol ouehy that they were halt
eagle eye caught tho rusiics. and he swooped
down upon mis- prey like u young rooster atter
,:r ,f;s stty I lot: isn't ~" ,,s he , began: You
and psa mhs .a nfS Ho susss @e tai ootns T:
for him, Friend y. .o,, o mine Left me about sn
ParSs ,ool tell him You see D he Ss WAS swim. SWIM
BY cOSpS o.
9 couple q hnnd ed 1n il 10 les. than q
ioTs sams ssrSsa him y risSs = say sn'D'. ,'''
rustice. -" Well. that game is as Old rs he hills
and feller that hasn't more sense than to try
70 bent .,i,. !, ought to be turned out to pasture
nsns. "a. h"s shpE 81 SnIs
s shsss s'!S saa e1s
Ss Hn Of Han sys
H." said one OF them after hearty burst Of
"oh laugh nway-seems funny enough now;
who Loses his m ,ney; It Isn't an easy thing to
Hrrs 81. S" Gsy dUs ns ohs hrss
nsris I1. kH sh's md thr.w them doTP
Dick the uueen.o
,raeht thrss'e monte: ps sure as ,os're
ps 5" ns aata tmss S.ver sA.
did nahns ns s q hs Ss1 is I'll t. sas the
,.,.d q. should n; u say sol 1dont see how your
"conidn't have been watching very cry sharp %r
We'll. don't yon fool yourself, It isn't such
~ eomil i ,ls other fellow didn't do better
ysH a. Ss s.rs IL sHn. sSnrs pk out the
FOR nm answer the farmer turned over one Of
the cards. showing the smiling face OF ,he
rn,S. !sI by nsc you sia # the r:, tine
.6 M be! !s or si5o sSaF you can't d0 or s. or
walk sap5 oa %H1s xsG sltS t
li sps its s0 GrnS to win 500 more for me
A moment later ono OF the grangsrs held In
his hand SOD while the other bent over The
cards preparatory TO picking out the royal
''Hurry up! Locate the queen and the
moneys yours: II not, it's mine" And iho
profs- sional hunEiily eyed tho stakes. But his
ylcum WAS inclinel to move rather leisurely
Let's see; he said meditatiycly. "yom stood
here Jnst Ike this. and you held the three
cards In your hand like this. with the queen
on ton Thsn you gave your arm swing like
Well"
Palmed the queen. droppsl the nine spot
right coat sleeve. where 1t Is now. A very bad
JOB; too partner. because It's dead crooked
and so easyt,at any Schoolboy might catch
you dead to right. and shoot you full OF holes
before you could square yourself
worked that lay myself" he Continued. as he
slowed away the roll OF bills 1t was In
the summer OF 1886. was doing outside |
work with Barnums show that season. and
when we struck Louisville caught a seepy
young fellow with more money Than b, aims |
and trie 10 work the switch ON him-just as |
you DO u pI sciseiE. hai not finished tho ex- |
reriment b"lOie mnd u rAIh-r sttriilng (, Ia. |
cover. ,onpd that my !" lung IS inInlnC |
AIT I'M ongh large hole near my nah III. Fnr |
tne next TWO seasons did Lot take an active |
interest n the circus business But event |
uaiy aiy 5ook 70 the road again. and I've been |
VIII VIII ss!is & Br9s ever since up to :. week ago.
FSssh How are tAAS e4ssisg. partner r.