The sun., 1909-02-28
od,.Ins hIs ooasrovsrsy win Squire Hap.

| oho ethisuott LOT tnelf own nmuB6meu
In the back room. attracted no attention
from the others for time. and old mai
oreenhut was kept reasonably busy II
attending 70 his bar trade while Basset
and he engaged Baboock In conversation
Later In the evening, however, Pet.
Kenny and Jim Billings dropped in. ant
though not unmindful Of the proceeding
at the bar, declared their intention Of sit
ting In II enough players could be founc
TO make game Of poker interesting.
Bassett declared that II would suit hin
we'll enough to take hand. and Babcock
who was really fond Of the game and who's,
mind was no longer engaged with hi
legal troubles, said he didn't mind ue&int
the sixth player.
There had been some question as :,
whether he had enough money with hin
to mako the game worth while. but h
dug up q good sized wsd and bought ,
hundred In chips for a starter. so there wal
enthusiasm at the table from the start
IL seemed likely. under the circumstances
that he might prove to be an easy mark
but what liquor he had taken had only
seemed to arouse his caution. and for Z
time he played along without any very
serious lossee, and the others at the tabl,
were neither elated by their winning
from one another nor downcast by theil
losses.
One or two. however. going TO the bone
yard bought 200 instead of 100, possibly
as an example, and when presently Bah
cock bought again he also took 200
Moreover. IL was observed that he had SOW.
ersi largo bills in reserve.
The game was consequently OF growing
interest regardless OF the possibility Of
another outsider sitting In. and when
Winterbottom entered the bar at mid.
night In company with Squire Hapgood
no attention was paid TO the fact that old
man Greenhut began talking earnestly
to the latter.
i sure DO s'prised at you. Squire he
said reproaohfully. "f'r stirrin' up strife
with Tom Babcock. 'Lowin' there was
some dm'rences twixt you long OF few
hawgs an mebbe q mule colt OF two
there's better ways o. settlin' disputes n
shootin' an swearin' out warrants. Bein'
law sbidin' citizen you'd ought for to
know that y'r own SELF
-Mebbe there is said Hapgood. -but
what d you suggest p'vidin' q neighbor
o your'n d set in tryin' to do you with
a seven shooter an you was consid able
out o. practice yo' own self with a gum
l reckon you'd 60 TO cot same's done.
Pears like that's what the cots Is for,
amt they?"
We'll that's true enough in a way
said old man Greenhut, as il unwilling
to dispute an unimportant point. The
cots sure Is the 'p'inted way f'r the po'
whites an sloh what amt up in higher
edication, but f'r quality like you an
Tom Baboook there's a heap better way,
even II you have been keerless bout
keepin' yo' hand in with weepins
What's draw poker for1 o. co'se
there's them I look on it as a pastime
an there's others makes livin' outen it,
all very proper an 'cordin to the decrease
O. Providence. but there's a higher an
holier purpose into the game n that.
IF yo' have grudge agin y'r neighbor,
Squire. an you wish for to get even get
him into game o. draw an swat him
good with a stin hand first time he gets
threes. It's a heap sight more satisfyin'
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