The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-11-01
$4,000 on an ace FILL
Interesting Revenge o Dusty Jim, Madea pauper

which was not his name taking the
third seat. Besides these there was
Chicago man named Duffielc. who was
known as good thing. and another
house sitter named Charley.
Table stakes. J suppose, said McAiur-
ray as he made ready 70 sell chips.
\ wen, i haven any objection To table
stakes. said Mathews coouy. "tf you
put your whole pile on the table ~ the
start. Otherwise i don't like the limit.
When ! play poker 1 Ike to get out when
j can breathe.
suits me-" said McAIurray. who he'd
sized the newcomer up for a plunger. And
he gave Dusty Jim q meaning look
My limits a thousand said DufCcld.
Its all I have I'm money. and I won't
draw checks in poker game.
quite right said McMurray. Sup
posing we take thousand apiece for a
starters"
This was agreeable an around especi-
ally to the two sitters who were not ac-
custOmed TO being staked so literally
The checks were whites dollar, reUs
ten, and blues hundred A deck OF cards
was opened and the game began
For the first twenty minutes Mathews
lost. and lost so rapidly that he had TO
buy more chips. AS he paid for them he
displayed n roll of $1,000 bills that made
McMurray's eyes CLEAN.
Then Duffield went broke. Dusty Jim
capturing some $500 from him on "A fuu
house, which he made on a two-card
draw against Duffield's flush. He accOr-
dinghy retired, leaving Mathews against
the house forces.
Jim Gets Out.
Presently he opened a jack pot, ana
McMurray raised him a hundred, giving
Dusty Jim the signal to raise again. He
obeyed instructions, but Mathews stayed.
II was evidence of strength, aud Nc
Murray had only two pairs, but he
promptly raised IL five hundred, and
Dusty Jim made it five hundred more
Again Mathews made good, and McMur-
ray was puzzled
After studying a bit he decided that it
was a poor time 10 quit bluff. so he
put up q thousand more and Dusty jim
said. doubtfully; MY hand is worth a
lot more than that, but I haven't the
chips 10 play IL. I'll raise for all I have. 20
ana he pushed about fifteen hundred into
the pot
Again tie newcomer stayed. and Nc
Murray was at his wits end. He could
not rely on Dusty Jim TO raise again. so
as TO give him another chance. and it
seemed useless to try to bluff Mathews
out. So he simply covered the last raise.
It was Dusty Jlm's deal and Mathews
called for one card. MCMurray heaved a
sigh of relief. figuring that If Mathews
had had better than two pairs he would
have done some raising himself, and he
also called for one card, which was an
ace. and made him an ace full Dusty
jim stood pat.
Mathews bet 5000 after looking care
fully at his hand, and McMurTay looked
at him for long time before playing
Then he called darby and sent him 10
the cashier for the bank roll
When it came he counted it carefully
and found $4,000 in it.
Il bet you that he said, putting it on
the table.
THAT all you got?" asked Mathews
cOOlly.
yes" said NcNIurray.
Il call you and he showed four
q queens.
There was a new man in possession OF
the place next day. but McMurray got
his mail there for a long time. Among
the letters that came was one that made
him swear quietly, but viciOUsly 1t
read:
''First-ciass poker players do some
I times do stunts with the card.
JAMES KENT"
Chicago Inter-Ocean.