Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-10-27

The kerosene lamps above flung high
flights 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 distended and eager
|; They were large nostrils. tokenins
his descent from savage ancestors
who had survived by virtue OF deep
lungs and generous air-passages
Yet, unlike Macdonald, his voice was
firm and customary, and, unlike
Kearns his hand did not tremble when
he wrote.
4 call, for ten thousand" he said.
I'"Not that I'm afraid of you-all, Mac.
| It's that bunch Of Jacks"
/ II hump his bunch for five thousand
+ just the same" said Macdonald. !
/ had the best hand before the draw,
/ and l still guess got it,
I "Mebbe this is a case where
| bunch after the draw is better'n the
bunch before" Kearns remarked;
|. wherefore duty says, Lift her.
Jack, lift her and so 1 lift her anoth'
J: er five thousaid."
! Daylight leaned back in his chair
/ and gazed up at the kerosene lamps
while he computed aloud:
/ 81 was in nine thousand before the
| draw, and I saw and raised eleven
| thousand-that makes thirty. I'm only
T good for ten more" He leaned for.
I ward and looked at Kearns. $50 | call
I er FIVE thousand"
| You can raise If you want" kearns
answered. your dogs are good Tor
five thousaid in this game"
Mary dawg. You-all can win my
| dust and dirt, but nary one of my
| dawgs. just CALL
The saloon keeper finally spoke:
| IF anybody else wins, they'll have
to take a mortgage on the Tivoli.
The two other players nodded.
$50 l call, too"
| Macdonald added his slip for five
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 onlookers. Daylight
| showed four queens and an ace; Mac
Donald four jacks and an ace, and
Kearns four kings and trey. kearns
reached forward with an encircling
movement of his arm and drew the
| not 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?" he asked,
! all interest, turning to Campbell.
straight flush of four open at
both ends-a good drawing hand.'
| "You bet! You could a made
straight, straight flush or flush out
of it."
That's what thought" Campbell
said, sadly. 1T cost me six thousand
l before QuiL.
81 wisht you-alld drawn" Daylight
| laughed. "Then / wouldn't a caught
that fourth queen. Now I've got to
take Billy Rawlins' mail contract and
mush for Dyea. What's the size OF
the killing, Jack?'
Kearns attempted to count the pot,
but was too excited. Daylight Dire"
it across to him, with firm fingers sep
| arating and stacking the markers and
IT. o. US and with clear brain adding
the sum.
zone hundred and twenty-seven
thousand" he announced. "You-all can
sell out now, Jack, and head Tor
| home"
The winner smiled and nodded, but
seemed incapable Of speech.
Name your ,snake-juice, you-all-
the winner pays!" Daylight called out
loudly to all about him, at the same
! time rising from his chair and catch
| ing the Virgin by the arm. Come on
for a reel, you-all dancers. The nights
Young yet, and it's Helen Breakfast
| and the mail contract for me in the
morning. Here, you-all Rawlins, you
i hereby do take over that same
| contract. and I start for salt water at
| nine a. m.-savvee? Come on, you-all!
| Where's that fiddler?"
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