The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-05-04

skelp-collectin' enterprises OF yours. Tina
gent you goes against Is Doc Halliday; ss
hard a game probably as turks anywhere
between the Slope an the Big Muddy
Does the Stranger do anything to TIL:
Holiday? Why. no, not much; all they
does is to present him with Il Colts-A along
with the compliments of the camp.
AN it's to be deplored.' says Enright,
when he makes the presentation speech to
Holiday, 'you-all don't nave this weapon
when you cuts loose at Collins instead OF
said timcrow derringer. In sech events,
that hoss-thiefs death would have been as
sured. Shore! Shootin' off Collins's jaw
Is good as far as it goes. Of course. but it
can't DO Regarded as no sech boon like
downin' him complete
IT'S after supper when this Holiday en-
counters Cherokee; the two has a confer
ence. This Holiday lays bar his purpose.
(which I'm yere,' says this Halliday.
not only for your money. but I want the
camp Then he goes for'ard and proposes
that they plays till one is broke; an If it's
Cherokee who goes down, that he vamos the
outfit. while Halliday succeeds to his game.
AM the winner IS to stake his defeated ad-
versary to one thousand dollars wherewfth
TO begin life anew concloodes this Halli-
day.
(which what you states seems like
mighty agreeable offers says Cherokee. an
he smiles plenty clever an gentlemanly.
How strong be you-all, may I ask7'
Thirty thousand dollars in thirty bills
replies this Halliday. An now may I in
quire how strong you be? l also likes to
know how long a trail I've got 70 travel
My roll Is about forty thousand big
says Cherokee. Then he goes on: It's all
right; I'll open a game for you about sec
ond drink time. sharp
That's comfortin' to hear retorts this
Halliday. The chances-what with splits
an what with them ton thousand you-all
oversizes me-its nacheraIly with YOU: but
I takes EN-. II I lose. I goes back with a
even thousand; If I win, you-all hits the
trail while I'm owner OF your roll an bank.
Does that understandin' co.
1T goes says Cherokee. Then he turns
of for a brief powwow with Faro Nell.
But there's one thing you-all forgets,
Cherokee says Nell. IF he breaks you
he's got to go on and break me. I've a roll
of three thousand: he's got TO get It all be-
fore ever the play Is closed. Tell this yere
Halliday party that
Cherokee argues ag'In this: but Nell
stamps round an starts to weep some. an
at that. like every other true gent, he gives
In plenty abject.
"'Thar's a bet I overlooks,' observes
Cherokee. when he rcsooms his talk with
this Halliday; it's my partner. It's only a
little matter of. say. three thousand. hut
the way the scheme frames itself up, after
I'm down an out. you'll have to break my
partner before WolfviIle's all your own
"'That's eminent satisfactory returns
this Halliday. An I freely adds that your
partner is dead game sport to take so brief
a bundle an'-win all, lose all-go after
more'n twenty times as much. Your part
ner's a shore enough optimist that away
Cherokee don't make no retort. This
Halliday amt posted none that the partner
Cherokee's mentionln' Is Faro Nell, and
Cherokee allows he won't onbosom himself
on that pint onless his hand is forced.
when the time arrives to open the game
the heft of wolfvfle's public Is gathered at
the Red Light. The word goes round as
to this enterprisin' Halliday hein' out for
Cherokee's entire game: an the prospect
of SEEM a limit higher tina a cats back.
an a dooel to the death. proves mighty
poplar. The play opens to a full house.
shore.
What limit DO you give me?' says this
Halliday, Will n sort of cough. at the same
rettin' in opposite TO Cherokee. BE
lib'ral; I amt more'n a year to live. an
I've got 70 play 'em hard an play 'em
In order to get average action. II I'm
in robust health now. with a long. useful
life before me. the usual fgGers would do.
Considerin' my wasted health. however. I
shore hopes you'll say something like the
even thousand
(which I'll do better than that returns
Cherokee as he snaps the deck in the box.
TIL let you fix the limit to suit yourself.
Make It the ceilin' If the sperit moves YOU
That's Een'rous,' says Halliday. An
to mark my appreciation tharof. I'll Jest
nacherally take every risk of splits. an put
ten thousand In the Pot" coppered ten
in the Big Squar'." an ten thou
a coppered on the high kyard.'
son, we-all sports standin' lookin' on
draws a deep breath. Thirty thousand. in
three ten thousand dollar bets. an all On
the layout at once, marks a epock in Wolf
vile business life whsrefrorn folks can on
blushin'ly date time! Thar it lays. however,
an the two sharps most onmoved tharby
is Cherokee an that Halliday themse'fs.
Turn your game.' says this Halliday
when his money is down. leanin' back to
light a seegyar.
Cherokee makes the turn. Never does I
witness action so sudden an complete. It's
shore the sharpest turn. The top kyard as
the deck lays in the box is a ten-spot. An