St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-09-11

4 be enough play around here to opel
} up game for. 1t is more privat
than the open gambling houses AM
should appeal to gentlemen like your
self who do not like to be seen il
the public places. Besides, there's nj
limit to what man can bet. If vol
ever feel like taking a flyer at tht
: tiger they will accommodate you up
stairs. l don't go in the place myself
but there is a man in charge that
trust with the bank roll"
Jack Cleland, cool and imperturb
able, acknowledged an Introduction tc
Maj. Skinner and never turned a hair
when Floyd asked him to send two
stacks of chips, a deck of cards and
$4,000 over to the poker table. He
counted out the money as if to him
it was sum to be played for at any
time of the day. The two stray play.
ers who were betting white chips at
the bank, however, pricked up their
ears when they heard there was a
game of freeze-out on for $4,000 a side.
Each man put up one chip in the
center of the table. These precious
chips had value of $3.50 each. Floyd
won In the cut for deal. The game
was to be all jack pots and he opened
on the first deal and took the money
in the center, as the mining man did
not stay in the pot to draw cards. On
the majors deal, neither could open
the pot and again each placed another
chip in the center. This time the
major opened and smiled as FIoyd
stayed out and he raked down the
pot. Again the chips piled to the
center and Floyd won and he was but
couple of checks ahead of the major
when the next pot was started. The
deal passed until there was $4,000 in
the jack pot Floyd had dealt and
Maj. Skinner showed the remainder
of his stack to the center. Floyd
seemed to hesitate for moment and
followed suit. The major smiled as
he announced that he did not care to
draw
well, I've got to catch something
them" announced Floyd as he laid
down two pair, face upward, on the
board.
IF you fill you have me beaten"
said the major as he showed down
five diamonds.
I'm afraid to touch that top card" |
laughed Floyd, who had not yet picked
up the deck. you pull it off for me. |
major"
The fingers of the mining man trem- |
bled as he reached across the table |
and pulled from the top of the deck
the card that made a full hand for
his opponent.
Two days after Maj Skinner had
lost control of the Shawlneck Mining
Company in brief game of cards. he
was surprised to see Jack Cleland
walk into his Office. While Gliding
at being beaten in a game at
which he prided himself to be an ex.
pert, he laid his loss to bad luck and
took it in fairly good part. He was
therefore surprised when Cleland an
bounced to him that Floyd had
cheated him in the poker game.
I'm not sure that he did" ex-
planned Cleland, "but do know that he
could If he wanted to. Outside of
myself he is one of the slickest men
With deck of cards in the country"
And why are you telling me this?
inquired the surprised mining man
For the simple reason that 7 owe
Inn a grudge myself. He double
me in deal some time ago .
ind doesn't think I know about II
Hes left town now and gone over tn i ,
1oldf1eld to take charge of that claim :
le got away from you. He's going
o put man in charge there and then
% back east to promote the comnanv
les left bank roll of $4,000 with
ne and If you viii go in with me. we !,
an get it without his knowing there
vas anything crooked about. You can
Vim the bank roll and split 1t up with
ne." $
I'm from Missouri You've got to
how me how it's done,' replied the .
major. L
That's easy enough" replied Gle
and as he produced from his coat