The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-03-01

I forehead The bronze Of his cheeks
was darkeued ny the accession OF
blood His black eyes glittsred and
his nostrils were distended 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. his voice was
firm and customary. and. unlike
Kearns his hand did no, tremble when
he wrote
Il call. for ten thousand" he said
Not that I'm afraid OF youall. Mac
it's that bunch OF Jacks"
Il hump his hurCh for five thousand
Just the same" said Macdonald. Il
had the best hand before the draw
and still guess | got IL"
"Mebbe this is case where a
bunch after the draw is better'n the
/ bunch before" Kearns remarked;
wherefore duty says. Lift her
Jack, lit her and so lift her anoth
=. FIVE thousaid"
Daylight leaned back In his chair
and gazed up at the kerosene lamps
while lie computed aloud:
Il was In nine thousand before the
draw. and saw and raised eleven
! thousard-that makes thirty. I'm only
/ good for ten more" lie leaned for
ward and looked at Kearns so call
er five thousand"
You can raise II you want" Kearrs
answered Your dogs are good for
| five thousaid IN this game"
Nary dawg You.all can win my
dust and dirt. but nary one OF my
/ dawgs. just call"
The saloon keeper finally spoke:
4 IF anybody else wins. they'll have
/ 70 take a mortgage on the Tivoli"
I The two other players nodded
So call too"
Macdonald added his slip for five
thousand Not one OF them claimed
/ he pot. and not one OF them called
/ the size Of his hand simultaneously
/ and In silence they faced their cards
on the table, while general tiptoe
ing and craning of necks took place
! among the onlookers. Daylight
showed four queens and an ace; Mac
kearns four kings and a trey kearns
reached forward with an encircl!ng
movement OF his arm and drew the
pot In TO him. his arm shaking "a he
did so Daylight PICKED the ace from
his hand and tossed II over alongside
| Macponad's ace. saying:
That's what cheered me along.
Mac knowed II was only kings that
could beat me. and be had them
What did you.all have?" he asked,
all Interest. turning 10 Campbell
straight flush OF four, open al
both ends-a good drawing hand"
You bet, You could a made a
straight. straight flush or flush out
Of II"
That's what | thought" Campbell
said. sadly. 1t cost me six thousand
before | quit"
Il wisht you-all'd drawn" Daylight
laughed Then wouldn't a caught
that fourth queen. Now I've got TO
take Billy Rawlins' mail contract and
/ muSh Tor Dyea, w nat the size vi
the killing jack"
Koarns attempted 20 count the pot.
| bur was too excited. Daylight drew
| II across 10 him. with firm fingers sep.
! arating and stacking the markers and
| l. q US and with clear brain adding
! the sum.
One hundred and twentyseven
! thousand" he announced "You-all can
sell out now, Jack, and head for
! home"
The winner smiled and nodded, but
| seemed incapable 81 speech.
Name your snake-juicc, youall-
the winner PAYS" Daylight called out
! loudly 70 all about him at the same
| time rising from his chair and catch.
ing the Virgin by the arm Come on
! for reel you-all dancers The nights
J young yet. and It's Helen Breakfast
and the mail contract for me In the
morning Here. you.all Rawlins. you
! | hereby do take over that same
contract. and start for salt wate- at
nine "A. m.-savvee? Come on. you-all'
Where's that Adder"