The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-06-09

could get Action for their Money on some
thing less than Threes.
OF course they had agreed to chop of al
Il. but they could not play Gutter on
their Host while he was so deep in the
Hole. so they all came down TO their Shirt
Sleeves ana got ready for Rough Work.
They began 10 Edge with the Colored
Beans and Friendship ceased. \ had a Run
of Luck and he crowded it like Shylock.
Every time he skun his First Set and found
IL promising he raised them out of their
Chairs. IL was a Half Dollar. per Throw
and somebody was thrown every Deal. Be
fore long he had them Buying. and b had
opened Tab with the Bank.
\ began 10 hum a Popular Air. just 10
show that he could Gamble without losing
his Temper. He had All Kinds corded up
in front of him. and he was exceedingly
Rlithe He said he going TO buy some
nice Etchings for his Room and put in an
Icebox and have everything Right in case
few Friends dropped in like this. Then
he glanced up at the Clock and said that
probably they had better make IL Midnight.
At this the other three let out Roar that
would have been a Credit TO Niagara They
said they were going TO Hang on until they
got Revenge. lie explained that somebody
lad TO quit loser. and besides. they couldn't
sit up all Night. The Doctor had told him
to get plenty of Sleep. They Scoffed at him
and told him to get a Hot Brick and pus
his Feet on it,
b arose and removed his Powered Waist
coat. rolled up his Sleeves and said they
would let up on Pooling and begin I'm Earn
est. They would play nothing but Jacks
and it would cost One Dollar TO Associate.
With that they closed i'm and every man
was playing so near 10 his Shirt Bosom that
he had TO back of To read his Hand. Tho
Light Conversation had died away IL was
now a Case OF getting the Hearts Blood.
They talked in low. sickroom Whispers
and eyed each other stealthily. Each OF the
four wondered If the Game was absolutely
or the Square.
Along about o'clock after the Luck had
been see-sawing. b had four Trays and re-
fused TO take Cards Two Full Hands came
out against him. and that what led up
To the Slaughter. When Person stands
Fat it is the crafty Suppostion that he has
Flush Straight To hold the Extra
Card as a Blind for Fours is justly regarded
Act of Low Cunning. When the
Smoke and Dust had cleared away b had
everything in Sight and was beginning to
Yawn Slightly and look at his Watch The
others were drawing on the Bank and tell
ing what they might have done IL the Cards
hadn't come just as they did.
A had been Cleaned properly and he was
so Mad Ire was breathing through his Nose.
He produced his Bank Book TO show that
he was Good for any Amount, and then he
abolished the Limit and announced that he
was out for Gore and would show no
Quarter.
Then the Game settled down to the Kind
in which somebody lays sl4 on a Pair of
Sevens and gets whooped 50 by some other
Desperate holding Mines. and nobody bats
an Eyelash.
AT o'clock b. who was still intrenched
behind his Earnings, suggested that they
play one Round of Jack Pots for Five
Bucks and then settle up. This was re-
luctantly agreed to- In this Grand Finale
some tall Hands were dealt. and they didn't
do Thing to Il. So he called for just one
more Round. and everybody locked Horns
and began all over again.
AT o'clock. when the Hot Sunlight fell
athwart the Table. the Room looked like a
Roustabout Barroom that had been hit by
a Cyclone. Four Haggard Beings. scantiiy
Clad, sat at the Table and weakly endeav-
cred to Bump one another. A was out a
Months Salary and was Dead on his Feet.
Is had worked like Dog all night and had
nothing TO show for il except a Head and
Debit of $3.50. G had most of the Chips,
but he would have given a Thousand TO get
out of going Home and facing Pet ID had
been running the Bank, and he never Will
know how he came out. He had two En-
velopes covered with Marks. and after the
others Cashed In he didn't have any Money
with which TO redeem his own Checks. He
asked what he had better do and no one
answered. They had Troubles of their own.
After they left ana A put his Head un6er
the Faucet he said he was going to swear
off making his Room a Hang-out for
Sharks. And when they were safely out
side they agreed that Men with Homes
ought to keep away from the RounI.e- Ele-
ment. And everybody said Never again
Moral-Play Muggins. and then you will
be glad TO Quit at any time.
He is becoming. IL is believed more and
more cherished memory with the few