The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-17

ever.
 Good With Cards.
 Now. old man Johnse was pretty good with cards. So he just laid low When it came to his deal there was something doing 1t was a jackpot. Lone Dog had the first say He sneaked his eyes over the trail of papers in his hands as if he were tracking d mountain lion. Fin alls he grunted:
 ' 'Umph! Lone Dog open,
 And lie dumped a buffalo hide into tn center.
 'Umph, Me stayr chirped Yellow Face, and he made good.
 "Then old Hat-n-the-Eyes and Man Afraid d-of-Hs- s-Mother-in-Law trailed in lii., cheerful idiots. one ace high and the other pair of deuces. Johnson knew what they had because he had dealt the papers himself. Johnson had given three acei tp Lone Dog. calculating that he would call for two cards. Johnse thought he would let the Indian rest with three bullets and beat him out with little straight
 For himself he had sorted out four, five. six seven in hearts, intending to pull in the eight spot in another suit on the draw.
 Well. when they were all in or the opening Johnse tilted her q drink of red Hcuor The four Indians came to the frcnt promptly.
 :" 'Cards@' said .Jnnson. As he spoke he noticed suspicious movement between Lone Dog, who had three aces. and Hat in-the-Eyes, who had come in with single ace.
 ]" 'Umph, Me take one said Lone Dog and Jchnson's quick eye saw that he threw two cards into the discard
 .t'mph! Me take three said Hat-in- the-Eyes. and he discarded only two
 " Umph! Me take three, said Yellow Face.
 Afraid of His-Mo other- -in-Law, and Johhse had t1 laugh. for he knew the old rooster hao only a pair of deuces. But the move on the part of Lone Dog and Hal-ih-lhe Eyes wasn't so funny. It upset Iohisoi calculations. He knew Lone Dog ndu IIat-ln-the-E Eyes ace, and that in order to win inc not it would be necessary to beat four bullets. Johnse had been max ine. his nlans to get a little old straight. A man has 10 think quickly under such circumstances. Johnson had the eish' spot of spades right on the potloih ol the deck. but that wouldn't answer now that IGne Dog had built up great ia'iu for himself
 Put Down Scalping knife.
 "Nyhat Johnson needed was an eight or thrce spot of hearts to fill out d stralsllt anes ,,, down Lone Dogs four aces. Whas n ( Dog gave another grunt and put hIs scaIniue. knife on the edge of the blanket. To,nen snelled of the cards in the re- n,ainder of the deck that was Ill ms hands. and he knew the one he Wahteu was not there. There was one clanee Il o5 of an eight or three or hearts peiN9 in the discard soid 'o.'.1So n,oh, 1-eh, I-gh" grunted the four
 "t was only second. but II was was tilne enough for Johnse. He ioliha the eight of hearts in the discard i, Ugh! Me bet one buffalo hiue' saio
 T-ghr said Hat-in-the- Eyes. and ne 4,,,ou, his cards on the blanket.
 T-ehr said Yellow Face, and ne call,d. ,foth- er-in-I.aw. and he hoisted It tiree pe'i skins on his bogus pat. ro,,,,- |" There's your buffalo hide sald Johii- so,, to Tone Dog and there's your three hearel,ins said he to Man-Afraid-of-H Ills NTntber-in-Taw Nov. I'll just boost It fa,,rteen bnffalo robes. seven bear sklhs and'-reaching into his hip pocket altu hrinsing out the quart bottle now , ,ai, filled with bad whislty-'and this puuse
 ..Vellow Face fell over haekwafd III fir Man Afraid-of -Eis-Mother- ln Law ,bro,y his dummy pat to the top of the Wigwain, ,,i bdt old Lone Dog let let 9a6 'ntoa a ! warwhoop and ran out oi tile 'epeI' ] He came back loaded down Ike d paen l mt with pelts and pushing hls sauam bee,re him. He piled ms hloes pi ha,,, er 1 bl liet and set his WIG o' 'op o l for good measure.
 "tlgh, Me eall he cried. A,s "Old Johnse laid his gun across ms l.l,n and spread out the four hVe' siN' SC and eight of hearts: ,,, Ugh" grun cd Lone Dog. Damn But Johnse got his truck together anu l left the village M .., .,,,,D, he
 .,Nyhat did he do with the sqhaW ne ho won from Lon Dog?" asked Chl- "0h he swapped her for mule to carry his winnings, which resenpieu tne Museum of Natural history 10 'he poS' trader" said Sheedy.