The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-04-03


from the gold folds OF Alaska and
broke every little silver faro bank in
tho little faro-ridden town. Thus
writes a Seattle. Wash. correspondent
Of the New York Press. once "a scar
since that night when he came In
with Hhoeatrlng and went out with
their rolls" the man with the wind
tanned face returned to Seattle search
Ing for the golden fleece that he had
found fifteen years ago and lost agaiu.
II has cluded him ever since. Some
times he has had u almost within his
grasp. but each time u has slipped out
and he has gone home with his little
fatchcl empty. Hc Is % strange char
nclcr. even In this young land. where
strange characters are common. and
his failure TO make his customary pill
grimago this year has awakened in the
minds Of the veteran doalcra the mem
Org or the time when De broke the
town"
Il was In tho old days or the now
days. rathor-w when Seattle WIS flushed
with her hrst prosperity and wus play
lng the host for an the tln-horn gam
blcrs and thimble-rigrcrB and eastern
black sheep that cnmc within her gptos.
They were wild and boistcrous days OF
nnlucncc until he came aud then they
didn't fully recover from the shock FOE
two months.
Tie was different from the regular
patrons Of the Joints. II hc carried
gun he never exposed Il and ne showed
a distressing want Of taste In the dia-
monds which he did not wear WHOM
he walked Into tho saloon. where. righ,
opposite the bar. the biggest game in
town was dealt. and IN his quiet voice
asked what the limit was the lookout
smiled ana the dealer pointed 10 the
ceiling Il was an old puntomInc and
he understood II. To ask the limit was
either o grccnhorn's trick or % would.
be sports attempt 10 plunge. and when
ho placed only q ten spot" on the
high card tho lookout smiled wisely
again and the dealer winkcd.
But the man with the grave cyos
neither smiled or wlnkol lie Entchcd
the dealer cnrcsa with his nngcrs 10,
dead card on top. ms an dealers Ito
before clipping IL from tho box. The
FIRST card was q Jack and the chances
OF bis winning were Just % ~. Tho
dealer looked at him with pltyiug con
tempt and then exposed a king
How do You want it?' he asked.
"l'll lot n ride" he answered. and
that tcn-npot rode" on the high card
until Il had Hw,llcd to hundred and
the deal had reached the last turn he
leaned over and placed the whole slack
on the deuce and king to win 90 . 10
1. They took some interest In the
quiet man then. and they took more
when the deuce and king were the first
two cards out and he had called the
turn.
lie had a chance to plunge on the
next deal, and when II was half over
he had all those old-timcrs guessing
His stack had been doubled four times.
and when the turn came around again |
he repeated his query. whats the |
llmit?" the dealer winkcd hard with |
both eyes. Anything you've got: dus,
'or dollars goes here"
Every penny OF It went ON the cards |
and the FOUNDERS gathered closer.
You've broke u.s." announced tho |
man behind the box. Want To plny I
any more?"
The man looked at him ana smiled. |
'Brlng EN- on" They got another I
fund and he ate into that more I
lercely than the FIRST one. They
dealers on him ani before IN, /
night was over ovory man IN town |
who could bank a game had try az |
him. and he broke them all.
Far into the haggard dawn they rnt |
here and watched him quietly draw .
stream Of gold they were poworlca
o stem. iloplayod them hard and rer
'llosuly, and when they had TO confess
hat the town was broke ne left them I
~ quietly as he cumc lie had won
between $4,000 anu SG0.O and he cN
pressed neither the customary ryn,
,aihy for them nor offered TO treat
He walked out and they talked about
aim for two months and then forge,
lin.
Just a year aftcrward he came AROUND
again, IA calm and reserved az when
hey had FIRST seen him. lie played his
game In the same manner and. though
hoy treated him with the utmost defer.
'nce this time, he had no luck ana lost
itoadily all night. and when he left n
vas his turn to announce that he was
broke. That was fourteen years ago
md the old days have gone. and with
hem many Of the old-timc gamhlcrs.
nut each year the man who broke the
own has returned Sometimes he has
Won heavily FOR hours; but only once,
bout six years ago. has he approached
inyihlng like his former coup. That
me time he was playing against the
original clique that he had made pen
liless before, and for little while It
coined as though they were doomel
igaln.
He was $4,000 to the good. and hall
he town was watching him. lie
played with all his olden daring and
.ecklessnoss, but the little silver box
Nu1 too strong for him, aud Ia want !