The St. Louis Republic., 1901-12-22

with the tale. It's shore . paradox; It's
case where the more win. the more ! losa
However, I'm on the trail Of Jack Moore,
q conference with Jack u what needs
right now. I'll be back By next drink time:'
an with that Enright goes surgin' on %
locate Jack.
"Cherokee an me-. a. might be expected.
turns our powers Of conversation loose
with this yers new last sepisods Of the
trail
An Tn struck speshur. says Chero-
kee. about what Enright observes ut the
raiSh. that IT'S a instance where the more
he wins, the moro he loses. an how thiA
his best season, u goin' to be his worst
has experiences entirely similar myss1
once Which tho cases Is plumb parallel
"This time when my own indiv1dooal
game strikes something an Elances on Is
way back yonder. gets OF q boat on the
land You never u thar? don't aim to en-
courage you-all ondooly. still your failure
to see Rock Island needn't prey on you q
the rooin OF your Greer. I goes ashore - !
relates, an the first gent encounters Il
old Pes-leig Jones. This ysrs Peg-laig =
madman to speculate AZ kyards an the In
Bt1ut no oocS IuGs 00 paAAS ,AAAS WV e>.Ss
plenty breath!ess with . plan he's evolved.
SON." says this yers Peg-la3E. nov
much money has youf"
"T tells him I amt over strong; soma
thing like two hundred dollars. mehhy.
"' That's enough" sap Peg-laig. "son.
give it to me. TIL put three hundred Eith
1. an that'n mako . roll Of i've hundred
dollars With Q careful nan like me t.
f,A AnnfYh
Whatever does these yere fiscal hluns
Of yours portendr' asks-
-. .-rhey portends as follows" Gays Peg
laiE. '-This very Rock Island OUTFIT Is plumb
locoed to play faro bank I've got . deck
of kyards an Q deal box In my pocket.
Son. Wen lay over Q Gay an break the
village"
.-Thar's NO use try,n' to head OF old Peg
laig. He's the most invet'rats sport that
away, an faro bank u his leadin' weak
ness They even tells once how this Peg
laiS Is in small camp In Iowa. an is
buckin' crooked game. A pard sees him
an takes Peg-laid one side
Can't you-all see them sharps u
skinnin' your says this friend. an: his
tones is loaded with disgust "Ain't you
wise enough to know this game amt on the
6QUdI al kIlcAAA o0sA<s8S -
kyards at clatter an putin back right
onder your ignorant nose7 Which you con-
ducts youse'f like you was born last weekl'
"a. .'of course, known tho game II
crooked" says Peg-laig. plenty dolefui.
"an' regrets It as much AZ you. But whaf-
ever can Gofe
e. Do?" says his friend: "do7 3ou-au
can quit goin's ag'inst It, can't your
"'"But you don't understand" says
Peg-iaig, eager an warm. Its all piumn
easy for you to stand thar an say don't
have to go ag'inst It. 1t may change your
notion a whole lot when inform you that
this yere is the only game In town.. an
this reedic'lous Peg-laig hurries back to MS
seat
LAS asserts former. It's no use me
try,n' to make old Peg-!aid stop. once he q
started with them schemes OF his. 60
turns over my two hundred dollars. an
leans back to see whatever Peg-laigs goin'
to accomplish next As he says. he's got q
box an deck to deal with. So the fakes
layout with suite Of jim-crow kyaros
| he buys local. an oii-cloth table cover
an thar he is organized to begin. Fol
chips. he goes over to store an buys
twenty stacks of big wooden button molds
same as they sews the cloth onto for over
coat buttons. When Peg-laig Is plumb ready