The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-11-13

n balanC" which he apparently mace no
effort to T,lr.
ear fright ~ his part s..cneI II
look on tn ~hpi. miit"r someg hat
.ar,IynicalIv n,' was "aT'linly hurt
nv IN" o9 i,i.nc' az Iugra'i Id" On ~"
part of IN. man whom n hid hnlrCi
- rlat"-. ally. even though II was no mo-
'nin "a r:oo.t uctr'Ud lmprls" that had
,ct,I.'-l INN IN n" first DAG lie TOOK
No st -. how -. - cp'''si the ;nor"r
IN ,l;n - hun and MAJ no "Utvard
re nuU>traIC" aGl'n.. IN" gradual change
of ar .t,ICl" bv N m2n ne Ind 80 good
-rl.O,l t. cpYnt hts - .Bdfg- friend If
~ was hurt h- maj no sign. and no word
of crit C sun s'Sci psi him TIL long ~ ";s ard.
when h. told the Who'll" story openly and
with vicious II parClonabir emphasis.
If his training had not been ~IiCn ~
- prepare him for almost anv un.x
yaci.4d happening ha would probnbiv
nave been surprised when after some.
months - this GOODNESS Hayes entered
his place ore night with "A companion
whom ne introduced as Mr. Weston Of
chicago and with show Of old time
cordially asked Car'wrigs' II he cared
- ioin in a game Of poker
-'Nv friend he said is something Of n
III 9l roller. but he does not care to play
~ md home. He was asking me to-
n'gh' II thor. was chance to get into
, .tiff game here. and told him Won were
always readv for almost anvi hing that
WIS going l haven't played myself for
- long that ! reckon I'm some rusty.
but | feel like taking a fling. and Ill take
q hand " the game - worth while.
Cartwright WINS tho experienced 10
take zen so plausihl. a statement rs thi.
~ IFS face value. hut though he was never
i"tsr'~i IN crooked play he was siiffi
GENTLY skilled :, have mo- fe1r of anv
oil her player, and he consent ei readily
,nough Il rllv three handed nor did he
object when Weston expressed prefer
enc for an Unlimited game.
"Thcre were no witnesses , the game.
and the stories that were told NJ IL after
warri were hopele-sslv conflicting Ac-
cor,iing - Cartwri ght'a account, II begnn
with a dollar ante. White chips were y
dollar. and each man took stack Of
81 40 60 begin.
For rhe first three or four rounds there
was no very heavy play. but on Hayes
lell Cartwright caught a rat king full.
and as Weston and Hav"s both came m
on his anrs he raised IL. Then West n
and Hlvrs both ra-"d in turn. and Cart
wright a. n matter 81 course raised n eynin
and Wis r,'nrn ~ an plcased when hrs an
tar mist both raias,' in their turn
BY fhi4 tim" there was sOmewhc-o
near $40 IN the pot ard Cartwright. icing
sRii-fed that Have4 had ic1lt suyIareiv
enough. med" u siOO NOR Then when
W..in-l made IL nurv her hundred and
Hlye- trtilcd he made M Ma mind that
he was IN for n cros- c'It after the drew
in case y" should close the pn; and tina,
they would 20 IA far "a h" liked in ca.
hs eh0uld rPi-e avnIn. Being ~ >fic,i
net tho deal VS. horo.t and that the
crooked play. " any wn7 coming. would
II" made bv Weston. h" felt confident of
being able 10 Cirrect u. and h" raised IL
VI OOn. using hil'- Of CoIIree. IA his chit,-
wer. Insufficient
'Wc-tnn. n. he had expected promptly
produced hi- wsJ and made j. arother
81 OIO. Then Haycs dropped. II was
evident ~ him that Cartwright was
hooked and his PLAY was no lor ger needed
So Cartwright ciOscd 'hc po' and waited
for Developments.
lie stood pat on the draw "a he had
to do and watched Weston rioIoIv when
that player called for one card And h.
sPw him siiiEati1ute tho card he drew for
one he had under his cum. Their Cart
wright drew a gun
Al the same moment he gave "a signnI
viii Oh he knew world bring one ii his
men into the room instantly and pointing
his g,in Mt Weston told the man To- put him
o,it ~ tho place as oUefly M possible.
Then turning 10 Hayes hr said: I can't
prove that you stood in with this crook
hut I rack on this il tho end between u.s.
What you PUT in tho pot will about square ,
thar old account and VOL call cyevy-
thing 81. Only don't come hnTr again
Tho two men wont out praccIblv
enough. but Cartwright was arrested