The San Francisco call., 1898-01-23

As Mir. John oakhurst. gambler, stepped into the main street of Poker Flat the morning of the moral atmosphere since the preceding night Two or three conversing earnestly together ceased as he was Sabbath lull in the air. which, in settlement unused to Sabbath influences. looked ominous.
 MT Oakhursts calm handsome face betrayed small concern in these indications. Whether he was con- scous of any predsposing another question L reckon they're after somebody, he reflected likely IL me. He returned to his pocket the handkerchief with which he had been whipping away the red dust charged his mind of any further conjecture
 In point of fact, Poker Flat ~after somebody" t had lately suffered the loss of lars. two valuable horses. prominent citizen It was experiencing spasm of vrtuous reaction, quite had provoked it. secret committee determined r 9 5ee town Of all improper persons This done a6 aa9gag from the bGughs of in the gch these %ee s t regret @ to say that some of impropriety was professionai and it tha Poe in s such easily standards of evil cueG M GafhGrst @ ths Was right in that med dhafee bm n a b and the the, sums % he had won from them. Its ag justice Roaring CampNan entire srangergcarrg an Iav rom 1 be But ut ,o crude les sentiment m of equity residing win from Mr. oakhurst overruled narrower local .SI Mr. 0akhurst received his sentence with philo- of the hesitation judges He was toe much of saDer not to accept fate With him life at best centag m gr @ b and he the usual per
 body of armed men Accompanied the deported wickednesg of Poker Flat to the outsrs of the set
 Was 9d tS f9g the sisted of young woman familiariy known as 'The RsHGhess sS,n e am another who had the and confirmed dTunkard cavafcade provoked no Sr gTlch which aRG 15 and point The es wes the
 the dppared s ns peF t6ar o the ys 5 n fw gm otbT m the edh eopS V9e 0r explosives from Uncle Billy The philO calmly Mother sRpon dese Sient to cut Hs
 snd to Sf the fse aSmns he With the easy nnce eharas s as SG 4S1 or & his class he insisted upon exchanging his which the Duchess But even this act did not
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 no Got % Sf ths s ed At the eg @ of er sao nd undB 9 ground declared her intention going no farther and
 The The spot singulary wild and impressive A RFscpitous cliffs of naked granite soped gently toward ley It was e most na smsse sd the or val R aney o But sahdy m sa Wss for ea P f ac e was gone ot I pc os panons p curtly with phiIosophc commentary on the
 
 psiysd 1SicS % out & But they furnished with liquor Wnicn m ths emergency stood them of food W rest ana preseence In spite of his remonstrances IL was not long before they innnenee nee Uncle Billy passed rapidly a bellic state nd a into one of supor the Duchess became audn mained erect leaning against rock calmly surveying them. - ' ~ 'N''i's
 MT Oakhurst did drink It interfered with profession which required cooness and presence of mind and in his language he couIdnt anord it. As he gazed at his recumbent fellow exiles the loneliness begotten of his parah trade nfe his very vices. for the first seriously op- pTersed him He bestirred @ himself in dusting eharaeterstic of his studously habits and for moment forgot his annoyance The thought of desert- ing his weaker and ptiable companions never haps occurred to him. Yet he could help inc want of that excitement which, snguarly enough WIS most conducive to that calm equanimty for which he was notorious He looked at the gloomy walls that rosa thousand feet circing pines aro,SnS him, at the sky omnousy clouded the valley below already deepening into shadow and doing so suddenly he heard his own called.
 horseman slowly ascended the ,ras Tn the fresh open face of the newcomer MT. Oakhurst recognized Ton Tom smson otherwise known as The Innocent' of little game. and had. with perfect equanmity won the entire fortuneamounting to forty dollars Of that suieless youth. After the game finished