The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-11-25
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Astirai the fouiri'r shlr m tho raft l'
s,ur'rr tom, and watched ~" ne" "Hi.
LHl' min VT iror Ir'u tho .p,f"'s ~ w." r'rr'
, v'.prt r1nitei gsms w'r ~ rtnHt". lI
tnr uls'o'a go 'rd .r losel' about ''" il'
'It' oven elbow rrpt1 vas NJ = urerIpt
uur 1ollar = slbtk' ,oll"i Roy. 'Oo
,tup"f. rom fouc ~ habit nlthoteh 7l no"
c.'nf. vo.c IN no 'tIr'IW ~ - N"
.b"u'ed A. 10 sori no npl s%punlnr or'o moro
ne thets s'owcd ~ 40 " H',,l rrd
cd ,ted rorots OI'n nguf" ,rr''o.
u,oo rul uohol, 'ho.c'
TheltIle man ntirror'l, vss much "rrros'rd
10 'lr plr, ~ o,cs danced md b" MOVED
over mtu ~ tho . heel ''iiu had n fascination
fot hun A. lenrtn 10 walked nwRy md wont
- auo'hc' 'nli" iu 'no opposite corner - no
room Tho Other game - -lso , liyel, ono
Sc1ly. one - Tho PARTNER. IN N" establish
mont. Wa hrhind no Who'll
fiou much "a vpu .ay n vns q t-'s
plnlse'" asked Tho mnn
Observing tho fellows appearance closely.
Nr1lv rcplrd one dollar to Won But
sticss vniI don't c,-c ~ boat IA. do vou'"
lust then \ wcl'-d-rseed man y no was well
known N the pl1'" approached tho table ""
Ind the rep1tation of beng an easy customer
and >"aly greeted him anahly
Mako wnv for ulavers he said addressing
his romarks principally to 'h~ unkcmp' stranger.
Tho welLdresscd man bought fye stack
when thee were zone he purchased five more
lie was unlucky and after dropping eco 0nit
i guess ~ take n stack. satd the stranger.
handing Ncaly : wcll-worn. crurnbled dollar
bill. Give me the h,ue colored ones. pal, they
are lucky. | had a girl with blue eyes once.
She was a good gal and lNcky to me.
.lim,. mnttered NeaiN WIN 2 sroTi The
idea OF having 10 ,grn nj Wheel ,n FOR this man
ThesttanErr. inthe yernacular Of tho gambler
began TO Pike. that Is, he mnde small bets rlac-
ins one chip on the board al a tine We in
him n percentage Of 4 to /. or n split which
gave him II 70 for his money GRADUALLY
stranger were left TO themselves. The man
kept on piking until he was down 10 his last,
He bought another and II soon reverted to the
house. Then. 10 Nealy's disgust. and discom-
ntnrc he began rlaying VIII some loose change.
shod thai Nealy's patience was soon taxed.
,. ,sa Il, hG{T55} up n aid d T,,h.1 De ,b Ee"h sninr lRe
I'm going TO close this game and can't AFFORD
TO stand here turning this wheel for you all
The stranger was evidently good natnred
pikinS tactics until Nealy was wild with rage.
the bali, Xtthis i%iy,ncI1re tho man spoke up,
Now young Teller" he said with a touch Of
harshness in his voice. now YOU be a little, civil
gambling before you were born and you can't
bulldoze me, see? III take my time and won't
rs,a.d pf Fl. voice and na0a Soon ana attracted traHs; she r.. other her
! Players who turned to sec what IL was all about.
Nealy was hot under the collar and his anger
What's the limit in this ranch, anyway"
You can go as far as you'll like. Pittsburg
Then the stranger put his hand down into hi.
sG,S; Fl % s%.t, SfSs a I'd eyes bulge Extracting
Much nettled Eealy spun the wheel soon
H..,. sd,Ts another f tsn. IL aisfio ost re ha and d in IA a
sYI time and so,ns o INF I'M lis pocket again
The bali droped into the black and the stranger
doubled the bet, He won again and after three
turns he had his first 500 back and was now
Twenty dollars on the Brush system yelled
the stranger exultinsly: This system takes
also takes in he two black figures. and IS,
Fourteen Nat and the red. said Neaiy as
CIV me 10 in cash and IS in chips" said
After this the stranger luck vas remarkable.
hacker. OF The, same open their bank rolls;
The strangers heavy play, which is an. unusual
proceeding in this particular .establishment,
h 90; attracted tsd The the other gamblers; and tho
After winning about $500 the house called a
halt and concluded that II was time to close
up. although II was quite early In the night.
The stranger had broken the bank.
Well, youngster." remarked the little man
bnttonins up III. coat, and turning to Nssly.
wont try To bulldoye me again, will your II
was the boss OF this joint. why Id fire you in
n jiNy. You're a bum dealer and my little
boy can give YOU cards and spades. Well. |
must leave YOU now. gentlemen. So, good
night and pleasant dreams"
With n triumDhant air he etrodA from tina
place and when last seen was going up Park
Row smoking q cigar.