The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-11-20

her: Feared they was consist abs tacheh
N their mostsrs
Ways o. na,ur' .ho' h myster ous.
! remarked Old man Grsenlaw. shows
how little sense dumb hr':tes has though.
Minds rrs % Jake Appleby's hound.
Jake usstrr hold her by the taii VIXEN be
none too hearty she bit her tail OF N
eat II. Then VIXEN she had pups she ca
'heir tails of too. Feared like she
couldn't stand the idee q them bean
: licked
4 was sayin' how | was lookin' TO a
game o draw. said IN. stranger.
Funny about dogs. said Jake Winter
bottom. had TO kill n good coon dog
oncet long of bad habit he took np O
eatin' pickaninnles. Herd somebody
call one on EN- a coon baby once; an
thought he was doin' right
! The stranger smote the bar with his
fist and ca He'd for another round of drinks
Then IA they all lined up again he said
very earnestly. i amt noways desirous
! o breakin' up no conversation, hut I'd be
! 'bleejed IL yo' uns d say whether any
body "a res To jine in a game a ter yo gets
| through with these here little stories, III
20 do Ill come back alter spell. Pears
| like the way yo' all il talkin' DOM set on
| my stomach none too well.
Well | don't know" said Jim Blais-
dell How about IL. Bassett? ID yo' like
TO playa
! Don't mind said tho big sheriff in.
/ hIVtF W Hsih
lowed he'd take u hand rather n be- un-
sociable Pearsall said he'd set IN. just to
make 10 five handed. and the game was on.
MIR. owen Pepper seldom played, hut he
remained in the front room long enough
\ to arrange with old man Greenlaw for a
suitable commission and then followed
the players To look on at the game.
| No agreement was made as tn "a limit.
the stranger being evidently sincere IN has
desire for excitement and showing a roll
| han la .,la cha tpta 20
TO arouse unholy greed In ,he minds of
those who saw IL
| Moreover the airy confidence he dis
| played ia his manner and his haastful talk
were enough Of themselves to provoke
Keen desire to punish HIM.
Il set into "a game with n couple q
sharps on the boat he said. what was
lookin' TO easy money. bur showed EN-
what Bull Tonkln wa n no yap II he did
come I'm tn Ozarks.
-Meanin' yo' all by the mention q Bull
Tonkin?" inquired Jake WInterbottom
gently
-Sho'ly.' said the stranger. Who
would mean"
| Il reckon they must "a been some
sprsed, said Wlnterbott pm in til. -arne
tone, and the stranger glarrd ar him in
truculent fashion. but evidently doubling
the Others meaning he only said. They
was when took "A thousand oden EN- IN
less n "A hour.
! -sho was lucky said Pearss,Il; for we
uns. he added under his breath. and he
game began.
On wint-rbottom : deal there came at
the very start some splri ei act ion The
stranger. Tonkn AZ Ia. called himself
anted dollar, and Bassett, Blaisd.li and
P.arsail all cam. in. the dealer folding
Then ronkin RAISED II s.. Bassc,t boo-, ed
him $40. Bia i-dell dropped and P.arsaIl
tra,lei and Tonkin closed the pot
| I'm the draw he took two cards Bassett
stood pat and P-arsall took on.. Then
Rasse,t b+t $50. P.arsal dropped and
Tonkin made it $50 Bass.'tt had enough
confidence an a ten fun To make n sIOI
more. but when 1unkin cam. lack at
hum with $500 more than that he called,
' only TO find that Tonkin had caught a
pair To hi- three kings.
Tofable good 70 start Dragged
/ the winner a. he scooped IN the pot. but
Lord. tina; amt nothin 10 What | do
when m bet up. BIaIsdsll smile, grimIy.
I'm TOnkn'- deal everybody passed
and Bass-tt mad. it a s. Jack when lie
! dealt. Nobody opened SO the pot was
-wset.n-d and the ARKANSAS city men
saw BlaIsdell's Iaw tighten he shuff"d
tine cards and they felt that something
decisive would happen ~con
Sitting an th. iirs, seat P-ar-alI found
only - par Of lacks III hIs hand. but he
had con iidsncs enough ~ the dealer
to open 'h- pO' for The -Il.. of II snd To-
lay do1n without regret when IL came
back 20 him after TWO raises IL was
| me aFftsflc Vfil-n Slltn Mas character
| istic OF Blsisd~il's best work making the
cio~t surprising results seem nat ural
In this instance N'nterbottom traik i.
/ Tonkin raised Baa-ett rsraisesk and the
dealer dropped Then. a. said. the opener
passed
Ninterbottom saw no reason to stay
against two strong hands. but tonk!l
counted zap tn. POT and finding $3.50 In
, u he showed m like amount, making
a raise Of sil0 GA Bassett's be'
u 4
AZ FRS. but after some study he mad.
II $500 rnore. and again Toukin raised
500 this -ifn-. whcreat Ba-s.:t studied
'onS but finally trailed
Then both men stood pat and Toniin
bet 500 Bsssett went through his
. pockets and shook his head. Then 'urn-
,ng - Pepper he said. 4 wish = 70 Il
Asi 'hs ID man 20 cora. IN here 20
minute, and Mr. Pepper obliged him.
BaSs-tr said. holding hi- cards cafelsssIy.
Loan ne some money. Gr-enia~. This
here snoozer's dors rose me above ny
pile
y don't mind maxim loan. Joe. re-
piled tbs old man. -nut j hate 10 see
yo be- much on them "Nard- AID
Basss't retorr.si angrI!y.
i WANT asf.n' yo' 70 no advice On the
game he said Il reckon IN amt
'.m. even II 'tanr royal. What
! want I'm yn il loan ami Iookin'
TO inssructions
Well. well. said the old man sooth-
! ing.y. I reckon wore good TO all vo'
want Ioe How much was vu' iookIn'
to- And when Ba~s-tt asked for 81 100
he handed " over and Bassett IrI' II IN tho
not.
-Yo' done called m. snoo2ar j.st
now. SAID Iouk.n IN y sort OF cold fury.
-Tha,'ll cost yo' money And he emp
lied all hIs pockets producing 81 ~.
That he put IN IN" pot
! That all yp gor;" ASKED Bassett
and when TonsIn nodded h" ,'.rn.,l 20
rhe old man again I'm cost me s.UI
to call Greenisw. Loan III. that mich
mo And " vas done.
Tonkin'@ four queens war. beaten Ey
/ four kings. and he looked around "a Il
about "a make som" remarks about the
deal but noting IN. expression on IN"
I faces Of the others he fOrebore
I Turning ,o the old man h- merely said
-Bein' yO' all - loanin' money tonight
I wish = 20 d loan me he fare home
| reckon | done travelled enough 70 one
season. And the old man did II grace
fully