Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-11-08

I'm real glad to hear tnar,' he SAD.
81 don't want to miss that train and
you-all have done me proud, gentle
men, letting me in on this deal. l
just do appreciate it without being
able to express my feelings But am
sure almighty curious, and I'd like ter
rible to know, Mr.. Letton, what your
figures of our winning is. Can you-all
give me- a rough estimator"
Nathaniel Letton did not look ap-
pealingly at his two friends, but in the
brief pause they felt that appeal pass
out from him. Dowsett, Of sterner
mold than the others, began to divine
that the Klondiker was playing. But
the other two were still under the
Establishment of his child-like tnno-
cence.
1T is extremely-er-dif1icu Leon
Guggenhammer began. "You see, Ward
Valley mas auctuated so, err"
THAT no estimate can possibly be
made in advance" Letton supple
mented.
Approximate it, approximate Il"
Daylight counselled, cheerful1y. ut
don't hurt if you-all are million out
one side or the other. The f1guresll
straighten that up. But I'm that curl.
Gus I'm just itching all over. What
dye say?"
"Why continue to play at cross pur-
poses?" Dowsett demanded abruptly
and coldly. Let us have the explana-
tion here and now Mr.. Harnish is Ia
boring under a false impression, and
he should be set straight.
By this time Letton was stiffened by
the attitude Dowsett had taken, and
his answer was prompt and definite.
IT fear you are under misappre-
hension, Mr.. Harnish. There are no
winnings to be divided with you. Now
don't get excited, beg Of you. have
but to press this button :"
Far from excited, Daylight had all
the seeming of being stunned. He look
ed at Dowsett and murmured:
''It was your deal, all right, and you
all dole them right, too. Well, amt
kicking. I'm like the player in that
poker game. 1t was your deal, and
you-all had a right to do your best.
And you done it-cleaned me out slick
er'n a whistle"
He gazed at the heap on the table
with an air of stupefaction.
"And that-all amt worth the paper
It's written on. Col dast it, you-a1 can
sure deal 'em round when you get a
nance. Oh. no. / amt a-kicking. It
rv0n vno~ .ISoo1 0rS ~10,~ ~ ao~ko ;11~,
done me, and a man amt half a man
that squeals on another mans deal.
And now the hand is played out, and
the cards are on the table, and the
deals over, but :"
His hand, dipping swiftly into his in
side breast pocket, appeared with the
big Colts automatic.
las | was saying, the old deals I'm
sshed. Now it's my deal, and I'm
a-going to see if | can hold them four
aces
Take your hand away, you whited
sepulchre!" he cried sharply
Nathaniel Lotions hand, creeping
toward the push-button on the desk,
was abruptly arrested.
Change cars" Daylight command
ed. take that chair over there, you
gangrene-livered skunk. Jump, or I'll
make you leak till folks'll think your
father was water hydrant and your
mother sprinkling-cart. You-all move
your chair alongside, Guggenhammer;
and you-all Dowsett, sit right there,
while I just irrelevantly explain the
virtues of this here automatic. She's
loaded for big game and she goes off
eight times She's a sure hummer
! when she gets started.
Preliminary remarks being over,
1 now proceed to deal. Remember, I
amt making no remarks about your