The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-03


but think 80. Anyhow th-re's sor-
ex~itegnent in watching for tricks
That sort 81 proposition wouldpt
APPEAL to me now. bat u did then. 10,
high play was fascinating Hud thu INITIAL
cost wasn't heavy. ~ ] joined him
dolsrmined. however. Ia pun Co "
ioat two stacks. and ! hATin't ilsa fa,u'oai
cashing in " ! should 49,. any'h uc
crooked I sRid a. much 20 him Nv - q.
Of a gentle notice that n" could no. 0r.l..t
on me. but he only smiled again ard ,g.d
That's ~ you like
eve hadn't played ten minutes "a, .r
saw that the play was likely IA 30 h e.
enough TO suit ANYBODY. Bxby bousht
on the second round. and with his na,r
ha nd drove Ike FARRELL. n Chicag gambler
to the bonsyarh. hadn't held sTythinE
up to then that tempted me 20 let ard
had chipped out only a little. hut Da ..
Parrish. a local player OF some reput~
had lost several bets. and seein g the al hers
busy he replenished his own pile Harry
Lombard New Yorker, vino hal CDme
over from Hot Springs tn sit in the game
was. however. on velvet, and the game
went on with $500 on the table instead of
NV own turn came next. FOR I made q
strong play on a pat flush and rot my Pii-
in the pot before the draw. IL Was hAby'-
deal. and when Parrish made full houS~
on the draw I was satisfied that u was
all right and bought what had determines
should be my last stack.
Then the play took . quick start. On
Farrell's deal Lombard and hxoy and
got our whole piles in and won the POI
With q small fun and found myself abou,
500 ahead Of the game.
From that on the buying was In larger
amounts sud the money piled up fas,
Also the play grew faster and saw thai
nothing SSt Bug luck or ertf. a; Ss@eS ~,
the luck, but the caution was enough o.
keep me going tin the game broke up.
I'm bound 20 say that detected moth
ing crooked. though l thought ! saw
Parrish deal seconds twice. I could not
he certain. though. An IL proved. Bixbv
had seen the same thing. though for
reasons ~ his own he said nothing a.
the time.
bard's deal. in which I had no part hut
ever saw. Thsre was . jackpot on th"
table OF $50 even. for we we've playing
e. ante by this time, and Bixby opened
for the size 81 II.
FARRELL stayed and Parrish made IL
SlO0 more. dropped and Lomhard
threw down his cards. thereby closing
sOn the draw Bi1by called for thr-.
and Parrish stood pat Then Lombarh
sBiHhy Clipped without hooking and
Parrish pushed hia whole pile forward
Lombard looked at his draw. and finding
he had NOT bettered his two small pairs
he dropped.
and LAYING his hand down IN front 81 him
he studied a long time. gazing steadily
az Parrish. As q matter OF course ]
looked also. hut could Sc no Indication
81 a bLIm and decided in NV mind ths'
Bixhv would be foolish TO call.
FINALLY. however. he said How much
il the bet7' and Parrish counted up tho
chips. There was little over $50 in the
stack he had pushed in. and Bixby studded
again. but only for a few momeuts. Then
he said. TN call your two pairs. and he
put in the money. showing down his own
three kings.
well. he had called the hand. Parrisl.
had aces up and had PLAYED them all bii
had been outplavei He showed little
temper. but called for more chips. e'i-
dsntlv exJ . ting 10 play along.
-Bixby. however. stacked up hIS p''~
and called for the money. When he got
II he turned 10 Parrish and said, ! plav
no more with YOU IN the game. J would
have exposed Won before. hut ! wAn'ssl
10 swat YOU inst once before quitting
You're a cheat
Il; was a fighting word. and OF cuurs"
he knew II. but befoTe Parrish could get
his gun out Pixby Vas across the table
on top Of him. There was a struRg's
but the FnRliahnan had The advantage
and thrashed the Little Rock man tho
oughly. taking his gun away before N"
would allow him To rise.
Il warned him later that night when W.
we're taking our niGhtqpps that he'd bee
look out for Parrish. but hs only smiled
and said. I'll give him . chance IL be
wants IL. but he won't fight.
so far as | know that was the end