The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-07-02

gar with great elaboration before he
spoke When he had it well alight he
said: rs that all, Jim?'
Well / reckon that'll be all FIR just
now said Blaisdell, somewhat taken
aback. "Mebbe there'll be more later
on
After smoking a while in silence the
old man continued, as if there had
been no interruption. Buck Siffers
made his little mistake just at the
wrong time. like a man does mostly,
an there amt no disputin' as it cost
him a considerable part o that there
competence t he'd been layin' away. 1t
sure was a crool blow for to see sucn
wad took FIN native at one swell
Swoop by a cock-eyed crossroads
gambler o. tn common tinhorn type.
an Buck want never the same man
after.
Hit come about FIN him gettin'
careless, just FIR a minute. an that
| were RELY the consequence o the
stranger bein' cock-eyed Buck was
| lookin' at the off eye, which was fixed
| just at that p'tickler moment onto a
| drink t the niger was bringin' I'm
| the Tar, ar Buck never seen I his
| nigh eye yere fastened onto the deck
| when he cut it. careless-like, dividin' it
just at the PINT where Buck reckoned
On him doin' of it an leavin' the ace
o. spades on the bottom, like Buck
| s'picioned he mought.
This here stranger was takiT d
trip round among tn small towns in
Mississippi. FIR his health an genl
| welfare, an pears like he'd herd o
Buck somewheres, an felt like takin'
fall outen him. bein' as he'd picked
up some little money onto his trip. so
he come to Greenville an put up 10
| the tavern.
He sat round FIR a day or two dom
nothin' and then chucked a question
| or two at the landlord, touchin' on the
| chanst of a game o. draw, an just
| maturity the landlord set Buck onto
| him. Buck gently givin' him a ennis
sion on the game outside of the reg lar
kitty.
They couldn't get nobody to set in
! with 'em, so they greed to play
| freezeout FIR a thousand, just FIR
| starter. Pears like the tinhorn were
a tOrable strong player, an Buck. see
| in he flashed a large wad. reckoned il
| d be tolable good play to lose tn
| freezeout, SOS to get him het up
enough to play FIR his pile later on. So
| he lay down two or three times when
he didn't RELY need to an petered his
money out on a few bits I want
| called for till his thousand was all in.
Just maturity the stranger, havin'
'cumulated consid able confidence
along with his thousand, didn't offer
no objection when Buck p'tended to be
sore an opposed a game 'thouten any
| limit. So they called FIR a fresh deck
an two more drinks, an begin a
growed mans game.
Even then Buck Siffers want in no
great hurry. p'ferin' to do up the
stranger ruther n TO rush things an
likely get into row, him bein' a
peaceable man I never draWed
| 'thouten twas necessary though he
was reckoned as quick on tn trigger
as the next when there was cause.
so he moseyed along gentle FIR a
spell till he seen the stranger was win
min more n was reel healthy, an he
framed up a hand I was liable for to
bust him wide open if ii went through.
an Buck hadn't no manner o. doubt o.
that. bein' as he hadn't never been
caught like l was saying.
THE way he reckoned to do, as nigh
as l en- figger, was to give his own
self three aces an catch t'other one
into the draw, an he'd give the tin
horn a almighty high flush to draw TO
SOS to coax him in. One o. his best
p'forrances with the deck was to
foce the cut. He'd lay 'em so t man
as didn't s'picion nothin' d divide the
ueCk just MueTt lie NdIltu 1illl w. dil
o. course the cards was stacked right
, under that dividin' pint.
well, it went as smooth as m'lasses.
The stranger he called FIR a drink
. while Buck was shufflin' an cut the
cards careless like, not 'pearin' to take
no p'ticular notice on EN-. just as his
drink came. An Buck had the ace
; of spades just where ii d be on the
bottom o. the deck, after the cut.
well. the stranger anted five call
ten. like they'd been playin' an Buck
[ looked at his hand an seen he had the
three aces all right. so he came in. An
the stranger rose it ten. Just natur lily
Buck went back at him, an the
stranger h'isted ag'in. Hit looked like
a strong play FIR a four flush. but Buck
figgered he was gamblin' fr all t he
was with to fill straight flush kine
, high, even If he didn't catch the royal
: an bein as he had a red trey ready II
| him 10 git on the draw he knowed his
| aces c be good. So he went again, an
; the stranger come back till they go,
J to bettin' $500 at lick. An then the
STRANGER throwed in his hull wad an
, Buck covered it. They say there was
, night $40, 900 in the pot but L reckon
nobody but them two knowed just how
much twas
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