The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-16

poor ones. They was all playin' pretty cautioussa an layin' for . chance. | 'The first one to get 1t was Halloway. There was a jackpot that was sweeten- ed up till there was near $100 in 1t, an he caught four sevens in the deal "He were sittin' in the golden seat. too, for he dealt, an things was certain ly smooth for him that trip. Billings opened the pot hundred right under the guns. an Beauregard h'isted him a hundred. Davis sat next. an whether he did 1t to protect Billings or not. l don't know, but he came in with two hundred more, makin' 1t four hundred for Halloway to draw cards. Just naturally. he laid back to see if there'd be any more raisin' before the draw. an he just come in.
 Billings didn't have no hand to raise on, but he made good, an Beauregard. l reckon must ha' suspicioned crosscut. for he didn't raise no more, so all Davis had to do was to set back an walt There was H.700 in the pot. an the draw to come
 Billings took two cards, an Beaure- gard stood pat. Davis studied for a while an then lowed he'd take two. Then the dealer. O course, he drawed one. It was a pretty situation an about as nigh a sure thing for Halloway as I ever see.
 Billings throwed in a white chip, bein' $1, an waited to see what the. others'd do. He didn't have to wait long, for Beauregard put up his white chip and $1,000.
 Davis throwed down his cards Whether he had threes. or whether he'd been blufhn' l never knew. but even threes want a god hand to put up q 900 on. under them circumstances. What ever he had. he didn't make no mistake layin' 1t down.
 That give Holloway his chance. and he didn't d~ thing with 1t, on'y to put up 5000 more. Billing took to the woods an 1t was up to Beauregard, good an hard.
 Just naturally he hadn't no way O judgin what Halloway was doing 1t on. seen he drawed one card, but 1t looked like he'd filled full or a high flush. an o'coures he might have fours. Anyr way. it made Beauregard study for some time, but he had king full an, O course, he couldn't lay down.
 II reckon most players would ha' h'isted 1t once more if the'd had the money, an Beauregard always had money. but he looked at Halloway monstrus keen till he satisfied hisself that there wasn't no bluff about it. an then he called.
 That gave Halloway over s4,OOO win nings on the hard It was a way out O sight the heaviest play O the night. an the others was sore, but there want a word said.
 "O' course, there want no proof O crooked play in the fact that Halloway his own hand, but them fellers knowed one another pretty well, an I suppose there want nothin strange in their bein' suspicious.
 I in done the next time the deal came to Halloway. an, as the devil would have it. there was three pat hands out. Billings want in it, but Beauregard had a flush. Davis had straight, an Halloway
 Straight. yes. They played straights on the river as long ago as that. but 1t were the rule then that they only counted The best players saw the value of the hand. though, an it were played pretty general though. though there was some that wouldn't stand for 'em. Anyway. there was some pretty stiff betting. an Halloway cleaned up five or six hundred on the hand. I ain't saying there was anything wrong about it. an there sure want no proof of anything. You're gettin pretty strong on the deal, ain't your
 well, Halloway showed quick enough whether he were a fighter or not. As I was Sdy1n, there wa n nODOOy knOWeu whether he was or not. but before Davis was through tallxin' Halloway had a gun showed square under his nose, an was a. I sayin': quick. too. Beg my pardon. you whelp, or I'll blow your brains out | -'It didn't seem possible that he would, | for Davis hadn't really charged him with cheatin', though the words sure was in l sultin' an a insult them days was count ed worse than a blow. but he had the drop all right, an fl Davis had had sense. he'd ha' took 1t back an laid for chance later, but I reckon he were pretty mad. an bein' a man without fear, he under took to jaw back.
 q don't just remember what twas he said but know he started to say some thu ugly, an Halloway pulled his trig- ger before the words was fairly out.
 "O' course Davis fell over dead, an the next minute Billings an Halloway was shootin' at each other. It didn't seem possible that they could miss when they was near enough to touch each other. but I reckon twas the struggle that spoiled their aim. Anyway, they fired three or four shots before either of them fell but when they did fall they was both dead.
 Just naturally there was terrible ex- citement. It was all done so quick that there want no chance for nobody but