The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-22

If there wasn't more'n five at the table
he was gently made welcome. "Twa'n't
usual to make objections to anybody II
he looked as II he had money. an there
was room at the table for him. But !
seen that Munroe didn't like IT when
Gallagher spoke. Him an Stowe was
pickin' up them Arkansas planters
money so easy that 1t looked like Gala
CHER was tryin' to get in for some OF
it. an just naturally he wanted It all.
There vsn't no reel reasca outside o
that to object though. an the planters
both spoke up an told Gallagher to got
right in, so Munroe didn't say nothln' an
Gallagher pulled UP a chair.
."rhere want nobody on the boat put
mel reckon, who knowed who Gallagner
was, but I'd met him In St. LOUIS an.
knowed he were detective on the ponce
force then; that no had lost his JOB Tor
some crooked work Only o feWN months
before. sWhat he'd been since then
didn't know, but made up my nina
when I seen him set in that he was llKely
to- keep his end up, II he didn't 90 no
more.
..They was buyln chips from me. an
I'D sold six hundred worth ALREADY. 5t-
sides that there was considerable money
,ont the table In big bills, an mayps I, 2 :
couple O. hundred in gold coin, SO the
game was a tolablc big one. Gallagher
raye me q hundred dollars for chips, bu t
he showed a good wad when he peeled
that off, SO twas plain that no was READY
for stiff play. Table stakes want played
them days, an they hadn't fixed no limit,
50 1t were the old sky-high game, an.
the ony. show man had FOR can : :
tho betting got away from MN was -
declare his pile.
'.yyell, it happened within twenty min.
,1tes after Gallagher set In that one O
ithe PLANTERS stacked up against him with
a small flush. 1t were Jackpot, an
Gallagher had opened 1t for the size OF
II. which was s25. Tho others dropped,
hut this Teller raised 1t 125. an Gallagher
went back at him for a hundred. ana ne
raised 1t five hundred more. st5,, &,
."rhat were the biggest SINCE bet that
had beon made up to that time, but Gal
Il Cher set steady an boosted 1t a thous.
md dollars. an the planter made good
without seemln' to be ratified none. When
they both stood pat In the draw, though,
he looked pretty serious. an when Cana
cher showed $4,000 more IN the pot ne
studied for q long time.
"Finally he says: i've only got N'.ol
loft, but I'll call YOU for that. an: no
nut up the money. Then Gnllasher
showed down queen-full an scoops
the pot.
90 course, that put one man out q the
game an the other planter iouhe''
mighty glum, I don't know how mllch h ne
may have had in his clothes. but no
on,y Ind about $500 on the table, an he
plaved along for two or three deals
Without sayin nothin'. hut thnkln' pretty
hard Then Stowe soaked him for some
thing like a hundred on three aces
AGAINST two pairs, and he pulled out, ]
reckon lie thought It was time u he an
his friend was goin' on with their trip,
Anyway, 1t left only three men In the
game, an two on 'cm was tol'able sore.
GALLAGHER havin' made more In half all
hour than they had all evenin',
"They reckoned to have tile money,
though, nm they played along, Gala
CHER loollln' quite happy, an playin' his
cards like he had considerable confidence,
O. course. 1t looked like a easy proposl-
ton for tho two on 'em to get away
with him, Stowe bein' a INDUSTRIOUS slick
dealer an the two playln' together ms.
o. course they would But Gallagher
WINS as clever as they was, an they seen
| after a nlt that he slsplcioned their deal
| Ing, an he wouldn't het no great amount
except In his own deal,
| "Now. faint no easy thing to catch q
good player that goes on that rule. even
| IL two are playln' against him, an Mum
roo lost his temper pretty fast. When
Gallagher said, as he did after little
that no guessed he'd quit Munroo ehileo
over
"Ire couldn't make man play thai
didn't want to. but he could say some
thing nasty. and he did that. ! reckon
you must BIO lookin' for something easy
when you play,t he said like the mar
you skinned a little While ago. !,
"Wel, o. course, that meant hght, J
Gallagher had chose to take 4 Up nn
he only laughed. II don't know as ~
lookin' for easy thlngs, pa rticnlaf'lf, ! ~
says, With a sort o. grin on his race, DIV
/ reckon you two play too good for me.
] nlDo you mean by that says Munroe