The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1900-09-01
KENNEYS ROYAL FLUSH.
Continued From First PaEe.)

innings was agoin' Pete's way, but he
never grinned. What he had to do was
to- make the others think he was bluffing.
so he studies his cards careful for a
while an then says, sort O. desperate
like an sudden, I'll see that, an I'll
go you two-fifty BETTER am he pushes
his pile to the middle of the table, bar
rim fifteen or twenty dollars he had in
loose change.
"The planters flush was king high Sc
he saw it, but didn't raise, an the gam
bier raised it five hundred thinking that
Pete would drop out. That's more than
your threes are worth, reckon he said
with a sheer, but Pete never answered
him. He studied his cards a while
longer and then said, pretty slow, 7
haven't got the cash to see you, but I've
got the deeds to some property here
that's pretty valuable, an if you'll take
that for security, I'll raise you a thou
sand
he 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: I amt buyin' 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, I wouldn't mind as far
as am concerned he said, but there is.
an objection made. I don't see how I can
help Nou.'
very Weli,' says Pete, pretending to
look troubled, then I'll have to ask for
a Few minutes time till I can get some
money to play with. SAM he says to
the niger that was bringing them drinks,
take these papers over to Mr. Stevens
ar ask him if he will loan me $4,000
on Them
linen there was little Wrangle. The
other, gambler who had dropped out OBJ
Jected 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 as he was goin' to win it
anyhow, so Sam went over to Mr. Stew
ens's house. Stevens bein' the president
OF our bank an gentleman with proper
sporting habits.
Some of us that was lookin' on was
guessin' for fair. We never knowed o.
Pete hav1n no property, an we thought
ne was bluttin, but we couldn't see just
how he reckoned he could work it, or
what he expected to do. I says to my
self I reckon he's caught that royal flush,
put what this move means is more than
L KNOW Anyhow, there Warn't nothfn'
to do but wait, an L waited as all the
others did. for it looked as if thered be
some fun. ~.
pretty soon Mr.. Stevens came back
with the Niger an says, What's this
mean, Pete? The niger says you want
to borrow $1O,OOO' y
Yes, 1 do says Pete. !
WE'LL says Stevens, you can have
the money on these deeds, of course, if
you'll come to the bank tomorrow, but
|, you
"I want it now says Pete, interruptin'
an as he spoke he picked up his cards
from the table where they had been ly-
ing, an held 'em kind O. careless, lust
so that Stevens could see 'em, but pre-
tendin' not to notice that they could be
seen. 49,.
"'Oh!'. says Stevens. you want the
|. money to play with, do you? But GER
tainly you amt goin' to bet on that
hand?' -. I'LL
" You'll oblige me-, says Pete pretend
in to, get in a terrible rage, by sayin'
nothin' about my hand It may not be
the strongest hand in the deck, but its
WV /
business what do with the money. The
question is whether you'll let me have
it,? s. =. z..sf " E..s>. 49,. =.
r "t'Oh, yes says Stevens, TIL let you
have it all right. That is, I'll give you
my personal check s>-. r.. +. ao
I reckon that's good,' says Pete, an
SO It was, for everybody on the river
knowed Stevens. 81
1T was the ,neatest play ever expect
to see, for them papers want worth the
ink that was on 'em. It seems that Ste.
vens had come to know about Pete al
ways playin' for a royal flush, an had
joked him about it, KNOWN him pretty
Well an hkin' him as a man gets to like
bartender that treats him right, an
Pete had got him to promise to lend him
all the money he needed to play with
whenever he got the royal flush Their
when Stevens came over to lend him the
money If he really had the cards, him
KNOWN that the deeds was a bluff, he
was sport enough and liked Pete wei
enough to help him along with his little
remark about bettin on that hand.
.Of course, when they heard that the
other players thought sure he was bluff
ing, an Pete joIlied them along till be
cleaned up $4,000. Then he quit playing
poker for good an as I said became 8
respectable taxpayer. It all shows what
a man can do by stickin' to his IDEAS 81
what to: do In this world New Yorl
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