The Red Cloud chief., 1900-09-14

never grlnncd. What he had to DO was
to make the others think he was bluffing,
So ho studies his cards careful for n
while an then says, sort a desperate
like an sudden. IN see that. an I'll
go you two-tifty better an he pushes
has rile to the middle VI the table, bar
rim fifteen or twenty dollars he had In
loose change.
The planters flush was king high. so
he saw II, but didn't raise. an the gam
bier raised 1t five hundrcd. thinking that
Pete would drop out. That's more than
your threes are worth. | reckon he said
with a sneer. but Pete never answered
him. lie studied his cards a while
longer and then said. pretty slow, I
haven't got the cash to see you. but I've
got the deeds TO some property here
hats pretty valuable, an II you'll take
that for security. III raise you a thou.
sand
"Iic pulled some law papers out of his
pocket as he spoke and laid them on the
table, but the gambler spoke up. very
nasty, an says: 4 amt buyln' no prop
erty without looking at It. an money Is
the only thing that talks In this game
Pete looked at the planter. but he
shook his head. u wouldn't mind as far
~ am concerned he said, but there is
An objection made. | don't see how | ear
help YOU
VERY weli.' SAYS Pete, pretending to
look troubled. then III have to ask for
a few minutes time till | can get some
money to play with. Sam he says to
the Niger that was bringing them drinks,
take fhaSp nanars nypr IN Mr. Stevens
an ask him If he will loan me $1,000
on them
Then there was a little wrangle. The
other gambler who had dropped out OBJ
jectcd to the delay, but the two planters
spoke up for Pete and the gambler who
held the full house said he was willin'
to wait while the gentleman got some
more money a. he was guin' to win II
anyhow. so Sam went over to Mr.. Stee-
ens's house. Stevens bein' the president
of our bank an a gentleman viii proper
sporting habits.
Some OF us that was lookin' on was
guessin' for fair. We never knowed o
Pete havin' no property. an we thought
he was blufiln, but we couldn't see Just
how he reckoned he could work II. or
what he expected to do. I says Ia my
self 4 reckon he's caught that royal flush.
but what this move means IL more than
| know Anyhow. there warn't nothin'
to do but wait. an 1 waited as all the
others did. for II looked as II there'd be
some fun.
Pretty soon Mr.. Stevens came back
with the Niger. an says. whats this
mean, Pete? The Niger says you want
to borrow sIO,NO.'
Yves. I do says Pete.
"'Well.' says Stevens. you can have
:he money on .hcye deeds. Of course. "
you'li come to the bank tomorrow, but
you
~ want II now says Pete. interruptin',
an "a he spoke he picked up his cards
from the table where they had been ly-
ing. an held 'em kind o. careless. just
so that Stevens could see EN-. but pre-
tendin' not to notice tina they could he
seen.
ON says Stevens. YOU want the
money TO play with, do you? But GER
tain,y you amt goin' to bet on that
hand?'
"'You'n oblIge me- says Pete. pretend
in to get in a terrible rage, by sayin'
nothin' about my hand. 1t may not be
the strongest hand in the deck, but Its
the best one out. BESIDES, It's my own
business wha, l do with the money. The
question Is whether you'll let me have
IT,
"'Oh, yes says Stevens. 'rll let you
have It all right. That IL, III give YOU
my personal check
"T reckon that's good says Pete, an
so Il was. for everybody on the river
knowed Stevens.
"It was the neatest play ! ever expect
to see. for them papers want worth the
ink that was on 'em. II seems that Ste
vens had come to know about Pete al
ways playin' for n royal flush, an had
joked him about 1t. KNOWN him pretty
well an likin' him as a man gets TO like
a bartender that treats him right, an
Pete had got him To promise to lend him
all the money he needed to play will
whenever he got the royal flush. Then
when Stevens came over to lend him the
money II he really had the cards, him
knowin' that the deeds was a blum, he
was sport enough and liked Pete well
enough tn help him along with his little
rcmark about bettin' on that hand
o course. when they heard that the
other players thought SURE he was blum
ing. an Pete jollied them along TIL he
cleaned up $4,000. Then he quit playing
poker for good an az ] said became q
respectable taxpayer. 1t all shows what
a man can do by stickin' to his ideas of
what to do in this world New York
Sun.
LEFT ALONE.
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