Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-10-26

SNOW It's NY Deal, and I'm Going 10
See II | Can Hold Them Four Acee.r
deal. You done your darndest, and il
was all right. But this is MY deal, and
It's up to me to do my darndest. In
the first place, you-aIi know me. I'm
Burning Daylight-sayvee? Amt afraid
OF God, devil, death, nor destruction.
Them's my four aces, and they sure cop
per your bets. Look at that there
living skeleton. Letton, you're sure
afraid to die. Your bones is all rat
thing together you're that scared. And
look at that fat Jew there. This little
weapons sure put the fear of God In
his heart. He's yellow as d sick per-
simmon. Dowsett, you're a cool one.
You-ali amt batted an eye nor turned
a hair. That's because you're great
on arithmetic. And that makes you-alI
dead easy In this deal OF mine. Yours
=~s*es0S~tzs~r~N~.a%eSssns s~vze rndsswo
together, and you-all know I sure got
you skinned. You know me, and that
I amt afraid OF nothing. And you-ali
adds up all your money and knows
you ANT a-going to die II you can help
IT."
I'll see you hanged" was Dow.
sets retort.
Not by a damned sight. When the
fun starts. you're the first I plug. I'll
hang all right, but you.all won't live
to see It. You-all die here and now
while I'll die subject to The laws delay
-savvee? Being dead. with grass
growing out Of your carcasses, you
won't know when I hang, but III sure
have the pleasure i long time Of
knowing you-all beat me to It."
you surely won't kill usg" Letton
asked in a queer, thin voice.
Daylight shock his head.
j Its sure too expensive. You-all
amt worth it. I'd sooner have my
chips back. And I guess you-aII d
sooner give my chips back than go to.
the dead-house."
A long silence followed.
well I've done dealt. It's up to
you-all to play. But while you're de-
l~iberating, I want to give you-all warn
ing: II that door opens and any one
Of you cusses let's on there's anything
unusual, right here and then ] sure
start plugging. They ain't a soul Ill
get out of the room except feet first"
A long session Of three hours follow
ed. The deciding factor was not the
big automatic pistol. but the gertrude
that Daylight would use #. Not alone
YER the three men convinced on this,
but Daylight himself was convinced.
He a firmly resolved to kill the men
ii his money was not forthcoming. II
was not an easy matter. on the spar OF
the moment, to raise ten mill
lions In paper currency, and there
were ~vaxatsous delays. Al dozen times
MIR. Howisoa and the head clerk were
summoned into the room. On these oe~
casions the pistol lay on Dayiight's lap,
covered c~arelessly by a newspaper,
whlla be was usually engaged In roll.
ing or lighting hts brown4paper Gig.
arctic. But In the end, the thing was
accomplished. A suitcase was brought
up by one OF the clerks from the walt
ing motor-csr. end Daylight snapped Il
shut ON the last package OF biIls. He
paused at the door to make his anal
remarks.
There's three several things / sure
want to tell you-ali. When I get out
side this door. you.aiIll be set free to
act, and 3ust want TO warn yousal
about what to do. IN the frst place,
no warrants for MY srreat-savvse7
This money's MING. c-1 . ant svu-
bed you Of t.. II it gets out how you
gaye me the double cross and how I
done you back again, the laugh II be
on you, and itla be- sure an almighty
big laugh. Yousall can't AFFORD that
laugh. Besides. having got back nay
stake that you-all robbed me Of, IL you
arrest me and try to rob me q sec
ond time III go cunning for yousall,
and III sure get you. Mo little fraid-
cat strinaps like yon-all can skin Burn
ing Daylight. II you win you lose, and
thsreu sure na sosia several unexpect-
cd funerals around shis burg. Just
look ma In the IL Ana youSalrlk say
rec 7 ksssau business, Them stubs
sud xeeeipsa ca tbs 1ahle & all yoarn.
Gesa ax
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