The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-03-31

invitation TO drink, and as Burton's
twenty bill still showed an unexpected
balance the festivities were prolonged
until Greenhut declared il was time 70
close up, and a committee escorted Mr.
Burton to the hotel
90 course. there amt no tellin' which
way skunk'll wave his tail" said old
man Greenhut, when he and his friends
held a consultation a little later on
an this here Burton may be reck' nin
on dom you uns up instead of his pals
but IL looks to me more like he was a
zap I reckons hisself wiser n the other
yaps, an he may be countin' on stand
! in In with. you fair. enough. Either
way il looks to me like easy money"
The others agreed with him, but they
also agreed with the sheriff when he
said with emphasis that there ought ia
! be some way of heating tar extra hot
/ But old man GTeenhut said:
/ business first, Joe. There amt no
reason why there shouldn't be a froiic
later on, but this here game O. poker
amt to be interfered with, not on no
/ pretense."
! The next boat down the river arrived
! next day. and Perkins and GayIor ar
rived as had been promised. Soon aft
er supper Burton steered his two mails
! to old man Greenhut's saloon and in
I trOduced them to the friends he had
made there
They declared themselves ready TO
play when somebody proposed a game
of draw and the cards and chips were
produced without unnecessary delay. 1t
was Jake Winterbottom who proposed
a table stake game and who flashed a
SoOO Dill as his own initial stake
The others, and there were seven
players i'm all, produced like amounts,
SO that there was a large amount in
sight Immediately. The first deal fell
10 Blaisdell. and Perkins put up an
ante of 81, call s..
This set the pace, and the play was
rapid from the start. Pearsal came in.
Burton trailed, Bassett made il $40 to
play, Gaylor dropped winterbottom
came in. Blaisdell dropped and Perkins
made ii SO more
This was more than Pearsali could
see and he laid down, but Burton
MADE good with a grin and Rassett
raised it $50. Winterbottom studied for
long time, but finally put up his
money. whereupon Perkins came back
with 800 more.
This gave Burton q chance. but for
moment he did not seem to know
what to do with it. Then, as if moved
by sudden inspiration. he pushed his
whole stack into the pot
NhCDbC lildl IL Dt Il lbSSOn 10 YOU. ne
said. boastingly. but Bassett was I'M
moved. I'm sorry can't go no fur
Their. he said, and pushed his pile i'm
also.
4 reckon amt dom no good in this
here scrimmage," said Winterbottom.
and he folded 49,
We'll. I'm powerful sorry YOU feel
that way" said Perkins. "I was kind
o reck min on takin' your money. too"
and he showed his chips in.
On the draw he stood pat. Burton
drew two cards and Bassett stood pat.
As there could be no more betting if
became a showdown, and Bassett
took the pot with four mines, Perkins
showing flush and Burton three
kings.
The two latter went to the bone
yard, Perkins buying $500 and Burton
$500, and the deal passed to Perkins.
No one came in and they made a jack
pot On PearsaIls deal no one caught
openers and the deck was passed to
Burton. t
\ close observer might have noticed
that as ne shuffled cheerfuIly and pre-
pared to deal he was glancing hither
and yon around the table, interchang-
ing or trying to interchange signals
with this one and that indiscriminate-
~.
Now. old man Greenhut was certain
~ a close observer, and it was prob
ably because of that that he spat dis
gustingly on the floor and muttered to
himself. This here p'ticlar skunk
pears TO be wavin' round" He came
into the room briskly enough, however
with the last round of drinks that had
been ordered, and stayed to watch the
deal.
Anyone who had doubted that Mr.
Burton was going to stack the cards
would have had his doubts disuelled if
he had looked on as carefully as old
man Greenhut was looking Much de-
pended on how the stacking was done,
but Greenhut showed no special ankle
ty, though he had left his bungstarter
close to the door, and may have con-
sidered himself ready for any contin-
gency.
Bassett. having first say, passed, and
Gaylor opened for the size of the pot |
WinterbOttom stayed without raising
Having four skies pat, it did not seem
like good play to brighten the others
out.
Blaisdell trailed after loking at |
three cards only. Perkins raised il $50 |
Pearsall made it $50 more, and Burton, |
with a calm confidence that there was /
more play to be expected, came in with |
out raising.
Thereupon Bassett. without word. |
pushed tht whole stack forward 1t |
was, of course, considerably more than |
any one else had i'm front of him. since |
he had cleaned out two players on the /
preceding play but the size Of his pile |
to brighten nobody.
Ono after another they all put in |
whatever money they had on the table /
and Jake Winterbottom carefully di-
vided the side money from the stake to |
which each player would be entitled |
should he win.
1t was wasted work, however. for aft
er the draw, in which all stood pat. ex-
cepting Gaylor and Pearsall. who took
one card each, Bassett showed down
straight flush, against which was a |
choice assortment of fuIls, tours and
Pushes.
For full minute nothing was said.
Bassett occupied himself with sorting
)ut his chips, and the others looked
at one another Then Perkins said: Il
reckon it's up to you an me, Gaylor.
10 finish this here game outside with