The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-11-27

bat. ~ | said. the dealer wa, intent On
the bigger bets and thnugh he Sav. l
was winning. of Cp.r~f. I sftppOsc he
rrckOnsd u wa, not worth whIl" - max .
any protest against nv p,ay when tho
hank Was dDing 49, we'll - 81 ~as.
Alderman must hr,y, e. an'.d up at
least s30.OsD up Ia she t.uI" that got too
nervous Ia keep On ANY longer. and
caShsd ia. No one ol-,. was quitting. 80
the money was paid oy "r. lthout a ~nrd.
hut a. ] WA taking II | had another
though, and | give y"u NV word, l felt
almost uaralysed with Irtgh'
II didn't know Il Sol.l ia the room, AMI
a. I Thought Of the half mil'' walk I had
ahead of mn beior,. I couit reach the hot"'.
all the stories ! have bs"n hearing about
holsilps came to my mind yl.idlS. Their"
We're men in the place ~ho looked capable
OF a most any crime. ami ranci"d som"
OF them were watching ma CoEri0Gsiy a.
they saw the wad was pocket,rS
Nevertheless, l realized that th@rs was
nothing for me tn do hUi start ont. and ]
braced up IA well as I could and l"ft tn"
place. II wa, pretty dark outside. and "a
| looked back. I saw Shat thr'-" men had
come out directly after | did. and NOR"
than that ! saw that they were following
me-. aud were not NOR" than fifty feet
behind me
What did I do' We'll. ] took To th.
middle OF the street and hotfooted. I'm
particularly well satisfied to know that
no ordinary man can catch me ia "A foot
race. Anyhow, nobody did.
Il asked him how much he had expected
tn clear on his trip To Denver. and II" said
he would have considered himself lucky
II hr had made $50 over and ahnv. cN-
penseS. 81 ] told him II | were ia his plac"
] would at thu, business lsp and take the
first train for home.
You " III be- IA marked man "a long a.
you stay here | said and whether you
have the. money with YOU or not you will
be supposed to have IL
But he seemed 10 recover from his
fright, and the next morning h. laughed
at thc i'.1 of running away from futur"
possihillty and siid la would stay TIL
he got through calling on hrs customers.
IL was nothing to I'M" ~ | said n" more.
only when h" ~tay"i UlIt again, two nights
later I went 10 bed with a notion that
would ba likely TO have III" room To my
self for the remainder 81 my stay
Along about > o'clock ia the morning.
however h" came IN, and ! asked him
II h.. had had another rIn for the hotel
Soihe laughed. rather rlefuily, ! thought,
and sand No
II took nay time about It tonight
he said. and l was held up twIc" on the
way home Their" waIs two poor devils
struck me-. for dollar each time, and
would hav" gwen them III" mo,sy II !
had had that much with me. A Il was,
had to refuse them.
Fact l.. | sat in at a poker game.
did not go To ACkerman's this time, for |
had no reason 10 expect "A square game
there. but l reckon | would have done
fully ~ well II had.
1t was ore of nay customers who
introduced ma, and We played III his own
rooms The three friends OF his thar |
met Their. were all. to my knowledg"
reputabl. citizens. and haven't the
slightest idea that ther" was anything
wrong in the play. but | quit broke.
1t was "a good game while Il lasted
and th.. luck varied all the time. was
more than a Thousand ahead At one time
for after we got warmed zap we took Oh
the limit. and took in several pots con-
tanning more than $3.50.
Then began to- lose, aaE ran behind
till | was fully 81 900 behind. when caught
three aces before the draw. II wis "A
jackpot. and | sat in the golden seat. for
/ dealt the cards myself.
The man on NV left opensi for the
siz., ~ the pot. and two others stayed.
80 gave IL "A roost. and the opener stay'-d
Then the next man raised me, and the
next dropped.
I lifted il gain. and the opener passed
bur the next man trailed, So didn't i'm
agine ne had more than ! had anyhow.
and when he called for two cards knew
I had him beat unless he should better.
Then when I caught a pair 81 treys to
my aces | was confident enough 10 bet
my pile. bur he had r,ad" foIr~.
Il settled Merrill'~ hotel bill and lent
him money enough ga get home.
Il haven't been IN Denver since, and
greatly doubt whether Merrill has