The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-19
WHY navajo Joe WAS SET FREE.
Dan Quinn in the San Francisco Examiner

~ Chinaman, too. This we're WOifviIle out
nt Is gettin' mighty sight too stylish for
me T. ~ sroW4l' that perdad-binged TELLER
IL Sdn take ITS reg-ier drinks. an"
., stop right thar" says Enright. with
uishltys rUpplng shochOx with his six
shooter. Don't you cuss the chair none,
cause the chair won't have it. It's parli-
Shlehtary Jaw II any one cusses the chair
ne out OF order. same as it's law that all
chips on the floor goes TO the house. When
= man OUT or order once that settles a.;
ne can't talk no more that meetiu' Seein-
we re AMIN 10 hang YOU. we won't claim
nothin' on you this time, but be careful
now you comes trackin round agin. an
fret us none"
II won't fret YOU" retorts Navajo Joe
oon have TO fret you. What I says Is
ms; 1 spose l sees nifty men stretched
ny committees between yere and The
Dallas, an ! never knows a man who's
roped yet on account of no Chinaman An
l Offers a side bet OF a hundred even II
am law TO hang people on account OF
doWhlu no Chinaman. But you all seem
sol on this, an so l tells you what I'll
90. m a plain man, an thar's no flli-
gree Work on me, an il it's all congenial
10 the gents here assembied-nOt putin
II on the grounds of no miserable author
OF laundry, but jest TO meet public SEN
ument half way-In gamble my life, hang
or no hanS, on the first ace turned from
the box, Cherokee deal Does IL go?'
WoltNille tastes are bizarre. A PROPOSE
uon original and new finds in its very
novelty an argument for Wolfville favor.
II befalls, therefore, that the unusual Of
fer OF Navajo Joe to stake his life on a
turn at faro is approvingly criticised. The
general disposition agrees TO il. and even
the resolute Enright sees no good reason
TO object.
Navajo joe" says Enright. I'VE don't
have TO take this chance, an its a-mak-
in OF a bad precedent as may tangle US
yereafter, but Wofville goes you this
time: Cherokee, turn the cards for the
ace"
..'rurn square" remarks Navajo Joe.
with an air of interest. You wouldn't 20
to sand no deck nor deal thick an thin
agln perishin' flesh an blood, would your
Il should shore say no." replies Chero-
kee. Il wouldn't do it for money, an you
can bet / don't do 1t none when the epee-
sode comes under the head of relaxation"
which, the same bein' satisfactory"
SAYS Navajo Joe, roll your game. L plays
it open"
81 dunno" observes Dan Boggs, medita-
lively caressing his chin, but I'm thinkin'
I'd a-coppered. "
The turn proceeded in silence and, as
may readily happen in that interesting de-
vice named faro, a split falls out. Two
aces come together.
Ace lose. ace win," says Cherokee,
pausing. Whatever he we goin' to do now.
I'd like to known"
Gents" announces Enright with dignl-
ty, " split like this yere creates doubt,
an it's law that doubts goes to the pris-
oner, same as a maverick goes to the first
man as ties IL down an runs his brand on
to it. This camp of Wolfville abides by
the law, and Navajo Joe goes free. How
ever ne SnOulu ItIutAilneT NillS lllllC bIdAt
and restrain his methods hereafter. Some
of them ways of his is sooicidal, to say the
least, an If he's wise he alters his system
from now on"
so the camp really lose. an this we're
person Joe goes free?" says Jack Moore,
dejectedly. 81 alters was agin faro as a
game; where we all misses il egregious Is,
we don't play him freeze-out."
do you know, Cherokee" whispers Fa-
70 Nell, as her eyes turn softly to that per-
sonage of the deal box. I'D sooner he goes
loose than have two bonnets from Tue
SON" And Cherokee Hall pinches her
cheek with delicate accuracy born of his
profession and smiles approval.