The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-16
ADELICATE QUESTION
IN POKER DISCUSSED
Carcfull. and With Accrbity by
Old Man Grecnlaw and
His Friends.
MARKED CARDS IN GAME
And a Doubt as to What Course
Should BE Pursued Under
the Circumstances.
MARKED CARDS IN GAME
ny DAVID 4. CURTIS.

swatted onmarcifl, when he done
reckoned how he was gwine to skin tn
nitro party" said old man Greenlaw.
looking around at the various members
Of the little circle or friends who sat
with him in his saloon in Arkansas
City.
His manner was that Of one who
challenges contradiction Of self-evi-
dent proposition. End re paused after
making the remark as IL to see II any
OF his hearers would be temerarious
enough to venture the expression of a
different opinion.
For a time no one else spoke. 1t
might have been supposed by a casua:
observer, II there had been one there,
that the four experienced looking men
who undoubtedly heard what he said
were daunted by his determined eX-
preston and the grimness with which
he awaited the possibility of a reply.
1t appeared. however, after an interval
that the hesitation that was manifest
in the matter of discussion was the re-
suit of careful consideration of the
question and not Of awe
Tt'hDI' ui'bpt' Hp" NlitA 'htit
game was draw polSer."' said Jake
Winterbottom after a period of delibera-
ton. 1t was not as If he had any
doubt on the point. but rather as II he
wanted 1t settled before committing
himself
"Sho' was" said the old man with
shade of defiance IN his tone. 81 amt
liable TO to he talkin' o mumble-te-
peg when | mentions "A friendly game.
Didn't | say what II were "A patty a
gentlemen? O. Co'se they was playin"
poker. Bein real gents, just nachully
they wouldn't play nothin' else"
Then | sh'd say what this here gent
go all was mentionin' ptic'lar must n
ben a tin-horn." returned Winterbot-
tom with an air Of finality. They
wouldn't no real spot make no disturb
ance long o bein' did up into poker
same, not thouten he's playin' with
Professionals.
90 cose IL they is Professionals settin'
IN he'd Just nachully be did up any
way. but he cd do as he liked about
kickin' II he done reckoned he cd git
away with II. Pears like IL a man can't
put his milk o. human kyindness into
che churn o. Experience 'thouten It's
a -Irnn' to pot cheese he'd do doggone
sight better 70 to fatten his hawgs
with it."
The old man was about to make a
rejoinder to this when Jim Blasdell
broke in.
IL say Jake's right" he exclaimed
81 amt got no 'plnion of a man tn
put up holler long o. losin' his wad
into poker game. not 'thOuten he
en- git it back a dom Of it.
90 cose. II he's right handy with
shootin' irons an he draws first, he en-
mebbe git out honable enough. 'thouten
losln' OF 1t. but otherwise If he's did up
he's did up an he'd ough; To- to be man
enough TO to take his medicine. Pears
like yo' friend wasn't nothin' but a
plain. ornery squealor."
Did looR some that away" admitted
the old man. rather grudgingly, but
they was circumstants what
Don't make no difference what the
circumstants was" interrupted Joe
Bassett. violently. "Jim's right. II a
man gifts beat out into a poker game
th'ain't on'y two things to do: lie CT
either put up a fight or he en- quit
peaceable.
IF he likes pot cheese. o. co'se he CT
git busy with a churn, like Jake says
but he amt got no call TO to set rount
whimperin' like this yere galoot Pears
like he want no kyind of a man"
well. he was c'nsid'ble Of a man.
declared old man Greenlaw. now fully
reused up. They was three or 70
notches onto his gun afo' that, If any,
body sh'd aNt yo', an he wouldn't
thought nothin' o. pullin' II If hc'c
reckoned that was the best thing to h,
did; but as | was sayin', they wa,
Circumstances"
We'll, what was they?" demande,
Sam Pearsall. with great Impotence
Pears like it's some triflin' to gi
net up over a game. 'thouten anybody
KNOWN what was did into 1t. AIS 20
said was how he set in an got did up.
"Thaint nothin' in that. Somebody
got 20 be did up al'ays, but II this yer,
galoot want drinkin' nothin but but
termilk, pears like he must a been d;
hell roarin' po' player TO to lose gu
agin them I was takin' regular drinks
Cordin' to the way yo tell it. pear
Ike he didn't have no call to kick"
He reckoned he had c'nsid'ble of
call said the old man calmly. IF yo
unsd hold yo' horses TO- spell n1ebb,
yo' mought find somepn' TO talk about
stead o. yawping away over nothin
like yo' is dom"
We'll, go ahead an tell Il then" ex
claimed Jim Blaisdell. This yere's git
tin too complicated. II yo' all was I,
cay what happened stead of arglfyin
SO much mebbe they'd be some sense n
talkin'. Pears like they amt none =
fur 8 we've went"
No. nor they won't be none If yo' nm
Keeps a huttin' in like yo' been dom
retorted the old man. That's the WIS
o tryin' to learn yo' anythin'. Tn,
minute man opens his mouth yo' goe
IN half cooked"
The Injustice OF this was so nantes
that Bassett began to curse bitterly, hu
Winterbottom said oeolly, "Oh. let hin
rave. Mehbe he'll co,pe to OF hieself ;
fHcy cont nobody say nothlnIh An,
they resumed their consumption of to
hacco as II wholly unconccrned Will
tho old man glared around angrlY.
1t was evident, however, that TIE bur
den on his mind was one that had To b
Unioaded sooner or later. and VIXEN u
had regained his composurc he startc
again.
Most gently o. co'Se when man set
into a friendly game with patty a. rec
gents an loses out tn amt o"'y On
thing 70 him to do. an Harold Hoppe
want a man that was Liable r. tp a