The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-17
BUFFALO HIDES
 FOR POKER CHIPS
Lone ProSpector Cleaned Out
 Quartette of Indians
JOHNSON BLUFFED BRAVES
He Also Won Squaw From Lone Dog and SWapped Her for a Mule
 to Carry His
 Winnings.
From the New York Telegraph.

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 Some of Pat Sheedy's friends were tell ing Sheedy stories at the Cadillac the other night, and one of them. who knew the Honest Gambler in Chicago re- called q scene in John Gondon's old place.
 Tt was one of Sheedys sporting nights said the Chicago man. "He was playing heavily-faro, Of course He had his luck with him, and was winning nearly every bet. One of the shoestring gamblers about the place noticed Pat rick was taking down every bet that he made
 So the fellow, who really needed the money, bought modest stack of whites. He split them into dollar-and-a quarter piles and bet along with Sheedy. If Sheedy would shift the queen from open to copper MT Shoestring would do the same.
 Finally Sheedy got on to the fact the man was following his play and it made him nervous. So Pat shifted over to an- other table. old Shoestring changed. too. Pat won d few bets. Then he noticed his friend was with him. The big fellow again shifted to the original table Shoe string was with him.
 "This changing back and forth went on for some 10 or b minutes. Then Sheedy turned around, looked his fol- lower squarely in the face, and beaming one of those irresistible smiles, said ill his well modulatod voice:
 Say old man. l hate 10 call any one a hoodoo, but if youlI just stop , fixing in here for 20 minutes I'll break this d-d old bank and divide with you '
 Sheedy in talking about Chicago re- cently. said: "I have just seen a man >wno reminded me of all old friend or mine who landed in Chicago from the far west q few years ago. Ii was Lone Dog one of the Indian riders. This irought to mind the story of Johnson, my friend who came 10 Chicago.
 Didn't Have a Cent.
 'Johnson had been all over the west trying to find a big gold mine that would make him rich. lie looked SD long he spent all his money and all the money he could borrow from his friends. The result was he appeared one bright spring day in the Indian Territory With out a copper to his name.
 "Besides the clothes on his back, a nav. revolver and greasy deck of cards til. only thing on earth he owned was a quart bottle of the worst mixture or whisky and fusel oil that ever agliated the neck of a. thirsty redsl5n.
 "'rhe fact that Johnson had firewater gave hifn the entree into the best society fin the Indian village. But it was his os1y asset. and he hung on to it. John son was always a smooth man. and by adroit methods he arranged a little game of poker Johnson didn't have any money but he had whisky. fhe Indians didn have any money. either, bat they had relts.s So Johnson fixed up game Tn which he WIS to stake drink oi whisky as.ainst q buffalo robe. Four bucks and the white man sat in For a tune there wasn't very much doing.
 Johnson had won half a dozen buifalo robes but he was worried over the fact thnt every time an Indian took a pot he demanded Fl drink of whisky. This re duced Johnson's betting capital, but II had the good effect of making his op= moments lose their judgment and plunge Johnson soon discovered he could out pla three of the bucks. but the fourth one vas match for him. He was a ell ef named Lone Dog-the chap l saw. He Erew how to play poker and he he the cards About every other pot he would take a dip into Johnson $ tuSel oil anG # made him very sporty
 Tn the meantime Johnson was gather ing quite good collection of buffalo robes. But Lone Dog bothered him. He was too much of Il sport. Something mus. be done said johnson to himself CT that blooming red stocking will get