The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-04

take . daring chance that he did mot win
css III e. a.s q
f Bon Hs.ts &.dgi Rf Gus aSi g. sf
lew - ds ps s .u q The box s'S4q The
nv; ;soTSlois!D, from ths dealer Rs
ysilow chips, on the top Of the ORIGINAL sys on
down, Baker absent mlndedly made no move
70 take the chips until the dealer reminded
let them stand. with the ace coppered.'
sag But R'f IL $500 limit, Mr. Baker. said the
Let It stand. jack said Don, Haskell.
coming up behind and Addressing the dealer.
Let Il stand IS long as Mr. Baker wants to to
X we cant commit assault and battery on his
Baker nodded good -naturedly to Haskell
and then waited for the turns on the ace The
ace was only hall dozen cards below, and II
lost. The dealer ranged ten more yellows be-
Let them stand ace coppered,' said Baker.
scanning the cases for few deals back care
Don Haskell nodded in tho Affirmative to
the dealer and the other players at the table
neglected to put any beta down In their interest
loser. The dealer stacked up twenty more
and the proprietor waited Tor Baker to haul
cigar Saving he s. oSV Ia ysiioxs to stand
psred. II you're willing. Dom he'said quietly
1.-THE longer the better said Haskell. and
the dealer began to slim them out. The first
nee was way down in the centre ri the box and
Haskell looked bit chaarined when 1t came
" Eight thousand. eh?' he said. looking over
the stack OF rei!oTs on the conperei ace. one
ea 3rs stand You axe !, DC Sow S"' all
The ace came out on the losing side again
"a thing that no professional gambler would
rroposition.-and Baker cashed in Sl0OO0
He would have let 1t run again had Haske ell
able ss1s BY but ns %
come out loser twice again and then he put
500 on t. yin 1t Tc1 nGa he he tex the
money. Three months later when Frank
CaXtQn. Ned Ripley, and Monk Tsrhune, q
who started Haskell in business again. $3.50,
used often to have a sudden feeling that It wa,
time for some strong bucker on he other side
Of the table TO cash in and quit. but OF course
10 was no part 81 my business TO make any
such suggestions. | was dealing game once
in Washington. in the winter OF '6e. when the
cns T
in a single nights play at 5000 limit knew
the Young fellow pretty well. and I knew tina
he had had more than his share of hard luck
In fact, he had often been hungry. and hat
"s sR nsq h.n or a' all" Ss"S fFs
my box with shoestrinR-where he got It
don't kn sS dn as say he 5ot t., me to tn,
him for the light The man in whose inter
ess was dealing was very wealthy and a. gen n
m He sT ii. m Gha0 had s
| with his winnings and said
You'd better hunt up that boy and tel
had his run OF Iuck. and he's got enough t
i he hsn nS it right IL. d9 MIN MGR
bit Of sense into the lads head
That was pretty square talk to com,
raided. I hunted the young fellow up tina
morning and told him about 1t. He was full
| OF hifautln talk about wanting to give tn,
proprietppr OF the bank chance and all tina
He can take care Of himself. said I to thu
! boy. He knows your father and | dare ga.
he's clipped your fathers bankroll for a eoot
deal more than Sl2,UMO on occasions whsI
your DAD has visited Washingt2n and THq
purple and fine linen. keen sober. and 60 lacl
t. the Govsrno1 in fchmond Nth high liz hcae
than walking, into Richmond in need OF
The fe:er was on the boy. though. and h
| couldn't keep his promise to me to stop. III
he ran his 5 1000 up into $1,000. / klcke
him under the ia Ole then. as a sort Of fra
warning. He paid no attention 70 mo. though
! Then he began to lose. and in throe hours h
| was fiat broPe He went out with q wild ligh
| in his eye and the next morning he was foun'
| dead in his little boarding house room. with
| bullet In his brain.
l 1T may be true. in the ordinary sen sc. tina
Providence hates gutter. but that dorsn
apply to gam bling. The knowledge OF VIII"
| the same are valuable assets for any man VIII
| tries to buck another's game"