Arizona republican., 1899-06-06

would give a note payable at Green
 town on arrival, and with this he
 could keep the game going until the trip was done. All of this pleased the drummer. He felt that the hearse
 was his mascot and he was going to bank his last dollar on it. The first note was lost in jiffy Then another was scratched off; it was half gone iwhen the crisis came
 "The hands for several rounds were changing and luck twas with the un- dertaker. His little spurt gave him double assurance that he could pull up even and win the drummer's wad ba- sides before coming in sight of his city All the while the rain continued to fall and the tired horses were get ting Jagged. Eut there was no flag to the game inside. It was on the deal by the undertaken that the sensational finish arrived. The pot had passed repeatedly and the stack of nails looked like wood yard to the man who expected to rake it in The drum mer had said he could not open it, Or rather he said he would pass The undertaken opened for whst appeared to be a pound Of nai.s and every nail was valuable.
 well, I'll raise that said the drummer quietly or my name isn't McNulty.'
 All well, then, Mir Mack, I am glad to know you. ' am Undertaken Brown, as you've doubtless heard, and I'll raise that bit.
 There were several raises before the cards were drawn The drummer, McNulty. took a single card, and Brown drew a couple The betting followed this. Raise after raise came
 I've got my habits tonight, said McNulty, and I am going to play this to a standstiI. Nothing is going to. come toe high for me
 ''The undertaken was rather nettled at the persistency with which McNulty met his raises, though he saw him every time. Brown put up all he had handy, but there appeared to be no end to McNulty's string.
 I've got you sure,' said the under taker, and it's foolish for you to keep the thing up. But as you seem to have unlimited money I will show yon something by betting my business at Greentown, leck, stock and barrel. It's worth at least $25, ,000, and I'll just raise you that
 Oh, you are certainly easy,' re- piled the drummer, and 1 am not car rying my boss's money for nothing Here you are,' and with that he began to unroll wad of crisp new bills. The was astcnished. He did not look for anything of the kind. He had only expected to get all the drunl- mer had by big raise. He was will ing to see it through, however. After counting S25,0O0, most of which was h1-r crI fr.nr T the drummer said he would put on a S5,00O raise. Brown said he had a house worth that and he would call with the house.
 That's good enough, said the drummer, and new. if you want to pay to see, I've got a lovely straight flush, nine high, here
 F'The undertaken dropped his cards without looking at the drummer's When he did glance at them he stud ed the cards carefully.
 Well, you've played me to a ffn- sh, said he, and you can have my shop tomorrow. It's a good thing I've sCl nobody but myself. Like Q fool l was risking all on the best full house n the deck, but then you know that's poker. But dCn't tell anybody that Tou won my shop. Tell them rather hat you bought it. I will go away CmOrroW.
 I was banking on the hearse,' said he drummer, and I was playing with 'ther folks money. Had I lost, you .ould have carried me to the train in his same old hearse, but I couldn't lave gone alone. I drew to that in ide flush and filled it. I'l1/neyer try t again, though
 As they looked up the lights of the ity came in view. The hearse rat led on, and two days later the papers nnounced that a new undertaken had Ome-McNulty New York Sun.