The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-20


was one that could not possibly he passed
by. and accordingly after a somewhat
heated reJoinder from Mr.. Bush q Hix
hAnded game 81 poker was soon in progress
! the Salinas cabin Mr.. whipple's
| y, efcrence for looking On was gratified
the more readily because Of the fast that
/ no more than live could at at the same
table with Mr. Bush in any comfort, he
requiring double the space of another
ON account Of hia bulk
There was no mention Of any limit m
the game. nor was one thought OF by any
at the table. The one object Of the boat
party was to get as much money N poe
sihIe from the visiting delegation, while
the virtuous Indignation of the Nicksburg
citi1sns was only TO he Rllayed by the
financial ruin of the pirates who pro-
posed poachinR on their preserves. There
, was therefore a thoroughly harmon oJls
hostility in the game from the beginning.
One only in the party SEEMED able 90
take a humorous view Of the situation.
Parson Trip looked around az the stern
faC~s of the others ~ they settled To ths
play and remarked with a quZzical smile:
You uns 'peaTs to h. some like them
roaTin' lions what's mentioned in Srripter
what goes round s-ekin' whom they may
deN olIr somebody
well, | dunno drawIed Mr.. Poster.
I wouldn't 90 30 fur . to say what theym
seekin' for 90 d'vour nobody. The gent
with the surCingle looks like he'd done
. ueN ONfesu All was COMM 10 Nun.
But this Pleasantly. III timed and coarss'
as IL was. failed % it, purpose ". as seems 4
likely Il was Intended To put MIR. BIish
and his friends IN a ragr. He: and Mr.
Galloway only shook their heads Rrimly
and Mr.. Hat Wiggins's only reply was nm
mart icul1ts groWl. None 81 thu threr
, could he induced 90 withdraw his atten-
ton from the game
This proved 20 10 fierce indeed. Neither
side committed tho error Of underestimate
ing the Others skill. On the contrary
each man watched with the keenness Of
lynx for the slightest attempt OF an adver-
ssry to take undue advantage and each
man played his own hand with skill am
caution.
II seemed almost a. IL the game would
necessarily he fair ono In that any who
might attempt a crooked play would
he almost certain 81 detection And -
cautious Was Lindsay that he forDore
for a time Co signal the paTson To- sxsr-
else his skill IN the deal. preferrinR rather
To- measure the eneurv's strength and
win by superior play II possible
The first great contest came between
himself and Bush on hands dealt by
Galloway. IL vas IN jackpot with ti7
in the centre ~ the table before the deal
blind ~ get the chance of raising in case
another should open and he should have
good cards
Virgins. sitting next oUened for the
/
trailed and the parsOn raised It ti2 There
upon Galloway dropped and Lindsay
looked at his cards
Finding four -nvens he trailed hoping
for a second RAISE from Bush or the opener
and willing - reserve HIS play till after
the draw Virgins. however passed.
not being strong enough to stand "A rai-e
and he looked anNiouslv az Bush To
has joy that player made u So more
The parson studied long time hut
H. a i m NzaaN
hoo-ted IL slW Bush came hack with
SigI more and the parsnn t-pppsd
Lindsay felt assured from the Tstr-ons
play that he was satisfied pf the rrgu-
larity Il the deal 50 h" had no hesitation
IN raising again SsO0 this time. the object
hclng 10 push the game - rapidly as
possible"
Bush was also satisfied a. 10 the deal
a. he could not help but To- since his ally
mad dealt. and he raised II ~ ~.
'Mought A. we'll get all I can on This
kind ~ a hand he said. and Lindsay.
remembering that four s"v"nz w"r" not
lnvinCible trailed
On the draw he stood pat - disguise
his strcngth II possible Bush also stood
rat and the two looked AZ zach other
steadily for some minutes.
Then Lindsay reached for an inside
pocket and pulling out huge wallet
extracted from II nv" 81 80 bills Th.-',
he laid ln the pot without speaking. and
Bush lacked at him a long tim" IN silence.
There was Positively no way for either
man "a gauge tn" others strength. and
bush tried hard to max" up hls mInd
whether large = bet was blum or
really inspired by confidence
Finally Dc. pulled out his own pocket
book and counted his money slowly until
h" had - ,Ss' on the tahl" Then h" con
tinued counting until h" had 5000 more
in q separate pile. watching has adversary
ksanlv all the while
But Lindsay was too seasoned a player
20 he'ray either satisfaction or constHT-
nation. and az last Bush. abandoning hts
attempt To ds'rd" the question. call'd.
showing down a king full IN aces only
TOURS would heat him
With unShlk"n nerve. even after
body blow like ihat. he and has friends
continued IN" gam" and even Son back
A portion ~ their lrss. hat Lindsay after
.eslng that the luck had really turned
CAV" an almost IillI erc"pt'ble signal u
me par-on and tn" game broke up on
the latters deal
Four men at the table had each a
hand that was strong enough 20 provoke
heavy play. whsle Lindsay and the dealer
drnpp"t
Lindsay had made, but the winner ~ 'h'.
Dot raked in over ~ 40 On four tens, ana
MIR Poster was the winner
1 reckon You unS - qualified "a play
rrker most AIyWh"reS ~Pid Rellyband
Bush as he rose from his char, but ther" =
only 20 N yo party, au ! reckon ! IN
rais. e. 80 enough for u blow yer boat
outen the watcr u - !ayin' here to-
morrow NiCkEburg amt big enough fr
yO' business an mine. an amt p pared
Tor 90 NOV" i,lst vet ! reckon IS up To
you unH - travel
AS ~ that. said Lindsay Pleasantly.
after he had called on J"T to zs-rv" another
round I reckon trav'll'n's mo plcasanter
n fighun' an n ~" unH en- do a. well
all IN" way down N" river = We done done
h.,r,. we'll be- satisfied "" unE ain't no
haN GO
And the SaIlua weighed anchor before
daylight
MOO Tined or ar NHiII FIRE.