The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-10-26
when I've 60, enough, and I'm no hog.


Watch me-
We'll Gilbert went up to the Puge:
Sound country, bought first rate ex-
cursion steamboat with his $4,000. and
began 70 make more money than he
could count. He owns three steam
boats on the sound now. has a corking
big band account and when the boys
try TO get him into poker he simply
smiles in their teeth.
SOLDIERS ODD PLAY.
Not any, thank you says Joe.
don't make any bets on cards as long
as I live. It's too wearing. Besides.
there's nothing in it,
ITO get back to the 'Coer d'Alene IN
Spokane, I've seen some queer plays and
players in that institution during the
eight years it has been running. Four
years ago United States army soldier
came down to Spokane from Fort Sher-
man. He was an Irishman, Denny
flanagan. He had been a sergeant in
his outfit and had just been payed off
al the end of three year enlistment. His
pay amounted TO $500. and be brought
the roll along with him TO Spokane.
He walked straight 10 the Occur d
Alene from the station and asked for
the boss. Jake Goetz came out OF his
office and asked the soldier what ne
wanted.
want an even show to double the
$500 that I've got on me- said the Irish
Sergeant in his brogue. IF can't dou-
bic 1t want TO go broke and do it in
one play. IT don't want 10 hit up your
tiger, nor your red and black, nor your
wheel. nor anything else; but if you
want to give your bank percentage the
go-by for once, I'll flip up, or you can
flip up, a quarter, to see whether you
take my $500 or 1 get 5000 of your money
1 want to take a trip to theoldcountry
20 see the old folks. and want to do II
in style. Six hundreds not enough TO
do it. but 81, 200 would be. Is IT a go?"
Now. Jake Goetz would be: on the
speed Of tumbiing bug climbing
Mount Hood. He replied by pulling a
half dollar out Of his pocket.
Heads on tails said ne, and the coin
was in the air
Tails said Hannegan.
Tails loses said Jake, as the half
rolled heads up on the green cloth, and
flanagan handed over his $500 bundle
without a gulp The Irishman went
back to Fort Sheridan. re-enlisted, saw
ed another $500. and year ago ne turn
ed up at the Occur d'Alene again with
the same proposition. Jake tipped up
with him again and lost.
Want to make 1t doubles or quits? %
said Jake to the Irish Sergeant
$1,000 along with him to the old coun-
try.
NERWEST MAN IN WASHINGTON.
"a female relative of one of my herd
ers, Jim Truelove, died back East here
few years ago and left the young fell
low $1,000 in cash. When Truelove got
his draft he turned Il ali into gold. and
then came TO me.
I guess III run UP to Spokane and
double the size OF this bag, boss said
he to me.
Not while there's half inch lasso
rope around this ranch, you won't said
!. But he went all the same, and Jack
Goetz told me later what happened.
'Truelove was addicted to the stud
poker and that was the game ne edged
up TO when he got 10 the Occur d'Alene.
There were four other men in tie game
besides this herder OF mime, and none
OF them had ever rounded I'D sheep for
living, either. 50 that boy was s., 900
out Of pocket al the end of two hours.
Then queer deal came along. Not a
man OF the five bet until all the cards
were dished by the dealer TWAS 10 be
a case OF betting on the cards in the
hole. Only two OF the men had any,
thing promising to show. One Of them
was a Spokane real estate man named
Humphries. who has since ruined him
self at cards. HUMPHREYS had a trey.
four, five and six clubs OF face up.
Truelove had tray. four. five and six
OF clubs face up. Trueiove had in sight
a four. five. six and seven Of diamonds.
The other three men, with small pairs
or nothing. dropped ou when they saw
the possibilities OF theseh ands Then
it was between HUMPHREYS and my
herder
1.-TWO thousand said this fool boy
herder OF mine. The $1,000 bet tapped
him.
1.-TWO thousand more. said Hum
phries.
Say. watch this layout for me jus,
minute, Will you? said Truelove. to
a bystsnier. 'Wait'H find Jake Goe;z'
"He found Goetz and calmly asked
him for a loan OF 5000 FOR three min
utes. Jake told me the gail ot the re-
quest almost knocked him down.
What have you got in the hole?'
Jake asked him.
The eight OF diamonds. and it's
straight flush replied TTuelove. There
can't be two OF those on; in one deal,
you know
81 let the boy have the s.. c0o.' said
Jake 70 me, because didn't think such
everia sting damned nerve a. he had
ought 70 be suppressed in the state OF
Washington
TWO thousand more than you SAID
Truelove to HUMPHREYS when ne got
back 20 the game.
See you and $500 more said Hum
phries.
Five hundrei more than you said
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