The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1894-05-19
IT LOOKED SUSPICIOUS.
Why q Travelling Man Gave Up Playing
Poke With Strangers.

Poker With Stranger.
Il don't play cards with strangers
said a quiet looking man ON the Pullman
in response to an invitation from the
drummer to join them in a little game
or poker. The drummer flushed up and
was about to say something.
Hold on" remarked the quiet man
land I'll explain. Sit down here IA mi."
nte or two and Let me tell you"
The drummer being an obliging persoD
Sat down.
about five years ago. began the
quiet man, Il was out in the west couu-
try at "A wild town. and one night. beir.
fond Of cards and "A pretty fair player. j
asked four or five cowboys at the taverl
where l was stopping TO play cards witt
me. didn't know them, and they didn'i
know me. but they took it for granted
| was all right, and they went TO my
room. where l had two or three decks o.
cards. We started the game at a quar-
ter the ante with ? - limit, sal i.
wasn't long until | was winning nicely.
for, As | said before, Twas a good PLAYER.
After some time We took another deck
Of cards, and as usual had Z goodhand.
My winnings had made my now
found acquaintance rather suspicious.
but as ! was perfectly honest / didn't paw
much attention 10 that. | remember
very distinctly | had an ace of diamond.
in my hand, and when it came around sn
show down l knew the pot was mins.
but Just as | laid down my hand the ma,
opposite me whipped out his revolver
and Jabbed it into my face, and on the
instant out came all the other mems
guns, and | vas scared almost to death.
lcouldn't say a word. for l thought my
time had come, but nobody shot.
Look here calculated the man who
had first pulled his gun, applying several
disagreeable epithets in addition. and he
took an ace of diamonds ont of his
hand. This restored my consciousness
somewhat, and after waiting until each
man had expressed his opinion of me.
and the final decision had been reached
that | was to give up all | had won and
probably be shot later, | got in a word.
Gentlemen. l said, appearances are
against Inc, but | am honest. | don't
know how that extra ace got in the pack.
"a IL sCu WA ACDh III lAl NdllSt illtEc
you will find a pack exactly like this one
lying loose in it, and the cards must
nave got mixed in there. I'm sure |
didn't 10 it, One of the men took the
cards out Of the wallis, ID ran them
over, and the ace was missing. Tha,
much was in my favor, but 1t did no.
restore confidence.
Send down stairs | said mex, IN
the clerk and have him come up Hs
was playing here this afternoon
Then they sent for the clerk. and he
said that he ana a party of friends had
played with those cards during the aft
ernoon, and farther, that they had used
two packs 10 do some tricks with. He
also stood bond for my honesty. and att
er an hour or SO of terrific strain on lie
my tends Concluded | was all right. |
Then. to establish good fellowship firm.
ly, | insisted on their taking their money
back. They set up the drinks all around
and / left them at last with a solemn
VOW registered that when | played pokef
again | must know everybody in the
game, and everybody must know me
think one experience like that
l. enough fer an honest man of quie.
temperament to go through;"-Detroit
Free Press.