Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-10-17

away from you-all."
Nobody urged. They took his re-
fusal as final, and the Virgin was
pressing his arm to turn him away
IN pursuit of the supper-seekers, when
he experienced a change of heart It
was not that he did not want to dance,
MOI that he wanted TO hurt her; but
that insistent pressure on his arm put
his free man-nature In revolt. The
thought In his mind was that he did
not want any woman running him.
Himself a favorite witn women, never
theless they did not bulk big with him.
They we're toys, ~playthings, part OF the
relaxation from the bigger game OF
life. He met women along with the
whisky and gambling, and from obser-
walton he had found that it was far
easier to break away from the drink
and the cards than from a woman once
the man was properly e~ntangled. He
resisted the pull on his arm by the
mere negative mass OF him, and said:
II sort OF feel a laundering to give
yon-all a fiutter."
Tact and sympathy strove with him,
and he smiled with his eyes into the
Virgins eyes as he said:
"You-all 60 and get some grub !
amt hungry. And we'll dance some
more by and by. The nights young
yet. Go 1t, old girl"
He released his arm and thrust her
playfully on the shoulder, at the same
time turning to the poker players.
take on the limit and I'll go you
all"
Limits the roof" said Jack Kearns.
Once started, 1t vas q quiet game,
with little or no conversation, though
all about the players the place was
asroar. Elan Harnish had ignited the
spark. More and more miners dropped
in to the TfvoH and remained. When
Burning Daylight went on the tear, no
man cared to miss 1t. The dancing
floor was full. The luck at the table
varied monotonously. no big hands be-
ing out. As a result, high play went
on with small hands, though no play
lasted long. But at three In the morn
ing the big combination OF hands ar
rived. It was the moment OF moments
that men wait weeks for In q poker
game. The news of it tingled over the
Tivoli. The onlookers became quiet.
The men farther away ceased talking
and moved over to the table. The
players deserted the other games, and
the dancing-foor was forsaken, so that
all stood at last, fvescore and more In
a compact and silent group, around
the poker table. The high betting
went on, with the draw not In sight.
Kearns had dealt, and French Louis
had opened the pot with one marker
i'm his case one hundred dollars.
Campbell had merely seen" it, but
ELAN Harnish, coming next, had
tossed In five hundred dollars, with
the remark to Macdonald that he
was letting him In easy. Macdonald
glancing again at his hand, put 10 a
thousand In markers. Kearns, de-
batting a long time over his hand,
finally saw" 1t then cost French
taAIs alas hundred ID e Tsmain L. the
similar debate. 1t cost Campbell like
Wise nine hundred to remain and draw
hcands. but to the surprise OF all he
saw the nine hundred ana raised am
other thousand.
"You-all are on the grade at last"
Harnish remarked, as he saw the If
teen hundred and raised a thousand
In turn. Helen Breakfasts sure on
top this divide, and you-all had best
look out for Dustin harness."
"Me for that Same lady" accom-
panied MacDonald's markers for two
thousand and for an additional thou
sand-dollar raise.
I amt got no more MARKERS
Kearns remarked plaintively. Wed
best begin /. o. us"
"Glad you're going to stay" was
MacDonald's cordial response.
Il amt stayed yet. I've got a thou,
sand In already. How's it stand
now?"
'Itll cost you three thousand for .
look in, but nobody will stop o from
raising
"Raise-h--I. You must think l gol
a pat like yourself" Kearns looked
at his hand. But III tell you wha'
I'll do, Mac. I've got a bunch, and
I'll just see that three thousand"
He wrote the sum on a slip of pa
| per, signed his name, and consigned II
to the center of the table.
French Louis became the focus o.
ALI eyes. He fingered his cards merry
ousIy for a pace. Then, with a "By
Carl All got not one leetle BEEF
hunchl" he regretfully tossed his hant
into the discards.
The next moment the hundred and
odd pairs of eyes shifted to Camp
bell.
Il wont hump you, Jack" he said
~contenting himself with calling the
requisite two thousand.
The y E shifted to Harnish, who
scrubbed on q piece Of paper and
showed 1t forward.
"Ill just let you-all know this ain'i
no Sunday school society of philan
thropy," he said. Il see you, Jack
and I raise you a thousand. Here's
where you-all get action on your pat
Mae"
Actions what | fasten on. and
lift another thousand was MaeDon
AIDS reioinder. "still got thai bunch.
Jack7"
:" still got that hunch.s Kearns