Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1902-09-25

anu you re IN Oh Nuf ulFlub II bIc
game comes your way You know
how to deal EN- Likewise, you know
how to spin the medicine ball around
this yere wheel thing
I'm a-goin' to let this ombrey go
up against his own game and I'll back
the game Eff he wins out. all right;
he gifts away with it. Eff he loses out,
all right, too; but he gifts out on the
next train after he puts down his
last check
"Keating wasn't a coward, but he
was white with rage during this
| speech He cast his glance over the
room to ascertain from the faces Of |
the others if any Of them stood along |
with him. When he saw that all the |
faces were distinctly sullen and hos
tile, he cleared his throat as if to
say something, but no words were
forthcoming
~ amt a-goin', Curtis went on.
never dropping his guns a quarter Of
an inch for a second, 10 take an IN
due advantage Of you, son, but you're
a-goin' to git egsactly the same kind
Of whisk out o them two outfits,
to-wit. the box and the wheel, that
YOU give me. Jest let's see the heft
q your roll and wen do little as
sayin' to find out how strong you are
before you begin.
"'Count the roll, Cole said Honk
to Ferrand, and the station agent
: stepped over to the table and ran
over the bundle with his praetieed
fingers.
"sThere's fourteen thousand here,
2 Honk. he said to Curtis when he had
e finished counting the money.
Good enough, said Curtis. Now,
Z SON addressing Heating, git in and
I plav bali with the bundle. FL you
y make it stick. the boys heren tell
4 YOU that I'm good FIR al you kin
t win. You kin 90 up against that box
o. vour'n first. Mr.. Ferrand dealin
d EN- lest like you deal 'em yourself.
L "Ferrand had already seated aim
self In the dealers chair ana wa
2 looking al the under part of the bo'
e and smiling sardonically. He knew
a the combination an right
aKeating saw that he'd have Z
= make a four-fush TO show that hl
came had been ON the level aud n
<. lncw perfectlv well, toe that i h
Fl refnsad to back bis own game Wit
). lis own money he'd stand 90 get
S worse dose than he otherwise would
IN 81 he nut on an air Of bravado an
,o,ebt 4 thousand dollars worth q
n ebins out of the money Farrand ma
3 rostored 10 him-the whole keatin
ad bank roll
- aFarrand wore face Of iron 70
~ two hours while he dished EN- OF
:, ~ that box. and at the end OF thi
I'd time he had $1,000 Of Keatings pan
4 roT He was shutting the cards i
= another deal. when Honk Curtis WI
"A had been leaning on the table WI
ID ne chin on his hands watching U
IA dexterity with which Farrand nam
,,ta,ea the cinch box. broke In
~ "sThatTl be about all o the gan
q ~ hank said he. addressing heatin
,vbo Ind been keeping his nerve
,,.;tb whisky. Now, we'll see ef y
80 do better with the marble
= .,ra 40 like this we're gambling bu
~, 800 when I'm backin il myself a
not irwin TO buck it from the Wro
side Of the layout. Cole shoot
~ ,,oa FIR the ombrey and give nm
ny ah.,ca 70 pit some o. that roll
ere his'n back.
:, aFarrand crossed over 20 the VINE
= IA nj knew lust where 20 look
ne controlling mechanism %
pc Keatinr. partly drunk and sullen
ing his time. bought yellows for a IN
!. sand. and he began,
!" ..Farrand now had il in his q
re- 100 the showing strong. and
80, aid not permit the sure-thinger
~ con ont one single. solitary bet y
anu ~ beoipning Of the play until ne
- mo was all in with his remain
: n $4,000.
! 4 .Na, man had stirred from
~ room during the entire pay
~ chen Heating scattered his
,o.k all over the table ana
Z rard whizzed the wheel for the
~. ~ time Il was close onto morning.
In. -" .q-h.huh.' said Curtis, when b
- ;ng with a very ehalky eountena
,,.Iasled around after making ms
- nlav Thatl about do seem
,.o,,.re all in. like you expected
,,,r ere camp o Moiaye 'ud be oy
WV. wv lime YOU got through a-deaiing
~. ,ebst YOU might call homeless
VIZ W.. nj no-savvy wheel. Now yo
NV ~, coin travelin', it bein' the uu
mons idee q this we're settien
~ .h.t you're q whole Tot too ny
N' NE fr a quiet law-abidin' co"
erin nitv III. !,
,i n, .you % up on the limited =
s,o we're At eight o'clock, ana
.syer come a-hisin' back to Nc
7 i. more unless you're lookh 'oi
= he 80 n tattooin' that bores AZ
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