The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-30

ling, isn't itf says tho Observation-Disclosures
hours travelling to do, and yet Eve been dread
ing II for 4 week; What do you shy to q little
Cato scratched his chin.
"..Durncd ~ b1ieyo can any more, !, said no
that hc w ana he ieG peiils sf his new friend how he has
already lost $4,000 on the trip down, and hat no
foels lIso hanging on to his remaining $4,000;
know says the man who looked like u member
Of Congress, and his eyes opened up a bit, l mo-
20. k says Cato Jest to pass tho time
ana down they, sat. / was asked in, but j told
my specs up in Yankton and therefore couldn't
zee the hands well enough to play; We'll, the
in at lasted, just until. Cato got,n whoppinG big
hand, which happened to be given to him by
" Say says Cato then, looking q heap OK
cited. 's'posin' wo jest take the limit off'n this
here game. anyhow. fur a little whiloi'
and Cato walks right ii. and wins $500 clean on
that hand Of his. ho gives me 2 look out o tho
think Of mo now and the game goes on.
"Well. the NJ: Choking man begins to win
looking man, brought the Pame to a jackpot fin
ish as the boat approached his, gctting-of place.
4" Fur how muchl' inquired Cato, who was
about 81, 900 out already.
-" oh. about $40 and $50 swoeteners,' said
the man across the table, u,,,
each put IL, $1,000. an no sweeteners. That's
jest as good fur you as tits fur me-,
ENhCus. hblS tn6 ulbtlnBulSncu iuohIuB
man playing with him. and Cato dealt tho hands.
Neither man had openers. Then the other
on treys, and caught another jack in the draw.
The boat ,snorted and wheezed preparatory to
jack SSaRF f %Hds and iS'i the c a. c PET 8 hst IN ms ;GoG lo on his
Kind O. impatient to got ashore, win or lose. calls
him. Cato lays down his jack full with a grin
You do indeed. my friend, appear to labor
under a blanket Of illfortunc.'. and hc spreads
he hurries ashore. after shaking the crcstfaiien
Cato warmly by the hand.
says / then, for II began to look to me as n word
had been passed down the whole length OF the
Missouri River that Cato pullman was travel
"iNo, Tin burned il do. says Cato. Might
gnawed on his finger nails, thinking about what
kind Of a q story he'd put Vp to his partner.
We'll, Cato did lose it all. or close on to all
Of it. He forcgathered with q man that got
sineer for the Union P sac Railroad. The
and then got of. Twenty miles below Omaha, ut
Cato had met before climbed over the rail. and
Cato thought he saw a chance to recoup his
OF $1,000. and had an important engagement
TO look at some fancy hogs at the next stop.
convinced that you're a damphool yet,
"Danged II don't begin to blieve 1 am he
about those goods you were going to
~ dunno he said, mournful like.
well. when we got to Leavenworth, Kan,
the wheezy. old sherman, tied up for twenty:
vas pretty gloomy. We vent ashore and put up
at the old Planters House. On the night we
sort O. relieve his mind. We were strolling
down Shawnee street when we both saw a pretty
m%sh Lighted hh ,nan up Ra P,sS Soi into y Whsn a w lot co of w9 np
TO the place we heard the rattle of the chips and
click OF the marble and tho choppy talk Of the
Jennison's famous Bon Ton gambling joint.
running, wide open and full blast. Cato made
GONE on out O. that says /. You've only
got $500, which won't more'n get you back TO
Yankton. Haven't you been enough Of an idiot
"'I got a hunch,' says Cato, releasing himself
rom me and starting % bn, ri for M, the s, door; inside
We'll. Cato goes up to the faro table where
the big men Of the town seem :tan to xon be PLAYING
dig up to send this crazy man back to his pard-
Cato bought $500 worth of chips, tapping
lose. He scattered his chips over every card on
bets out Of ten. He let his money lie on cards
four times over. and won every time. He didn't
There eS aPidaft S seem p't 70 Be e a Silt TIT" IN the he's Box Spf for
Cato. In less than twenty minutes he had won
over $4,000 There was a $5o1 limit on the
:he limit was taken off, Cato made three 81 900
bets running, and won every one of them. Then
he came of his perch and got down to 5000
bets again. playing en- like a veteran, and just
simply unable to lose. gentlemen. The rest Of
the men at the table quit playing just to catch
CaJo: Once in a while Catod play the high card.
Just to see il his luck was holding. The high
switched the dealer three times. They switched
the lookout half a dozen times. They tried diff:
ercnt boxes. They changed tables. They did
everything. But. gentlemen, Cato Bullman
was playing faro. and he couldn't lose. ] was
proud of the big duffer. In An hour he was $ls..
across the way to get Col Jennison who was
playing a quiet little game of poker in the Star
OF the West saloon. Col. Jennisonscame over to
the Bon Ton and sat down to handle the box for
bit as hard ms he had soaked all Of Col. Jenni-
sons dealers. Col. Jennison was game. but.
when at the end of tire hours. Cato was still
! going right ahead winning like a cyclone. he
turned the box over with this. little remark:
Gentlemen, the game is closed for the night
when Cato cashed In he had just $50, 200.
! took him bv the arm and walked him down to
the hotel and got him into his room. Cato went
to the basin to wash his hands: When he
turned around to ME again he looked into the
barrels of both my guns.
Cato says i. I'm sorry, but III Just trouble
you to hand over every cent of that $4,000
you've got. right, away now, darned quick, or
Ill blow tho whole top Of your, head of
the money ~down-most of 1t WAS in 81. 200 and
$500 bills-on the table.
80 don't suppose I've got enough sense to pack
it'around. fur n fac said he.
When we got, to st; Louis handed Cato
tho S25, 200 to his address In Yankton.
" Well said his little pardner. saltwater.
when Cato got back TO fankton. 'slong 40 you
won, you big clodhopper. ! don't s'posc ! need
to mangle you up none. But II you had lost! Fl"