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says. This yer Perry winters come into

coine 10 oncetY interrupted Blasdell
Look a here!" exclaimed the old man
quite exasperated. "If yo' uns Is gwine
to butt in c'ntinyal, l reckon mebbe I
won't tell this story"
Good said Joe Bassett. Lets lia-
uor."
promptly enough, though somewhat
suiienly, the old man stepped behind the
par alta produced glasses and a bottle.
After the completion OF the ensuing GER
emony he produced a fresh box OF
cigars and opened It, The others how
ever, returned to their seats without
waiting to see what he would do. Thev
knew.
Looking over the contents OF the box
critically, he selected the cigar that
pleased his eye the most. and biting II
IN two, he ate one part of 1t while he
was preparing to light the other part.
after putting the box away carefully.
The others lighted their pipes and
ne, after getting his cigar going to suit
MIN, went to his faVorlte seat By the
window. and putting his feet on the sill.
smoked for while In silence.
Then he said. when Perry Wrinkle
come into the tavern. they was n poker
game on in the back room, an alter he
done asst them that was settln' In the
'front.' TO to have a drink-he sho was
gentleman thataway-he went in an
looked on at the game a spell.
Then he asst EN-. very plite, II they
was any Elections, an bein' 3 thew
want he done bought chips"
Nils Pearsall Is hav,n' mighty no
luck with her chickens these times .
said sam Pearsall in a somewhat louder
tone OF voice than he ordinarily used in
the saloon. excepting on such occasions
as necessitated a little extra effort In
order to drown out the voice OF some
other person.
That so7" asked Bassett. with much
concern. What pears to be the
trouble-'
"Speakin' by an large said Fear
SAIL, ITS nigh bout all kyinds o. trouble
what gently does trouble chickens. but
mostly It's skunks. I amt sho'," he
added as one who had given thought to
the subject, whether It's the To- legged
kyind or Just niggers. I was thinkin'
gettin' yo' all To- to lock some on EN-
up TO couple o. weeks an see II
twould make any difference"
Il amt lockin' up skunks." said Bas-
set with some slight emphasis.
II meant the niggers" returned Pear
sail. Il reckon If they was some on
EN- put In the calaboose TO a spell.
mebhe--"
'fo' can't put Niger IN the Gala
hoose To- stealth chickens" Interrupted
Bassett. who as Sheriff Of the county
was presumably familiar with the law.
1T comes nachul to EN-"
II reckon mebbe that's So" admitted
Pearsall. with n sigh Of scouragement
But dunno what she's fw!ne to do II
somepin' amt did She's gettln' red
headed bout It, and pears TO blame me
TO II. Don't make no p'tic'lar difference
though. II 'twa'n't that It'd he some
pin else. Mought as we'll be chickens"
and he lapsed into silence.
He hadn't played mo- n half n dozen
hands" said the old man. "afo' them he
was settin' in with 'psared to realize
what they was a chanst 70 TO improve
the financial c'ndition o. tho c'munlty
considerable. He done had n wad whatd
choke a mule. hut he didn't had no Jedg-
ment. Feared like he reckoncd wha;
the mo- he was rose afo' the draw the
mo better twas To- him to bluff, irre-
gardless o. what he helt"
Brings to mind somepin what hap
pened to me one time when I was settin'
into n game on the old Creole Belle
said Bla!sdell very rapidly. II done
lose c'nsld able money afo' begin
'Cumulat!n' any, but when it come my
way II come suddint an tol'able hefty.
done had mo- n thousand dollars
velvet on the table when the game broke
up but IT was mostly chips an never
done me no good
How come they done yo' no good?
asked Wintcrbottom with friendly anX-
iety. Couldn't yo cash in?"
NE" said Blaisdell. The biler
busted"
The old man had horne with these in
terrupt .ons silently, though with a poor
grace. and there was fierce glitter in
his eyes as he waited for another OPP
portunity to go on with his story.
Come hand" he said, when they'd
"a been c'ns!dable anxiety II We hadn't
all saw the way he was playin They
was playin' straight poker, bein' as they
want no draw played them days, mod
ern improvements not havin' been In
terjuced at that time, like done said
"Yo' all was mentionin' this zap ben'
rose I'm time to time afo' the draw,
said Blaisdell sharply.
We'll, q cose, | meant afO the Tune
come TO- 10 draw II they'd "a been
playin' draw" replied the old man
composedly. Judge Slocum doled the
cyards an they was mo- r less s'sp ION
O. what he might hold hlsself, mo- spe-
c!al when Gale Green an Buck Hopper
begin raisin' one another, an the Judge
trailed along Ike he want skeered
none, but not raisin' none his ownself
| Looked like he mought "a stacked the
guards.
But this yer Perry Winfield. he done
trailed along too. not boostin' II none
but seeln everythn' what was put up
An the way he looked cheerful
'peared like ne mought "a caught SOM
pin good by accident. But the Judge
didn't pear TO lose confidence none
! an they KEEP on. Gale an Buck boostin
an t'other trailin' TIL they must a beer
nigh bout a million dollars in the pot"
minds me O. the time was
shootIn squr'ls down in Mississippi
when | was a boy" said Jake Winter
bottom. 81 done tramped the woods
TO- n hellova while afo' | seen any
an when I found one, long to'ds noon
'twa'nt nothin' but n coon. ] want
out TO coons. but | was that d'scour-
aged what I'd "a shot at barn do i
ia "a saw one up tree, onY To- mi
not havin' mon powder an shot enough
To- to shoot mo n three times. No
haip' only "a hoV pOwder an shot was