The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-08-02

party excepting GleeahUt adjcLs. 90 q. .le
back loom.
There was $3.50 IN chips DIN tM..e .atas ara
the same Was table stakes. aut f4r iue
hrst thirty minutes ueele Vas n-4,A-4&s
notable.
! Then Dut'on onened a 5tac,,Pci .pr me
size OF i. unaer Me guns ana M-ut,.sot-
tom, sitting next, raised i $le. ..-ssctr
laid down and 50 du l<enney a. d iaia.s-
dell, but learsall, lhe dealer. c. %. bark
with $40 nole.
4 DCtton studied his hand 4 VIE. BUT
presently made food without ra.a.aS. Win
teEbottom SOW tearsall's RAISE. ,;a.see. no
further.
On the draw button took ,wa eardss.
Mlhterbot.om three and Featsaa two
button threw in a white chip and Winter
bottom showed SIC forward. Al tl,lts Pear
SAIL dropped and Dut.on unhesttat,.@,y
threw down his cards. He had ltye Gvcs.
II ain playin' three tiNes. TX IN three
aces he said coo..y.
How d you. know ! had tl,.4ss ates.'
asked W!nterbottcm, AS he rake,l ia tho
y pot.
We'll, l recsoned you wouldn't "a, saised
on iessn aces afore IKE draw. an yosa took
three cards. Then, yea wouldn't ~ rltses,
as In TWO two card draws 'thouten ys1' r.
caught another"
"Shncks'" said Wtnterbottonr ae:zzfrtrss-
~. .You sure 90 understand the sasfe aa-
w. hiS l-hC WE ca tSaih3 SIGt-
sld&b.e II We was to play with you in ,he
game right along
button seemed pleased by the nattery-
re do not realize, however, that l2laisiela
was the most accomplished dealer in sfa
Mississippi valley and was watching hina
c!osc!N. lie said nothing, but IA 50 asss.
way his friends seemed TO know What ha
thought of the dealing. and one atsser aia-
other they all threw down their faaras,
until the dealer and Winterbottoaa. Who
had made the ante, We're alone
button looked a little surprised, ssut he
came In, ready to play even against nne
opponent, W.nterbottom, however, pushed
the blind over to him, saying II res>kun,
l II JACK You. ! Amt stuck on plai.s' aE' iza
one" SO g jack ii was.
The pot was sweetened on the tfree HUG
ceeding deals, and then Rla:sdcl1 dealt
After what he had seen Dutton Go ne aaasa
no conscientious scruple. Consequently
there were some choice hands held.
Pea"sall opened. seeing that 1t p;a.s lszrsS-
- possible to do less on a flush, ana Du1-
ton raised 1t SIS. Thercupon W.n~terbottouu
and Bassctt dropped, but kenney and
Blaisdell stayed and Pearsall made = SIS
more.
Dutton pushed his whole stack fo,-wara.
At this kenney dropped, Blaisdeli carried
the bet and Pearsall folded.
How many cards?" said IBlaisdeil. b1a1
button said, Help yourself" and Elais-
aell put the deck aside, leaving nothing to,
be done but a showdown. Dutton's was N
straight flush, nine high, and Rlalsdela.s
was a straight flush, ten high.
"Mebbe Ea.n't learned all there IS TO
know about draw poker" said the vsr,ims,
as he rose to go, but I know enough NOT
TO play any more with this crowd. I a3n,l
saN-n' nothin' agin your manner o. deaIfn,.
put you're too all fired lucky fr ne" And
he went away.
You was sayin' this here man q ge1
come up with some time, Greenhut." sassa
Joe Bassett, mocllingly. How about zg
Dyou reckon losin' a hundred rs helm
come up with?"
And when Greenhut shook his tead xvfn--
,eroottom said: Il reckon u1cibc tie
knows more'n he thinks he does. had "A
pair o kings that time he sized r,e III
three aces, an | didn't better"