The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1894-03-17

sat down. Round the table sat Huntley
Edwards, Denny Hannifan, Alex Nc
Kinzie, now the big political boss, an,
Handsome" Eustis, a son of th
present minister TO France. 1t was III,
greatest game ever played in Bismarck
and promises to be a historic game Ii
frontier annals for ages to come
Stakes were high and big hands wer,
the rule. Thousands changed hand,
like pennies in a Clark street craI
game. Cards were dealt at 2 o. m
Wednesday. and without adjournment
the players were still at it at daylight
Thursday morning. Then Mckenzie
dropped out even, and an hour later
Hannifan quit with So 800 velvet after
a savagely contested jack pot, In
which one man drew three cards, and
all showed down tours.
The two great players were now
alone face to face. Business was gen
orally suspended in Bismarck that morn
ing and ali who could find room to
stand In the Sheridan House parlor was
watching the game. High public off,
Gals, army officers from Fort Abraham
Lincoln, ranch owners, big railroad
officials and their contractors-the
best men of Bismarck-eagerly, breath
lessly, stood around that table and
watched a game of poker. "River
against river" the Missouri or the Red,
as 1t ever was in Dakota, and in all
that crowd no heart symphathised with
Edwards. He knew it, too, aud his
pride yearned for one great triumph
to break Huntley at his own game, in
his own home, before the eyes of his
own people.
1t was a scene which those who saw
1t will never forget. Two cool men,
scrupulously polite toward each other,
neither speaking an unnecessary word.
No trace of feeling exhibited in either
face. Neither man smoking or drink
ing, each keeping absolute watch on
every movement of the other as the
cards were shuffied, then cut and hands
played. On the floor lay scores of packs
of cards, worn out and thrown away.
In the air fingered the cigar smoke of
the previous night, and around the play
ers stood the spectators second only to
Huntley and Edwards in their apparent
GOODNESS and Indifference. For an hour
the two men played with uneventful
monotony. Before Edwards there Law
about $4,000, while Huntley's pile ran
about $4,000. Hands were poor and vet
running in Edwards favor, when at last
jackpot containlng$lOO lay before the
players.
1t was Edwards deal. Huntley picked
up his hand and saw an ace and four
queens. He threw a quick, suspicious
glance at Edwards and then said non
chalantly: II don't open"
81 do for the size of it," said Edwards |
without hesitation, as he pushed 500 in
the center.
II stay" replied Huntley, covering
the major.
"Cards9" said the major.
-Four" replied Huntley, and he dis
carded the four queens.
The major looked puzzled for second
only and then dealt the four cards. 81
take one, said Edwards, and after scan.
ming his hand, he bet S1OO.
HUNTLEY COMES BACK.
Huntley raised back S1OO.
Three 500 bets were made by the
Major, which were as promptly raised
~ Huntley, when the bets began to
Jump to 5000, then to $500, and finally
when Huntley had raised the major by
500 and had only 81 900 left, Edwards
'aised him back 81 900.
"Will you waive the table stake rule?n
aid Huntley.
Sure in his hand, the dealer promptly
eplied 81 will"
Turning to Hannifan Huntley asked
or money, and Denny responded with
1000, while he ran over to the bank
or more. When Hannifan was back,
reathless, with second big roll three
linutes later the 1000 was in the cen
er of the table, and 10 minutes later
very dollar of the majors money and
5000 in I. o. US had moved up to the
enter.
NOT SPACE GAME. :
Then Huntley said to Edwards: "With. $