The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-03
THE NEVER FAILING
NERVE OF BIXBY
At Its Best IN a Poker Game Where
He Knew an Opponent
Was a Cheat.

did. : Aaid the gray haired. young looking
. nan in the club smoking room. but
never heard one Of them say q word i'm
/ plying a difference % opinion when
spoke 81 him as the coolest man ! ever
met in times Of trouble.
= met him FIRST in Mauch Chunk. Pc.
! the evening OF tb. day that four Molly
MaRuires were hanged. II must be
thirty years ago ~ more. There were
eleven 81 them hanged that day In the
coal regions. ard the Sheriff in that COUNTY
had four Of them 20 dispose Of.
Z was selling goods ~ the time. and
had been IN town for three days. but
though my customers seemed n willing
TO buy as they ever Rad. they all put me
on on one excuse or another aud | had
been obliged 20 wait over.
"On the day Of the execution ! could
do no business whatever. and an | knew
the Sheriff well ! got permission from hum
20 DO q witness TO tho hanging. After
ward I wished hadn't.
That evening 7 was strolling about
town enjoying the pleasant weather.
When Rixby met me and asEsd for light
We stood chatting . few minutes and
said I could not understand the strange
hush that was manifest all over town.
1 have noticed said. 'tha' the general
habit % nearly all the people here. judg-
ing from the pas. three nights. h 10 SIT
on n" iron: steps Of ,hsir houses in the
evening. but tonight you and seem TO be
the only' persons outdoors
Don't you understand it:' he asked.
The people are expecting an attack on
the town by the Mobiles. This whole re-
Rion has been terror stricken 20 long that
they are prepared for anything. and IL IL
beloved that there will be a demonstra-
ton in revenge for the hanging.
Il could hardly believe IL. though I
learned afterward that he was right.
and said. in some surprise: What brings
you here. then. for you don't look like a
citizen Of the place. Then he smiled
pleasantly and replied: oh. I'm always
looking for excitement. came because
thought there might be something
doing.
Il hadn't the same craving and left him
after a brief time and went 10 my hotel.
while he continued his stroll.
The next day ! found the same indif-
ference to business. The excitement.
suppressed though il was. still continued.
80 7 went up IN the mountains 20 see n
couhtry stoIoNorP0i w NO" So'S sSA7
occasionally.
.W1,~n I en.ared his store ha looked AZ
- \. - su0... k-o,,~h, 80, har.s'
he whispered.
Il came for an order I said. We'll.
get away quick he replied, and for
hea~en'a AXE don't lei ANYBODY know
= ----a =, -. - IN I'm -. a.
Serneo you OF tney u NI', H,~' too
! could see he was terrosy IN earnest
sHT.GN at,
do you meant
lyon want "a the iaiI yesterday.' he
iOu 80, ~ - '.SI
c"n''nuoo' Wv, 'h0uSh 80
was no one else IN the store ana they
think YOU are a reporter. That long
Ieared fellow down the street that Just
-. o,,, ~ IN. hons. wh.rn THEY'RE wax
-, - -. h ..A.S =. a..
ing ,ne -"
You'll both b lucky you get away
from here alive
The long laaRed fellow was Bixby. as
- $500 90, "a 7 ic;n~d
'O 49,. -
MIN imTnediAte'y' tcilnS MN o' tnc warn
ing To nv dismAy. he took u scr lously.
for even then I could not realize the
.,,,,.,;on
s.wsIk .Ioox thin uav he said ,urn-
an. ,o-srd ,be open country Don',
iStssL, 80. 70, ,bsre's hnIT n dozrn men
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'..s J. a,.Hs N-"i.., . 1hnl. riiI.~@ snd az
UPS sss' - - -. Iii, 49,. 10Y,
on. my ,iII.S ~ " - 80. |. $500
u" 49, - -, rHs.. 80.
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s.ly t"ilH = .S s-a.It -
s sDI inIe :" ,nI -, -, .anL g. ~.
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roan 80 a. on u ~, - -,;r1h ~, W. 49,
1891 nnP i w N''' w w
10 nIInns .I H. -
cuoocny n.py tuIne"' - -
IeAst tSehIy oI tnotn noI 49,; anH
our only chanrT y oo.n nh, ana VII
t nav ne steTteu uo"h y" AiinoS' pe'p~h-
o'cuisT cum
vel, iohONen AEAn list NASh
AnStnlng -ise 70 90. Inc CIoNu ,an up
yehnS Nhen - ulsAppcaISu, anu huIiNu
cursee ana iSI STONES A,'cI W, nut lo
one cared 10 Iouow. sno soLnenoS Ms
dodgeu inc STONES ahn rolen' ieH Ano
scrAfnb'Sn uo~n zoe Prrclp,ce uliIs oT
more WI We struoh 1nother toeo;
VAS almost used up nut hixoy.oniy srliIed
ana SAID; We'll tnst was certainly
worm while
The neHt time J saw MN WG IN q
broadway stage Remember tho htg
lumhennR stsRe~ fhat ne had before
the time of the Doodle Aldermsn' We'll
that was enc ~ them ana " IVES tuii OF
women ! was the only man INSIDE when
h" 60, IN. ana stood by inc door
SudoSniy thcre Wes a rose ~ gr~at
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