Evening star., 1895-03-23

went our bets on the table, saw Green's 8
hat, and then raised him my saddle. He
saw this, threw that other 800 on the table.
and yelled out: Cover 1t with something.
I don't care what
This was getting too exciting, and I
commenced to study. Glancing to the left
I saw the corner of discarded card. and it
was an ace. Then thought had a dead
sure thing, and commenced borrowing
again. So did Green. had every earthly
possession up when Green raised me $500.
said, and Green threw the 500 in the pot.
Then 1t came to showdown. Green
threw down four aces.
Hold on said that don't go. Green.
The it DON'T he said. and then he
threw his hands down on the money. !
picked a dagger up from where had laid
it on the floor. and own I shot it through
Green's hands. 1t nailed them fast, and he
couldn't move.
whats this?" said Green.
Robbed I yelled. You worked in cards
"It's a ne,' Green said
The Other Ace.
Things sorter quieted down. and when
examined the deck found. too true, that
another ace had been worked in.
""Tain't my fault said Green; I didn't
put it in
"And sure enough he didn't. For we
searched him and every other man in the
house and found three more aces in fel-
ler's pocket who went broke early in the
game and fell asleep. Then I saw that
Green was straight and pulled the dagger
out of his hands and apologized. We all
took drinks with Green, and after finding
that he was $4,000 ahead Of the game I
went to the hotel across the street-stark
naked-and went to bed, and tell you /
was pretty sleepy.
''Well, about II o'clock that night
hadn't I'M vet-9Omehojv came I'm and
raped at my door,
Who's there" I asked.
It's Green, came the answer.
What do you want?' inquired.
ct want YOU
"I got up then and went to the door and
there found Green.
Well" said Green come on
Come on where?
Anywhere he said. don't you belong
to me-?
"And then commenced thinking about
betting my life in that poker game.
There was big crowd of cowboys with
Green, and knew if I refused to let Green
take me they would kill me on the spot. 1
thought about the matter and decided that
1 had as we'll let Green take my life as any
one else. l dressed myself in a blanket and
went with the mob. There was plenty of
rope in the crowd, too, young fellow.
Good View Of the Town.
"They took me to a mountain about five
miles from the town. and Green came up
and talked to me.
Your life belongs to me- don't ft?' said
Green.
Eyes said, what do you want with it I"
why said Green, I want to take it.
Surely it's mine; want It,
Eyes said, take it,
Then they put a rope around my neck,
threw one end over limb Of tree, and
were in the act of pulling it when I yelled,
stop!
What's up?' said Green.
Why I said, If my life is yours you
can take it, but this crowd can't; it don't
belong to them
"Well, then,' said Green, TIL take it.
"Then he took hold Of the rope and began
pulling I could feel the cords in my neck
stretching, and I knew well that my time
had come.
He hoisted me way up in the air, and
then yelled from the bottom: You can get
a pretty good view of the town from there,
can't you" I didn't answer-didn't have
time to-the rore broke and fell to the
ground, lighting on my feet.
"Green got little sympathetic then, and
coming up to me. said: What goods your
life, any way?
IT'S durn little to you.' said but it's a
whole lot to me-
"'Well. then,' said Green, you can keep
It, but, young man. don't you never pin q
mans hands down to a table before you
know what you are DOING
II was glad to get off like did, and I
left for Texas next day; but tell you,
young man, I'm living, but as sure as
you're knee high to duck, lost my life
once"