The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1913-05-19

modate him.
TIL amt no use into it." he de
clared. angrily III them three what.
a.playin' can't put that yap to slerJ
faint likely 10 on yo' en- do it. An
If the hull 70 on yo' is done mad,
a failure pears like tn amt M
good lookin' TO three to do il. III
Their way it looks bad. an. anyway
don't p'pose TO TO put up no mo
money ag'in a man what en- dea'
like him"
The deal was all right" argued
Pearsall He was reckonin' on
stayin' on to a queen full an me
with fo's. He wouldn't "a did no such
thing as that if he doled 'em crooked
"Mebbe So admitted the old man
but mebbe not. Looks like he know
somepin" bout that there fo't queen
mo- special alter he done made 70
sevens on to Blaisdell's deal Looks
like somepin' was goin' awry. an
/ | reckon it's up to me to take a
look in my own self" And. pick.
ing up his bung starter. he stepped
into the back room
What he saw when he caught sight
of the table was we'll calculated to
/ increase his disquiet. The strangers
/ pile was far away the largest of
those in front of the players, but
the pot. which they had all contri-
buted. was larger than any individu.
al pile, and as the old man entered
! Winterbottom was showing all his
! remaining chips forward They made
a raise which no one but the strang
er was able to cover. and one by one
the others passed out. but there was
an unholy CLEAN in the strangers
eve as he began counting out the
chips with which to call Noting
this CLEAN. the old man felt that
his forebodngs were justified and
his action wae-as prompt as it was
energetic. Fetching his bungstarter
down with tremendous whack on
the table. he so struck that the weap-
on glanced and the chips in the
pot We're scattered all over the floor
And his speech was as emphatic as
his act
This here gamblin' is got to stop
right now," he shouted. TIL amt
no objections to a party o gents
settin' in together TO- a sociable
game O poker S longs tn amt no
SIGH desp'rit play as pears to be
soin' on to the present time, but TIL
amt nobody gwine TO come in here
an bust up the hull c'munity to one
settin', not if he's a angel FIN heav-
en-, he amt, S long S run the
place"
"Yo' all pears to be some het up"
said the stranger Il amt heer'd no
objections I'm these here gents what's
a-playin'. Pears like they is the ones
to kick if there's any kick comm"
His voice was calm. but they could
see his jaws tighten under his heavy
beard
Them" snorted the old man,
with vast contempt 81 reckon if yo'
waste put 'em in a Sunday school
playin marbles they wouldn't none
on 'em know enough bout tn game
fo' to play in tn infant class They
was time when they was looked
on as cap'ble poker players, but
pears like they amt no mo-"
For answer to this the stranger
leaned back in his chair and began
was needed to provoke a general
explosion, for the Arkansas City men
were already boiling over with wrath
at old man Greenlaw's utterances.
Winterbottom and Blaisdell rose from
their seats with evident intent to
join in a rough house. But Bassett
was even quicker than they.
With one bound he reached the
strangers side and raised his hand,
but before he could strike the strang-
err pulled off the bushy wig and
false beard that disguised him and
disclosed the smiling features of
Jim Waters.
Il was on'y amin to have a little
fun with yo' uns,' he said, Lets
liquor"
We'll faint no wonder the boys
was did up said old man Greenlaw
as they were all drinking a little on.
Il arays said how there want on'y
one man under the blue canister O.
heaven what cd beat 'em at poker
an how that was Jim Waters. Sho'
is sin an shame. Jim how yo'
all didn't stick to draw poker stead
O. taken up gamblin' for livin.' A
man with yo' talents didn't oughter
squander 'em dealin' faro" N. Y,
/ Sun.
JESSON and JOHNSON