The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-03
lie Had a Pair Of Tens at Stud
Poker and Confidence
in the Dealer.
FOUR OF A ROYAL SHOWING
And the Stranger Backed Them
in Vain for All They
Were Worth.
~ DAVID A CURTIS.

old man Greenlaw with the air or one $
who has made an important discovery I
and who is in some haste to enlighten
the world with regard to 1t. Don't I,
make no p'tic'lar difference whether a I
man holds a royal flush or nine high. /
. longs he en- p'vail on the c'mmu-
nifty to b'lieve he's got the royal.
Th'ain't nobody liable TO to call him
onder them circuinstants. But II he's
got q yaller streak into him he's liable
TO- 10 be sorry he was ever horned, afO'
he gifts through
"They Is heap O. players what
pears TO reckon how all rs ne'saIy TO
to carry out BLUM is sficient nerve.
an o. cose they has to be that, but
that Amt ALL Judgment Is needed
too. II a man"
''Oh, shucks," exclaimed Jim Blais-
dell. who was sitting In the old mans
saloon at the time Who done told
yo' all? Pears like done heer'd some-
pin like that afo'. but I don't call to
mind who twas said It first or.
Must "a been one o them there wise
men what lived In the dark ages like
yo' all tells about I'm time to time.
Alter yo' Is done said all yo gwine to
bout that. yo' thought give We uns
some Instruction onto the multiplication
table, or somepin like that WHAT'S c m
paratively new"
The others in the room began to !
show signs OF interest. They had heard
the old mans opening sentences with
out paying any particular attention to
them, being quite familiar with his
habit of discoursing at length on any
subject whatever. regardless OF the ne
cessity therefor. Ii could hardly be
said that this familiarity had bred
contempt for his opinions. but II had
certainly begotten indifference to them.
wherefore they commonly heard them
without listening.
They also knew his peculiaritles of
semper and were prepared for an en-
1oyable outburst Of wrath. 1t might
not eliminate in physical violence. but
even q wordy encounter would be
welcome interruption to the monotony
OF waiting for somebody to play with.
What they were not prepared for was
the greved expression which came on
the old mans face and the tone of pa
tent expostulation in which he spoke.
Il want Amin to give yo' all no
Instructions. jim" he said. almost apol-
ogetically. II reckon tn amt a hellova
lot what yo' all don't know bout bluff
I'm. What had in mind was some-
pin T. happened to man / useter
know what reckoned he knowed some
PIN bout 1t his own self"
This yere's wuss yet" muttered Sam
Pearsall In an undertone. Hes liable
to tell one o. them stories O hisn, IL
hey Amt nothin' did 10 choke him off.
Bet yo' two to one it's a Greenville
one
Jake winterbottom. TO whom he
spoke. considered the proposition for a
moment, but the odds no. being salts
factory. he shook his head. Meantime
the old man resumed speaking after a
little thought.
This yere citizen what I had In
mind" he said. "sho' was biggity
Feared like they couldn't nobody tel
him nothin', bein's he knowed II all
Leastways that was tn impression hi
alays gave, an they want nobody II
Greenville''--
Good night" said Pearsall. starting
suddenly for the door.
"Whar yo' gwine, SAM" said Jo
Bassett.
Il reckon I'll go out on the levee IN
look at the moon a spell" said Pearsal
.'Mebbe | mought learn somepin' ney
thataway." he continued with bite
sarcasm.
Il hain't never took no greet Int'res
in the moon" said Bassett, following
on. "but mebbe that'd be mo- keith
IKE. l reckon I'll go. too" And tn
two disappeared.
How bout il. Jake?" said Blaisdel
"Sposin' We does a little moon staril
long with EN-
"Oh. very Well" said Wlnterbotton
and they also went away from Their
chuckling softly to themselves as the
heard the old man exclaim "Ongratef'
haounds,"
Having now no company save b
own teSnpestuous thoughts. he opens
fresh box OF cigars, and selecting or
of these with less care than usual
proceeded to bite II in two, eating oil
end OF 1t and Lighting the othe
Scarcely had he seated himself In h
favorite chair, however, wien all fo'
4. Of his friends returned to the saloon.
what knowed how ne want nothi
4 but a holler p'tence an a whitewash
sepuchre" he said. assuming that tn,
had come back for a continuation
the story.
But he was soon undeceived. 9TH
ia cnsid'able OF a increase In the pol
lntion Of Arkansas City done happen
some suddint" said Joe Bassett som
what exctedly. Must "a been mo- n
dozen passengers come asho often {
River Belle. an they's gang head
thisaway. Pears like II We uns "
to get busy in tho back room inch
they'd be come o. 'em jine in.
"Good business" said the old mi
forgetting his story and his grievar
and reaching promptly for the cal
and chips There was need of has
for the game Of poker in the ba
room was hardly under way, and
old man was just getting back beh
his bar when group of four strang
entered the saloon.
4 critical judge Of appearances mil
readily have considered himself iustii
in holding the opinion that no one
SA four was In any very pressing n
Of alcoholic stimulant AT the mono
The standard of sobrirty in Arkan
City was, however, more or less elni
Ut ali times, and it was reckoncd
~ ,@srin.nt to interfere with any ma
opinion as to whether he should
should not take such an amount as
hirna.lf GhpnlI con slupr un1pp rho