The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-08-21

made no bigger raise n he did. but each
one on EN- rose u 80.
by this time they was pullin' out thar
wallets. helm a. the chips was all In the
they'd been putin in what loose monsy
they had IN their pock eta, an when Gran:
nison hauled out his leather he 'peAred
To get a new idee I'm seem some big bills
he had an he rose IL 500.
That didn't pear 10 fave Willard
none. TO he set az steady 80 q clock an
went hack at him with 500 mo- hut
Iivaudais Kind a. shook his head q little
doubtful lie wouldn raise 1t no mo-
hut he just nachully hated TO lay down
and he trailed Then Vickers dropped.
But Grannison. he never said word
on'y iuai aeon Millards rinse an bOost~i
II s,Oo An Willard he never said nothin
neither: hut he put up h'2oo' maxim
raise 81 81 GO
This, sho' was enough 90 Skeer Lvau-
dais out an hs dropped like he'd
oughter did afo'. but Grannison he studied
long time
FINALLY he says. Z reckon this here's
gone fur enough Afo' the draw an he
trails an asks Willard how many he'll
have. but Willard says, mighty p'lite.
how he'd better helm hisself, ~ I knowed
he was bluffin'. TO had done se''n his
hand when he picked IL up, an ] knowed
he on'v had three queens Up - that
time had an idee = he was playin' reck-
lees. bur his standin pat sho' was good
play
Well Grannison he saws he can't help
hia=elf none by drawin' an he throws a
dollar in the pot An then Willard sees
his dollar an puts up FIVE 81 600 bills No
Granni-ou studies "A hellova while THIS
time an finally throws down. So nobody
but me ever knowed II was a blum an
nobody hut Grannison ever knowed what
he was bettin' on.
But I'm that time on they played a
furious game there want no mo- small
bets made 10 there was anvthin to bet on
'Penred like they was all layin' 70 Mil
lard. bat they want no WAYS eager bout
taCklin 81 him 'thouten they had the
guards. cause in a no limit game like that
IN amt much uss IN buckin' up Rg'in
n man - got n hi1 wah an has done
showed what he amt skeered o putin
~ ~ M
IN end on = come on Millarda deal
three or TO rounds later on There
hadn't nobody s'pIcloned nothin an
couLin I ha' hook ~ 70 him to be cheatin'
hut a man Z plays poker an knows
what he's about watches out tolable close
all the time. an there was two on EN-
-ean what Willard done. | seen " too.
bur o Co'Se want up IN me - say
nothin' an didn't
III was a dollar ante an they all come
in mp to Willard. an he rose IL s.. Then
lIvaudais the age man. he went back az
him with so mo-. and Vickers rose IL t25
Then Moore an Grannison dropped.
We'll them three all 'peared to he
heeled 80 they rose an rose till there was
nigh - 900 on the table afo' the draw
Then IivaudAis trailed. an Vickers didn't
pear 10 be eager 10 go no further an he
'losed the pot.
-On the draw LivAudais took one an
vickers took one. an Willard says he'll
AXE one his ownself an he took IL Often
he bottom O. the deck
There want no guns drawed. like
here mought ha been. but quicker
/ ghtnin' Liyaudais an 0rannison grabbed
, holt on him. one on each side. an Gran
} ison says. This man IL a swindler. What's !
10 be did with him.
Willard set a. still a. death. an I seen
him turn a. white as q sheet He seen
want no use TO struggle. bein' a. his
lands was both gripped like they was. |
10 he never said a word
Il looked to see somepin ser Gus did |
IN Vickers says. monstrous bitter. He'd !
,ughter be throwed overbo'd'; but reckon !
hey didn't mono on EN- like the idee o
loin' ~ so they sent me 10 the cap'n !
IN they set an hslt him till tn old man !
anne into the s'lOon.
Then they told him what they'd saw
m he looked AT Willard hut Willard |
lever said word so the old man had 1
Inn put asho' az Helena. helm As We was
ust maxim a landin' there. an ! never
.Ien him again