Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-01-08

ly.' I said to him.. You've been tabbing
cases long enough to know that there's
We'll he sighed, I'll AXE a chance
~ followed him into the Bon Ton and he
@ WA ffsia over to a table where a dealer ca was was
boxful. There were four chubbers sitting
at the table. ~sloughing of 5O-cent chips, and
them and watched the deal for a few
minutes. Then he dug into his pocket,
brought out his greasy s. bill. and put it
down on the SIX.
Lucky Play ON Six Spot.
The six spot showed on the right side
after a few passes. and the dealer threw
out a clean new 81 bill on top of the greasy
one; johnson put the "a in his pocket and
nine tables in full blast in. the room, for
L~eavenworth used to profit by its nearness
town was full of paid-of packers and
Ireighters and cattlemen on leave after the
annual roundup. The chips were 81 each
at this second table Curly walked up to.
and he waited for the beginning of a new
deal. After the deal was about a quarter
under way johnson. keeping his eye on
wad, "a this time. on the six. The six was
the next card out of the right side. and
he walke over to another table, waited,
as previously, for a new box full, and this
time he put, a copper on the IS which he
again. and he stuffed SIG Into his clothes.
Johnson moved on to the next table and re-
peated the performance. again coppering
up the next table in his progress.
That's a queer system you've got said
! to him then. It's like matching nickels.
next couple of plays. why don't you pinch
your SS2 and have some fun on it?'
I'm trying to get out of the circus
looks like this is M day.
make a long story short Curly
KEPT playing AYR thatt,ssi six spot, open and cop
until Jamison cried enough. Curly's last
bet melted him 5000. and a cheer had
%ritine 9 tbe X x5ao e SSloRel to 5Idm t9T1v after ,ser
the limit was on again. whereupon john
son. collecting his winnings. ceased play.
Cashes In Winnings of S12,S5G
I went with him to the national bank
across the way. where he cashed the s., 900
check. Then We took a room at the Madi-
son house for a WHILE. in order that John
son might count up his money and arrange
1t to be put away He counted Just 81. $50,
time 1t was close on to the time for the
afternoon performance.
g~ilt-edged drunk upon which I am about
to em~bark-before. in fact. 1 a a single
drink said Johnson to me after he had
put a little scheme in operation to make
the owners of the show pay back salar-
les down to the last dollar
hu rii h asked sio him how he was y &c going to do it.
rouche with him. We drove out to the
show grounds. The news of Curly's huge
a Midn Jo6ns ~as ro OUT thu 5ee esee cong from anea al Of San %s;
that sounded like a Hey Rube' yelp. John
son walked direct to the office tent of the
in an ofrhand way, and then put his bust
ness before them.
Your going to pay off all hands now
ance, amt you?" he asked the brothers.
They looked at him in astonishment.
They had been too busy to hear of Curly's
luck at the Bon Ton in the morning.
What the devil are you talking about?'
they asked, the cornet player in a breath.
How long have you been the spokesman of
Jus since I came in here replied
Johnson, coolly. You're going to pay
every man, woman and kid attached to
right now. before the afternoon perform
ance,- or I'm going to get them together
in a bunch and give a free show on a big
vacant lot with your people this evening.
How's that?'
Makes the Circus Men Settle.
The two brothers gave Curly the boot.
They thought he was drunk.
SuTlN WdlheG dIOuIu 10 the dressing
rooms. where all the performers were
about making UP for the afternoon show,
and he made a speech to them. after which
he marched the whole crowd to a big va
cant lot.
Here's where We give the free show
tonight said Johnson to the crowd of us.
| Throw up the ring and I'll hustle down.
town to rent gear and rain-make for the
circus
I'VE all knew that Johnson's play was
more or less of a bluff. but We also knew
that he was game to stand for it in case
the bluff didn't have the effect sought on
the owners. / went downtown with john
son and he made for a printing office. He
was writing h big dodger, thousands of
copies of which he was going to have dis
tributed all over the town, announcing that
a free for all circus would be given on
the Pawnee street vacant lot by the identi-
cal people who had, on that afternoon. quit
hadn't been paid for two months, WREN the
two brothers came rushing in and held
him up. They had wilted. Johnson's de-
termination got them going.
1--WE pay salaries Immediately, you loaf
err they said to him. There are 1900 people
/ waiting now for the show to open. We pay
all salaries Immediately but yours. You
"'Oh, that's all right about mine,' replied
Johnson, grinning. I've got a dollar or two
on the side. But I'll just go along with you
and see that you pay before the show goes
on, all the same
IAN derned il he didn't do just tina,
thing. He waited until the people were all
paid and then he walked out of the tent,
walked downtown and that was the last
ever seen or heard of Curly Johnson In the
circus business. The 81, 600 drunk he had
coming may have finished him for all any
of us ever heard"
INDEPENDENCE.
Bud Morey Bound Over to the Grand
.Jurv nm n Cbar~e of HOrse