The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-06-06

stranger, appTOV1ngly- 1 reckon man
had ought f'r to be able to drink or let
it alone, whichever he darn pleases.
Reason I asst. though, was I the hull
town pears TO be considerable drier 81
lime kiln. Them bottles up there
looks like they mought have somepin'
with while into EN-.
IF nobody hain't got no objections
mebbe we mOught kind o. simple EN-
o course, it's onto me, bein' as I spoke
fust"
No objection being expressed. old
man GTeenhUt hustled out his glasses
and a couple Of bottles and Immediately
got busy behind the bar
Il amt no hand f'T city life" ne said,
modestly, "bein' as I was brung up in
the woods but I aTays recOnked il
was to find myself into a metropolis
like this here I'd kind O. jine in if there
was anythin' diddin'. We uns plays
poker cOnsid able up in tn Ozarks, but
! reckon faint no such Of a game as
you uns play. I reckon mayoe it's with
a moderate wad f'T to set in an get
'xper'ence?'
IF you've got that idee into your
nut said old man Greenhut.
This seemed to appeal to the stran-
ger. who forthwith introduced himself
as Phineas Tarbuckie and called for q
FL
precedent. The others perceived from
this that he was not likely to be a piker
and more for the purpose Of seeing
what he would do than anything else
they demanded more.
You mOught gi' me two hundred. "
said Jake WinteTbOttOn1. and Me. too"
said Pearsau
Well, I reckon III take three" said
Blaisdell. and Bassett followed this I'D
rr0g
bOneyard so frequent"
If they had expected to surprise Mr.
Tarbuckle there was another think
coming to them.
/ got TO have as much as anybody
he said, pushing $500 more over To the
old man and counting his chiDs quick
ly and dexterousiy. Being we'll salts
fed. no one called FOR more than the
5000, though everybody bought to that
extent.
I reckon you uns don't play no limit
game said Phineas. as if only one an
sweT was possible. Up in the Oza--s
we done leave that kind o. fooIish0css
to the boys when they'm learnin' To
play"
Nobody wanted a limit. as il an
peared, and the game opened with =
dash, for it happened that three good
hands were out on the first deaI
It was Bassett's ante and he ba5 put
IN dollar Tarbuckle sat rexr and he
came In Winterbottom and BlalsdeU
dropped, and PesrssII, the dealer fno-
ing threes. made it five to pIav.
Suits me- said Bassett. as he
trailed
Then Tarbuckle grinned. Il want
settin just Tiglt for TO raise sfore b1r
bein' as I've got two on We hoaked
reckon l mought as we'll boost il q bit
he put up IS, making a reraise of s..
threes didn't look so large % Pear
sail after that, but, deciding TO take q
chance, he trailed, whereupou Bassstt
raised it $40, and Tarbuckle traiIed. so
PearsaH seeing he could close the DOT
put up his money
On the draw each man took two and
Tarbuckle threw in a white chip with
out looking. PearsalI thought hi, soy
ems were worth a call of that amount
so he, too, put up a white chip after
seeing he hadn't bettered. Bassart
studied carefully and then bet 30
whereupon Tarbuckle picked up his
hand and examined it.
1t was impossible to tell BY his face
whether he was gratifed or not. and
there was just enough hesitation in his
play to raise a doubt as to whether or
not he was bluflng when he covered
Bassett's money and threw i'm s1O0
more.
Pearsall's hand went into the dis
card promptly, but Bassett pondered
long over the problem. At length he 6e-
cided that the chance wasn't worth the
while and when he dropped TarbuckIe
scooped the pot without having to show
his hand.
On Bassett's deal they MADE .ack-
pot, nobody having a hand to STAY On.
Then TarbUekle took the deck ana tba
Arkansas City men were more ttan
surprised to see how clever he N7s with
his fingers, despite his uncouth apnaar-
ance- In Mr. Blaisdelrs case this sur
prise gave birth TO suspicion and ne