The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-05-15

man Greenhw, were gathered arolnd
them IN the little back room. intnntly
watching. bat the OH man remained
a. " a. his custom. In the front.
u was not expected by the SPECTATOR
that the contest WOuld b. greatly pru,
lonGed, for thew knew % nlaiadclls Ghill
Dat a. the game went on Il appeared that
they had prOhnbly underraled his an
iagoniSt He looked on without pro.
test. and seemingly without understand
ing " the facts, when Hlaisdell repeatedly
dealt him such cards an 'uld 70 likely
to tempt him " het freely. bat In NJ
such case would be dEk more than a fgu
CHIPS, playing q close and even. ~ I
appeared. nlGgardly game.
On the other hand although no onS
q Ss'e sc. eny.hlng wrong In be deslii
lead his opponent 20 hst. and twice N
nearly GauEht the Arkansas Citv cham.
pion by putting up bic nile against the lat.
ter's raise Of some snail amount Rlais-
dell. however. was also wary, u not aotl-
ally suspicious, Of bic hands. and be aid
down each time
Thus i hapyened that after nearly halI
an hour Of playing they were still almnet
even when on RlAlsdell's deal thny madl
a hCkrOt Neither Of than opened fng
The next thrue deals, hut chen KetCham
opened for the siae Of the pnt and stand
lnG pat. after Biaissiell had CONS IN. bet
he entire stack. a..
Then BAisiell took ona card. and find
INK that he had flied a seven full called
hetcham. however. had JACK foil and
won The pot and the game.
Ia high good hmmOr he listened will
inGly enough wben WinterbQetala pro-
4
PeanaAn both Md Ghay would noma In.
game. he gaid. -an' l want - poW'ful
anxious foe % tackle L, but helms done
held my Own ag'in the man what's reok-
Oned The alickest player IN Arkanaaa
reCkon en- take uhnnst ~ u. mo- special
seem en- play on velvet f'r q start any
way Ne bought, a. each q the Others
did, 500 In ohins.
Mr. Blaiadell's coUntenancs vhsn he
heard tha outsider Congratulate him on
having held his own was a aa'riy. IL was
plainly disiastefnl 10 him % no accounted
easy h beat, but there was q vindiCtiye
look n his eye that might have been taken
by a shrewd observer 10 Indicate that
possibly he considered the freezsout Of
lees pecumiaFy importance than tho game
which was beginning Mr. Blaiaiell had
6een known 70 l0ep Intentionally when ha
desired % lad another player on.
Whatever tho fact may have besn In
regard b this, Il VIVA evident that Mr.
ketehan was les dlhldent Of his own
ability than be- had seemed az first. There
was that IN the daft manipulation u the
pasteboarJis when the deal came 30 him
that indicated his long practico and great
ekdll. though % do him iumlics four Of
the .keouoat players IN the HOuthwasi
failed 10 detect him IN any lrroWulArity.
AZ all eventa he played leaa cautiously.
excepting On Rlaiadella deal, and his
led 10 the speedy loaa Of his hrgt stack
Coming IN on Baaaett' ante when peaFaali
dealt. he was raised By Wintsrbottom end
be- again by Blaiadell
The neat two dropped and u being his
play again. hs boldly pushed HE whole
stack forward. II could not b. called q
bad play. Tor AZ Il afterward appeared
he had an acc high huah, pat, but after
Winterbotton laid down nlAiacell stayed.
and Ealing for two cards caught bic
Thersupon bic eye Rleamsd vindiotivoly
again. bit he Raid nothing. maintaining
bic usual grave silence When Ketcham
called for another ssAck.
This tims bis Pile lasted longer, Tor he
laid down cbeertully enough when he
saw that BaaEstt and wintafbott6n had
started a saeaaW with him IN the middle
and be refused twice % aea 3 raina thai
seemed % Indicate strength rather than
q hlua, but BE- Caughf three pols BY stay
lng plucii.y on comparatively ANAL
hands, and Only drOpped The laEt 81 hia
second hundrad when Ne vas Outheld on
another excellent hand.
There was no question og HE rank 40 .
good player, bua ha was not tho hrat good
player who had failed 10 win out against the
Artanaas CITY combination and aiter he
had bought the third and fourth TINES
he tried By a desperate blud 70 recoup
some Of his lossea and when pearunll
called him and TOOK the laat % his chips
he ross frorn his seat and mid abod
naturally enough;
I reckon faint no uss. don't know
q hallOva lot about some thinga. bot
do kn0W enough not 20 fight when | en-
isll how I'm goin' % b. licked. | amt
IN 70 claaa. 20 ! know Il. ] reckon fo'
hundred b all ] kser % loas tonight. an
the besl thing I On do n 10 20 out an
loOk ~ that there mule o. mine. Likely
he amt mon q million miles away
'YO' vOn't 20 al 20 havs a drink with
me. said Joe bassett. who like the others
IN the party was favorably impressed ~
the lstranRcr'e mRnliness; and then AZ
they were al drinking he said. Il dunno
where y6 mule Il. but reckon YOU find
them two haWga o. yOurn In the pound,
an the niRger that drove EN- Il in the
calabooae thoutsn he's broke OUT since
mawnin'
7 locked him up myself to-day
We'll. why the blue hlaEes Couldn't
20 a told me that afo', an saved me sem
an a mulei' asked Ketcham IN Rreat
surprise.
wei. I dunno how Ills up IN the St.
Francis. aaid Bassett with a daWl. -but
IN these parts 20 don't get much infmak
ton 'thouten 20 ask for u mo- oeremoni.
ous like. Not II yO're q stranger. 20
don'ts