The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-10


 "SmalIey, of course. looked at his cards, and finding as afterward appeared | that he had a five full on aces, having | raised on aces up, he raised 1t $5. That | too, I thought was good play. giving tht | impression that he hadn't bettered. anc so making 1t more likely he would get | raise than 1t would have been If he hat | bet more.
 The major, however, found only hi original fours and deuces. and laid then | down. Then the drummer looked ant I saw that he had caught the seven Q clubs. I think he would have raised i 1 he had had more money in front Of him l but he only had & left. and wisely, as thought, decided to hold back the three so he called. and. of course. lost It was certainly hard luck. but in one way 1t was worse in the next deal for after putting up his ante in the jack pot he only had g to open with when he found three kings. Even at that he only got one stayer. for the captain said: I'll protect you.' and made 1t six to come in whereupon all the others laid down, and in the draw he caught the fourth king That gave him his original stake again pots in succession. which. as they were all three contested. actually put him win ner in the game.
 'The deal was then around to Smalley again, and just as he completed 1t and laid the deck down in front of him one
 
 times see on the Mississippi startled us all.
 Smith had been standing almost op- posite to where I was, directly behind Smalley. and reaching over Smalley' s shoulders with motion so quick that I didn't see it until 1t was over he grasped his wrists. one in each hand. and holding them in vise-hke grip, he said quietly:
 I would suggest that some one of you gentlemen count the deck
 There cOuld he question of what he meant, but. even in the first burst of excitement that such a speech and act must necessarily bring, I was profoundly impressed by what 1 saw in Smalley' s face. I will swear that the first emotion that expressed itself was a sort of be- Wildered amaZement.
 The next. of course, was wild rage, and he struggled desperately for a mo- ment or so. before he realized that he was powerless. Smith being a much larger and stronger man than he was and hav- ing him at hopeless disadvantage. But l could see nothing at first that looked like guilt, and l thought that Smith had made some horrible mistake.
 ''The deck was counted. though. and it was found that there were only tifty-one cards in it, including the thirty that had just been dealt out. Then Smith. letting one of Smalley's wrists go. pulled a card out of his sleeve at the other wrist and threw it on the table. It was an ace of the same deck.
 Then he let go of Smalley altogether and stepped back a foot or so. saying nothing Smalley sat for a moment as if he were dazed and then. springing to his feet with an oath. started to draw a gun. Smith stood motionless, but three or four other men seized Smalley on the instant. and the chief spoke up very sternly.
 'Thcre'l be no shooting in this cabin he said, and Smalley turned to him.
 '' I don't know what devils trick this man has played on me- he said. but Il swear that card wasn't in my sleeve un- less he put 1t there. If you won't have any fighting here, Colonel. let us two go ashore and one or the other of us will die on the spot
 won't fight you said Smith coolly unless 1 have to- but I'll tell these gen. tlemen who you are. Your name Is Lew Carter and ten years ago you dealt faro in George Bakers bank in New Orleans You've shaved your beard since and l