The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-06


Mr.. whipple rarely playsd unless 20 an
up short handed party. hut Foster and
the parnon were always ready.
-Afo' we begin said Lindsay after
lie had sold chips and produced a nsw
deck of cards. 10 mOngit be well 70 aay
Sha' ne don't play no big dogs an little
The Arkansas City men looked at one
another In surprise. Then WinterbOttosn
said. very gently:
-Mebbe there's aome minonderstandin'
here. We uns was thinkin' u was draw
20 I'"Ssr We was playn; Ne didn't 100. zoe
neg. What sort Of a game IL it where they
let the dogs loosef-
4 don't rightly know replied Lind
say. -but ! done heer'd what there was
some In Arkansas what reckoned there
was new hands 90 be played In poker.
There u them in Arkansas inter
rupted hlaisdsll With deep diagtlst. what
puts water in their whissey, bat we amt
that kind Draw poker good enough
t'r We uns. thouten a Joker ? big an
| little casino. Similar with dogs
! This point settled. they played on.
The three Arkansas men had never he
| fore stacked up against players who were
better qualified TO hold their own than
were the party on the Aalina. and more
over they were at the disAdvantage Of not
IN the SalinA party knew Of them. In
consequence they underestimatsd their
job and az first did noe play a. closely
as would have been wise.
There had been only q few hands
played when the deal came 10 Winter
bottom Lindsay had antsd. half call
dollar. and Blaiadsll came In. The
parson and bassett trailed. Foster raised
and Winterbottom dropped.
Then Lindsay raised again and blals-
dell raised him.
Pears like I mousht get q good play
ON this hand he aaid. joyfully.
The parson dropped out unhesitatingly
and Bassett trailed. vhereupon Foster
gave u another boost and Lindsay seill
4 another
Il looked enough like double crosa 20
set blaisdell studying. and not having any
great confidence in HIS hand he resolved
10 put an end to the seesaw. % he pushed
his whole stack forward. and naasett,
seeing he could he Of no further service.
Then Foster and Lindsay both called.
using nearly all they had ON the tabls
in doing it, aud Lindsay called for two
cards and Blaisdell for two when Foster
stood Pat.
Blnisdell's three queens we're Iow hand.
| for neither he noT Lindsay battered and
the latter he'd three aces. while Fosters
hnnd wsS a straight.
| Il proved nothing excepting that
4 Blrisdsll had Overpln we'd his hand. but
IL was ano,ikh to nettle him and he bought
q gain impe ti"ntly. while Lindsay ONLY
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dong. 80 they made . isckDOt and Blais-
dell d 4 TmiDed to look for his revenge
/ immediately
Accordingly he dealt some surprising
hands. unstaspicious thst the Klsn On his
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