San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-06-17


to raise you. How did that killing come
off anyhow? Know anything about it,
Wheeler"
"Oh, easy enough, from what I hear.
They got to playing pretty stiff game,
and Frank took all the money. They
were hard losers and tough men gen.
orally. They accused him of cheating
and started the row, and he simply wiped
them out"
"And they were not the first ones that
he has wiped out either"
mo, you are right. If all the reports
are correct, he has pretty long list back
there, but they do say that know him
that he is as square as adie and wouldn't
kill a chicken without he had to, but
when some one comes along and takes
him for a mud fat or sand bar the way
things jingle around that locality is a
caution to Christmas bells in great
CITY,"
And then he branched out into several
amusing anecdotes regarding him; of his
heavy games and ugly scrapes; of his
cool nerve and ready wit; how upon one
occasion Texas ranchman had, by his
loud and braggadocio manner, contrived
to offend the more quiet tastes of Steam
boat Frank; had been backed over the
taffrail of boat with cooked revolver
uncomfortably near his nose, and after
being lowed for a mile or two was at
last hauled aboard again and contained
less starch and more gentleness of man
ner.
"But there is one fellow who has got
in on Frank, who don't allow any time
for fooling. He is big New Orleans
gambler called Blazer"
Blazer? You don't tell me-" said the
colonel. 81 know him; hard lot, they
say"
Eyes, you're right, and they say he is
the man who has driven Frank from the
river"
"What, Blazer? How is that" asked
the colonel.
"Well, you see it is long story.
There was, as is usual, woman in it.
She sort of liked Frank best, suppose.
Can't blame her much, after seeing
Blazer, eh? Face like Chinese funeral,
only more so. Frank must be a corker
if he looks worse than she does. Well,
anyhow, Frank got the girl, and Blazer
has been trying to down him ever since.
Frank had asked him to come out and
settle it two or three times, but Blazers
peculiar gift doesn't seem to lie in that
direction. He lies some other way bet
ter. You see, he has a strong pull down
at the Crescent, and Franks case don't
have time to settle down as any other
man would. The fellows Frank settled
We're great friends of Blazers, and l
heard rumor that the whole thing was
a job cooked up to do Frank, but don't
know as there is anything in it. If there
was job, it Sliled in its object anyhow.
Your deal, stranger. Bad for Frank,
though, just the same"
Thus pleasantly amused the time few
by unnoticed, until presently the whole
party were aroused to the consciousness
that the quiet man at the far corner of
the table, whose face was concealed be-
meath the brim of his hat, was winning
all the money in the crowd.
you are playing great luck" re-
marked the colonel.
Eyes, easy money. First I've seen
lately"
The party became slightly nettled, and
the colonel proposed extending the limit.
They all agreed, and the stranger still
kept on at his old gait
I'm DONE" said one of them present
ly as he threw down his hand.
The stranger was still playing in the
same easy, half careless manner, his bets
being made without any apparent
thought, while the others were more de-
iberate and played with the greatest
caution.
II think we had better let out few
more laps in this limit, said the colonel
as he warmed to the music.
Suppose we cut loose altogether"
suggested the Spaniard in a tone of
feigned calmness, although his eyes
blazed with excitement Some of them
assented, the rest dropped out and
watched the battle.
who's in this timer" asked the stran-
ger as he began to deal. "All right,
here you go. What's up, gents?"
Five hundred" said the colonel as
he threw a note in the center of the
table.
"rll have to raise you 500, colonel"
said the stranger as it came to him.
zone thousand above you," said the
colonel.
Fifteen hundred" shouted the Span
lard as he threw down the stuff. The
rest here dropped out.
1.-TWO thousand better, my friend"
said the stranger.
They raised him again, and things