The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-05-01

retorted the old man. fairly Initiated,
but II he was 10 ct in l wOulcnt mind
putin up q side bet 90 him winntn' u the
odds was right
what d you call the right oddsl-
asked Blaisdell teasingly 7 reckon u
him an me was TO Get INTO a freeBsout
you'd want about IS to " you Wa 10 BIT
on Jim Waters
Now look a-hsre. BlaisdeIl. : exclaimed
the old man 4 amt sayin but what
you'm a. good q player AZ th' h IN this
part o. the country, an that's aayin' a
heap but there's others t.'sideS you.
Thia here Jim Waters
oh. Jim Waters b. bowed! retoTted
laisdell i don't b'lievs tn IA no such
man. an II tn SIN bet 500 en- do him
up At draw poksr.'
-Oh, don't know" drawled Mr.. Owen
Pepper. 4 seen Jim Waters playin'
poker onto the River Queen last week.
an be done up three o the best players
on the river"
WAS he trav'ln' this way'' inquired
old man GreenlaW eagerly.
-Sho' was replied Mr.. Pepper. He
eaid he was liable 10 stop on here an
see some % his old friends And Mr..
IeppeI wheel NJ 1Is ntelHaeN Nh7V'h
by the old man.
bet goes. said Blaisdell promptly.
We'll" said old man GrenlRw eau
tious,y, 4 reckon tn wait till he gets
here an I have q little talk With him
IL he's RELY playin' poker again an
hAin't forgot all = he usetey know reck on
Il a he wuth while f'r 20 take 20 down
q peg. Blaisdell 'Pears like yO'm gettin
tofahla hiRhmiRhtv."
BET goes.' said Mr.. BlAisdell again
hut after that he refused 10 discuss
the matter, though old man Greenlaw
told several marvellous tales Of the eX-
ploits 81 the old time player
Il was not long before Mr.. Pepper
reckoned he'd 60 70 the hotel and took
his departure Then. a. there was moth.
ing doing In the saloon. Blaisdell yawnei
and seld he reckoned he'd turn in early Tor
once
II any one had follow ed him Gus. however,
he might have seen him taking with Mr
Pepper on the levee before going home
Mr.. Peppers closing remark was hen
I stand In. do ~ To which Blaiadell {
replV was. "A hundred II you pull II on
Two DAYS later Mr. James Waters came
ashore from one Of the river boats and
was greeted on landing by Mr.. Pepper.
with whom he had a long conversation.
Through the first part Of u he shook ms
head douhtfllly, hut &C last he seemed
20 hs convinced and the two shook hands
with Rleeful chuckling.
Later the same evening the newcomer
presented himself at old man GreenlaE {
saloon and called for the drinks Tor all
present. The old man seemed more than
pleased 10 So him and introduced him n
his croniea a. an old time friend whom
he had not seen for yeau.
Il hear yo' ell In playin poker again,
he said early IN the conversation that
followed, and Mr. Waters allowed he was
-'Tain't no such game a. faro. he said
half apolOestically, but faint easy 70
carry a hank along when yo're travelltn
80 81 in occasional
WELL said old man GreenlaW,
haint got nothin' special aE'in faro. on
it's Ramblin' the best you en- make of u;
but hain't 20 forgot consid'abls about
poker all this timsI' -.
NO said Waters; Il reckon play II
better n I ever did afo' but ! don't play
Il 20 often. bein' - faro
Never mind about faro, interrupted
the old man impatiently. There "a them
that's spoke disreapectiul o 20 ALT
skill az poker an they reckon 20 ain I
no such player = ! was tellin' 20 he
/ talkin Of, Blaisdell. III GO ye.
You're on said Blaisdell briefly. y IN
q aide glance az Waters. 70 which tina
worthy replied with a significant smile.
When the matter was explained 20 Mr.
Waters he pretended some dtfider 90
and warned old man Greenlaw that h
was liable 20 lose his money and serv'
him right for preie7rinR draw poker .,
much better game, hut after som
talk he suffered himself "a be persuade,
and sat doun With Blaisdell 10 ireezeou
for 81 .OOO a side
Then vas the pride II the other Ar
kansas City men IN their champion Dlavs
justified for inside Of half an hour Mr.
blaisdell had pocketed the stakes and IN
iS0O additional that Old man Greenla'
had Wagered on the man he deemed In
vincible.
Mr.. Waters's eduAnimity under defea
uas perhaps partly n be explained b,
the fart that he had put up some eVcellen
counterfeit money a. his stake. huf
was fully justified afterward when Blair
dell privately handed II hack. toEathe
Nith tlO0 II old man Green laws money.
Proves what I've always told you
Grsanlaw hs remarked when he lost HI
last not: poker amt no such game a
faro"
But Rlaisdell said RrinninE: -On'y zoe
% show what 20 amt dedicated up Q
the mo modern game what's played
OreenlaN
And for once the Old man had nothinI
20 nav