Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1911-11-16

corner OF bis mouth followed speech
Kearns was pale. and those VINO
| looked on noted that his hand trem
bled as he wrote bis slip. But bis
voice was unchanged.
81 LIT her along for I've thou
sand" he said
Daylight was now 10 the center
| The kerosene lamps above flung high
tights from the rash OF sweat on his
| forehead The bronze Of his cheeks
was darkened by the accession OF
blood. His black eyes glittered and
his nostrils were d!stended and eager.
They were large nostrils. tokening
his descent from savage ancestors
who had survived by virtue Of deep
lungs and generous air.passages'
Yet. unlike Macdonald. bis voice was
firm and customary. and. unlike
Kearns his hand did not tremble when
be wrote
~ call. for ten thousand" he said.
Not that I'm afraid OF you.all, Mac.
It's that bunch Of Jacks"
II hump his hunch for Ave thousand
Just the same" said Macdonald. u
had the best hand before the draw.
and | still guess got It."
"Mebbe this Is a rase where q
| bunch after the draw Is better'n the
bunch before" Kearns remarked;
wherefore duty says. Lift her.
Jack. lift her and SO ! lift her anoth.
er FIVE thousaid"
Daylight leaned back In bis chair
and gazed up at the kerosene lamps
while he computed aloud:
81 was In nine thousand before the
draw, and saw and raised eleven
,thousand-that makes thirty. I'm only
good for ten more" He leaned for.
ward and looked at Kearns. $50 | call
er FIVE thousand"
You can raise II you want" Kearns
answered. Your dogs are good for
five thousaid In this game"
Mary dawg You.all can win my
dust and dirt. but nary one Of my
dawgs. | Just call"
III anybody else wins. they'll have
to take a mortgage on the Tivoli."
The Two other players nodded.
so ! call. too" q.
Macdonald added his slip for 1--WE
thousand Not one Of them claimed
the pot. and not one Of them called
the size OF his hand simultaneously
and In silence they faced their cards
on the table. while a general tiptoe
Ing and craning OF necks took place
among the o%nlookers. Daylight
showed four queens and an Gee: Mac
Donald four Jacks and an ace. and
Kearns four kings and a trey Kearns
reached forward with an encircling
movement OF his arm and drew the
pot In to him. his arm shaking as he
did so Daylight picked the ace from
his hand and tossed It over alongside
MacDonald's ace, saying:
That's what cheered me along,
Mac. ! knowed It was only kings that
could beat me and he had them.
What did you.all have?" be asked,
all interest. turning to Campbell.
Straight flush OF four. open al
both ends--a good drawing hand"
You bet! You could a. made a
straight. a straight flush or a flush GU,
OF IT,"
That's what ! thought" Campbell
said. sadly. 1T cost me six thousand
before | quit"
~ wisht you.all'd drawn" Dayligh,
laughed. Then I wouldn't a caugh,
that fourth queen. Now I've got t
take Billy Rawlins' mail contract ant
mush for Dyea. What's the size o.
the killing. Jackf"
Kearns attempted to count the pot
but was too excited. Daylight drew
It across TO him. with firm fingers sep
a%rating and stacking the markers ant
|. o. US and with clear brain addlni
the sum-.
"One hundred and t~wenty-sevel
thousand" he announced. "You.all cal
sell out now. Jack. and head TO
home"
The winner smiled and nodded, bu
seemed incapable OF speech.
Name your snake-juice. you.ali-
the winner pays" Daylight called GU
loudly to all about him, at the sam
time rising from bis chair and catct
Ing the Virgin by the arm. Come o.
for a reel. you-all dancers, The night
young yet. and it's Helen Breskfas
and the mail contract for me In tn
morning Here. you-all Rawlins. 20
Il hereby do take over that sam
contract. and I start for salt wate- a
nine a. m.-savvee! Come on. you-all
Where's that fddlerf"