The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-22

bettin' on?'
Yep. done got heap on en-. That
was the trouble. They was no doggone
good what | spicioncd 'em. Feared |
Ike they couldn't "a come nachul. |
couldn't see nothin' outen the way in |
the way he handled the guards. but |
knowed we'll enough what he must a
stacked 'em. an | want gwine to bet
onto EN-. He sho' liz one slick player. |
i never seen no better"
This tribute TO his foes ability ap-
peared to have been wrung from Mr.
l3lasdell by the sheer force OF clrcum-
stances, and was rendered ungraciously,
as If he begrudged the admission. Nor
did any of his hearers seem TO take any
satisfaction in hearing g. Rather would
1t have been thought that II intensified
the hatred they entertained for the
! one eyed man.
"Th aint no denyin' but what he's
slick enough" said tho old man. sadly
and bitterly. II reckon him an the
devil is the on'y two what was KEEP
outen the litter"
But this was said not merely with
reference 20 the sbortive game which
Blaisdell had described. There had
been other events following the game,
/
so that they gave only half hearted
attention 10 Blsisdell when he concluded
bis story.
"'Peared IKE we must "a PLAYED
along thataway To- tho better part OF
year. not gittin' nowhere" he said.
"afo either.one on us was ready 10 quit.
but alter a while he done said what he
| kyind o felt like he was gittin' old
afo' his time, an he didn't p'pose TO
squander his d'cllnin' years In vain
endeavors So he reckons how We
mought as well give II up. ] was feelin'
a good deal thataway my own self. an
seem what they didn't pear to be no
chanst o. nothin worth while bein' did
We greed TO call Il on
AL this. however. was told on the
Following day. "a has been already said
! Much else had happened in the mean
time. When the two raappeered in the
harroom after their retirement T. was
evident enough that nothing OF impor-
lance had been accomplished by either
Of them.
Bassett, in particular wa. eager to
proceed. Leeping up from his chair he
advanced in a threatening fashion
toward one Eye. exclalming:
II done been waitin' 70 long time
now To- a chanst az yo' all. Pears
like It's come AZ last. n they IL any
thin yo' all wants to say afo its too
late. II ought 70 TO he said now"
'"Th ain't nothin' p'ticlar, as knows
on said the one eyed man. calmly.
"thouten I was to asst yo' all II yo' IL
done made out yo will. amt In no
gre't hurry. an n It's any 'commodation.
I'm willin TO wait while that's bein'
did. reckon likely. though. what yo'
all ain't got nothin' to leave hut yo'
reputation. an Gawd knows th'ain't
nobody liable 70 to 90 TO law 10 to GIT
that"
"Thatll be about all said Basse'r,
reaching for him az II intending TO draw
him into a close embrace for the pur-
pose OF breaking his bones.
But quick as he was. one Eye was
quicker. Eludng the embrace with a
ninblc sldestep, he retreated behind a
chair.
Hold on 70 minute he said with
no show Of excitement. rs yo' ull
/, lookin TO a rough an tumble or a
reel fghto I'd kyind o. like to have
things understood afo' hand
And Old man Greerlaw stepped be-
tween them, holding his oungstartcr
ARMY IN his right hand.
Don't make no difference how it,
gwlne 10 he did" he said faint gwine
10 be did on the premises. This YET
s'loon amt KEEP open 70 hghtin' pup
, poses. Th'ain't no objections 20 20 uns
KILN each other a. frequent as 20
like, but I don't ppose 70 to have my
!, place all mussed up. They Ia mo room
out on the lcvee
I'm agreeable" said one Eye, "bu
As was a-sayin'. I'd Ike TO know what
kyind OF fight It's gwine 20 be. II 'f'
wrastlin' match pears like out dos
, d he better, ben's this Yer place d h
liable to git some tore up. But II III
gwine to lao rec, fght. | want my
: knife. | piers 10 cyarve man, any
way. ruther'n to pull him apart Will
!. bare hands. Pears like it's mo CIV
v llized"
4, Heraupon discussion arose. On enter
, ing the saloon he had voluntarily giVei
= ! his knife to old man Greenlaw az owl
dence that ne would not appeal to arm
:, without notice, evinCing in that name
: his reliance on their good faith a. oe'n'
. sufficient to bar any unexpected on
a slaught.
. But the old man objected 20 returninI
L.
., Thine enough 70 that" ne said, ate
Rassett is done drawed his gun. Pear
, like he amt Amin nj noth'n o'y night
in with natur's wsepins. reckon
., they'd ought TO to be enough 70 a.
practical purposes"
"Oh, give him his knife II he want
/, H." said Bassett. I'D kyind o Ike I
y see what he en- do with st."
II Then while the old man was waver1n
Jake winterbottom spoke up.
" ''G,nme yo gun. Joe" ne said, ar
aght him fair. tn amt no call 70 :
10 kill him. no how. Just put his othe
= eye out
u This suggestion commended itself In
n stantly to all Of them with the exceptio
Of the one eyed man, even Basse'
70 seeming TO feel that he would be salts
y fed with mayhem as substitute 10
/, murder. hut One Eye objected
" IRA heap sight ruther be- killed.
I II comes TO that" ne said '"rwouldn
be no fair deal no how. Rassetts gc
ID two on 'em an don't ppose TO give n
ne odds in this game"
Old man Grcenlaw. however, had tn
NJ final say. and said It thus: "1 recko
id vo' all II nave to play II tho way tn
dnln q