The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-01-29
"Now it's My Deal, and I'm Going to
See II Can Hold Them Four Aces"

NOW KS my DSdt, anu I'M SOIHY "
See If | Can Hold Them Four Aces"
deal. You done your darndest, and It
was all right. But this is my DEAL and
It's up to me to do my darndest. In
the first place, you.all know me. I'm
Burning Daylight-savvee Amt afraid
of God, devil, death, nor destruction.
Them's my four aces, andthey sure cop
per your bets. Look at that there
Lying skeleton. Letton, you're sure
afraid to die. Your bones is all rat
tling together you're that scared. And
look at that fat Jew there. This little
Weapons, sure put the fear Of God III
his heart He's yellow as sick per.
simmon. Dowsett, you're cool one.
You.all aln't batted an eye nor turned
hair. That's because you're great
on arithmetic. And that makes you,all
dead easy in this deal Of mine. You're
sitting there and adding two and two
together, and you.all know sure got
you skinned. You know me, and that
I amt afraid OF nothing. And you-all
adds up all your money and knows
you amt a-going to die If you can help
It."
"I'lI see you hanged" was Dow.
sets retort.
Not By damned sight. When the
fun starts, you're the first / plug. I'll
hang all right, but you.sll won't live
to see 1t. 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 III sure
have the pleasure long time Of
knowing you.all beat me to It."
You surely won't kill us?' Letton
asked in a queer, thin voice.
Daylight shook his head.
ITS sure too expensive. You.all
amt worth it. Id sooner have my
chips back. And | guess you-all d
sooner give my chips back than go to
the dead.house."
A long silence followed.
Well, I've done dealt. It's up to
you.allto play. But while you're de-
liberatlng, want TO give you.all warn
ing: II that door opens and any one
Of you cusses lets ON there's anything
unusual, right here and then l sure
start plugging. They amt Il soul II
get out OF the room except feet first"
A long session of three hours follow
ed. The deciding factor was not the
big automatic pistol, but the gertrude
that Daylight would use 1t. Not alone
were the three men convinced Of this,
but Daylight himself was convinced.
He was firmly resolved to kill the men
If his money was not forthcoming. It
was not an easy matter, on the spur Of
the moment, to raise ten mil
lions in paper currency, and there
were vexatious delays. A dozen times
Mr.. Howison and the head clerk were
summoned into the room. On these oc-
casions, the pistol lay on Daylight's lap,
covered carelessly by a newspaper,
while he was usually engaged in 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 motor.car, and Daylight snapped it
shut on the last package Of bills. He
paused at the door to make his final
remarks.
There's three several things sure
want to tell you,all. When get out
side this door, you,all'll be set free to
act, and l just want to warn you-all
about what to do. In the first place,
no warrants for my arrest-savvee?
This moneys mine, and ! amt rob-
bed you Of It. II It gets out how you
gave me the double cross and how l
done you back again, the laugh II be
on you, aud it'll be sure an almighty
big laugh. You.all can't afford that