The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-11-24

IA I ever SEQ. tall an biG, an carryin' htsseir
strnight an naughty like Iris dad. an say.
10 sec thcm two together yOu cd tell = the
boy loved Ids father like tho father did him.
They was moro like brothers n they WAS
like father an son.
How'd ! some To know 80 much about
what they'd did fore then. did you sayp
Well, I'd seen 'em on the boats occasional,
an then there was plenty to tell what they
knowed, after H. happened. lnever knOwed
anything make more talk N that did.
1T was tOlHblo we'll along in tn cvcnin'
when they came abo'd an Jhe niggcrs was
just gettin' the tables ready fr the regular
rocker games when thew came into the
saloon. Young Maybury's eyes kind o
CLEANED when he seen Il. and he s1ys
II neCkonTl take q hand. dad, If there's
room r. me IN one O these games.
-Hc was kind q flushed like. afore that.
rnnren likely on account q the trip he was
%stnrtin' on, an tn excitement made him
hSndsomcr n ever.
The Cuunel. lie saws. An right. Ed'ard,
but I reckon III go 10 he'd. I'm a little
tired tonight An he fished out a roll %
bills I'm his pocket an handed 1t TO the
boy.
But the hoy says. 'Nothin' tho matter. is
there, dad? You amt fcelin' sick, any
wayf' An Won cd SEE IL there had been
anything wrong he wouldn't a played,
nor done anything else Z d keep him I'm
his father.
But the Cunnel. hr laughed an he Saws.
Nothing at all. my son an the boy took
tn money an turned to the table, Sayin'
good night, an gettin good night I'm his
dad. An The Cunnel went of to his state
room.
We'll, that sure WAS a hot game they
played. II had got hotter every night
I'm the time we started. an bein AZ this
was liable for TO I've the last game o the
trip they was all ready for big play. The
gamblers hadn't done remarkable we'll zap
TO then. an they was keen. an the gentle
man players had'got bet up, 50 s they was
ready fr ANYTHING.
There was two Professionals an two
gentlemen in the game young Maybury
set into. an ] knoWed I'm the first : he
was in for n struggle, an liable for to lose
a heap, but ! knowed, too, that him an his
father didn't make no count ~ money. an
! didn't worry.
The gamblers was two pals, Pete Han
cock N George Allison they called their
selves, an the others was "a c~ottonfactor
name o Fallin an II planters son name o
Bodine.
There wa'n't no talk Of n limit when
they begin, nor yet table stakes. They
played the regular game them days, an a
man was liable for TO be called on fr his pile
any time.
@But they zach bought FIVE hundred in
chips, an made the ante five calls ten at the
start. Young Maybury WAS as cool q
IL az any on EN-. but | cd see he vas a little
y ~ hRtA nv NhhC 1AeR " WIZ AhAAV NV -
his five hundred. though, like the rest an
l seen he had "A wad besides.
Hancock an Allison watched him keen
firm the start. | knuwed they was afraid
o tTyin, any crooked business With the
cards, KNOWN how clever BOdine an
Fallin both was. but | made up my mind
they was gOin' to whipsaw Maybury first
chance they'd get.
""Twa'nt long comm. They played
along without a struggle f'r maybe ten or
ffReaon vnfDnNag nm Nhop p,dina AnnIS
1T was Maybury's ante. an he caught
some good cards. evident, for when Ellison,
Hancock and Bodine all come in he-boosted
it $40.
Il seen Allison flicker his eye at Hancock
an then he trailed. Hancock came back
with ten more. an Maybury raised il $50.
Allison trailed again, an HancOck made it
sIOO more.
Then Maybury made a good play. He
trailed once, an when the other two both
raised he threw down his cards. There
was a CLEAN into his eye. though. = made
me think he was liable for to astonish EN-
some II they tried that on him some time
when ne felt tOl'able strong.
They played along. maybe half al hour
more thouten any p'ticklar 'Xcitement.
an the luck was some hard on Maybury.
He hadn't bought no. more chips. but he'd
lost a good bit o what he had. an all Of "A
sudden the Cunnel walke in.
What's the matter. dad? Don't you
feel well?' asked the boy. but the Cunnel
laughed again. an says:
"'Im all right. I didn't get to sleep
right away. an thought Id go on deck
fr a little walk
Then he walked up tO the table. an
seen Ed'ard was losin' some. an pulls
ont another wad an hands il to him. Meyer
a word about the game. That wasn't u
Southern gentleman's way.
Then he smiles an SAYS. Good luck,
my hoy, an goes out on deck.
"Twa'n't long after hat there was a
struggle atween Fallin and Hancock. an
afore the draw. Then Fallin stood pat
Hancock took one. Maybury dealin'.
at was Hancock's first bet and he put mp
500. Fallin called an showed a flush.
but Hancock showed down p ace full.
He was just raking in the pot when
BOdine- spoke up:
Hold on he saws. One o. them aces
is a club an I discarded the ace o clubs
He turned over the discard as he spoke.
an sure enough there twas.
Then Maybury spoke up.
al want quite sure he says, but I
thought I seen that ace come FIN his sleeve.
Mebbe the card I dealt him il up his sleeve
now An he reached over TO pull it ont.
We'll. o course. he want on'y a Young
ster, an he mought a did il more skilful,
but be moved It. meant fight all right.
an while nc was reachin' over with his
left hand lac was pIllin' his gun with his
rlRht: Tie "a had ~ out all right, too.
on'y Z Allison struck him in the face an
TUNED him for a second. an Hancock
got time to pull his gun.
1T was all over in a second. but Just az
Hancock fired the outside door opened
again, an the Cunnelisteppedsn just in time
Ia see his boy fall stone dead. He made
a rush forward. but fell on the way. They
said somrthin' busted in his head an he
never knew a thing for nigh "A month.
The old ran came in right behind him,
hearin' tho shot, an he grabbed Hancock,
af1re he bad time to pocket his gun. Him
an Allison IVES foolish enough 10 put up
a fight. an the old man WAS furious.
II turned Allison over to The mate. an
started with hancock for the calaboose
which was next to the engine room. but
he never reached there. Some said Han
cock fell overheard on the way.
Since then. as | said, the Cunnel has
been a dead man. They watch him close
up To his house. but now an again he gets
ont an goes loOkin' FIR his how"