Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-11-07
JHe Called a Pat Hand.


game. and they asked the colonel to sit
game in ten Years. The last time /
gusted and swore OF s cards 1orevsr
think say cf PosisiTe f '0'i th sss man
didn't know any better than to call a pat
tolerabIe sung little Weekly session in
was in the habit of playing pretty
many a time when f6ev h a1e m Doy beaten
to a standstiil if they'd only had the
to is Go or Pereept,on 6
f5eH my s,m playing a But they hadn't; and
sion. that they never save s such iucS stick
| by man like it did by me Simply
| dashes OF SAND. ana eneek. "l'n q Few
One night, old Bub Ketchum. good
and a client of Judge Baxters. was in
town. and the judge invited him to come
to play, look on at the fun. Old Bub was
a leyei-headed man on most things, but
didn't know a blame thing about play
ing draw. Not blame thing.
HE showed up at the rendezvous. but
didn't care to play. he said, and so he
sat sat-. by "a and watched the game with as
could be expected to watch a game that
was played on the stiffest Kind of correct
about 10 o'clock one of the. boys had
~ 50. ana Old BUD said he leave
take his place as not for a few hands,
just to keep up the interest, and we let
nerve and cheek than usual onto the boys
that evening. and 1 really felt sorry the
we played around two or three times
after Old Bub sat in. without anything
we felI into a JACKPOT. Il Went areund
-FOUR or five times. and was nice md fat
odd Bub and two of The boys -tayed
he raj
How How many do you want.' said the
= Don't want anyl' said L when it came
Moses and Aaron,' said the judge
He stands pat! ~
II just laid back in my chair and
one chip: anyhow. just to show that 1
- chip along" said Old Bub. tossing
Raise it fve,' said
:. Let's me out said Judge Baxter.
throT Sd down e his hand md ola Rub and
you know anything. Bub? He's got a pat
Five better than you.' said i: smiling
0 Old Bob Bur o to do now if he hadn't been
such internal idiot about the game.
.But that old ram didn't seem to have
any sense a all. he didn't. and came back
at me as stiff as ever. and lifted me i've
:. why. Bub. you Iog-choppin. cid fool,
know anything? He's standing pat
aFa GOSH f'D said Old Bub. grinning like
the chump he was. He is. amt he?
MP Gqfh to e ed ehap H son
this sort o. thing goes on. He don't know
a
the able and said. smiling like every
thing; Raise you nifty.
nodding at approvingly Shut the
durn old mutton-head off and save his
.Gosh,' exclaimed Old Bub. I've jest
got fifty here that I'm willin to squan,
said he. Il cali YOU,
Judge Baxter and the rest We're natur-
ally struck dumb by Old Bulbs reckless
ness. So l.
what did you ketch. colonel?' said
:" Pair of deuces.' said l. chucking 'ern
down on the table. disguised with such
:. GOSH exclaimed Old Bub. That's
durn sight better hand than I thought
you had l got a pair O. treys!
broke all bounds.
"A pair of treys. 1 almost shouted.
man who don't know any more about the
game than to call pat hand on pair o.
treys That disgusts me with draw. and
IN never play another game!'
Il remember looking back STROBE
o. the boys sat there still in opeu-mouthed
amazement. and the grin Old Bulbs
1ed ,n The not Ann r. renen, he Ses 1in
him say 1 banged the door:
- Them pat hands is dangerous things.
SO I'm obliged to you boys. but you'll
have to excuse nc, me l ma have eh played
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