New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-11-13

-- FOCR QUEENS AND A PISTOL.
IT TOOK TIE POT IN A GAME N THE KlovplKr.
Yrom The Chicago Inter ocean.

II TOOK TIE POT IN A GAME ~ THE KLOVDlKr
Prom The Chicago Inter Ocean.
Talking about poker games" said JOHN c.
NSorth'ut as ne SAT IN the rotunda OF the Palmer
Dawson city, that beat n ten twenty ana thirty
cent show all TO pieces Poker IS the National game
Tn Dawson. They play il twenly-four hours "A day
and there's many bag OF nuggets changes own
Ts-I was about 10 say during game, but 4 game
never ends there
Il was in the hack room Of the Fl Dorado saloon
men were playing, Six Of them we're miners well
known ahout the place the other was chap who
hah Just got IN from st. Michaels in week
he figured in three shooting scrapes aud lad won
ouidnt lose, ana no matter how many big hands
wcrg out this chap always had The top-notchet
powell was the name he said was his Dick
Powell They watched him like a hawk. bu, hey
doubt but what the fellow fixed tho cards every
DOW ana then, but he the slickest evor. and
work: bur they made such insinua,ing remarks
IF had such great luck I'd expect 10 gct killed
''rhc game went on FOR about three hours after
J got IN me room when a little quiet circus hap
ing behind him. looking on 1t was n Jackpot and
fore it got to Powell but he STAY ed When it came
to tho draw l thundorstruck 10 sec Powell
ade mistake in his hand and was 0 Imply max AK
ins the best of bad stay. Al Of thc BOYS took
three cards except Dave IioilingswoFth. ana ne
took two. Powell. OF course. took three. and You
can shoot me Tor an EsQuimau If he didn't get
hree more Kings. Every body seemed 10 hook for
there was some OF the lyeliest betting around that
ClDIe lhdl ever saw. The pace got ton swift
for tom, however and all dropped cut except
Powell and llOllngsWOrth.
Dave was from somewhere up in the Blu r. dis
rct- quiet, nononsiNe sort OF a fellow. but good
grit and the best shot you ever Win
vover.
'.rhoso two kept hammoring away at each other.
and every body was watching them, without saying
that they were kind Of plying HolngsS ort h, for
from past events they were confident Powell would
gobhle the dough. never thought anything che
for ia caught q fash OF the four kings ea:ly in
the engagement
"I'inally, Powell showed up n stack Of chips that
Just about covered every thing Dave had in Troht
Of him guess there must have been $500 or $50
some minutes. kind of trying 10 GguTe him out.
thought he was going 10 weake1, and could STE
Powell ralinG in tho pot sc
FINALLY, Dave drew long breath and. standing
up. said: I'm agon' TO call that, Powell. but jest
wait, mint er l kin satisfy myself
sin't nervous
I'm wait on YOU says Powell.
Dave picked up the five OF spades thai hap
pened 10 be lying face up the table stepped over
TO the wall, about twelve feet away ana pinned
the card up about on level with his shoulder.
Then he walked back 10 the table, drew six
shooter, and before anybody realized what MAS
going he fired five shots at The card. clipping
ont Of the spots with each shot. clean and
pretty as though you'd done II with knife. He
laid the gun down the table with jGst the one
load left in il, sad:
81 guess I ain't very nervous. I've go; four
queens.
powell looked at him for second and then,
without ing himself away a Bit, ne said. That's
good, and hc showed his -four kings into the deck.
powell left Dawson the next day, and , heard
a. ] coming back to the States In July that
he was killed in game ut SkaSuay.'