The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-09-02

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plungers on the river. We heerd they
was comm here lookin' fr asbig game
an we was reck'n'in' on butttn' In II
we was let"
Well, you sure be late II you
was iookin, II them two p'tic'lar gaia
an aggravating drawl: but II you was
just lookin' Fl a game an want the
roof took off I reckon maybe there's
them here as II play"
suits we uns,'' said Harvey briefly.
and without more ado the game was
and Pearsall taking their usual seats
and the two outsiders opposite each
other.
Each man bought 100 in chips at the
start, but it was widen that they were
only wanted for change. since there
was no talk Of table a or Of a
limit.
In cutting the deal fell to Pearsall,
and Bassett, sitting next. threw in IS
as his ante. Darling, finding nothing
Of value, dropped his cards, but Blais-
dell came in with $40 and Wfnterbot-
tom passed. Harvey made 1t $50 to
play and Pearsall dropped. but Bassett
trailed and Blaisdell came back with
$40 more.
THY looked curiously at Harvey. but
he finding himself alone against two
foes folded his cards without a word,
and Bassett losing interest In his hand
threw 1t down. The result seemed un-
important, but the play served as an
indication os the tactics Of the game.
When Basset dealt it seemed to be
understood tina pure chance dOminat-
ed the falling of the cards, and when
Darling found that the others had all
come in on his ante he raised unhesi-
tatingly on the strength of his three
,sevens, though his confidence In the
l--l -,- - ,-lo, oil ~ mo I'm hYYf Min
terbottom.
pair Of Jacks and observed that each
OF the others drew one card. Blaisdell
threw in a white chip without looking
at his draw and Harvey promptly bet
800. Pearsall trailed. Bassett raised
it 500, and Darling, taking h chances
Of q plunge, made it $500 more.
Lifting the corner of the card he had
drawn and catching a glimpe of its
face, Blaisdell trailed, and Harvey.
taking his cue from Darlings play, re-
raised it $500. Thereupon Pearsall and
Bassett dropped and Darling raised
again.
Blaisdell, finding himself under a
cross-1re, meerly smiled. Then, pull
ing out his wad, he covered the $1,000
already up and made it $1,000 more.
81 reckon" he said, quietly, We'll
get a torable good play outen this"
The two wise men exchanged
glances. and Harvey threw down his
hardly do less in the face Of q prob
able bluff, holding a full house. Blais-
dell, however. had drawn to mines up
and had caught a nine, so the pot went
to him.
Darling clinched his teeth, but said
nothing, and taking the deck dealt with
extra care. There were few men. I'M
less it was Blaisdell himself, who could
do better than he, but Blafsdell was
keen enough to see what he was doing,
and Harvey was the only player to
come in. Then, as Blaisdell refused to
play; the deal passed to him:
CARELESS of their knowledge of the
dealers skill both the river men came
in and playing to the full strentth of
their cards swelled the pot till there
was nearly $4,000 on the table before
the draw.
Then pulling a pint flask from the
a little speech.
I'VE uns knovved tolable well what
we was up against when we set in,"
he said, AN nggerirs that two ag'in
our or five Wouldn't stand no show
in a rough house we reckoned on
evenin' things up some.
This here stuff in the bottle is nj
t-o-glycerinc. an IL there's anv trouble
over this hand count o. crooked play
the bottle gets smashed, see! If we
uns is did up the hull house goes"
Just wait a minute" said Winter
bottom with a drawl, and as he spoke
old man Greenhut looked in at the
door with his sbungstarter in his hand.
"You uns Is evident got the drop on
us an we amt got much to say.
''That there trick val PLAYED on US
oncet afore, an I'd kind o like to see
whether that bottle IL RELY bust or
whether you'm bluffin'. I'm bettin'
1000 there amt nothin' wuss'h water
"An' you uns en- skedaddle IS quick
s you lilke,'' said old man Greenhut,
stepping forward with his bungstarter
appraised. I'D oughter swipe you one
or two afore you go, but ruther n to
have the place unused up I'll let you
off this time.
mo! There amt no time fr divid-
in the pot nor FIR cashin' In. It's up
to you to git. Your bluffs been called"
Seeing that it had been, Darling and
Harvey left. .s