The sun., 1910-08-14

press my advantage when . ...t,
risnn. however. Was p.rf-.r.v rr..,. ~.
a. a man really ought o. .. h
plays poker At AL and B.. 500. ~ a-
s7tD IN tn. gam" fT
There was no Iur-ti.r r,y.
though Earl and SlVag" b. - '''
! cheCk-. having comparit,, ~ Nth--
with them Anybndy'~ ..g.. = a.
/ party, though. was gond fer trvts,,..,1'
was willing - sign Tor. nrI v.. ,.. th-
70. but "" We're all hi' -.r.. -
played ~ heavily, and | turs .....r. ~. .al-
have been NJ NOR. of ~ l' '...t a.. ~
had not demanded th"u r...rss -
next daY N-
W" couldn't vNrv VEL -"'..a ,,.-
and ~ the storm still cpui.rY..i -,
playing again before ~ % .Dl,ck Or M. 20
As savage and Earl 't,. 80
for starter We all dbl IN" -t.u.
Trouble began within 'N.. '.-r ,,...-
minutes. though at first 20 Huir' -
serious In" way Ws plly"l ..,c, =
dealt IN turn til he would WIN a ,.,, "a
he hand'-d the de,k ?, m" 10y, 80
| nder this arrangement \. lr.r,J H..
dealt three hands and Wis .r.. t.,r.s4
4 had started th" b"trrr Hr,,1,s
ace showing and a queen burr,-I $50
folded, hut Garrison st1y"i Srb =.
showing Harris. with q Tar, -h1r,..
tralled. and Earl, with No. u.,. 's,n.
seven IN sight. raissd u Ih.u NrInT,.
fpllsd
III seen0.1 plain that Earl .ya. a,,,..
blufng or had "A pair ut go, .r. an,
didn't care tD lay down Iu ..rHar -.
~ | stayed a,Id ~ did M" u",f ~, a.
IL proved b." was playing % t.lrr..t ~,
sor rather more than ~ w., W.. nh b..
his ace and his seven w"r" u.f'. Hear,.
-On the next round Da.gh' an -.
Garrison ten spot. Harris 4 N.rg ardI,
the queen uf hearts M'h rhr pr.s
bility ~ three tens agaIuS' r.. ras..4
the hot and the others all ya-~.t H..
nn IN. next round | got - troy. parr..-
a sIN. Harris min" and Par ~" ten =
hearts.
Concluding that Garrison had no ba,,..
than pair since he had not nnf IN -,
preceding round. | slid IN "a fv" dollar ch,,
and Garrison stayed. Harris srdlsd
while and then trailcd bat bari teSitaisr
and Mcdonald started IA" deal ag.s
before he spoke
He showed only one card 'I' that VA,
the ace that ! wanted. and waS a hrt.
sore myself though | said nothing Whs-
Earl cried out IN protest ! saw thar
was blundrr. and though ! was pr-
Yuked ! was willing 10 pass a. over
McDonal Ia took back tn" 40" u cnJl7-
when h. saw his mistake. and tarl ahs,
grumbling a lIttl- saw nv bot Tr-a
Mcdonald resumed the deal
He gave me- queen. Garrison an0tAs-
six. Harris tn" king ot hearts and lar
"A spade
Then Earl broke out IN furious rag
The heart that would have come 70 MN 4
il had not been for the dealers error
would have won the pot for him a. h.
showed 10y turning over his buried acs -
hearts VI" had played for m" hush after
hls first attempt To blum. and hls play haf
been correct considering the letting
Mcdonald apologized II was all da
Il a -. IL. II
panaliy for such errors, but Ear voud
not he pacified lie refused to arknou
edge the apology and brok" ont IN
TRADE of abuse. to which MCDonar
listened for a few moments wlthoI'
replying. but which presently proyoksi
him to bitter resentment II came nsA
h.ing fight, but the rest of us intsri-r-
and then. foolishly enough, resumed ~
game.
1T was hardly IN hs expected a''sr
such words had passed "a both McDonAt
and he had used that the game would
ON psaceahly and IL did not
some trifiing mistake that Earl nats
a littl. later on gave Mcdonald tho han
Ia call HIM down. and he did u W"
wholly UNNECESSARY severity. The quarrs
ot course broke out again, and tins TIM
We could not keep tn" two men apA-
They began smuggling each other tefC-
riOuEly. and seeing that they could D.
b" paCif"d We thought the best thin;
would h~ 20 "' them fight II out. hsvirg
no thought that either of them would n-
a weapon
Presently. however. Mcdonald. seem
that D." was getting the worst ot u.
hstIcufs turned suddenly tn the sics
hoard and picking up heavy pitch~'
threw u AT EarIs head IL struCs him
fairy IN the temple and when we plcs-i
him up he was dead