The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-06-26
RIVER GAMBLERS WERE BAFFLED
Dealt Wrong, Tried to Steal a Card and
the Resulting Fuss Reunited Two
Old Friends

met TN board the boat at Dubuque /
and whatever check Rggs had pui
on himself between New Orleans ana |
the iowa town was either thrown &
the winds or forgotten IN the excite
ment Oh meeting Hamilton and kneW
ing he would Ike passenger foF tas
remainder of the voyage
I That evening he played cards win
/ the Two gamblers He met with ND
/ losses. in fact. was allowed to win d
Httle, ana the nest night he was
again successful Ham Item, though
aware that Riggs was III danger for
hure speaking to him until the last
night before The boat reached ST. Paul
Early that evening. seeing another
game about to commence, he spoke "
Riggs. telling him lla knew the char
meter Of his newly found associates
and advised him to refrain from furth-
er play Tie interference OF Haml
ION angered Riggs ana he made bis
way Il the upper deck a large nunl-
Ter of watermclons helped I'd make up
: the cargo on board and shortly after
Riggs reached the deca he was joinr%
! by the two gamblers, who suggeste
B ihatit would be a good thing 70 emf
r the novelty at eating a melon u decF
Z before supper A waiter was called
+ 4 table provided and the melon cut
, and eaten Riggs absentmindedly lay
D ing his fork on vacant chair beside
4 bin The boar was barely moving VIZ
4 stream ana there WAS scarcely ar
d enough stirring to disturb thisill
/ that was waited from the shore't to tbs
vessel a suggestion was made that &
X little game he played whore the mer
& sat. There was no Objecti ii, and TIN
> oarda were sent for. It IN needless
# TO recount the varied success met Wit
Il hy any OF the players, hut the tim'
q had come for the gamblers 70 secure
,t their booty or miss it altogether ON
+, "a RIGS oupantnts had ire deal ani
il. when Riggs glanced al Lis cards "
q saw three k ngs
sr There was spirited betting befor
the draw between Ripg and the ma
~ Who ala II deal and when Riggs tco
Is two cards, the full value Of his han,
ur nc gambler tuoh the same numbe
al ana bet SEQ Riggs Glanced at h
m, cards and found he had drawn anotht
ng ling and an acc The dealer had MAJ
"a = mistake The KITS fen where
IN vas intended, but the ace SHOULD hay
* gone to his partner The two co
-bt piratofs Discovered the error ut ono
rd II ses saw he 500 bat ana said
.cy would rai.e Il $500 Just then Ham
wo ton str He'd by, glanced Mt the pa
IA ars unseen by RISES and passed
he fhe rear OF the boat 10 watch the ban
ing ly moving wheel as the pilot felt |
lm way over the shadows Riggs Ia
re Town hia cards ana reached his X
re hand into his inside coat pocket no
the Ing his lapel slightly open and DIRE
ue. ping his eyes to better enable him
of select tho pocket he was seeking
lay the book containing the money
re- longing 10 his firm Requiring a III
un. more room he shifted his chair Sigh
ow, from the table aud partly sdewisc
ong he did 50, the gambler who was in
Du. pot tried to steal q card from Rig
am. hand and substitute another WI
had TRANSFERRED IN the next two sccoi
held must have been by reflex action,
lenl Riggs afterward said because he
ords not have time to think. with his ri
snds hand he clutched the fork laying
was the unocclok u CHAIR, bringing IL do
men with SUE yc1Wehness that It eau