Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-10-13
A GAME
OF BLUFF
BY MARGARET BARR
Copyright. 1910. by American Press
Association.
BY MARGARET BARR

bleY'
George has lost S1.5o0 TO that horrld
Shapiro. l have just drawn check
for TT
/ Worseley thought Mrs. Helen Dana,
widow, who dotted ON her son, was
his fiancee He knew what SUMS she
had given George to pay gambling
debts already. Finally Worseley said
10 her: t-
give me the check. will give /,
to shapiro"
'N"Wbat good will that doy'
II don't know that it will do any
good"
She wrote the check aud made Il
payable TO shapiro. us WorSrlcy sue.
gcsted He put IL In his pocket and
left her.
This scene took place I'm New Or
leans near the middle OF the last cen
fury The best people OF that gay city
gambled, fought ducts and lid great
many other things that are now obso-
lcte. though most OF them have sur
vived IN some other form, except duel
Ing, which is thing OF the past even
In the Crescent city.
MoTNtItN Ntlll tp TIC ---- Nllbs MubIt
he expected TO lind shapiro. and hc
did shapiro was not playing ut the
time, and Worselcy beckoncd him to n
room where no one else wds present
and handed him Mrs. Dann's check,
saying:
"A man who will win monoy from
boy and accept the winnings from that
boys mother deserves TO be expelled
from respectable society"
Shapiro's brows contracted. lie
stood with the check in his fingers
scowling at Worseley.
at seems to me. Mr.. Worsccy, that
you have deprived me OF the power OF
declining this check by your words
Therefore i shall hold 1t while ! am
considering what TO do I'm the mat
ter" ~
you can't present It TIL banl; hours
tomorrow morning; meanwhile l shall
consider for you
"IndeedT
order glass OF wine. / will be with
you directly"
And suppose 1 decline to do your
biddingT"
ut will do no good. My purpose is
| TO make n pretext for what IL TO take
| place between us In order that nei.
Their young Damn nor his mother will
be brought into the affair"
Shapiro, seeing that he was I'm for
meeting with Worseley. yielded to tho
plan OF concealing the true cause.
went into the coffee room, took Il seat
at table and called for wine. In
few minutes Worseley passed him,
pretended TO stumble on Shapiro's foot
and, selling the glass on the table.
threw the contents in Shapiro's face,
saying, "Ill teach you TO trip me"
Then Worseley walked away
There was nothing for shapiro TO
DO but send challenge at once, the
affair having been witnessed by half
dozen men. Worseley accepted.
chose Derringer pistols, appointed the
time at sunrise the next morning in n
wood where the duels were usually
fought.
Worseley was not professional
duelist, but was known TO be man
OF wonderful nerve. Shapiro. who
made his living at cards. had recently
appeared In New Orleans with letters
| sufficient to secure his admission
among gentlemen and had not yet
been detected for what he was. When
the two parties were OIL the ground
Shapiro's second efked Worse cy's the
distance and received the reply. over
handkerchief" This he reported 10
Shapiro who saw that It meant death
TO both principals.
After conference between Snlpiro
ana his second tho latter asked II
there was any way by which The mat
tor could be settled in honor 10 both
| parties.
Toll him" said WOrseley, that II
he win return The click / gave hin
thie evening With a receipt in fuli Tor
th9 debt for which It was Intended
MI apologize to him for what I have
done on the ground that his tripping
me wos unintcntlOnal"
Shapiro was disposed TO regard the
whole gffolF blum by which 90 rcgain
possession OF Mrs Dana's check ana
tli0t by standing firm Worscity would
No ItNHi"W Nt lie ldSl moment Ibut
his second warned him that worsclcy
did not bear amy such reputation. Ncy
ertheics5 shapiro who was anxious 10
! retain the money, concluded 20 BLUFF.
end not till the two seconds. each
holding corner OF handkerchief.
Instructed u rir principals 10 advance
with weapons extended TIL the muzzIcq
were on n line with what separated
them did he throw up the sponge
Then he accepted Worseley's terms.
The check and a receipt FOR the
amount Of its face passed, and Vorse-
ley Unlimited that he would state NJ
| the club That he had been mistaken ~
Shaniro's intention md had apologiz.
| cd 70 Him But Shapiro said nc might
| spare himself the trouble. since M,
u