The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-05-04
AS Recalled by the Old Cattleman
and Recorded by
ALFRED n LEWIS.

all recken they falls? I'm a MexfcanI Il
they don't come seven-kingl This Halliday
wins all along, Cherokee is out thirty thou
sand. and only three kyards showed How's
that for perishin' flesh an blood
Il looks at Cherokee: his face IL n, cam
as a 1njun's; he's too finely fbered a spor,
to so much as let a eyelash CULVER. This
Halliday is equally onemotional. Cherokee
shoves over three yellow chips,
Call 'em ten thousand EACH saws Cher.
okee. Then he waits for this Halliday to
place his next bets.
Since you-al has that sum left In your
treasury observes his Halliday. pufnn his
seegyar, I reckons I'll let one Of these we're
yellow tokens go. coppered, on the high
kyard ag'in. Gou-all doubles or breaks right
yere.'
The turn falls trey-eight. Cherokee
takes in that ten thousand dollar yellow
chip.
"'Bein' that I'm still playln' on velvet.
remarks this Halliday, an his tones is list
less an %languid. like he's only half inter
ested, III go twenty thousand on the high
kyard. open. This trip we omits tho cop
/ per-
The first kyard to show is a deuce. It's
better than ten to one Cherokee will win.
But Disappointment chokes the camp; the
next kyard Is a acc. an CherOkee's swept
plumb off his moccasins. The bank Is broke:
an to signify as much, Cherokee turns his
box on its side, counts over forty thousand
dollars to this Halliday an gets up from
the dealers char.
AS Cherokee rises. Faro Nell slides off
the lookout's stool an into the vacated
char. When Cherokee loses the last bet, 1
hears NeI's teeth come together with a
click. / don't dare look towards her at the
time; but now. when she turns the box
back. takes out the deck. rifles an returns
1t to its place, l gives her a glance.
Nells as game as Cherokee. As she sits
opposite this lucky invalid Halliday. her
color Is high an her eyes like two evenin'
stars.
AN now you've got to break me- says
Nell to this Halliday. Also, we restores the
Coyote paper, an the limit retreats to a
even hundred dollars
BE you-all the partner Mister Hall
mentions? asks this Halliday, at the same
time takin' off his sombrero an THROWN
away his seegyar.
Nell says she ia.
Miss says this Halliday, 7 feels hon
ored to find myself across the layout from
so much sperit an beauty. A limit of one
hundred, says you; an your word IS law!
AS 4 first step, then. give me three thousand
dollars worth of chips, an make 'em fifty
dollars each. I'll take the same chance
with you on that question of splits I does
former, an / wants q nunQreu on every
kyard, middle to win ag'in the ends
THE deal begins. Nell is winner from the
Jump; she takes in three bets to lose one.
plumb down to the turn. This Halliday
calls the turn! jack-all for the limit. an
loses.
The kyards go into the box ag'in an a
next deal ensooes. So 1t continyoos; an
Nell beats Halliday hard for half an hour.
Nell sees she's in luck. an she feels that
60 n ~ cha opr11ooJc 20 croyr1 II soma
The limits five hundred!' says Nell to
this Halliday. Come after met
Halliday bows like he's complimented.
I'm after you, an I comes a-runnin'.' he
says.
Down goes his money all over the lay
out; only now its five hundred instead Of
one hundred.
ITS no avail; this Halliday still loses At
the end of a hour, Nell sizes up her roll;
she's a little over forty thousand strong
where Cherokee stands at the start.
Nell pauses as she's about to put the
deck in the box for a deal. She looks at
this Halliday a heap thoughtful. That look
excites Dan Boggs, who's been on the brink
of fits since ever the play begins: he's that
'motionaL
Don't raise the limit. NeIlr says Dan
in a awful whisper. That's where Chero-
KEGS weak at the go-off. He ought never
to have thrown away the limit
Nell casts ner eyeS-lney re- purElu uRe
Goals now-on Dan. 1 can see his bluff
about Cherokee bein' weak. that away, has
done decided her mind.
Cherokee does right says Nell to Dan,
like Cherokee alters does. And I'll do
same as Cherokee. Stranger goes on Nell,
turnin' from Dan to this Halliday: go as
far as you likes. The BRIDES plumb off
this hoss.'
An much obleeged to you. Miss! says
this Halliday. with another of them p'lito
bows. AS the kyards goes back in the box,
l makes you the same three bets l makes
first to Mister Hall. Ten thousand. COP
pered. in the pot" ten thousand open in
the big squar'," an ten thousand on the
high kyard. coppered.
An now as them says Nell, sort O.
catchin her breath, the ten-spot's the soda
kyardr
Son, it won't happen ag'in in a billion
years! Nell's right hand shakes a trihe-
she's only a child. mind, an amt got the
steel-like nerves that goes with case-hard-
ened ~sports-as she showed that ten-spot
forth. But it's comm her way; her luck
holds on as certain as the sun: the same
two kyards shows for her as for Cherokee.
but this time they falls kinE-seven. the
bank wins an pore Halliday is cleaned
out.
THAR. Cherokee says Nell. an thar's
a soft smile an a sigh of deep content goes
with the observation. 'thar's your bank
ag'in: only it's 10000 stronger than It is
four hours ago.
Your bank. ladybird, you meansr says
Cherokee.
We'll. our bank, them retorts Nell.
What's the difference? Don't you-all tell
me were partners? Then Nell motions to
Black Jack. The drinks is on me, jack |
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