Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1907-09-22
The "HOT SPOT"
WAS IN The GAME

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exertion, Jim, you may perhaps re-
member line of romance the scIen-
tifc papers doped' out a few years
ago concerning liquid air. They said
it was the coolest ever and a wee bit
stronger than dynamite. You might
give me couple O. pints. need 4
drink
Fall of the water wagon again.
asked Jim, with the matter-of-factl
solemnity behttfng the experienced
expert behind the bar.
.'N-no, Jim, didn't fall of exact |
ly. There amt no water wagon, an |
didn't fall. went right up. You
might make that two-one for you,
you know. Only Pd like 'em today, |
you know. This amt no contract
for future deliveries"
eli you've gone far enough up"
said Jim, with grave patience, "you
might come down an specify. Liquid
airs out O. fashion this summer"
well, make it anything" said the
Hot Sport, indifferently, $50 it's wet,
and long and cold--it must beicold--
and strong, and say, Jim, it ought for
to be quick. Do you want to see me
die?"
How'd it happen?" asked Jim,
after the second one was started, and
there had come pause, half way
down the glass.
Draw poker and horrible ex-
ample" said the Hot Sport with a
sigh, but he would say no more till
he had finished what was before him.
This ones on the house." said
Jim, observing that the Hot Sport
still had yearn. Much of gamer"
he continued. Might as we'll get it
out of your system"
quite game said the Hot
Sport. ut was me for the money all
day yesterday Talk about Homer
havin' a loaf in the wilderness with
a jug an a rag! did nothin' but sit
an watch an auriferous stream O.
yellow backs pour into my lap. There
was three gazaboes paid me what
they owed before o'clock, an a
cross-eyed hunchback with six fingers
give me tip, an played it, Comm
back from the track l ordered two
automobiles sent round to a house
on Riverside was thinkin' of buyin'
That reminds me, was to be ur
there at noon to try 'em. What time
Ut, Jim?"
1.-TWO O'clock" said Jim. And as
to that poker gamer"
George told me. You know
George. Fat man. Toes in, an hi.
ears flap when he walks. George
said he had three western yaps cor
rallied, an he wanted a good poker
player to sit in an help, meaning
me.
"Say, what's the good of a guard
ian angel.that won't hover? If min,
had been on her job she'd have hov
cred right then, hootin' things in m.
ear about money comm too easy an
fadin' away. Nary hover. / wen
along with George, joyous.
Then yaps was dreams. Honest
think they wore hoofs. Each on
had a jag bigger'n the other two, an
one was considerable drunker'n tn
whole three of 'em together. didp'
think there was SO much booze.
1T was repulsive sight to one O
the water wagon like me, an hon
est, 1t looked like a charitable dee
to put their money where the
couldn't spend it.
you don't believe their name
were Tom, Dick an Harry, do 70
jim? 'Tain't reasonable. Wei
that's who they said they were, al
Tom was the one that was drunl
The others had done what they coul
but he'd got there.
.'An' poker! They all said the
was weaned on poker, an use it rel
ular at home as principal diet. The
hadn't ate any since they come Eas
an they was hungry. l reckon
must ha' been so, for seen Tom e'
blue chip, absent-minded like whe
he was tryin' to make out wheth'
be had four aces or a keller. +
was mostly in a uncertain conditit
like that. when he was lookin' at h
cards, but when it came to shoN
down there didn't nobody enterta
no doubts. / got wise to him aft
a few swats, an so far as was co
cerned there wasn't no showdov
after. that say, if he'd had thr'
extra decks to pull from he couldr
ha' filled 'em better. i.
Hold any big hands?" asked w
Fair" said the Hot Sport TX
remember what Daniel Webster sal
"A man can beat all of the othe
some O. the time, an some o. Z
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