The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-11-18

it, an it hurts a mans reputation in the
business, even if some damn coroner
don't start in to make trouble for him.
You see folks don't care about pIayin'
cards with a man that shoots too often,
so never do it if I can help it, an when
l do shoot I'm always particular not to
do much damage. The trick is TO disable
man, an you can gently do that by
pluggin' his right wrist But when a
man goes plumb crazy, like that gaIoot
tonight there's on'y one thing you can
DO. 'TWasn't no use shootin' him in the
ether hand cause if he won't stop fight
IN When his right hands gone he won't
stop at all till he's plumb dead, otherwise
I'd much rather ha' broke his other
wrist
''That was Sam, all over. Hated to
make any unnecessary trouble for himself
or anybody else but if he had 10 do it
IL the way O. business he'd do it good
an hard He was a thorough business
man, Sam was, an dealt cards as slick
as any man 1 ever see. He was a keen
player, an while he would do ANYTHING
IN reason for a friend outside o. the
game, he wouldn't grant no favors at the
table When he played it was for blood
! blood. '-1e
There was a Teller ran I'D against him
good many times in the course o. the
I'VE years was tendin bar on the old
EIalrle Bell, an finally run up once TOD
often for his own good. His name was
AIeck Whittridge, an he were a slick
prayer himself, though he couldn't deal
ike Sam could.
We seen en- play time an again. an
was there when they met for the last
Tune SO know just what happened. an
II were extremely like Sam to do lust
What he did on that occasion, which is
why tell the story as shown that
POKER don't affect mans character, in
does" "
Here the old man stopped again and
lcoked hard at McAlister but McAllister
0i0I- care about arguing the point, so
presently the old man resumed.
Wilson an Whittridge had been
friends II seems, for a good many wears.
an had been in the army together before
| they really made a business O. nIavin,
cards. Pears they were both took with
the same gal. She was a handsome won-
an, too, for seen her often years aft
| erward after Sam had-but that's what
L N goin to tell about
Fears that she was like all sails. an
! tnouSht more of Whittidge than she did
/
| with his good looks an the pretty Tyfv
| ne talked to her, an she want of an
! age to appreciate Sans superior bust
/ ness aolllfy. So she married Whittridzye
| an as lar as L know made him toll
! able good wife. Sam didn't cut I'D
none an he an WhitTidge never had
! no open quarrel, but there was i'll faeIin'
| between en- all the same, so when they
PlaEed together, as they did some times
| sam Always took natural satisfaction
/ IN WIpln up the ground with the Teller
! tHdt got MS sal away from him Still
! ne were that much of a gentleman an
had that much good feeIin that he never
could feEuse to do a good turn for any-
/ pody, Always providfn' that it were cut
! side O the game. That's how it was he
! done good turn for Whittridge at the
! last. ei-e
1T were in the fall O -, I think. ANY,
! ways, II were theTeabouts that they was
| ooth playin' in a party O. high rollers that
! was comm up the river I'm New Or
| leans. Money was plenty them days. an
! the crowd was all pretty well fixed so
| the game was a stiff one.
There Warn't no limit, an there warn't
| no talk o table stakes even. You co11Td
| bet anything this side O. the north star
/ II you 1elt like 1t an could make good.
! so Just naturally there was some care.
tul playln done, with now an again Soma
! Outrageous Diud that nobody felt like
GSlIid hhoWed well enough how twas
likely TO come out, for there warn't a
man IL the party could handle the cards
! me way sam Wilson could but he was
20 careful TO play SOS to rouse s11s-
! Piclen Just naturally, he took care To
! glVe himself the best cards when he
] deaIt, but he warn't takin' no undue al