The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-03-22

game, and that was when he scraped
handful OF dollars into his hat and disap-
peared below. After that he would ignore
the table for an hour or two and would only
take a hand when struck with a sudden
inspiration. The grikzled. mustached Mex
lean usually held the pack and slowly peeled
off the cards. while the others placed their
coin on one OF the three turned face up on
the table.
THE Mexican with the glad clothes didn't
seem TO need any introduction to the game
He Just squatted down In the first seat he
saw vacant and put his money down, and
there he remained. utterly oblivi Gus TO the
monkey tied up aft In deed the monk
would have had hard time Of IL had it
not been for the ladies', who took such al
interest in it, welfare IA 10 feed II on cake
.He silently kept putting his IN oney
down on one Of the three cards. lf the
corresponding card came out Of the pack
first his wager was doubled by the dealer,
and lust a. silently the don drew the money
over To his side Of the table. IL the card
did not come out the dealer took the don .
money over Ia his side, and 80 the game
went on
The cards we're the Mexican kind that
look like valentines. and those fellows never
stopped playing except whsn they went Tor
their meals. Sometiines one seemed 10
have all the money and then the other one
had IL II was a curious kind 81 game
The night before We got TO frontefa
th. don . pile apJear,.d 10 be getting little
low. Perhaps II had got low before, bu,
he always sssened Ia have the wheresithai
to replenish u, but nov Y AL ~eh, ana ne
gave a sigh u relief Ne hs drew his mai
dollar oul ~ his pocket, hi q asaf.,te,
aud leaning over the table. placod that
dollar on tbs middle card. naming u quietly.
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