The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-01-26

about Arkansas City sure don't want
to lose you, Blaisdell."
Calm IN the certain knowledge that
he was the best manipulation OF cards
in the Mississippi valley, Blaisdell con-
scented to the proposition. only stipulat-
ing that the game should be for blood
with no more than the regular house
kitty TO be taken out, and he added
that he would put up $1,000 as his stake
in the freezeout.
The preliminaries were settled with
the others next day, and their indigna-
ton AT Blaisdelfs arrogance, together
with a reasonable confidence in their
own skill. induced four of them. VIM
terbottom. Bassett, Sam Pearsall and
Pete Kenny, to accept the challenge.
Those who were shy of the stipulated
amount borrowed from Greenhut, and
the party assembled.
AS the game was about to start a
small colored boy entered the saloon
and informed old man Greenhut with
| ostentatious privacy that a lady de-
sired to see him outside, Whereupon the
old man went out and to his astonish-
ment found Mrs. Blaisdell there, SEEM
ingly much excited
rs my man in there playing poker?'
she asked.
L reckon he is" said the old man,
who knew that the lady had no preju-
dices against the game.
who's in the gamer" was her next
question.
"On'y just local the talent" said
Greenhut.
That's what I was afraid of" ex-
claimed the lady, with much bitterness.
THAT man has got for to be learned a
lesson. tn sure come hard f'r him to
| lose his money, but there won't be no
| Twin with him 'thouten it's did"
is the boys goin' to be able to do
/ him up" she asked eagerly.
well. marin" said the old man, ear
nestly, they're putin their trust IN
Providence an they'm do the best they
know. The Good Book says, Pride
goes before destruction, an hotty
sperit afore a CALL an if Jim Blais-
| dell amt got hotty sperit an too
much pride faint no good lookin' FIR
one t has. 1 reckon he'll get call afore
mornin'."
well, there amt nothin' else to look
| for" said Mrs. Blaisdell resignedly.
He sure has got to be humbled, an II
the boys II do it at poker I en- tend TO
the rest part my own self. On'y be sure
/ to tell 'em not to play on his deal
That's part O. tn program marin,
said old man Greenhut with a chuckle,
] all ! TeCAOil 1Ou L IL uE easy IL JIM
/ Blaisdell can play alone ag'in that
! bunch, he's better'n 1 reckon he is.
! So the good lady departed. somewhat
! cheered, and Greenhut returned to his
/ bar chuckling.
There is them" he said to himself
that don't know how we'll off they be.
I reckon if Jim Blaisdell knowed the
reel merit O. his helpmeet he'd go home
an beat her up consid' able
| Meantime the game was progressing
and il was from the start furious and
ferocious contest. Nothing short Of a
/ confidence almost sublime in his own
ability could have sustained the one
man who was pitted against four such
players as he knew the others to be
| but recent exploits had filled Bla1sdeL
with presumption and he seemed to
think he could not be beaten.
The four, however, were not alright
ed. They knew well that none of them
could deal as he did. and, moreover
thew knew he would infallibly detect
any irregularity on their part while he
| could defy detection, but they relied
on their knowledge of the game and on
one another.
A stranger might not have suspected
collision among them, for, excepting
as against Blaisdell, they played eacf
for himself, so it was less than half al
hour before Kenny was put out of the
game on Winterbottom 5 deal
| He caught pat flush, and as II was