The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-07-24

He guarded himself against any serious
losses easily enough though he made
no winnings worthy Of mention. and for
half an hour or 81 deemed IN" adv enture
veil worth while
After time, however II began "a he
monotonous and ne was beginning to
think Of pulling out when suddenly an
other man entered the room and. coming
up To the table regarded the game with
interest
After a few moments he saii Il there
Wa no objection 20" would taaa q hand
II seemed plan that the thr'c original
piayers were not too well pleased by HI
Intrusion bat for Some reasOu they dit
not care To Oppose IL and the New Yorker
welcomed the addition of a new element
IN the play, 50 Jach ~ the newcomer Vas
called, sat IN without objection
IL" bought his sIn -ta"A. producing the
money from a healthy look lrg roll. and .-,-
gan PLAYING IN a way that showed plainly
enough that he Sas not IN the professional
class II Was not that ks Lacked an
understanding of the game, bat he giayed
with a reCh less disregard Of probabilities
that indicated poor ChAnCs' for nim
among careful players
Though he seemed indifferent as To
his su~-s-, Judging from the way be
made hIs betS, h. was a poor loser and
when the New orker tOok a pot from
him In the iir-t round he sad = TO- luck
'pears to ~ most too good
II was remark that might be- taken
almost any WAY. but the New Yorker
choose Ia TAX" II a. loCular. though tn"
speakers manner wa Offensive To
have taken IL seriously would have meant
an alteration II not a fight. and the man
who had not an acquaintance ~ the town
had no desire To- got involved N any din
Guilty
"" therefore -ald with a smile hat he
tired To make a. Ti"asant - Ipsfi l'l.a
certainly was mcsv that TIME and
took the deck for the nayt teal
II happened then that Jack caught n
good hand and after the Colonel hat ,puis
IN on JItn'l ante he rai~..d ~ half 4 dollar
That let Bill out and tho dealer. finding
on hooking ~ ms hand that b" had not
a paIr, also threw doWu
jack wa watching hun k""ulv.' a0l
when TN" hand went In Tho Il isra-d D." -g.i
sr.'rInRlv. ~ ~ 'rpav- To- ha S"rl-
csu'IuI-
10 this tho New rrkar made rr reply.
hut bing convinced hat tn" Others pur-
H. -. was To- provoke q. quarrel h" resolved
H. put ont shorty He cruh rut I"av'
hEfpr,. finishing III deal ne w"v'.r ard .s
Jim stayed and the Olon'-l raised lI,k
h" wanted ~ 80" what cards would to-
called tor IA IN" draw
Jack S".rn"i -rrn.what taken ahack
~ thu r"rai-e and studied has hard again
Finally he rad with an oath, II I r"gk-
oned Id get "A rquAr" deal I'd hist va
again. but III 49," yn' bot. ANYWAY
Then he pat up his money and Jim
droJGr..d ,,s,, ,,or, and rho, ..,t ,,o
New Yorker whom h. told the story
lorg afurrward that I did som. IT m,
hardest and quickest thinking ! eyer DID
~ my hf". ! had meyer .~n ~ "A -hpptIT Z
scrape and ! hai never ="-u but ono
That "XperIeu - hadn' Z inspired M" with
any wild DESIRE 20 10 a PRINCIPAL IN any
similar AFFAIR
-Rut | ruin"ml ar,,i. Il saom"h - n"
all tho yarns | had overheard or reai
about ia" lawl"-s character ~ -om" Il
the Mississippi River towns. and II c,'r-
taInly looked az n | WIS go.ng Ia haV,
IErrOn was gOirR to have trOubls even
Il ho mad. u all himself
Now. ran play I-oker eleven years
without quarrslIng and I hal me- WisI
90 quarrel then. but my very first though!
was that e didn't r"sept that insult
wouldn't nav" the Fympathy uf AZ ybody
~ ,.:a community " did rr.""i -
well the row seemed o. H. inevitable.
anyhow.
$50 / leaned forward and said a. coolly
and s.avagely az ! knew how to Noull
get Just whats coming - You ! don't
know Just what u u b.. bat III -''a that you
IA it
IL was c"nsld"rahl" ~ y relief & IN"
II notice. ~ ! DID. that tn" thru" uth"r
men actually -'"ru"i pleased whom they
heard mo sp"ak They might simply
have becn glad - think there was Iug
& 10 a row hut | fanci"d they hal no
:-;rtIGular sympathy for jack. oven II
they hadnt any for me.
But Jack hlaDrd up IN sudden fury
and whom | saw him rsaGh f'r his hlp
pockat started up from my chrf think
ing g. throw self IN him and mHk"
a struggl" for my life. II" my amaa"
Instead ~ that u" Sworo vinl'ntly ~ ~"
uInuad up and r'ish"d "ut
Naturally ! WIS good deal puzzled
boy that and turning e. the others ] sad