The sun., 1910-06-05
NAMBLING WRONG,
" POKER DIFFERENT,
Instruction on a Point In Morals
for Three Strangers In
Arkansas City.

no might fnd u inconVenient At the
20 utilize their private stores
differed In no outward respect from any
u the many other rosorts Of a similar
character
u h true that the old man. fully alive
10 the possibilities Of quicker and larger
profits. vss always ready to forward
INV suggestion that might be made In the
direction Of draw poker end was even
prepared. in case II seemed iudicioOs, to
make fOrcible suGssstions Of the kind
himself. but knowing from experiences
hat some customers Wers willing enough
10 buy liquor Whea perhaps they we're not
prepared 10 play poker. he vas aatiSfed
In such oasos 90 stand behind the bar and
rake 10 tho lees important but still con
siderable simS Of money that accrued
from the calling Of rum.
Il Wss therefore without visible mani
iestatio0 Of impatience that he stood one
evening supplying promptly tho rapidly
repeated orders for succeeding Founda Of
red liquor which three strangers were
giving u was true enough that they
failed In tho observance Of one custom
which be ssteemed highly. namely. the
invitation to all present 10 join in thsss
rounds. but they we're eHceedinRly capa-
BILE drinkers who We'd With each other
in the matter Of Fastening the festivities.
and the old man saw enough in their
patronage. even without the larger mar
gin appertaining TO a game IN tho bach
room. 20 keep him from complaining.
They we're evidently three sports who
had met unexpectedly and who had much
10 talk about. 80 much Il vas. indeed
that they paid no attention 10 the others
IN the room and none even 20 the land
lord. excepting. a. said. IN order q new
round Of drinks a. soon ~ tho last had
been disposed o.
Suddenly. however. a somewhat ex-
citing statement made by one Of them,
WhOss friends called him Buck Falion.
roussd the old mans keen attention.
Leaning both elbows on the bar he uaid
with great dslihsratiOn:
mo n likely ! must a been mis-
toOksn. but | thought heer'd 20 all
maxim some kind o. reference TO ScOtty
Riggs Must a. been somebody else.
reckon.'
NO. said Mr.. FalsoB. = reckon N
amt no mistake q hlF'a that goes. ]
sho' did mention how Scotty done went
an got hiassk killed consid'ab mo-
deader'A there 'pearsd to be any necessary
sHmi Well. sAId Ihe old man doubt
FULLY I want the one Z was mistooken
lheni 'Psared like must a been when
! thought 20 all said Scotty Riggs was
Silled. o. co'se ! knOwad well enough
what there must hA' been sonerin' es-
roneoua into any such a statement a. that,
m thought likely what ! hadn't herd
i quite crect
Say, lookaherel- said Mr.. Fallon
rather triculently. while his two frisDds
.ooked on with interest -Wotinell'a
ne matter of your Gant q gentleman
peak shout a man Eoin' dead 'thouten
Tou putin up a line o. talk about some
body bein' misto0ken? ! reckon msn's
zone dead sfoTs nov.
Not ScOtty Riga aaid Old man
iresnlaW. gently. but theTe amt no
all q 20 al TO eet redheaded. ] amt
nucAAn no untHfNaNlOtla OHIO 10 NeFNoity.
I've nowed mo n forty capable citi-
,ens fooBed just like 70 was.
Pooled hell!- exclaimed Mr. Fallon
sith rising temper, and his friends looked
N with Increased interest I reckon
tain't no ways needful fer % at up no
o. miatooken impressions.
u the lawyers says What ! sen I
zen An II there's any man In the Mis-
Iiaaippi Valley en- live ten minutes with
he Kind of a hole into his head Z Scottv
lad he must be cOnsid able mo Of a
n | ever seen try 70 pull a
,un too late
Old man Greenlaw shook HE head
Likely ~ amt nobody elss'd do IT,.
- said but scotty RiEgs would Was
70 nsttin' in the gamel-
! EhO' was. replied Mr. FallOn Mo n .
hat, | was aome spattsred when he was
hot. an bein' a. want no fight o. mine
oaAhed in quick an vamosed 'thOutsn .
Iaitin fr III inquest Pearsd like I.
want needful f'r me 20 wait
Right enough said the old man !
eadily. but Il on'y goes 10 prove What
was right | amt a-eayin but what
ia "a been the best thing Scottv ever
lone " he was % have croaked. but bein'
lin he dldn't There want no inquest
m he'll be round again.
Say. 20 voice sounds cOnsid able /
Ike the bark onto a cottonwood. OBJ /
lerved MIR Fallon with great disdain.
I'm betten' 20 a hundred. even money,
low Scotty RigGH won't never troubls
lObOdy again this side O. the peariy
tatea. What he may he a-dOin' on t'Other
ids hain't no means o tellin' but his
'arthly career sure 10 terminated
ITS az in my principles for 20 gambia,
'eplisd the old man. shaking his head
gain. .an' ! wouldn't take no such
Idvantage Of . stranger as 10 bet onto
sure thing. let alone how yo'd better
~ into a poker game nor 20 put up 20
money az In such a man a. ScOtty
Pears like 20 all never heer'd how
many times that remarkable gazabO h
lOns give the laugh 20 impendin' fate.
reckon the angel o. death has done
wattsd him non a hundred times.
teaches out for him every time he gets
ligh enough for 10 make u Uuth while.
ut taint no use Scotty may loss a
lunch o. tail feathers nov an again. r
V may get his neck broke. r liver r
uOebut outen him. but 20 can't Kill him
10 mon 20 can a mule
First time public attention vas directed
o'ds ScOtty RIGGS remarkable abilities
n the way o. defyin' the death dealin'
trOkes Of a outraged Providence was
INTO the old Belle o the nayoua. the time
he vas blOwed up near Matches There
laa a game Roin' on In the s'loon a'tsr
upper. an ScOtty Was everlastin "
lmbastin' three suckers what he done
Opsd In Tn amt no doubt but what
hey Waa terrible raw. but some 2 was
DOkin' on aaid { ScOtty Waa cheat atin some
cand' 'iOus
'Rimeby one on EN- pearsd 20 aee
Eret white light an be draWed an
n scotty have Il plumb in the forehead.
is fell BtlH en- still. an while be was
lyin' there dead the cap'n come In.
houf rrDofad nlaw onto hin huaa an