The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-18
y Attract Custom to the Reg
ular Business Of Arkan-
sas City.
DOVE OF PEACE FLEES
Error in Reckoning Leads to an
Unexpected Result at
Finish of Main.
~ DAVID A. CURTIS.

nc SpeTlt.
There had been nothing in the cir
cums,ances Immediately preceding this
utterance which seemed to be of char
acter to provoke It; indeed. nothing what
ever had happened In old man Green
laws saloon, where he sat when he
eoke. for considerable time before
that. The usual party that assembled
there nightly, excepting when they
came In the daytime, had gathered ac-
cording to custom, and the individual
members of IT were all apparently en-
Toying their tobacco TRANQUILITY. as was
also usual In the absence Of any out
slider The dove of peace lowered over
the little bar, prepared, as always, to
futter away at an instant's notice, but
her feathers were unruffled. The calm
had been profound.
Neither was he remark which Mr..
Blaisdell uttered so Unexpectedly
llcited by anything in the way Of con-
N>ersation that had preceded 1t. for there
had been nothing said by anybody In
the room for perhaps half an hour be-
fore he said it.
Nevertheless he lifted up his voice
and spoke as recorded. Moreover he
straightened himself up In his chair
while speaking. knocked the ashes out
Of his pipe and looked around in a de-
fiant way, as If challenging any who
might not agree with him TO dispute
n his proposition. Plainly he was not
= disposed to listen to any compromise
that might be suggested, and the others
felt that Il would be useless to attempt
10 argue the matter with him.
Old man Greenlaw himself. however,
being more or less disputatious BY ma
ture and somewhat insistent upon the
prerogative he assumed of leading in the
conversation when there was any, put
on a doubtful air.
public sperit is good" he said. They
amt no question o that. But pears
Ike they Is c'nsid'able of 1t Into Ar
! kansas City Already. | reckon they Is
mo- didin's in Arkansas City n they
is in any other town of it's size on the
river They was two niggers lynched
here last summer. an man en- arays
set into a game o poker in the back
room p'vid.n' he's disposed"
That's all the mo- reason why
they'd ought TO to be mo-" retorte,
Rlaisdell when they's good pc
\ ON the table Is Just the time 70 to pu
M, into ii. | amt a-sayn' what tn
.,ln't mo r Jess dlddin' I'm time to time
the time. W. uns sets round some
weeks 'thouten maxim cent
go cu'se that's had. admitted IN, ole
man readily enough. but how's any
body gwine to make money If tn ain
nobody fetches none in? When they
any strangers comes along We un
~ gently gets what they has"
n THEY'D ought 70 to be mo on EN-,
II declared Blaisdell with a firmness tina
betukened enterprising thought
'''rhat'd be good" admitted the oil
RAN again, but how yo' gwine to d
} il? Yo' can't go out in the highways ar
4 hedges, as the Good Book says. an fetc
IN in 10y the scruff o the neck
Don't have to- persisted Blaisdel
/"If they was mo- dddin's they'd be mo
A on 'ern come.
How yo' gwne TO have diddiu's &
\ mount to nothn' 'thouten they's out
siders here Already" demanded the oil
man somewhat contemptuously.
"They can al'ays be a chicken hgh
can't they?" said Blaisdell with the ri
l umphant air Of one who cllnchcs an al
yument. 9TH amt nothin' draws
81 crowd better'n chicken fight. If "
uns was to give it out what they'd be
n chicken fight here Oncet a week. an ho'
we was ready To bet on our own bird
yo' couldn't keep EN- away with gun
They'd fetch in birds I'm all parts"
Eyes, n they'd win yo' money on
yo," said the old man. showing gres
impatience. "Chicken fights Is goo
enough 70 a pastime, but bettin' on 'ei
is gamblin', an ! won't never low n
gamblin' on my premises.
\ "'S longs we uns sticks 10 dra'
la N
~ best on us, not frequent tn amt: bl
the minAe yo' takes to gamblin' they
liable to be trouble. Them that ha
/ chickens what's good enough TO-
take to some other town to fight Eel
most gently knows the game like yo' a
knows draw poker. an We uns woudn
stand no show settin' in with EN-.
I'm posed to the idee on princip
an I don't want TO hear no mo- on
into my place. Sich talk IL mo- r LEI
childish"
Baisdells eyes flashed. He was NJ
man to submit graceful I to rebuk
even from the most eminent citizen
tft town, but being an accompisht
! poker player he needed no instructic
as to the Importance OF holding his r
sentiment in allegiance at moment wht
an open manifestation of 1t would II
terfere with the proper playing OF u
cards he held in his hand. Neverth
less If any one had been looking close
ne might have seen the dove of peat
starting hastily toward the door.
"Alebbe It's some childish" was I'll
unexpected rctort, but yo' all Is dor
n told We uns repeated what wisdom
VA herd frequent I'm babes an sucki
Va pigs, 'cordin' to the Good Book, No
] amt no babe, nor | amt no sucke
but says what It II he n good thing Z
to have chicken fights into the plat
reg ar
II was spoken firmly and deliberatel
and the old man, being himself r
slouch Of a diplomat, realized that
clash vi'h his most valuable ally won
be inevitable should he persist In h
attitude. Wherefore the dove Of pea'
circled around doubtfully for momeI
\ and settled down again in her place
9TH amt no call TO nobody to 50
what yo' all amt no sucker Jim" ia
the old man. In couciiatory fashio
"Mebbe ] was some hasty. This yert
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