Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-11-17
Started on a Nickel.

see a man take five cents and run it over
sl,ooo. and his house would fail if the
Stranger continued to win at that rate.
However. he said nothing, for all the
Play was square.
Brown tried a bookmaker's machine
and played S. bills on the spot, which paid
~ TO !. He lost a couple of times and
Ihen doubled up, putting $40 on the 20.
me ball was rolled and the 20 howed
ms was a clean 5000 at a clip. and was
only an instance of what the man could
90. When he had touched this machine
iof nearly $500, with the gamblers stand
ing by with their eyes stretched, Brown
ceased to play, because the luck had
changed. While looking for another
thing to tackle he heard the talk of a
sun game of setback which was being
played in a rear room, so he promptly
walked in to see. Six men had been
playing. though one stopped as Brown
went in, and he vas invited to take a
seat. The game was rather steep. So
an ante and $40 a go-back. But the price
suited Brown. and while he said he was
not much at the game, he was willing to
pay just for the fun of the thing.
4 BIDS FOUR ON SPADES.
For a time the game rocked along,
and Browns luck gave signs of appear
ing: Brown felt it. and a few people
watching saw that he was in fighting
trim. The rule was for every mar to
play against the bidder. or at least five
players combined to beat the man who
had made the bid, so he would have to
go back and make the pot richer. Occa-
sionally the pots got way over 800, and
1t put the playing nerve on edge.
Brown was sitting to the right of the
dealer when he had his finest streak Of
luck. The man who had the first say
bid two and the man next called three.
1t never happened once in a year that a
1 ~ WA. aosr1I rs..a c-,.,, -
back, though Brown called for time to
examine his hand He looked at it care
fully.
"'All right he said. TIL bid four on
| Spades and with that he laid down the
ace of the suit.
One of the players looked at his cards
and found the jack of spades and a
bunch of smaller ones, I'll just bet you
5000, Brown he said, that you cam do
it
".And I'll raise that $780, said Brown.
THE player locke at his jack and saw
the raise, and Browns raise of $500 was
met With another of the same amount.
Brown came back with a $500 raise, and
all the other could 10 was to call him.
They got the cash NEEDED for this, and the
game begun.
Brown led the ace of spades. Every
body followed suit. Jenkins, who want
ed to bet the most against him, dropped
the trey of spades, and asked if it was
low. Brown only smiled. On the second
| so he led the queen of spades and Jen-
kins felt safe, as he held the Jack and
| ten spot, and he promptly threw in the
ten. The deuce was not out against the
trey as low, and as The king had not APP
| peared jenkins believed it still in the
| deck. In that case his jack was good.
KING TAKES THE JACK.
The leading Of the queen was simply
q trick Of Browns, for IN the third he
| trotted out a king. Jenkins turned pale.
He saw the money disappear If Brown
| still held the deuce. though he felt even
when his jack had been caught. lem
l kins was the only maj to follow suit.
and Brown knew that all the trumps
We're out. The players around the table
who had money against him laughed and
kidded him for betting so much on so
| little, But their faces changed when
Brown smiled and said:
! "'Here you are, gents: | risked all on
a chance for the jack
"And he dropped the deuce of spades.
ut won the money.
'BroWn took the money. His nights
winnings amounted to nearly 1000.
-Four thousand and an overcoat is
not bad from five cents he said. This
coat doesn't fit. but then ! think l can
spare the money to buy another tomor-
row, and I'll send this back to the man
| who lost it,