The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-08-26

% cents to the bank and began a quiet
game.
We were having the incest kind of a
lime, when the Evil One came TO the
| doorway and peeked in. We did not rec
ognize him as such at the time. The
casual glance showed only a big Injun,
haggard as to face and a trile wild about
the eyes, but otherwise merely an In
jun.
Gould he set in?'
If he had the necessary money-the
west is a republic.
Gosh poppy nopah - sema-keese"
two dimes and a halo.
He fshed out a quarter from his paint
box and threw IL on the table. Jack got
up and let him pass to the corner seat
fortunate circumstance! The table thus
formed a barricade shutting him into the
corner of the cabin.
As our new friend dropped heavily upon
his cracker box his breath filled the air
with oriental spiciness. In a minute the
place reeked of ginger.
Still. he played his cards handily
enough, holding UP one or more fingers
to indicate the extent of his draw
At last he and l fell foul of each other
In pot He bet five chlps-I saw and
raised him five. He came back at me
with TO- l thought the matter over and
called He laid down his hand and raked
in the matches.
| I looked at the cards carefully. There
was nothing but a pair of fives! So /
dropped my three kings on the blanket
and reached for the matches. In an in
slant he had a knife in his hand. / duck
ed back-it swished by within an inch of
my face
Then, with promptitude for which I
cannot sufficiently admire myself, / eX-
ecuted a flank movement Under the
table flew and wrapped my arms around
his long legs-wrapped 'em tight-shut my
eyes and waited
It was with me with a stoker on
a batteship. All about me the war ragged
and roared There were thumps, whacks
shrieks, yells and curses my legs were
| painfully trodden upon, but l had my
simple duty to perform, and did 1t. In
the darkness and gloom under the table
I hung on to that Injun's legs.
The table fell over and we rolled on
the floor. Young Jack. the Injun, and I
while the other two with pieces OF
board dealt an excited but impartial ham
mering upon us.
l. We houndered out OF the door Heav-
ens that Injun was as strong as a yoke
Of bulls A boiling storm center around
which, cyclone wise, revoved our friends.
with flashing boards for lightning.
Fortunately, the Injun had lost his
knife early in the hostilities, and had to
rely upon natures weapons.
Still | chung TO his legs. II had become
a habit by this time. / doubt that | could
have let go had | willed It. / had in
ducements enough, heaven knows. | was
beaten by friend and foe alike: I must
have stopped dozen kicks which Jack in
tended for the Injun and that worthy
made my head ring again to the stroke
OF his fists, while those boards! They
smote my quivering flesh from crown TO
sole with a report like a six-pound shell.
"a lucky thing for me that II did not
occur TO the wielders to strike edgeways
with them, or l should have been Drained
to n certainty
! do not know how long we had been
tumbling in the dirt, when misfortune d.
rected the feet OF five soldiers In our d.
rection.
l heard voice fun OF wonder, say
well, what in blazes kind OF racket Is
this, anyway"
Dunno. Billy" was the answer but
let's get board, and Joint the gamer
And they did. laying It onto us to the
time Of 20, Dem Golden Slippers" when
they had breath enough left from laugh
log. In the middle OF the hilarity a
stern voice called. Here! Here! What's
the meaning OF thls?"
Lord Its the capinw muttered one Of
Tho soldiers. Then they all jumped mp
and saiutsd
Separate those men" commanded The
ohicer. They had great dihiculty Ia I'M
iangling Jack ana the Indian. but when
they came 10 me- ! refused 20 let go alto
gether.
WHY said I, very gravoly 1T
Wouidnt d0-ii wouldn't do al oil. ~
| ..tfaH vaff Dan aaa hon eaol .rA aaa1
I waH.
Then tao alNnllna illote pfled my arms