The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-10-27


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here was no repiy 10 ~ v,1nson;
,ihe Leitenant. ne says; n9 so,ny. rssrou
I've ~ was aimost noGu,S. ,or S.sy ~ o1 -
Jim Foster. mp am ~ IN No. NJ
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q some weak 'm sickness, lee DC "iinn .
tnougn. TOT 70 Pay u Sooo kone'o"' p'Ns
for 70 nave u uio. .-~Z,
led see Z Jim Foster vas k,no Q preyin
on his mind. an ! kno~ed tne COCO h Jno
keepin' good natured. so menuoneu 10
him that the boys was goln 70 nave poser
game that night. an mebbe II ne was 10
set in It mought cheer him up some. =,
He was torable keen fr the game, ~
times, an he'd helt his own toraole well
afors that, hirn bein' some skifui but not
no p''fessional. Likely ne wouldnt "a
tho boys 'twa'n't fr the good O. the DOM.
munity to do him up, prernatoor. just
priation has been made. You remember.
don't you, Joe, how l said THAR,
Me? Oh, yes, l remember" said Joe
Baasett gravely..
We'll, he'd helt his own up. TO . 70
was sayin'. an he was willin' enouSn,
boys como In, an everything looked promis-
in f'r q pleasant night even II twa'nt likely
to DO nom too profitable. But long about
O'Clock this here Jim Foster he comes in.
hash to him, bein' a he'd sort Q rz up
I'm the grave 30 recent, an l give him
credit fr a drink O. liquor. bein' a. he said
he'd be to work soon an was good for
the money. That part didn't hurt no
. spell he went in the back room an begin
lookin' on at the poker game.
Il thought Il was some likely t he'd AK
M for to stake him in the game. but he
didn't. Feared Ink he was havin' his
was playin'. An he was watcbin' the
Leftenant mostly, him bein' some careless
in holdin' his cards.
Come q hand when the Leftenant opened
q jackpot on two little pair. an seen two
raises afore the draw, maxim 1t cost him
somepin' like fifteen dollars to draw cards.
Then he took one card an Clipped a white
chip, blind.
aThen PearsalI, 1 believe twas, Z had
raised it first, he trailed, thouten lftin'
his draw, havin' took one card to aces an
kings. an wishin' 70 see what Winterbot-
tom "a do. him havin' took two cards.
Jake hadn't bettered his three treys.
an feelin' I he'd ~overplayed EN- already
| raisin' the second time an not feelin' ike
goin' no furder ag'in two one card draws
he Just calls, but there hadn't nobody
bette-Dd. SO he SCOOPS the Dot.
ct n Jim Foster he butted in. Feared
like he'd been most brstin' 10 saw somepin'
afore that but had waited TO see what d
be did He says: 'Leftenant, you'd
oughter dropped hem openers when you
was raised. or else Z YOU'D wanted to play
'em you'd oughter stood pat an made
a big bet. Likely that'd a win
| disguised like an he says: You think
so, do ye?' An jim Foster he gives q
grin an he says: Well. faint so much
what I think as what I know. ANY fool d
know that was ,e play I ought for to be
mad on that hand .
begin to deal an 'fhouten lookin' up he
saws: Il don't lust know how tits with all
the fools there be, but pears there's one
fool thinks he knows
Foster he looked tol'able stirred up
over this. but bein' one o. them Z does ali
their fightin' with their mouths he didn't
feel like tacklin' the Leftenant an he KEEP
Quiet a speIl.
-Four or five hands a'ter that un there
come a play Z was a leetle unusual. The
Leftenant had first saw an he come in.
Then when il come to Jake he raised. an
the next player-I reckon il must "a been
Pete Parker. he useter play here then
he raised il again. an whenSthe Leftenant
got his turn he raised again his ownself.
y .Then il looked like II was coin' TO be
some OF a struggle. FIR Jake raised again,
an 40 did Pete, an the others bein' out. IL
II picked up a stack o chips an was