The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-10-07

and IL 1t had not been for what honestly think
was a mistake In the first place, there would
"TSe cashier u lad opened a Jackpot and had
drawn one card l had passed out, and so had
the chief. but the three gamblers had all come
in, the faro bank man happening to have the
next play after the cashier The chief was
dealing. Each Of the three drew three cards,
When tho betting began the cashier put up a
threw down their hand. Tho cashier raised
back and the gambler showed his pile up in the
c eau,uS Of call " or law a down MIN he cashier. and
he called
In the show down 1t appeared that the
cashier had Q heart flush, King high, and the
gambler had three ace. Il split kings to draw
10 n hn,h, said the clshicr as he reached Tor
wy H,SSssi, n minute said the gambler, reaching
for the discard pile. let, see II you did
"fe turn"d over tho discard and there was
the king of clubs. living neNt 10 the Jack Il
clubs 4 cain he cashier reached for The pot
ma n,,i,,N tnn garhl,r sait, Hold on
Ne ali looked in acme .urpfi.c but he con-
cashiar very Re nly a. 10 tailed 4 discarded
a King my;elG ,, aid. and i yoq VII conat
mio So amy T'1 ,ha ahS Io ShH' discard sea- f', Was o inc S,' Jack Of
''4 y the card. Law hc certainly seemed to be
right, ana EcoC cIsr 'hn sG cS %so r% I Itst trss
Tpnni Int whatever The intake VA, and who
e?Sr had made il. tho cashier seemed honest
enough in ihinEing that he was right. / thought
, na WA, hhnonngIss I've LA r IGdis%%arded thai ki1g, and
KY nowt IL nina W6nt ar" Won going 10 do
NJ g. ~ Rxndd cit" ttbo', he .treat cbed ont his
hand Tor tho third tim" 10 rlEc in the money
"taTbcy don't nse knives as much as they used
Tina 'iphh a ,J ssnn one drawn in ANGER for more
tban ni,1on yctr,, hTt before the cashiers
hani i6pr.ed tho CHIPS, the gambler maze a
iinge M n 9th A SIcsci-lookIng bowie. 1t
/" a fact That he drew /, - quickly that / could
not tey Where he had been carrying il, though
/ MAI iookjne ,trasi, 4, him al the ,lms ain
tho cashiers hand 10 the tah!S. and Il il had
not been for the chiefs marvellous qu'cSne,.
10 oT,rt r.,uld have bScn slccessful IT
y vas iiiIS doGq,nc a sIroxe OF lightning. and |
don't. even yct, nndcrstand now he could have
&C." I,Ee in.r,hff ifba'p i5o knife anre7rai. and
tho point of the blade. Instead of striking {, rouIh
the nesh. came down n hairs breadth TO one
side. The chief had c1nght tho s1mb.cEs
a Iittle bit, but Just enough ~ It hlppencl
Il was an oak table that NO were playing on.
Knife, passing through the baiae covering.
sniit tho ,nlid timber from side to SIDE.
~ drov back. invnlnntarily. ! had no In
t twrn g,nbiers w9S hai thrown down Their
c1rds appclrei to be III the same mind that /
was. for they. 700. pushed back from the table
and started 10 rise Before we we're fairly on
orr feat, however, tho whole difficulty was
over. II was tho most rapid action | eyer saw,
o and not foL sn Go, n.sSr dl Pa rs na he ,I TSat t2 h ,alP nap }.
rcued.
Then | saw the cashier, rs white rs n ghost,
hut with hi ovos blazing, and his features set.
holding a smoking revolver in his band. while
Tho chief he,d his wrist In an IRON grasp. lie
had twisted tho revolver inward AZ the instant
il wa. fired. so that the bullet went through
the ceiling. lie had done this, too, with his
left hand, for with his right he had torn tho
NAMED quivering in the split wood.
Tho gambler, however, was as fully aroused
as the cashier, He. wasted no time tryine 70
FREQ his right hand. probably realizing that
that would be impossible, but he was reaching
around with his left after his pistol pocket,
with the evident intention Of drawing his own
revolver Before he succeeded In doing this.
however, the ohiof gave his right arm a sudden
twist that s1nt hun headlong out Of his chair.
Then he spoke.
'%'This thing stops right here, he said You
may settle yoir dispute over the money. 70 suit
yourselves. but there will be no more hght!nS
while I am here unless you lick me FIRST. Put
up your weapons now and be good
1T wasn't said .ansrly, nor did he even
raise his voice as IL he were In the loast degree
excited; on the contrary, he spoke a. II he were
Gliding two mIsohievous school boys, and the
The two men slared at each other for a moment
or two, and then seeing that the chief wa IN
oaruazt anllpnlV mt aWay their weapons AS