The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-08-26

O white ohip. Then Nipple no DOT Uopp IN
Hammond he looked at his hand an
offended to study Q long time. Then DO
says, I reckon Ill have to stay an be
came In.
"z reckoned I sesn, clear enough, by this
time V he were iookin' fr Swoet to raise,
an Hammond to stay, sos he cd have
another, obanoe to raise his ownself; but
Sweet says, cool 40 q cowoumber ! caI,'
an he throws his hand down face up. when
he'd put In his money. He had four tens.
90, course Ripple had to chow down his
straight flush 70 claim the money, an
Hammond started 10 throw his cards In
che discard, but Sweet says, very mild,
like. What d you have2' an ho had to
show en-. They was q acc full
Just naturally II looked to mo like
there was the madn's. OF q rough house
right then, an Bill Ripple. he cot a. CAL
as q big rock. loodn' sttaight at Patton.
like as II. he reckoned the two Sweets want
likely to do nothin' till Patton give EN- the
office.
"But Patton he cot. Just as cam as Nipple.
an he reached for the deck. That sure was
q unusual DEAL he says, quiet an smooth.
as be begin to deal. I had -four sevens
my ownsslf,' be. said, an f'r one. I believed
him. Nobody said nothin'. an Patton
hnished the deal. .....,
"That man sure was Q wonder. I've
saw others do stunts with cards II wouldn't
ha' b'lieved II I hadn't saw 'em, but l
couldn't hardly b1ieve what he did after
I'eeen it.
1T were Sweets ante, o. oouSse, an
he put up the same two calls Ave, an when
he picks up his cards I seen him give q
little start an then grin, just a faint little
smile, but be Strengthened his face out
quick, an never knowed till after t he'd
catched four sevens.
Ripple looked at his hand an made
out, fret OF, like he vas goin' TO chuck 1t.
but then he frightened his lips an throwed
In his ave. That put 1t. up to the other
Sweet, an he made It ten to play, like
Ripple had did the deal afore. There
was a grin on his face, too, but he didn't
try to hide it.
Then Hammond he laid down, an Patten
looked at his hand, but finally he came in.
Then the Sweet that had the four sevens
he laid down, keepin' his cards In front
Of him, an O. course the pot wa closed
when Nipple seen the raise
"In the draw Nipple said. he reokoned
he'd stand pat, an t'other Sweet said he
didn't see how he cd improve. 30 that put
It up to Patten, an he p'tended to be
bothered. / don't RELY see how he KEEP
I'm, laughin'. but he did.
FINALLY he says very grave, I was reok' MIN
on two o. you uns takin' a card. reckon
I'll take the third one.' IN he helps hisself
to the third card I'm the top, al solemn
as II 1t was reg'la poker.
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an says, quiet, Was you rock min on
playin' that handf' But Patten says,
kind O. easy, Well, no, not II there was any
objections. I reckon, maybe, faint quite
regular. but I just wanted to see II l couldn't
make a ace full. Likely faint no good,
though An he laid down his hand, face
up. 1t were a ace full, all right.
Nipple was gettin' ALFRED mad by this
time, but all's he said was You must play
q dife'ent game where you come from
nor what We do An he throwed In =
white chip.
Then t'other Sweet laugh he'd out loud, an
says I call. You must have four tens.
I reckon. an be showed down a straight
flush nine high, In clubs, the same O. Nipple
had the time afore.
Just naturally while he was laughin'
he reached for tho pot. but Ripple was too
quick for him. He throwed down bis
hand-it was four tens, all right-an'
scooped the pot in sudden.
Then he said, 'Taint' q bell roarin lot
o. money. but 1t goes ag'in' my conscience
for. to $50 any man win on q crooked deal.
A man as Is caught oheatin' loses on this
river, an Ill take this
Go easy says Patten. That deal y
you re hndin' fault With was Just like your
pals. II one was crooked, 20 was the
other. That was all that
YOU'RE a liar said Hipplei an Jumps
across the able on top Of him.
."Cap'n Carson, that run Tho Prairie
Belle them days, had put his foot down
ag'in fghtin' In the saloon. I don't mind
the Passengers amusin' theirselyes,T o
long g they play cards peaceful be said,
but I'm tired o. havin' holes shot In the
liner work. So he had . way o. watohin'
out for trouble-him an the mate together
an be come In just In time to grab Ham
mond firm behind when be was jumpin'
In to help Nipple. The mate grabbed n
o. the Sweets an 7 caught the other by The
elbows I'm behind, 30 there was q right
stirrin' time fr a spell. TTwan't long,
thOu8n alOf6 tn0 Sapn uuho o." uuNoA-
stand as how they'd got to stand BY.
Il wa tellin' you 'uns what q master hand
Nipple was in q rough an tumble, an I
never looked to see Patten get up of'n the
floor, fr I seen Ripple pull his knife when
he jumped.
But Patten want no child hisself.
He vent down when Nipple landed on him,
but he turned over like a cat, an wrenchin'
hisself loose he rts up like a jack In the
box an had his own knife out by the time
Hipple made another rush.
-The Cap'n had some notion O. stoppin'
en-, an. he stepped for'ard onost or twice,
but he didn't feel much like steppin' in
atween them knives, an there want no
body else wanted to take chances, 80 want
long atore there want no need o separatin'
Of EN-. They just fell over dead
His listeners waited Q while for moro OF
the story, but old man Greenhut smoked on
In silence. and presently they perceived
that 1t was finished.
Then Jake winterbottom said! Il don't
see g this Bill Hipples's eddyoation was
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