The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-07-31

! " hat nothin'' f-plied Ninterbotfori
. b. hni~gusl, Us ps.s-stt's ags an
I your first lee
-h.t / .irs.ldl-,i.' stciaimed Perez
/ "a all god faith and u Rod Ia - et
I planet - him that " Arkansas ths go
did pot PAS ~ the siTasidler.
/ II waA a minor pant And ne two Ina
l.hmrn a~Jui-~s--t readily enosigh
More than that thsv proved thsnnselvs'
I 20 - far better than average playsr-,
aud In t~o or three rounds demonssraied
their ab,hiv by ending hassstt and
Psarsall 20 no hon~vart
Niutsrhoftnni hald he own by con-srvA-
tive play tYi BIZ .i.ll hal 10, half hi-
chipa. aud The two strang"- we're sell
ahead Il tho game when the deal came
around - Rlaisdsll and he sst his Jazz
/ ~ that recuiar way that told his friends
, something Nds 20 10 expected
Algy had put up an ante ~ - ~all -.
D for ~ and his friend were pushing the
I game and Pearsall. p,qued a, his Losses.
Immediately s,raddled. making - so
10 come in He was clearly within hiA
rgh'- hui he bot was - ou' 81 proportion
tn q $50 table stakes gams that the Others
were moved 20 protest
! ooks Ike we'd oughteT have mo-
money in the game N were gnin to play
That way said ssstt. and the Others
agreed
Take on the limit. suggested BlaiS-
dell and again thov agreed, 80 tho game
Rassnt'. having first say. failed 20 find
enough ~ h- hand to Justify putting up
$40. - n. folded. bat Percy came ~ after
on" quick El7rC' a. his hand Then
Mrntorho'tom trGilci and Blalsdcl throw
down
Alcv -rls~d ~ SO. and Pear~all aftcr
q sidelpng glance NJ Blai-dell went hack ~
him with az more Then Percy p'ii up
So and Wint"rbo'tom with a -rim look
irpilei again
Algv s,udioI = while hut frpnv rais"i
u $50 Ari pearSail made IL $50 mo'S
Thar Percy ari wlntarhottom both trail~d
end all hands looked earnestly 10 So" what
AlgV wOult 10
rIo k,si'ated. rr after som" thought
clOs"' The not. making u total ~ SSSn on
IN" table be.rrp N" trA~ II was 20 sud
don q jump from the game thew hal h~-n
PLAYING thai thor" was a general lracir g
~ Tor tho struggle. hut N" Arkansas
civ rl"r Ohscrv"i With pleasure thai the
tao ur' Il icrs seemed wholly undis'urnNd.
Fvi i"n'lv they wer" villirs =" play for
,lcv -.oud Ia and Pearsall took ore
cat iut 'usi - ha was about 10 lift IL
from no table Algy laii his cards or the
table ia" down ard l"a lug forward
SAID Ia Rl~is 'all
on I say. Won know
vs. ura'.rsr was bland ard wholly void
OF oT"' 90 and y Sscms' clear that he was
sir,iv "NIrrs,irC bis surprise az some
thi' lu' m p wholly Ruoi raturei way.
~ thai Blns!"'l Elwavs r"atv for -
quarrel %. he Wa seemed ~ ind nothing
~ Quarrel about
We'll. What is ~ he sPii grIfiy. ~ he
pa'sa In IL dealing
Wolf Won know there's nothing in the
rules tho wPy wc plav the same. ssit
Alcv sti!l sooI rstureilv that calls for
icaliry m tho bottom WHAT
Irstiuc,ively. ~ u were. the others
hand moved toward his hip pocket; and
hi, three friends Ver. fully prepared Co
so. him lra~ IT, fact they We're al three
pr' pa-i"g themselves - give what
ever al might y" r~oe~ssry hut Algys
smile vas So pleasant AID his face -
fr7a".il thar Rlaisfell he~itst~i in spite
Of himself
-No' al don't 'rear 20 understand this
he-e game none too we'll ne said after a
zen " kills man f'r -avin' what yo' all
done aid when ! deals the cyard- IN
Amt no'htn crooked Savey'-
-Oh. hut Won did take that card from
the bottom - the deck YOU know inter
noaad Percy - mildly - his friend had
sNnken. Il didn't say anything. for |
Thought rsrhans u was one ~ your house
rules WHAT
This r-oved 70 ha little more than
Blaisdell could stand
ANY man that savr 7 dealt crooked
- lhr- no shouted. and this time he
drew HE gun
on the instant old man Gr~enlaw came
into the room swinging his bungstarter.
hut no a. we'll As the other Arkansas City
men was thoroughly taken hack by the
placid dsmeanor 81 the two Englishmen.
aud instead Of proceeding 10 violence they
looked with Astonish meni while the two
regarded each other IN mild surprise
i say. Algy. said the other = don't
think We care 10 play any longer whatF
I certainly do not said the othsr'
but how alb II the money we have IN
that pot'-
-Yo' cant draw down no'hin alter yo'
dome psit Il IN the not Said old man Green
law promptly an all pots what amt
PLAYED out belongs to the house
An said Percy That's one Of the
house rules I suppose WHAT
sure ia said 'he old man
-TheR said Percy. i think we d better
60. Algv There's no Use playing that pot
out What'-
Then they walked very deliberately out
~ the place. having the Arkansas City
men gazing after them in Amusement.