The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-10-02

they didn't never say no mo- bout n
| A'tSr they done ssen him play poker onees
or tWioet
Il a.sn him play into a game one nirh,
When that same Nick BowlsS waa ksf-.
mo money r he done rnnde oLtsu "a,
, hghtin' oock o hiSn an sho' did us.i
friend. There was thr~e Etr.-Leers
I'm up state spTne'rts what Nick BTSl.
an Hank Potter done picked up TO- EIcs-
cru an was reck MN on gettlr gri,.
come of 2 Wad outen EN-. bein = the wa
lnowed q b. c'nected with hobby =
va a. in conaid able business t!,at So
--raint al avs them Z = p!Co,-l N
TO suckers Z loses the wad. IA .u-I
Potter an Bowles sho' was two ru!E..;-.
slick poker players. but the S'ltS a
em is good ones. even II they doe ms
I'm up STATE. I reckon there's some o.
them Ozark nountainerrs what ID beat
the slicke~t town players they - n they
cd on'y he brIpg - sss IN" adyar,4gs
y bein' with reel ''eople.
We'll. these three yAps. wha, 'fey
zho' did look like they was yAps. peAr,i
to know mo bout what cd Ice did sith
a deck % guards n anybody has q -,rnt
20 know 'thouten he's a pfezsipuaAI az
they sho' was a-doin' Nick Bow..- gp0d
when Musty come an, an ss>ein q & .rns
on JIIst rAchully says he II take q hand n
tn amt no bieCtlons. SO he s.'i IL.
They hadn't played mo- n about o.
r five hands alter that afo' seen 2 Mr!sry
was takin' Consid able notice a. the way
one o. them three upstate men va,
hAndlin' the guards. done seen " nv
own...n aio that. but bein' = want
settin' in AN the kitty was heln ker'
regIAr | hadn't said nothin Diirt
strangers dore 3owles r whether him an
Potter done the strangers. But MuSty
peared 10 think din rent.
4 heer'd later what him an this hero
slick stranger what called hiss@lt Low
had set IN together afo' an Mustv mad
loss. consid able. On'y he hadn't caught
on his time pears he did catch uu.
Low dealt 'atn an MJISty set NEXT he
locked at his Cyards an found he hadn.
nothin' To draw to. 50 just nachuily hs
nnd.. Ip his mind what he'd let his ante
20. Then BOwle- come In, an one -
Lows pardners. he called hisSelf Jark.
h,, ru@e IT, an | seen Bowles's eyes glitter
like h. done found sonepin Then
Potter an the reXt man dropped a.
Low tTaiied.
AN that didn't pear to int're-t Musty
none an he SAYS. | reckon III drop .
just then he seen Low look at JACK. an
changing his mind sudden. like ! WA
-llyin he kep' right on talkin
reckon III drop a few chips IN tia
hand NV uwnselI' was what he said g.
hr stopped. an there COULDN'T nobody
"A told what that want what he Wa
goin 20 -aY first OF. He wan n.rs
slow when he was ready. an II didn't
take no time 70 hun 20 get ready.
We'll. Low looked Flnd o pris"d hut
he didn't say nothin'. an when Bow ~
ros., hack he booked AZ Jack ag IN an
Jack bnostad ag' in. Pears like Low
must a had confidence enough .n'0
his own deal 10 To- know I Bowlas was
con sid able strong. an was mo N likely
70 raise ag'in. 90 he just trailad az IN
an looked 10 to see Musty drop. but all :
he done was 20 hunt round through his
%
They wan plavn' no limit an the game
Was som" large. There must a been
eight hundred an odd in the pot by TINS
time.
Well Bpwl"s rose it an Jark trailsl
this tim. 80 Low made ~ 500 mo AZ
Mistv ne dug ag'in an made good
couldn'' mas" uIi what he was drlvIr
at Lut Bnwlas h" Feared TO tie satisfied
how he'd gone fur enough afp' tho draw
m h. trlil"d.
an NIs'y pulled out a wad bigger n his
l.g an he rp=.. II 81 upp. an II was sh1'
fu So. Jack an Low look az each
ether Feared ike they saen somepir'
had don" gun" wrong bu' they cnuidn'
tell what.
An alter Powles had called 10 his
pile which wa'n't mo n a couple o.
hurdrad. them other two chucked ~
their hands. lo' cd see they was PLUMB
IA bbsr EastPd.
Then Mustv he pulled down his eigh-
hundred an showed the rest o the pot
over Ia BowleS
/ ain { got noihin' an IN amt no ~,
DRAWN ag'in fo'- rackin yo' r,'s;
have TO little ones. he saws. an II th"~A
narn pikers d had sand they'd We STAYED
through. One on EN- must have fo's hIC-
germ yourn or they would "a had alter
he draw no SAYS. an he grins AZ Luw
most aggravatin'.
We'll. Just nachullv. bein' in the STA"
4 ArkPUsls h. knowed we'll enough wha
Sas comm an II he hndn = heen as quici.
49, | was iellin'. mon likely he had his
Iead bowed N. or mebin on'y par'
mt Bein' thar quick. hs lodged a ter
'.ow done shot ~ him. an reachin' out
with his right hand h" snRtched his gun
AWAY I'm him
an the same instant ne kicked ut
ndsr IN. table an Ssut Jack an t'O'hs-
eli.r, I diSrrnarninr his name. Rack aris
into IN. 30 Then n" Cu-sod ON all ~
~ dr,iv I'm uut"n N" place" he shp'
SaH OIark terror
i IN Il S4v a.. was n right capable Ci'i-
'er I'm wha' vp' tell remarked -.
Blss..'t -Rut pears like he was aona
a-hl. minded What FOR would "
.ayfun h" PLAYED ~ fr $500 an give -
~ thuut-u a show DOWN
-Dres hook queer. admitted Old man
ir,-.nlaw. -bui Nustv alays was queer
Ivau't fu' quite 2 spell alter that '.
Inybrdv kupw.d how him an Bowl"
vas plavin' Together. lhny sk'.r me-,
% the little Rock talent good an I,ruIa-
No that WIS R''n'lv knowsd