Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-10-26

s"NoW its MY Deal, and I'm Going to
See If | Can Hold Them Four Aces1
deal. You done your darndest, and 1t
vas all right. But this Is my deal, and
It's up to me to do my darndest. In
the first place, you-aIl know me. I'm
Burning Daylight-savvee? Amt afraid
Of God. devil, death, nor destruction.
Them's my foul 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
Ting 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 a sick per-
simmon. Dowsett, you're q cool one.
You-all ain't batted an eye nor turned
. hair. That's because you're great
on arithmetic. And hat makes you-aH
dead easy In this deal Of mine. You're
together, and you-all know / sure got
you skinned. You know me, and that
! ain't afraid Of nothing. And you-all
adds up all your money and knows
you amt a-going to die If you can help
it."f
I'll 9 you hanged was Dow
sett's retort.
mot by q damned sight. When the
fun starts, you're the first / plug. III
hang all right, but you-a1l 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 / hang, but Til sure
have the pleasure a long time of
knowing you-afl beat me to IT"
"You surely won't kill us?" Letton
asked In a queer, thin voice.
Daylight shook his head.
TITS sure too expensive. You-aIl
amt worth It. I'd sooner have my
chips back. And | guess you-aIl ID
sooner give my chips back than go to
the d~ead-house."
A long silence followed.
We'll, I've done dealt. It's up to
you-all to play. But while you're de-
liberating, / want to give you-all warn
ing: IL that door opens and any one
of you cusses let's on there's anything
unusual, right here and then I sure
start plugging. They amt a soul II
get cut Of the except feet first"
Al long session Of three hours follow
ed. The deciding factor was not the
big automatic pistol, bat the gertrude
that Daylight would use it. Not alone
were the three mel convinced OF this,
but Daylight himself was convinced.
He was firmly resolved to kill the mel
il his money was not forthcoming. II
was not an easy matter. on the spur Of
the moment, to raise ten mil
lions ia paper currency. and there
were vexatious delays. A dozen times
Mr.. Howison and the head clerk were
summoned into the room. On these oo-
casfons the pistol lay ON Dayiight's lap.
covered careiessly by a newspaper,
while he was usually engaged I'D roll
ing or lighting his brown-paper Gig
arctic. But In the end, the thing was
accomplished. A suitcase was brought
up by one of the clerks from the wait
Ing motorcar, and Daylight snapped 1.
shut on the last package OF bills, He
paused at the door to make his fnal
remarks.
There's three several things I surs
wan TO tell you-ali. When ! get out
side this door. you-allII be set free to
act, and / just want to warn yousall
about what to do. Ia the frst place,
no warrants Tor ray arrsst-sayvee7
This moneys mine. and : esr,s -1s
bed you of 1t. Il II gets out how you
gave me the double cross and how !
done you back agains the laugh IL be
on you, and It'll be sure an almighty
big laugh. You-all can't afford that
laugh. Besides, having got back mp
stake that you-alI robbed me of. II you
arrest me and try to rob me g sec,
ond time Ill go cunning for you-alI
and I'll sure get you. NO little fraid
cat ahriups like you-all d skin Burn
ing Daylight. II you win you lose. and
shere'II sure be some several unexpeet
ed funerals around this burg. Just
look sas IN tbs eye ana sou-slaaI say
I meaa business Them skaeE
ana receipts On me tAble ID ali yoaFn
Gead aay.
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