The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-11
THE MORNING NEWS: SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER il, 1895

other look at his cards, which it after
ward proved was for effect alone, the
gambler covered the cashiers raise with
| $4,000 in bank notes and added another
$4,000 TO the precious pile. Instantly the
cashier slapped down $1,000, ana then
making rapid computation. he showed
out another pile, all he had remaining in
sight. and said
Now, I raise you $500 There was
| great excitement around that table when
| the gambler, who, according 10 his calcd-
| lations, figured that every cent the cashier
| had of the $4,000 was on the table, Joy
! fully called with s, 200. and then with
grand flourish laid down two 81 900 notes.
| and saying: Il raise you s., eco, and this
| time, I guess, the pile is mine started
for the second time to rake in the 10000
and over.
Hold on there, my man., quietly said
| the cashier, as he drew forth an ugly
looking revolver, and laid Il on the table
| on top of his five cards. this game is not
| quite over vet. You gentlemen turning
to US onlookers, will watch this table un-
til I return and then, TO the utter amaze
ment of every one concerned, he walked
| across TO his stateroom and instantly re-
! appeared bearing a seemingly heavy sach-
| el. BY this time cold beads of perspira-
ton We're standing out on the brow of the
gambler, who foresaw impending disaster,
and he leaned heavily forward as the cash
| Ter slowly opened the portmanteau, and
| taking out nine big bundles said, with cut
ting and triumphant emphasis on every
word
II cover your raise of 5000 and now
| raise you SIS, Geo.
Saying this, he placed the uine bundles,
each containing $4,000 in bills, on the Ia
bic.
Did it create a sensation? Wen. just
trihe. For minute there was silence
like the grave. Every one seemed dumb
founded and then, with 2 terrible impre-
! cation, the gambler jumped up as If to at
| tack the cashier, but thought better of
it as he found himself looking straight into
| the barrel of pistol held by the lamb,
| who proved 10 be nut too hard to crack
and a COW too ball1y to be MIXED Still
covering his man, the cashier opened the
sachel again, and showed in the $152. 600,
! gold and bills; then, closing 1t and plac-
! ing the grip under his arm, he marched
off to his room, saying as parting shot;
! Gentlemen of the cards, you were beat
| en- In a. fair and square game of bluff. You
| thought / only had $4,000 instead of $l2O,-
| 600 and therein lies your unfortunate loss
| of $32 600 to the lamb you proposed to
pluck. 1 win be up all night sitting on a
| chair with the money underneath II. l
! viii be facing the door with two loaded
| pistols in my hands, and 1 wouldn't advise
| any one TO tamper with my door latch.
games where your opponent may be an
| unknown quantity. Good night and he
| backed into his room and locked his
door.
LAS for the gamblers, they looked as if
a Kansas cyclone had struck them all
| over, but they were, comparatively speak
J ing, tanned doves until the beaten man
happened to take up the cashiers cards,
which he had left lying on the table.
When they met the collective eyes of the
vanqushed a howl of rage went up. 1
| leaned over to see what they were as the
| gambler hoaTsely cried:
by all the gods, that sly devil cheat
ed us out of $4,000 cash on a bobtail
fushr
and there they lay, four clubs and an
inoffensive queen Of hearts. 1 actually do
not believe there were ever three madden
men on Mississippi steamboat than that
precious trio, They ripped and swore
around until the captain came down and
said he'd be damned If he'd have such
| swearing on his boat, and they had to
shut up or get off. They finally retired.
and 1 saw them the next day when they
left the boat at Cincinnati. The cashier
left their, too, and in bidding me good-by
he said:
g 1t was a desperate chance for me to
take. If they had called the $4,000 j
would have been a ruined man, but felt
positive that they were only loaded for
me on the $4,000 basis, and that the 800 900
in reserve would paralyze them. After
ALL desperate chance as 1t was, it's a
pretty nice thing to be able to say you
won $4,000 on bobtail flush. and with a
| hearty shake of the hand, the nerviest
| poker player 1 ever met went down the
| gangplank and out of my life"