The Saint Paul globe., 1898-11-20

ticing him. If No. has got a, pat full
house, he shuts up his right eye in
the same way.
This, or course, is only preliminary
marks around the table have got in
their hands before the draw, Of course
l drop out OF 1t there and then. But,
If I've got a pretty good fist full my
self and am as good as any Of 'em be-
fore the draw, why Of course, I draw
to my hand. Just as quick as all the
fellows that stay in pick up the cards
they've drawn, the dog does his little
act all over again and tips me off on
those that have filled their hands.
Makes the game dead easy don't IT?
II | wanted to play the scheme to its
limit, which would be fool trick and
probably result in that dog getting
himself stuffed and mounted by some
loser getting next to his gag, I'd have
too much money. But I never went
into it too heavy. One day that dog
tore one of my hats all to pieces
FOX terriers are worse than
GOATS FOR CHEWING THINGS UP
and I'd given him three or four good
raps over the side Of the head. He
didn't like this a little bit could see
that. He wouldn't have much to do
with me for the remainder Of the af-
SNAA4SStA Gnu 4 OOllQu con MN INTO
becoming friendly again, either He
just looked at me out of the tail of his
eye, rs much as to say I'm going to
throw you the first chance I get bur
OF course l couldn't figure that he'd
carry his sulkiness into the game Of
draw that night, when I intended to
begin on my three good things and
crlmp up their wallets.
That night took the mutt with me-
as usual to the house Of one of the
good things, where we played
couldn't get the dog to be very chum-
my, even after spending a large part
OF the afternoon trying to soft soen
him. The licking 1 had given him stiiI
ranked with him, but I figured that
he would forget all about it in the ex-
element of the game after we got
along. l was more than ever conf
dent that he was all right when he
tipped me off right on the first dozen
ROUNDS OF hands, during which 1 pick
ed out most Of the winnings.
Il dealt the thirteenth mess myself
aid when the two beyond the ante
man declined to stay | made IL q
Jackpot, having the buck l caught
three aces and the pot looked nice for
ne, even without the mutt to toggle
me along. The man after the dealer
opened 1T, the jay next to him stayed
and so did [, of course. The dealer
stayed with a rush and 1t looked like
neat jack to win-for it was a. 500
limit game and all Of the three good
things Thought they knew how ito
play poker. The dog tipped me off
that the man who opened the pot had
three fours, the chap next to him
two pairs and the dealer a pair Of
Kings l drew to my hand, Of course,
and when the guy that opened the pot
stood pat I said TO myself. That's
pretty old bluff that ducks making.
standing pat on his three fours.' The
mutt's tips told me, of course, that
| had EN- all topped and I just lay
back and listened to their bets, knock
ing heaps off my chip piles and rails
ing EN- right along with all the con-
fdenoe in the world
Il commenced to admire that pot
opener With the three fours who had
stood pat for a bluff when he kept
raising it the limit Between us we
raised the other two out after it had
gone around a number OF times, and
then that geezer with the three fours
sat back TO bluff me out, as l thought
I wasn't q bit worried by the cool
confident look on his mug for l knew
that mutt of mine never made any
mistakes, and / knew that I had him
beat. When there was $500 in the
pot got TO the end Of my chips, and.
as it was table stakes and we had
arranged that no more chips could be
bought during the playing Of a hand,
l called the pot opener, at the same
time chucldng down my three bullets,
and was fixing to haul in the pot.
Hold on there a minute, said
the man with the three fours-as 1
for the pot, I've got a nice pat
straight, from one to hve' and he
showed the cards up in their order on
the table.
That dust is yours said 1. choking
hack a lot Of cuss words. and just then
I looked behind the chair of the winner
ard caught the triumph in his eye.
damme! He looked square back at NE
for ten straight seconds. as much as
to say, You didn't think I'd dish you
iC the game, did you? and then lie
walked over in front of the fireplace,
plunked himself down, and that was
the finish Of that four-handed game. I
knew that 1 couldn't get any
good out OF that dog for the
rest Of that night, and I did
sudden watch-studying act, told the
jays OF q forgotten engagement. and
got out. ] had expected TO clean up
about $4,000 out OF those three jays,
and burned If I didn't quit more n
$1,000 loser on account Of that dog, for
l had only begun to win back what 1
had let them take away from NE when
followed me back to the hotel with a
su4ky eye, as II he expected to be
dubbed for his little game OF crooked
steering. but you can gamble that I
cut out the clubbing so far as ne was
concerned for good. 1 had won him
back inside OF a week or so, and he
never did me dirt on calling the turn
after that.
Me and the dog were covering Kan
sas City, st. Louis, Memphis and that
circuit about three years ago, taking
it off easy ones in comfortable chunks,
when | stacked up against a pretty
wise one. It was in Knoxville, where
I had got together a playing squad of
three young ones that looked ripe for
plucking. l got into EN- pretty fairly
after a weeks work, and the mutt
was in great form. One Of the good