Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-12-28

his friend ordered q bottle aud then
ordered bottle, Finally Mr.. Hunting
ton said as the time was weighing lightly
on our hands. Tint 'itilu game Of poker
stud poker he can -would help uA
to pmuse ourselves ~ tho hour Tor
departing for New uienns came. told
him l never played cards In me lile.
10y Joye. and didn't know one from mn
other. lie laughed aud remarked TINT
| could play in the game and he would
direct me. By lOve, we sat down aud
when the dealer had finished | held
three aces. Mr., Huntington looked Ut
my cards mud seemed surprised. we
eau win miillons on thnt hana, snld he,
and, by Joye, ] grew excited aud nut
tered Ike. ] had $50 In cash with me
md my wife had the balance " the
bucks at She hotel So | put my twenty
bucks un | told M, Huntington that
was all had, aud be put ~ Toll for
me, he aald 1915, oil he had. A fellow
IN the game kept rnislug US NIL the time.
Finally the dealer looked ut the glin IN
nly shirt and tho one on my finger IN
tnke them as money. ea,d the hlokc. Mr..
| Huntington whispered w my ear; We
yan win millions, let them 20 H. mud
my diamond ring and diamond pin, they
coat $500 nplece, Joined my $50 and Mr.,
| Hunt ngton's roll. And when the pot
va they called II, was opened the fellow
]
| everything | was Aorior crazy, 10y
loye, and Mr.. Huntinrtons eyes looked
az large ns plates. lBy JOyr. he was
worse dumhfoundcd than | wns. ! says
| TO him. How nbnnt these ere millions
We could winT Ilo looked sorry aud
snid, by love, he never seen the like
afore Bob said he. never mind. |
as the ones you lost. I'll give you the
diamonds and morc'n that, you ride
In my private car and bc my rucst all
the way 10 New OrlrunR.' This re.
freshed me bit, by love Meet me IN
IN hour at my ear in tho rallrond yar,ls,
sHid he. II IL on the same train that
sou have engnged 20 20 on And his
bloody ass slant who had fixed MP the
meeting set up the drinks. aud the pro-
prietur set EN- up aud whispered Ia my
car ncrogs tho hnr; 'You'vr ~ bit rioh.
Rob, old hoy. old Huntington IA hlp
run--worth millions What n bloody
fool | was. Al 0 o'clock I went 10 the
train to get my diamonds from Mr.;
Huntington and 10 see his chr. asked
the conductor and he gave me the laugh
when ! told him ] wax tho guest Of hia
president and boss, | asked the brnkoy,
and he gave me the marble heart, too.
went from the sleeper 10 the smoker,
aalSinE for Mr. Huntington, and finally
the little dcyil Of butcher said; Look
Blflh US i'tI = Nv hUtU
o guy on dis ere trail Nav, air, you're
unity This ERE tnlk made me mad, by
Joye, and 80 went back to the sleeper,
whcrp me wife was, aud told her oil
about Mr.. Huntington mud mo diamonds.
And she said. mad like, Bob Fitzslm.
mons. whnt bloody fool yon are and
was by Jore. Now, wasn't that q
dirty trick Ia inlay on n stronger who Il
ON the lovelf II ever ! lay my peppers
on those blokca III hammer their ezra
hoff." and the Australian terror hill the
bic blow with his gigantic right hand
that mnde Il dance. Tho man who
sieercd Fitzsimmons against the bunco
game was In Houston in November aud
romnined here during tho races, bnt
sifpred clear Of tho fighter. The G. r.
Huntington Of the play was we'll
known sure-ihng man md confidence
oDcratnr OF Denver. who began life IN
Now York City ns n pppll OF Hungry
doe" the most successful confidence
operator OF his day.