The daily morning Alaskan., 1903-11-07
A GAME OF
 FREEZE OUT
OrLrnaLl

Prairie Queen as Natchez with an old sarc and his wife. intending to take them to Ncw Orleans Co be sold. They expected Co bc disposed of separately and were broken hearted at the pros pccr Seating themselves on coll of rone ou the forecastie. they bowed tLcIr heads In their hands and gave way to cou,ulsive weeping
 By Che time afternoon came on most of tlc passengers had seen them, and a -reIt Jel of sympathy had been e1- c.rL Finally man approached the owner and asked him what he expect c,l tu got for Che couple.
 "SN hundred dollars each"
 ~Tu tell you what TI do," said the nru.ror "ru make up a party to buy poker chips Go the amount you ask for you- man and woman. and we'll play a same ot freeze out for them. the man who gets al Che chips to own the u.s-urs.
 "Tbat would be agreeable to me. sul." said tle owner "lll take my share of chips. Make up your party.
 It was not long before four men were ss.ted .u cha. cabin Co play a game for two human beings. lt being understood tI.r The winner other than the present owner. should not sell them separately. rr sa L.u- uue uf che party was frozen rrt and soon after another met the sam. er,. leaving che owner of the slaves L- principal winner Go play on. ... gam. with one man who had -o.. mu t ou purely phiianJhropic motives.
 I- was about this lme that a clerical r.rl.uan stepped from his stateroom and .- n. passed che gaming table. se..ue @ crowd looking on. asked the rsr-. u. -H. especial interest. Upon l.u- m..rueJ ur pushed his way to t.e r.uauu- players and said.
 -l.r..uru am surprised that you should play for this old couple without -irr- them a chance iu tne -.u. for their freedom.
 -Tuy don't play poker replied the owner
 -S... ... might ue found to play for r..u.~ rur~ud tle clerical man.
 -N..v u..- -.J .le owner. "if you wan. ID play ur them lu sell you lu.raIuG uy euHs
 .I ..... mower touched card il my U Eu It any good poker r...- can h. found Co play their stake I,... advance HU t.r ,le chips.
 u.- ur two u.u standing by offered t1 .. ... rgu-. hut after state mont .. ..-.r fitness some one in the crowd Hr...~.l
 .U... ... r.. chips" sa.d the cleric. .I- .- .. Lor -1 will decide the f.... at t..-. his servants. and |, who know nothing ot this game Of eyL v.. make ir a same ot good. VIII play e myself"
 The chips wera turned over t0 him md rl. money paid whereupon be I.-r .a play. asking a dozen Ques- lions with every hand though finally tls game uroceed-d without any marked -tonrlga for information. Meanwhile nearly every passenger on t.. boat was looking on Then the clerical man began Co have a fine run or luck in che hands be held. He UmLer.d SD frequently that be did not win an le might have won. but hF pile grow steadily.
 Finally tle SI.200 represented in .l..- owing Co tle blind luck og the ..-. was pretty nearly divided be tween him and tle owner Of the slaves. t.. other maus .uue' being reduced ta SI-a Then came large Jack pot rI.r r.. ..r. seemed able to open. When . v.- opened .- was the cleric.s turn t. I.- u. studied bis hand for some r.. t.au laid down bis cards and asked for an explanation of a jack pot. T.. players somewhat lmpatent.y eN- rM.r.I t t1 him several times when I. -..I Iuut Le thought he understood l. T..u .a resumed tle study 0f his hand .rI seemed In doubt what Go do u-.. making movement Co throw H down. which Le reeous.dered. Taking A H... from bis hand be asked one oi II- ..r.r.1t- 1T lt were not king. On U..r. .r..-ed b. showed a queen and -..I lf 1t did not stand next be low ... fuek Corrected again, be rr-.I ur awhile. then put up the re -....I chips and drew one card. He b-I had one straight aud knew what lt WAS. It was plain either that be drew for another OF Co two pairs. One oi tl. players bet an he had, and when t.. betting continued was frozen out T.. other. tLe slave owner had three ....r-a and tIaJ with a pair of deuces U. determined to end the game by t..n- .II rle cleric had thus retaining r.- slaves and S900 besides.
 rI... was uo trouble about drawing r. cleric .u. Every time his opponent -.-I him te raised his opponent Ffmrr when Che chips of both parties v.r. an in rue pot it wIs explained to t-s e.er.. that nothing remained Co be f.r. His opponent threw down bis tuu Hud
 -u..~ that beat four ten spotsF' ask .6 f.a cleric iuu1centIy. throwing four ..rs .H Che tuu.e
 Tuee was a shout of laughter from re crowd tuJ am oath from the e1 0...-. after which a h-il of sale vac drawn transferring the slaves to tho .-. who made out free papers fo' tu
 .H, t-e parson poker player: