The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-07
Ike he was afraii some of his carcs ad got

Ike he was afraii some OF his cares ad got
Il. ~. an he ri ed IL two Huli.ie.. i...t
Oh owe the Others out. all bat the Colonel an
he came back at him with five hundred
more.
1t werc q mighty strong play for three
aces, for that was hat he had. but theIe'd
been consid abe b. utlin' done. an ! reckon
no thought His was tryin' it. Anyway.
that = what he cid
= lis stu ieu a bit. like he wasn't sure
whether ho'd better play or lay down. but
he made good an called for two cares.
l<,ttin EN- lay face down, he showed a " lite
chin into the pot an waited.
THE Colonel he lei his two lay face down.
like Ellis's, after he d drared en-, ali raj ed
II five hundred again. o. coure, that HeIy
the same as sayiii' that his thr,es was big
ones ANYHOW, an Ellis picked up his cards
an looked at 'em long time aforc he spole.
Finally, he says.
II see that bet. an 60 you thousand
better
An then the Colonel he picks up his cards
an looks at ON. They was pair OF seveus
an, of course. made his hand good unless
, His had caught the case card to hi. thr..Ds.
so the Colonel wasn't scar Il Lone He looks
troub ed, though, an he says 10 Ills:
- haven't any more money with me,
III you'll take my paIer---
I'm sorry. Colonel says Ellis. but
don't like to mix up bvs ness matters with
cards. an you know what We were sayin'
III the Office the other day.
-The Colonel fus ci. for II were almost
the same as reminCin' him that he'd drev'ed
all the advances he could get, but he iln't
say nothin' for a minute. Feared like he
we're surviving how he'd raise again. not
likin' to call for show for his pie, an not
q in what else TO do. SO ILLS. he spoke
up again, an he says:
You'ye got a couple o ni-yers on
o'ri. Colo .el, that's. worth M l,userd
lpiece, a.. il you wait to play your hlr.d
~ harder III tnke EN- AT that fgger.
On'y YOU wait to haze mighty good hai.d
20 do a'.v more BETH ~ It,
'Thon the Color el almost choked. The
Tigers was his tov Sam an his wife's
mid. 4 likely gal. a. pretty AZ n ricter a..
| = goo d deal m0rc't half white. They il
dtervard th,t he'd promised sun ~ h'r
that they cd get married uhel they got
back homo, but, o course. them bei.'
dawes, promises Gii,'t court, thoute'i the
'rloj.el seed 1T, Z : he had the gamblers
fever o.. him for fair.
IT were XII d o. proposition that he
cd take as ~. il suit or he cd ke up with.
ccordi.' to how hard he waited to play
his ha'.d.
Il ca sec SON turn pale for he were
pretty 'eNr white h'sSelf. AZ ] rec or ho
'c.cv WIN "A 'ro, If Fills ever vo.. him
N Lucy Al. to, K EN- blrk TO New Orleans
But he were too well trai ed 10 spe' H. ar'
he stood IKE a wooden man behi'.d the
Colo. els cnrir, o'v ! ca pee III. nails
iig~i'' ito III" palms Of his htrda.
Pretty soon I've Colo cl spc Ike. bu' !
i'll say !, sou del like it was pretty hard
work to get the words out. All he said
was:
Very well. I see your bet an raise a
| ,honsard'
"Of course, that r,oo-' ha wne ho.,ir'
both 'irrers, for n q didn't put no money II.
All t Ellis says was:
I call an he shpves another 'h1u and
II the pot The. n shows dow ( ur to's
90 course. there couldrt be 40 f'i-"r
play 'h1' th0', Az there Wa = no due>t on
o who thu Tigers helorrot To, bu' her
the Colo 81 got up Gu the tsb', mi0h V
white. an lOoki-' a. If he was gO!l.' To f. mt.
sam stared alo.g just a. II '.othi|' h I'd
h1rpe- cd az was 81 : n take hold Of
his arm TO s'aodv hi'n, bat the Colonel
-'r,;gh-orei hi1ssf w Ike ramrod an
wavod him %
Mr. Ellis u your master now. my bow,
'~as ali he s'ii. hut his voice come 'i~h
brcak kin an | cd a I hc was hav!u' all {
ha cd do to keep FIN hrcnkiu' do for
fir
-R,t Fris he sro,'e rp rs cuiet en- smooth
~ YOU rle"se, an he save:
You'll wait on the Colonel. San, just
the save IS you always have, till We get to-
Viclsh,rg.
1T we g p'orer nice thing to s"y, o
o"rse IN I'd h. set hi Gown for &C.
ent SIT # q man for gavin IL II harn't
reen Loo in at his ewes y hen he sIo'e
There 'hNt queer look In EN- = Il MT
HE. an 60 elbow il CONE TO we that he
v'as thin in o E''cv an cd ha' III Owed
hin ove' board With n relish Thee want
noihin TO hc III though an couldn't ha'
nj, ed in il the had been.
Il reckon tho Colonel want loo in nt
his eyes, ~ if he was he didn't catch the
sa-e rto,uin' in EN- that did. Anyway.
ais he sol WAS.
=" / thank Won, .ir,' an he took Sans
irrrs an valkel of To his stHte' com.
"tf courso, don't lno~ hat vas said
In 'he' e, but of'er about ten minutes : m
I'd LuCy 20 q out together, IN he h d
III, arm around her en- was al'rost Ger vim
her Flonc She want erwin nor no'h n
hut she pcare to be ony naif sensible,
lie she was s'"nnet
Re was IA in hor olony to the sor"ar's'
q 1Tters, when all 4 a sudden she thew
lsr ARMS Ground his mex sn' Used hi"N
SQUARE in the mouth, an then toe her self
loose II r'ad cri'ter, an made dash
for the size o. The fo't.
There was tl'ee or -four t. led to crtCh
h r. nut she - 700 orick for EN-, IN rfoIe
% RELY tnowei Whit sie vas don' she
w's in the water The WIS n terri le
hull 'belloo, err tho Csp'n he had n boat
love, ed. an all that. bu, nobody ever en-
he- aca'n
$50 hen thin, ho-- cruel the Old Mis-
sissip' is so~'eti % stop m th'nt o lcr
m So q like he, an s7vs 10 r7yaelf mel be
the i or wont so cruel to her. after all,
III, ~