The sun., 1910-04-10

the foe bints % tie game. an one thing
] noticed about NoTCrOaS vas { he didn't
keep ~ gre't amount . money IN front
of him a. Co'-e they had chiu- on the
table FOR 10 make change With. sut they
vas plsvin the reg'lg game nn limit
m most q the betrin sa- DID With r~s'
mOuey
When NorcroSs "a tske IN a Dot of any
size ned stuif the bilis down into hi-
klck stead - l~aVin' % long side " hi~
chips like the Othet@ dad Tws'n't ntgh
80 handy. an I studied some over hat
t:il I seen what he a be some better ~
case % Interruption for 10 have has
Wsd Dut away 'stead % havin' tn look
q ter It when h. moughi have - give iis
hull mind to hiS Neeiins 81 that wa-
one rick ! learned.
Well. they played long e. mo n a
hour nfo' .nybO'y pared 70 s'picion
anythin' ouJsn the way Nor,r"~s -. =
NInnin' mo a. ems - the "ih-r, hut
they pegr-d TO reckon 'fNa . no. I'm
but luck an there Wg'B roth'n' -lId
Then all of /, sudden % - pe reG 20
sake M Havtn' a gcs IGh pFi hc Ju-i
nrchsily stayed when NOrcroSs C"''i n
pu,. a. 'he pla nteTs hIS put I'D b. ante
Then t'olh"r plsntsr lac ro-- -. h.,'u
three Jsck-, 90 % turned oH' a't"rWsrd
Then Nogcrosr fuzC u. n ia. gge ~
give u another boost
-JCrt 'nrchaiiv OZ'rk no sssn hem
the pO' Th.t ye1red 90 ha to'-bis
s'ronz tor ,h" newt men. but hs didnt
bike to 70, 20 y fhem rhrss ISckr an he
trsied 10 Nor~ro--. he lose 3, agA!n
IN III aye laid down
Well. OX-rk lac give . one mo- boo-'
bui he next men he 4 gO some stubborn
by this time. I reckon. en- h. STAYED right
rions with his th;s l"eh-, hut Noryro~s
Dut ? hundred md IN the poi IN Ozsrk
p~T red 10 smell fo's.
-Anywsv. he stud ed . ,pGa an then
traiied That give thu next nian q chancei
o. cios4n the not. an ltD done D.
-Ozlrk studied again when NOrcroa@
rat him how me ny cyaTdis he We ed, an
he come nigh THROWN gwsv he pair an
csilin' fr two. but finally he stood pat
an the next man took two Then Nor
cross stood pat
We'll. OZARK he, a white chip. an the
nexs man rose it. an NoTcross roee him.
40 OEgTk dropped. ! done seen his hand
afo' that. an ] says to myself what he
knowed mo poker n I did then. I'd
"a fhr0wed away mo money.
Then the pan With 70 lacks lscEs he put at
raise him he called f'r show. an Nor
croas laid his 70 kings on the table. 20
t'oeher feller was out o the game. an
NOrcrOss win about $3.50.
Ozark never sAid nothin' on'y 20 call
f'r a other drink. but I seen { he wns
loose. Next time NoTcro~s dealt he give
hiasels a cyard o6'n the bottom o. the
deck an Ozark seen it
He muat a. been = good natared
sOrt o. feller. f'r he didn't pull no qua,
but he spoke up sharp an quiek, an called
Norcroes mo kinds of q skunk n ! ever
thought there was. Then he says:
I'd oughter throw you overbod f'T
q crook an a thief bot III So 70 it what
you don't mover play no mo- poker on
We'll. 1hA, did Norcro.a doP- asked
Killer Lindsay as the parson stOpped to
What did he dO'- REPEATED the par
son. With fine scorn. 'He rot up an
left the s'lOOB. That's what he doHs.
He never peepsd. If that amt bein'
a coward dunno what is-
-Oh. I don't know" said Mr.. Al Foster.
Il wouldn't 60 30 fur = TO say what that
proved q conclusive. Nebbs he had HE
reaaOns-
The others Iooked at him in amaze-
ment. oni he smoked on. calmly indif
fsreni 10 their surprise until Buck whipple
eXclaimed:
sReasons. Well. sh'd asy there want
btt ore on 'em necessary. an ] reckon
the pa rson done sized that AN uD right
enough. IN amt no doubt but what he
Waa = coward
-Oh. ] don't tnOW,- said Mr.. Faatsr
q Wouldn't 20 N f,T = that. vas onto