The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1911-10-19

ks6 rsa6e q strike On Mocaxhsdsl. azl
three Of whom werx not eAacanw 80
cause sh@Fe we're Eot girls soc1xA TO
20 aroaEd. inclined 10 tie s1wKeastoa-
They we're looking for . eta nan
when Burning Daylight emerged frcsz
/ the rear room. the virgfn CO hia ara.
the train OF dancers In bis ~ake In
response TO the hail Of the poker-psay-
corner.
Want 20 sit In said Campbell
+ ~Hox's your Iuek--'
= sure got IL tonight Burning DAP
light answered With enthusiasm.
and ut the same time felt the Virgin
press his arm warningiy. She wanted
him for the dancing 7 sure got my
luck with me. bat I'd sooner dancs-
I Amt hankerin' 10 take the money
away from you-alL-
! Nobody urged They took his 70
/ fusal a. anal. and the Virgin was
pressing his arm 70 turn him away
+ In pursuit of the suppersesksrs. when
! be experienced q change Of Kart II
was not that he did not want TO dance.
nor that he wanted to hurt her: but
that insistent pressure on his arm put
bis free man-nature In revolt The
thought In his mind was that he did
/ not want any woman running him
Himself a favorite with women. never
| theless they did not bulk big with him
| They were 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 1t was far
easier to break away from the drink
and the cards than from q woman once
the man was properly entangied. He
resisted the pull on bis ann by the
mere negative mass of him. and sasd:
'T sort of feel a hankering to give
you-all a futter."
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. I
amt hungry. And wen 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 of the limit and I'll go you
ALL"
Limits the roof" said Jack Kearns.
Once started, 1t was a quiet game,
with little or no conversation, though
all about the players the place was
a-roar Elan Harnish had tgnited the
spark. More and more miners dropped
In to the Tivon and remained. When
Burning Daylight went on the tear, no
man cared to miss it. 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 a 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 floor was forsaken, so that
all stood at last, f1vescore and more in
q 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
in his case one hundred dollars.
Campbell had merely seen" it, but
Elan Harnish. coming next, had
tossed in Ave hundred dollars, with
was letting him in easy. Macdonald
glanciag again at his hand, put in a
thousand in markers. Kearns, de-
batting long time over his hand,
finally saw" 1t then cost French
Louis nine hundred to remain In the
game, which he contributed after .
similar debate. It cost Campbell like
wise nine hundred to remain and draw
cards, but to the surprise of all he
saw the nine hundred and raised an
other thousand
"You-all are on the grade at last"
Harnish remarked. as he saw the f1f
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.
81 amt got no more markers"
Kearns remarked plaintively. Wed
best begin !. o. US"
Glad you're going to stay" was
MacDonald's cordial response.
II amt stayed yet. I've got thou
sand In already. How's it stand
now?"
It'll cost you three thousand for q
look in, but nobody will stop you from
raising"
'Raise-h-l. You must think / got
a pat like yourself" Kearns looked
at his hand. But I'll tell you what