The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-11-18

came to Long Mike again he looked at
his foreman with strong disfavor.
"Uts thryin' to stale tn pot y'are,"
he said with conviction, and he raised it
SIS.
''Mebbe I am" said Gallagher, "but
yen not take il from me-" and he put
in his pile.
Thereupon the others dropped and
Long Mike made good with about sl2-
This time the big mans luck failed
him, for taking one card to four dia-
monds he caught club, and Gallagher,
failing to better his pair of tens, had
still the winning hand
1t was really remarkable that the
cantankerous fellow should have no
fear of his boss, considering MS ne
Quent experiences; but he seemed TO
delight in counting danger: AS ne
raked in the pot, he said; Its poor
buffer y'are.''
''Thot'n be all from you"' roared
Long Mike, as he reached out again.
1t had often been observed that liquor
left him UNAFFECTED for a time, but,
acting with cumulative force sometimes
resulted in an explosion.
Gallagher lodged and started for the
door, but in his haste he caught his
foot in his chair and fell sprawling on
the floor. Before he could rise Long
Mike bounced upon him and, Selling
him much as he had before again
hoisted him high in the air.
Then, with a most amazing outburst
of violent language, he STROBE from the
room and acrosC the narrow space that
separated the front door from the river
bank. One mighty ~lunge forward,
smash and a yell. and Gallagher was
sinking in the muddy water of the Mis-
sissippi.
Turning away indifferently the big
man saw Hennessy and Stumpy, who
had suspended their own hostilities,
gazing at the river.
''JJt's good radiance" he said sterniy
''Yez'd betther come back in the game
1 misdoubt thot Hopkins, an MeCar-
thy's the lad'n catch him av he en- be
caught"
The prospect of a general miS-up was
pleasant enough to turn the two VINO
had been pummeling each other de-
lightfully a moment before away from
thoughts of their own quarrel, and they
followed their boss with alacr;ty.
"Thot Gallagher, yander." whispered
Stumpy to Hennessy, che en- swim loike
a fish. He'll be back soon."
As they entered the saloon they saw
Sam going toward the back room with
his buug-starter i'm his hand.
'McCarthy'S honest" he said in ex-
PLANTATION, as he saw their surprise
but he's On'y one to two, an there's
consid' able o. chips on the table,
Never moind," said Long Mike, cool
". Hell shtand 'em off FIR a bit an
wen be there directly. Yell give us
dhrink now, SEEM we're here an yen
bring another in FIR the crowd afther."
Accordingly they drank together
Long Mike taking a double portion. as
he often did when he felt what he Mad
taken before. and then moved toward
the cardroom.
'Ut's wan of three or four things"
whispered Stumpy to Hennessy. as they
went. Either Gallagher won't get
ashore, or he'll stay away to get dhry
an thin Long Mike may 90 eshleep, or
there'll be murder did,
Twont te murder" said Hennes-
sy with calm conviction. but as they
entered the room they saw what seemed
to discredit his prophecy.
Sure it's good Y are back" said
Mccarthy, lowering a pistol that he had
pointed at Hopkins head. 'Oi was
just havin' some words wild the wan
eyed man. an this thafe o. the world
was afther reachin' FIR Gallagher's
chips on'y fir me seem. in tonne, an
havin a gun on me, by the marcy o
heaven. Sure it isn't loaded, but he
niver knowed it.
Hopkins grinned. He was a cool hand
and knew enough to lay down a losing
hand. THE gentleman had ought FOR
to lay over on the other side" he said