The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-04

the dealer threw out a clean new 3 biI
on top of the greasy one. Johnson put the
81 in mis- pocket and walked
over to another table - there
were nine tables in fun blast in the
room, for LeaveuwOrth used TO profit by
its nearness to the big cattle trail at that
time and the town was full of pald-Ofr
packers and freighters and cattlemen on
leave after the annual round-tTip The
chips We're 81 each at this second table.
Curly walked up to, and he waited for the
beginning of new deal. After the deal
was about a quarter under way Johnson,
keeping his eye on the pad and paper work
of the man in the chair in front of him.
again put down his wad. s. this time, on
the six The six was the next card out
on the right side. Then he walked over
10 another table, waited. as previously,
for a new box full and this time he put
a copper on The IS which he put on the
six. The six came right for him again
and he stuffed SIG into his clothes. john
son moved on 10 the next table and repeat
ed performance. again coppering the six
and he had $32 WheTewith 10 hit up the
next table in his progress.
That's a queer system you've got
said l TO him then It's like matching
nickels. You're bound 10 fall down on it
in the next couple of plays Why don't
you pinch your 1872 and have some fun out
of it?'
I'm trying to get out of the circus
business, CurIv renlied quietly and II
looks like this is my day
He Played the six to win al the next ta-
bic with his $50. and he had 1874 with him
60 walk on 10 the next table down the Tine
lie had attracted lot of attention by this
time. and about a dozen of the PLAYERS
had quit their game lust 10 follow him
around. He had STONED tanning his win
nings INTO his vest pocket. bur lust gath
cred them up in a wad to carry along to
the next layout He coppered the six with
his S64. and the card came OUT to the left
almost immediately. With his S12S eriDped
in his hand. he STROBE on then 20 the next
table, put the whole bunch down on the
six to win, and waited for action. There
was no sign of a six until the remainder
of the box was almighty thin. and it look
ed as if, even if the card did come right
out it would have to be on ton of a snlit.
1t came our right and it WASN'T on top of a
split. A king was underneath ana thsre
were Two SKIES, the last cards in the box,
under the king Curly gathered up his $256
in both hands and started for the next Ia
bic. l gave him dig in the arm
Come on away 1 said. You can't put
these people out of business, you know
You've had too much bull-headed luck al
ready. Don't be a hog
It looks like this is my day. he an
swered, coolly. L might as well play out
the string.
There was $500 limit on all the tables
but Col. Jamison, the boss of the layout
who had been watching Johnson's play
with good deal of amusement over its
palpable amateurishness, passed the word
along to the dealers that the limit was re-
moved for the circus wind-jammer. Jami-
son figured that the cornet player was
bound 10 crop the whole bundle on the
next play or so. Johnson pinched $56 out o.
ms bundle ana put the money away, and
then he put $500 on the six to lose, after
watching three-quarters of box full dish
ed out lie had the copper right, for the
SIX came out on the lett and the dealer
passed out $500 to pile on the 800 Johnson
mad put down on his favorite card. John
con iooheu olI surprised by TINS time, and
he followed after johnson when the circus
man struck the next table
IS the mint sun orr johnson asked
JaInlsoh'
Jamlson nodded, and johnson dropped
ms $4O IN plls ana SoId on the six TO lose
again. Inc SIX lost, and the dealer count
ed out $40O from his drawer
You re sucker II you don't chuck
1t now, whispered 10 the big windjam-
Iner' How many stral8hL WINS do you
expect to make? Why tap yourself on
every play anyhow? Can't you pinch a
few hundred out"
" This being my day'-he started to
answer me, when the deal opened at the
table he was booming over, and, waiting
only for the first six to show he socked
his $500 ON the next six to win, after di-
rectng an lnqulfhg look at Jamson The
latter nodded, the dealer worked EN- out
slowly ana ten or a dozen cards after
Curly's play out came the six on The win
DfnU side / then told Johnson