The sun., 1913-12-07

HepUe tWOulunt be so nell roarin' ul1-
hcult TO outsider to set in 'thouten
bein' skinned alive. e what's arays done
been reckoned. Said he didn't know
but what somepin like that d been done
did afo' now"
"Sho' was somepin' q that kyind hap
pened." admitted the old man regret
FULLY. Was q time afo' that when they
was the best game a. poker in the hull
south played right here in my back
room. They was experts come I'm all
directions what set in 70 the purpose o
Dustin up the game but they want
none on 'em ever done It. Feared like
they want none on 'cm sich likely
players as what played here rcg'lar. |
sho' took Il heap q pride into the game
them days.
But he continued. with a show OF
anger. "a'ter lin Blaisdel an Joe Bas-
sett an Jake Winterbottom an Sam
Pearsall done got the fool notion q
swine to Texas the glory ~ the game
Is done departed as the Good Book says.
They Is some poker played I'm time to
time o co'se. but faint nothin hut q
amachure game. Most anybody en-
win out into 1t. They sho' is u op'nin'
into the back room 70 anybody what
plays any kyind u n game
This statement of n condition OF af
fairs hitherto unsuspected by the four
WORTHLESS whom he had called by name
was received by them without any show
OF surprise and without comment. 1t
might even have been thought that they
were more or less indignant at being
classed az amateurs The strangers.
hnWp\pr liSf.A.l "A ho St, -
terest and seemed to bc pleased rather
than otherwise.
Set 'en up ag in" said the one who
had not yet spoken. We uns was
ta.kin' % settn' into a game some'res.
but way we reckoncd was how they
wouldn't he no show ag'in them pirates
To- We uns. bein's We amt no gre't en-
perts. We done heerd leap about yo'
place. an just drored in fo to have n
look at il. Beins III. game amt liable
70 to be nothln' outen the ordinary
reckon III amt no reason why We
shouldn't act in Il they is anvthin' did
din"
We'll, | dunno" said the old man
doubtfuliy. "Th' ain't nobody plays
here reg'lar no mo-. but mehbe som.
o. these gents moucht oblige il yo' uns
is yearnin' fo "A game"
II" looked nquiringly from one to
another Of the four famous players
who had not gone to Texas, but all APP
pearsd hesitant.
IL reckon IN ain't no use q me
settin in. said sam iearsall defect
eddy. 81 don't mind piayin little
penny ante occasional. bcin : man
amt liable 10 To lose his nun wad,
but pears like lose my nerve when
IL comes In paN!h 10 mp" tant money.
And he regarded the strangers in
uu!rihGiN
We uns don play no penny game.
SAID one "f them promptly ana de-
eiueulE
Well sa.d fearSdII. mat lets me
ou'' put ! am a-saNH" What h"o"uF
else - name |" DO
uoh ihi'u STUN III II y" uns
he'' peh' on pay N "i.u b.a'Sueii'
We cone .eet htap taik hou'
jim n'aisu'i' game "u' reckon ne
Wv, r''''" nv ''''e' NV"
'"'uoe "'" ''aH IL" s'cI' ea'"e
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'e' N"I'e" no" Il was 3N'"'' l" !" "''P
'" d" "u' u N"' 20 ''H" no" !
wa II" P'aEti' '"" ''e ~" "'h
h"u"eu u"u''s'ahu'hH4E'
IN the pack room u" 'hTre "'Her
champions maze an eldh"rd'" display "i
uniamlIiaI'tN with the Ordinary uSdErS
OF the game that coniivm"" the belief "i
the strangers that they were paying
with tyros. Blisd"il shuti'cd the deck
awkwardly and started 10 deal without
| Offering II for cut. Nhoreupon the one
of the strangers who was ponc called
| Aim to account sharply
| Don't | glt no cuanst g cultin' the
cyards?'' he demanded
We'll. tn AMT no objections If vo' all
is that ptic'lar." said Blals,lcn ub,.g-
incly. I'VE uns don't never bother with
the cut. Pears like tn amt no gre't
sense into il nohow, hut yo' all IN cut
| EN- il yo' like"
| ITS mo reg'lar.' said the pone apo.-
ogeticallv. and he cut them. though
Bassett grumbled declaring that It was