The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-10

then, chucking the dice away in disgust
l passed him over pack of cards He
cut them about forty times, ii acc .,r,iance
with little system Of his own, the cutting
to decide the No. hoo er for him, rs
could see. But the cards were on the side
of home and fireside, too. and the big man
got 10 scowling over that.
He stuffed the cards back into the holder
and tossed them over 10 me.
Once more lie muttered, and then
he asked me if had any kind of book
around the place. | passed him out an
desk
He began 10 open the book for the first
letters, again with a system that led ar
ranged in his mind fer the purpose of
! finding out whether the book would permit
of his taking hooter. ! could see by the
book. too, was all on the side of the hearth
stone, and ag,in him on the tooterino oues--
ton. He picked up the book and slammed
1t down on the bar.
All, fudge.' he said disgust edly. gimme
rye highball.'
Whenever see man with eyes a bit
vacant come in by himself and spin coin
on tho bar before ordering. ] know that
he's making the coin do the arbitrating
as 70 whether he'll order q soft one or a
PAL with action. It's mighty rare, though.
tha. they abide by the decision of the disk
They usually have it all framed up.
when they come in. that they'll make Just
one spin for It, and II ii goes against them.
tho soft stuff for them. and the suds to
be cut out. But when tie spin does go
against them they make It the best two
out Of three, and then the best three out
OF silver 70 70 their way.
'"One Of the dips, not long ago. WAS re-
solu'e eno,'gh--for about half a minute
to stick TO the one;;spin stunt. II went
against him. He looked like man whose
hors" had been disnua Allied after winning
by two days and half. -
Gimme q seltzer and lemon he said
eolemnly to the barkeep.
Tho barkeep WAS getting the soft one
ready, when the dip---I know him. end he
had onother idea. He SPUN the coin again.
end then again. 10 make II the hest two
out of three and won. Then his n,ush
looked like that Of n n,an who's just found
twenty-buck bill in the watch pocket
OF an old peir of trousers.
Willie We're De We're he seid to the bar
keep. and after about fourteen Of 'em he
IVES telling me how sadly they misunder.
stood him AZ home.
He WIS hunting for great auk's eggs on
the, top OF upns trees about ten days later,
and was duly hiked TO the ward where The
spiders ere eight foot high and carry a
cops club in each claw.
..'lll mcntio something about certain
dips Of wealt u and high egree that know
of that hesnt got around much vet That
is. they're in the hands OF the private fys
the unofficial gum.shoe people with
the badges. Their folks have framed II
up that way on them for the dips own good
and. Of course. that of the folks putting
up The jobs.
There was a case of Il in here bit less
than two months ago. Tho main squeeze
OF big Arm that deals in mercantile paper
down the line was the one who had two
shade besides his own trailing after
him.
He WIS a periodical sw,Izzler. right.
He always made his rip-oh in here He's
an elderly man. and the thing has been
telling on his system during the past couple
understand.
"A few years ago his cavorts used to