The sun., 1904-11-13
nd Hmm John made Il ten more

and II ump John made 1t ten more
Then Handy studied. Evidently Hump
John was strong and ooysr i was al sbo,4y N 1he
BY see the ten additional, whereas double
raise might easily scare him out
The best play, seemed to be to make good
and wait for the draw, and, aoooraingiy
little, under his breath. His kings up did
NOT look as large as they had at first, but
he put UP his ten and closed the pot.
Handy let his one card which he drew
lie face down on the table and threw In q
left that lie unlocked at, throwing In white
Thereupon Hump john. who had taken
two cards, looked carefully at them and
threw In a white chip and a stack OF blues.
a fuli house or had possibly caught his
Anyhow, it was enough to make Handy
look at his draw. What he found was
the ace Of hearts, and he knew that his ace
Fefls Ths eiaf siae N the bet though, 500 in pot
that held only a little over sixty, looked
much like bluff, and he finally called.
1t would have been poor poker TO raise
again.
showed his hand. 1t was O seven full.
i Your luck @ holds said Handy. going a
little white around the mouth:
Yes, it holds, said hump 1ohn' nerce'y'
Don't you like it2'
'ohl like it most amazing said Handy
you shouldn't like it. too, while it lasts;
well, do said Hump john. AND
I'm going to back it as, as long H .hst as II does
Fool IL you didn t. growled Big George,
and Fat Brown took the deck.
Itwas evident that trouble was imminent.
That deal and the next three were unevent,
full jackpot was made and sweetened
twice before the cards came to shorty.
Then Handy took in the money on pair
Of aces with no stayers, and the deck
passed to Hump John again.
Again there were some good cards dealt
out. Fat Brown had made the usual ante
and they all came in up to the dealer and
he raised 1t as he had before. Again they
ali came in, so that there was $50 in the pot
before the draw. -,
It was evident that all four Of the other
players were watchingHump John narrowly
betray it. Coolly and steadily as II he had
been drinking a glass Of water. he slipped
of the cards as they were called Tor, giving
himself two, as he had done on his previous
deal
II was Bandy's bet again, and he threw
in a blue chip-plainly an invitation Tor
raise. since he would have played white
II he had bnen doubtful, and much more
than $40 IL he had wanted to drive the others
out. He had taken only one card, how
ever. and the others were afraid to raise.
excepting Hump John. He looked care
fully at his two and raised 1t a stack.
1t was enough for Brown and he sur
rendered. Handy, however, went back at
him with two stacks. At that the others
+, hr hot two stacks
Handy counted the money in front OF
him and found enough to see Hump John 8
raise. with about a hundred dollars more.
Putting 1t all in the pot, he said; ~
-i'm sorry didn't declare another
$50 am t. said Hump John quietly, as
he covered the bet and showed down four
Jacks.
1t was the winning hand, for Handy
had been betting on king tuli, but Thiie ite
Hump John was pulling in the pot knife
flashed through the air. grazing his wrist
so that the blood spurted, piercing through
the unused portion OF the deck and penetrat-
| ing the heavy table to the depth OF iully
Before the oath was Of from Hump
Johns lips, Shorty spoke up coolly: =,
Il wasn't after your hand, John. II
| had been, I'd have struck harder. What
| / wanted was to make sure that deck
wouldn't get away before we had a chance
| to count it,
But Hump John was furious. II Shorty
and Fat Brown had not been as quick as ne
was. the gun he drew would have carried
| death to at least one of the party.
The two men siezed him by the wrists,
one on either side of him, and Big George
reached over almost as quick as they and
| twisted the revolver from his hand; Then
! began a struggle such as none OF the four
had ever before seen.
Nj htt Inn n
seemed to have the strength Of half dozen
man. Writhing, twisting, snarling kick
| ing and irving to bite his adversaries, he
pulled and threw them all over the room.
The odds Of four 70 one was too heavy
for him, and as the two who had him by
| the wrists held on tenaciously. he couldn't
use his hands. II was not long before
| tb-y had overcome him and bound him with
strips Of his own coat. Then they looked
at Shorty.
aWhat does 1t mean1r asked Fat Brown
sWell. / amt sure said Shorty, 'but Il
| struck me 1t would be good idea to look
In the deck. for some, more jacks. Ihs
man is a little too handy about drawing to
three Of a kind.
Jacks, but q count Of the cards proved
| That there were ffty-fo,u in the deck
which to the jury who were sitting WAS
proof enough TO convict.
1 First, they div1ded the money thaV iaS
where Hump John had been sitting, each
man taking what he had lost as we'll as
they could figure IL, and then they turned
| their attention TO the prisoner. He hao
struggled till he saw the " elessness OF 1t
and then had lapsed into sullen silence,
sIs there any good reason why we should
not throw you in the river? demanded
Handy, fercely.
Il don't know any reason why you
WON'T said Hump John, as savagely az
he. -Four cowards thatll set on one man
and bind and rob him might better 60 on
and murder him. If you don't I'll Kill
every one Of you sooner or later
You will, heyp' lrid Hnndy. Then
reckon we'd hntter fnis h he hing now.
And he drew his roy Oliver.
This. however, h" Others would no
| have.
you can Ggh IL on. IL you Gko," fait
Big George, .bu hsre'l bc no murdtr.'
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