The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-10-14

count for a dollar. Whereupon they
adjourned TO the back room.
Bill Neupott sat listening as If UNI
concerned while this was going on, but
after old man Greenhut had sold chips
to the five players he arose and APP
preached him with a $500 bill in his
hand.
Il reckon you mought give me
stack" he said Il hain't had chanst
at that whelp o. mine fr a long time
now, an / feel as if it mOught do me
heap o. good for to swat him few
good an hard. There's considerable in
terest due on that hundred | was tell
in you of spell ago.
Old man Greenhut proved TO be as
ready to sell chips to him as to an
other, and the elder Neupott Joined the
game without demNr ON any ones part
His son, however, looked around the
table as he sat down, and said without
addressing anyone in particular;
'Mebbe it better be understood right
here as there amt no such thing as
respect FIR elders recognized into a
game O. draw poker. Nobody gets off
easy count o. bein' nobody's father"
Similar" said the elder Neupott, "a
man'l swat his offspring just as good
an plenty as if he want no offspring
perviding he gets the cards"
growled Sam. and they glared at each
other with evidently intense ill will.
They opposed each other in play with
more zeal than discretion, and twice
Winterbottom profited by staying in
when they were raising each other and
by beating them in the showdown.
After a time, on a deal of Bassetts,
it being Winterbottoms ante, Sam
Neupott came in Blaisdell, sitting
i. l.
sail stayed, and Bill Neupott raised.
Bassett stood the raise, having two
pairs, but WinterbOttom dropped, and
Sam Neupott raised it back, making it
hundred in all. Pearsall dropped and
Bill Neupott showed his entire pile for
ward.
1t was too strong for Bassett's two
pairs, and he folded, but Sam Neu-
pott looked at his father malevolently.
That all you got?" he demanded
savagely.
Nope I've got two hundred an
fifty more" said the father. d,
We'll, here's where I'll put you out
O. business, then" said Sam. II raise
you two-fifty." And he put up the
money.
You do, hey!" shouted the father.
well, here's where you'll see a good
imitation of a man lambasting his Off
spring in q way to bring tears. Wisht
I'd a bigger wad, but I'm satisfied to
double it this once"
He called and both stood pat, and
both showed down fiushes, but the
fathers was the higher, and Sam swore
violently
"I'H get even with you for that" he
declared, but Bill jeered at him.
That's your privilege" he said, be
in as this is draw poker. On'y, as you
was a-sayin', you'll have to get the
cards first
Sam bought again, a thousand this
time, and flashed a Wad as he did so
that showed his prosperity, but for the
next twenty minutes there was no big
betting.
Then, on Sans deal-and they were
all watching closely, but even Blaisdell
saw nothing wrong-everybody came
in around to the dealer, and he raised
it fifty Blaisdell. the age player,
stayed, but Pearsall dropped. and Bill
Neupott made it a hundred, saying,
with a grin:
81 didn't want to drive we all out"
Bassett dropped, but Winterbottom,
having his former experience in mind
and three queens in his hand, stayed
for the hundred, confident that Sam
would raise again.
He did so, two hundred this time,
but Blaisdell also had a good hand
no less than four f1ves. and he stayed,
thinking, as Winterbottom did, that
the two Neupotts would keep the con-
test going.
They did. Bill Neupott showed his
whole pile in, with such evident anger
that WmterbOttom felt himself JUS
titled in staying, though it was an over
play on three queens. So, too, did Sam
Neupott stay, though it was impossi-
BILE to tell what he had. BlaisdelI de-
cided not to raise before the draw,
hoping for a good play later, and he
closed the pot.
On the draw Blaisdell took one, Bill
stood pat, Winterbottom took two and
Sam two.
Here's where have you," ex-
claimed Bill gleefully, "On'y I'm all in.
can't bet
"Mebbe you have" answered his son
steadily enough. It's all in the draw"
And when Winterbottom. having
caught a pair to his queens, bet $500,
Sam raised him $1,000 after looking at
his cards.
Blaisdell would have raised. but he
could only call in part, and Winterbot-
tom, too, was nearly all in, so when
they had both put in their piles there
Il
small full. but Sam had caught his
fourth jack.
The father leaned over and shook his
fist in his sons face, but his rage
seemed to choke him and he rushed
from the room and from the building,
Then Sam swore. more violently than
before, and got up.
cash these chips" he said hastily
to old man Greenhut. i've got to GO
out and lick the stuffiin' out o. that old
zap, but I'll be back in a few min
utes."
Old man Greenhut paid over the
money reluctantly enough, and then as
aSm ran out he said to Bassett:
Il reckon you'd better go an see
as no harm happens old Neupott. An
bein' on hand you might remind Sam
t he's comm back, case o. him for
gittin' about it..
II don't reckon no harm'll come,
drawled Mr.. Owen Pepper. I've saw
| them two playin' together frequent in
Memphis. Pears like they'd fight, but
they whacks up a'terward.'
Greenhut leaned against the wall.
81 can't see," he said, "how the good
Lord lets you cucumber the land sc
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