The daily morning Alaskan., 1901-05-12

very hard. SO they only bet 6vcs an tens an once in while he would show down the best hand an scoop a pot. An bimeby VIC was an surprised Co sec he was gettin ahead. Still. twant no game Co speak about They'd all got the idea 't he hadn't got much ol Q wad. an they was playin' more Tor the fun o' the thing to do him up.
 Pretty soon Blaisdeil he caught a four flush in a jackpot an the stranger he opened it. Blaisdell he stayed an the others dropped out They each drawed one card an the stranger he bet ten Blaisdell looked at his draw an found he'd filled a ace flush. SO he raised it for his pile, which was S5o. an the stranger called lle showed down a full house an Blaisdeil had to go diggin'.
 Next hand Baseom opened the jack on a pat straight. an the stranger he came m an drawed one card. The others stayed out an Bascom bet his pile. which was twenty-odd. an the stranger he called an showed down flush. SO Bascom was obliged Co dig.
 Then. it was Winterbottoms turn. as it happened, an he opened on thre,t. They was playin a jack again on account of the hands showed. an I'm blamed ii the same thirg didn' 't happen. The stranger be came m an drawed two cards Winterboitom bet his pile havin' three queens. The oth- CT two dropped out an the stranger he called an showed three kngs,
 Tt seemed ike most am1nn run O luck. but the stranger never turn ed a hair. He did call Tor the drinks an round. as sort o' recognition, hut he sot as calm as ever waiun log his cards. an lookin' as ii Inc didn't know what to do with 'cm when they come The others had bought 6iy apiece when they come back. so there was money enough on the table Co make it worth while. an the bets got strong CT. First. Winterbottom he bet twen- ty on two pairs, an the stranger ear led on one pair. Then Bascom he bet on pair O queens an the stranger called on ace high Then Blaisdcll bet twenty on three jacks. Bascom saw t on aces up. .Wintcrbottom stayed oui havin' nothin'. an the stranger called on a nine high straight No matter wha, he held he would't raise
 "Blaisdell kind O got huity th's iime an seein' the stranger was still pretty well to the good, he began cuSIn httle andp roposed takin' o0 thc limit. The others said they was willii an they as't Mccarthy ii he was, an he said yes Blamed ii it didn't pear ike yes was most the only word he knowed in the language.
 "Well. the bet was heavier after that an the stranger lost what he had in front of him in the next three pots eallin' on the most ridiculousests hands you ever sec but he styed right along in for the next deal SO they knowed he must have more money in his clothes. lt were his first say. Bascom havin' the ace. an he dug out two sil- yer dollars an come in. the ante bein' dollar. The other stayed. an McCarty drawed three cards. When it come Co bettin' he bet a dollar an Winlerbot tom put up fifty. havin' filled flush Blaisdell dropped onu and Bascom raised it fifty McCarty never said a word. He pulled out his wallet an hshed up hundred dollar bill Win terbottom raised it- fifty an Bascom raised it fifty more an the stranger laid down a hundred.
 Tt looked like a finish there. for sure. for O course nobody thought he had much on hand an the boys thought an they had to do was to keep raisin' They knowed he'd keep calm for he hadn' done nothin else for nigh an hour an an they dad to do was Co keep up the criss-cross an whip-saw him out O bis pile. 'Twasn't sure whether Bas- com or Winterbottom would win. but one O 'em was sure an the money would stay right here
 'Weii. they kept at it for five min utes reckon. till Bascom come Co the end of his wad He on'y had six or seven hundred in his clothes, an Win- terbottOm wasn't much stronger It didn't look worth while for Bascom to send for any more money, Tor ihe strangers pockctbook was empty an he'd fshed up his last hundred dollar bin from one of his pockets. SO Bas-. com just made good when Wiutcrhot- tom raised am the stranger got his chance to can nobody supposin' that he had more'n perhaps three of a kin, an likely not that he havin' called on ever hand he ever held whether it was good for anything or not.
 'It were a iatal mistake and Bascom seen it as soon as he'd done 1t for the stranger dug again and flashed up a thousand dollar bin Instead O raisin Winterbotom. as any other player on earth would ha' done. he just done bis fool act over again and called. (ben he showed down four duccs and scoop ed down the pot as cool as it was S