The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-11-13
DOkER WHEN PLAYED
! WITHOUT PRINCIPLES
The Gaze Of Anthony Godole Cite !
as a Proof Of What
Happens.

now hneNfh Nhf ti~i'rtiadioil'~' h'N'--
dence il"
shaking his head sclemnly after tn"
enumeration ~ this profound Thought, he
stood for a long time gazing from one 1"
another Of has cronies for so'.'- SIN of
guilt. On their part they all assumed an
ignorance ~ his asi, ated mi"n. which ~as
IN faNl tOo profound to no get $3.50
After CONSIDERABLE. p..ind spent IN
this lnconclisive and prUtitle,s fashion
the old man shook his head again ana
said: 1T sho' il hard To- a man IN his Old
age 70 la he took in like | been NV some
onprincipled buCcaneer a. hell Pears
like tn amt no rev renee in tn" world u"
mo ~ dsclinin' years an fa,lin' cye~lgh'.
II Id IA been = young = was once'
there wouldn't none On yo triet Ia paSa
no counterfeit dollar Till on me-. Or II
yo' had And again he shook his
head.
Was yo' aIludin' 10 any pers'nal ref
renee in men,ionin' that counterfeit bill
again. inquired Jake winterboti"m with
suspicious mildn.ss.
Mo- Numbered the old man. If
knowed Who done it | mought hav. some
pin to say. an Il l knnwesi TO sho' II was
one - yo' uns mo IA likely Id ray sori',-
pin anyway. Ben - 'taint noways
sho' who twas. q cos | cant say nothln
peers nal no mo "a IN saw what the or''"ry
pirate what give il to me had oughter he
tarrsd an feather.-i.
Here | he a dollar OUT, 'thouten en-
pass IL on in change. an ta'nt n"ways
likely can. an whoever he - ~ gone NJ
with drink ~ good whiskey Ia himself
an his pal in his stomach an six bits ~
my good money in his jeans Pears lax"
tn amt nothin too severe To be did tn
man like that. an | hope somebody II
d. II.
It's all very well what the Good Book
saws about the ram comm down onto
the tlst an the unjust alike. but ] take
notice when it's IA question - gettin
stuck by some misb,gott.n. h.llh"rn
swindler it's them { can't s"e : well
= they could what = the most lIahl.' To-
to he chose ny a all wise an ind-f"nshle
Providence TO TO be the victim
Shaking his head again more solernnly
than before the old man took ont "A fresh
box OF cigars and prepared 70 open II
Taking ndvantag. Of the luli III his dis
course Jim Blaisdell observed in an
undert on. To Joe Bass.tt thar Ia" would
I've jigswizzl.d Is h- ever he-r'd fun
grown man bellyach. like tn. old man
was dom about m-'asly dollar bill afo'.
But the old man heard him despite tn"
undertune, and looking at HIM with deep
raproach h. said faint the dollar
Z hothers IN. : much = us the principle
a tn. thing. Jim S'posin' | amt able
10 TO pass that bill Wouldn't | Ice III a
p'sition Ia deny what the Good Book
says. how tn amt mo- wrong III tn" world
'thouten a remedy. What remedy d
| have'-
shaking his head once NOR" tn" old
man selected "A cigar with great care.
walked around To his faVorIie scat by
the window and put his feet ON tn" sill.
After n long period of sii-nc" h" said
1 reckon it's putin the principle ahead
o the dollar I makes tn. iff'rrnce tween
a good poker player an one Z amt.
There's them Z plays TO dollars an
don't max. no count q principle what
som.v.r hut stands To reason they ain
the hest PLAYERS Then there's them
Z plays poker 'thouren no proper regard
TO the dollars an stands 10 reason they
amt TO he rsckoned as players n"how.
Il
an erect an yet has conscience enough
TO 20 reckon his principles with mo n
a dollar. he's one o the Lords chosen
tn amt nobody likely 70 to get tn" best
81 a man like that. not IN the long run
h.. wont
There was Anthony Goddle Their.
want nobody knowed wher. CO'idl"
come from First anybody kno~ed he
was here s.itin' round nights an -l"eplrl'
davtim.- an not havIn much To- say To
nobody Didn't let on how he come mr.
shy h. come mr. not much Of anyrhin
.l-e Jest set
Some - tn. citizens was con-id abb"
troubled about !, TO n spell said want
no gre credit To Arkansas city TO To
hav. no Goodies nor anybody else drop
min in hathaway. not havin' no husi-
n.-s = nobody knOwesi noihIn' about
nm -s-tin' round familiar like. 'thotiten
'xplaInin' hi--en 'Paar"d hk. II was
some myst-r ous. an they ast me. some
on EN- II 'twa'n't best 10 10 run him
o,Iisn town. but ! says no
Tim. enough 70 that | says To- EN-
when he's did -onepin WRONG II he
was to run outan money now. r h. liable
TO TO come on TIA. town 10 -'po't % 90 -.
we'd hav. to get rid Of him Way lis
now. / says. he's a-payin' cash 70 what
he gets II. hain't flashed no wad "A
dom ~ il. but stands 10 reason he must
have money amt a-savin' what
Arkansas City = got no p'tiC lar n".''i
fo' Goddle. but there -ho - -omn rIss'
TO C;oddl.'- money. Alter he's don.
sp.n, that ~ time enough TO To consider
whats tn b. did with Goddl.
Well. they s@en th. sen-. o. that an
things went on quiet like TO con-id able
tirn.. nobody KNOWN nothin about
i;ocidle an G0dhl' not -ayin' nothin' to
speak on 20 nobody but one night when
some q the boys was talkin' about how
dull things was In town ioddle h. speaks
up an he says: | -h'd think you uns d
~ ~ draw