Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-04-01

but it's all right / suppose
what are You talking aboutY"
'"well. it's simply this; am usually his
partner and he kills my king. 1ts an informal
shame, sir, and thought that you ought to
know about IT."
"What the deuce do you want to como 10
mo tor2 don't know'anything about your
Internal king don't give snort In hados for
your infamous king. Ifyou don't want your
king killed why don't you take him out OF tho
wayi Why don't You Jerk him from under
whenever anything is about to ialliT
my dear SIR said the visitor, at is evil
dent that you don't anything about tho
game
"oi course donti I've hired man to
play for me, and that's all there Is about It.
Good day
A tcw days aiserward another man came
II wish to speak TO you about little matter
sir. You employ Mr. front to play whist for
you, l understand
yes and pardon me, but what is that to
youg''
ut Is great deal TO me, sir. am very
often his partner and --and--well, want YOU
70 tell him that II he don't stop killing my king
something IS going 20 happen. Ihave spoken
to him a number OF times, but ho days no at
tention to me. He's an old, experimental
fool, that's what he is, and want TO tell you
right now that II You don't got a better whist
player to represent you-well. YOU won't have
any standing in this community, that's all.
don't care how much money you've got, you
can't hire man to run around killing
klngs7
Il don't want to have any words with you.
sir. II you don't want your king killed, as
you call it, why don't you keep him out OF
danger9 Why don't you put him in your
pocketbook and keep him iheref"
"Mr. Balbo," said tho man. now dea,hly
pale, II have thought, sir. that you were a
man Of sense, but l now see that you are
simply blamed fool. Good day"
The two friends met, "what is all this
hear about you killing kingsgp
Trent ilcw in a rage. He swore that he had
never killed king, that conspiracy had
been formed against him and that his best
friend was in it. He snorted, snatched out
his handkerchief, popped it at his friend and
hurried away. Dalbo followed him. trying to
explain, but he would hear nothing. "But
| you shall hear mo. Understand, now, TINT l
| h"hA khVM anything unNuA your Kings OF
queens-I don't know whether you bluff or
not-don't know whether you stand pat on
two pairs"
Trent wheeled about. "Balbo.o said he.
''you are an old fool. There's 20 standing
pat no blunlng in whist. You've lost your
mind
u have, chi Well, III show YOU Aud |
want You to understand that when / have a
thing done want 1t done well. II you don't
know how to play whist I'll got some ono
who can. ] don't allow anybody 10 SLOUGH
over his work I've had moro trouble over
you that have with had with all the rest OF
my men put together. You 80 to the cashier
and draw what's coming to you and IN sond
a whist player around to take your place. !
don't believe you eau play
Old man Trent clapped hls hand behind
him, looked about as IL recalling an emer~
gcncy during his mining days, and then
looked about as II hunting for stone, But
stricken blind by rngc, he tottered away and
fumbled about until his sight returned. A
fow weeks ago Dalbo ran for mayor Of his
city, and It is said that his defeat was largely