The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-07-08

Colonel Ingersou took his out in look
ing deep and inscrutable as he showed
in the amount of Senator Harris raise
" Name the number, if any, 1 asked
Colonel WattersOn as / picked up the
deck to deal.
"MaTse Henry beetled his brows at
me and then. smiled as he nodded his
head in the direction OF Colonel Pep
per. His conduct was that of a man
who wanted TO stand pat, if possible.
without the others in the game MOTTO
ing it. But when he caught the others
looking at him he seemed to suffer con
siderable embarrassment over Icing
caught in the act-oh, maybe he didn't
do it we'll!
Yours will be in number - 1 ad-
dressed Colonel Pepper.
Colonel Pepper vas removing a
speck from beneath one of mis- little
finger nails with a toOthpick, his cards
at rest on the table in front Of him,
and looking all over like a man who
had already won a battle and taken a
city of the plain. He gave tire merest
insouciant nod in Colonel I1gersCiFs
direction in reply to my question, of
course indicating that he, too, was pat.
There's some sad poker lying GO
ing on around here 1 said to myself,
and then I prepared to shove some
cards toward IngersoIl.
"'Oh, just give the senator what he
needs off the top said CO OHCl In2tT-
soil to me, not with any assumed arr
ness, but in the manner Of a man who
knows exactly where he stands in The
world. I hope he'll not need many,
permit me to add. If he does, I'll
grieve for him.
That's a benevolent hope on your
M - \
ris, and he waved his hands in my di
rection, scorning any more cards.
Some Quick Thinking.
80 there were the four of ;hem,
with enough papers, according to
them. 1 was doing some quick think
ing.
If I haven't got them all beat
now I was saying to myself, and
gave the best imitation of u nan
wholly at his ease that l could make
of it, I've got enough 10 have l whole
lot of fun with
so gently put the deck aside with
out taking any.
Enough for you, too, eh?' seniaIly
inquired Colonel Iusersoll.
al haven't got anythins that It
would do me any good to toss away 1
replied.
1--WE all -efrainad from catching each
others eyes.
Well observed Colonel Watterson,
mine is worth-By the way, IngersOll,
you're crazy over sea food, aren't you?
Well somebody down in New Orleans
has sent me as pretty a mess of red
snapper as you ever saw. I'm going
to have 'em broiled tomorrow, and
you're in on it. Glorious fish, red snap
per, eh?- Well suddenly resuming
consideration of the game, mines still
worth a hundred
THAT reminds me-, observed Col
onel Pepper, who was next, in his off
hand sort of way, that down in Padu-
cab the other day 1 sprung a cask of
liquor that an uncle of mine made
thirty-four years ago, and I've got il
up here with me. 1 want you boys to
be sure to remind me of 1t TOMORROW
you must sample it. Nearest thiEg to
honey from Mt. Hymsttus that ever
tickled my tonsils. Hundred did you
say, Henry? Sorry, old boy, but I can't
profane what I'm holding with such
chickenfeed as that. And a hundred.
THAT abOminable corn of mine pre-
sages rain-aches me fiendishly,' was
Colonel Ingersoll's contribution of up
stage conversation. And I've got to
go TO Chicago tomorrow hate to
travel through the country when the
windows of the ears are all smeared
with rain. Er-uh-yOu raised Henry
a hundred, 1 believe Colonel Pepper?
Well, my kismet figure is the symbol
for 1, and I'm raising it a hundred,
and he drummed a brave tattoo on the
table with his fingers.
land a hundred put in Senator
Harris, with no side talk at all. His
businesslike air continued to keep me
a bit wabbly about him.
1T looked pretty bad for me then,
even taking into consideration all of
the shocking bluffing exposures that