Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-07-31

You're somethin' like thirty-six hun
dred to the good How near am IP
"Thrty-six sixty" Smoke replied.
"Don't crowd your luck" Shorty
pleaded with Smoke the next night
in the cabin as he evidenced prepara.
tions to return to the Elkhorn. you
played mighty long string Of lunches
but you played it out II you 60 back
you'll sure drop all your winnin's."
But [ tell you II isn't lunches,
Shorty. It's statistics. It's n system
1t cant lose"
System the devil. They amt no
such thing as system. You got to
show me-"
81 did show you. Come on with me
now, and I'll show you again"
When they entered the Elkhorn all
eyes centered on Smoke, and those
about the table made way for him as
be took up his old place at the keepers
end. His play was quite unlike that
OF the previous night. In the course
OF an hour and a half be made only
four bets, but each bet was for S25,
aud each bet won. He cashed in
$500, and Shorty carried the dust
home to the cabin.
"Now's the time to jump the game"
Shorty advised as he sat on the edge
OF bis bunk and took OF his moccasins.
You're seven thousan ahead. A
mans a fool thatd crowd bis luck
harder
shorty, a man would be blitherlng
Iunatie II he didn't keep on backing a
winning system Ike minen
smoke, you're a sure bright boy.
You know more'n minute than l
could know in forty thousan' years
But I've been around some an seen n
rev, an tell you straight an conf.
dental an all assurin' a system 70
beat bankin' game amt possible"
But I'm showing you this one. It's
a pipe"
No, you're not, Smoke. It's a pine
dream I'm asleep. Blmeby I'll wake
up an build the FIRE an start break.
fast" y"
Inc third night Of play as Smoke
.ail nis first bet the gamekeeper shov.
ed SIS back to him.
...,,, Tens all you can play" he said
The limits come down"
Gettin' picayune" Shorty sneered
NO one has to play at this table
mat don't want TO-" the keeper retort
el. And I'm willing to say straight
out In meeting that we'd sooner yonr
pa'lner didn't play at our table,
Scared Of his system, eh2" Shorty
.n. challenged as the keeper paid over
Night by night Smoke continued 70
WIN His method OF play varied. Ex.
p'Vt after expert in the jam about tho
y'ole scriooIed down his bets and mum.
@ lc's N vain attempts to work out his
'ystem They complained OF their IN.
lV''lty 10 set clew 10 start with ana
'"o'e mat Il was pure luck. though
.ne most colossal streak OF It thew Ind
ever seen " ''e' N"u
it was Smokes varied play that oh.
os'a'ei them. Sometimes, copsuItipr
's notebook or engaging In long cnj.
.u'aaous' an hour elapsed without his
.S ,.'N,aS 2 chip At other times bs
would win three limit bets and c,oan
lp thousand dollars and odd in Ave-
'5 tcn minutes wv
az SUI other times his tactics would
y \, 10 scatter single chips prodiganv
'nl amazingly over the table This
Noo'l continue tor from ton 10 tblrtv
-Iau''s OF play, when abruptly. as tho
"a "a" Wa'rld through the las, few q,
- circles be would play the limit an
n .e.u1la' eo'o' and number and win Am
.,'l'v' \ once, TO complete confusion In
,.e nnds Of those that s,roye 10 "a
.'.e '-s sec'et be lost forty straight
~, - each az tae limit. But each
I soy play no matter bow diverselr
10y carried home $500 for him
~, .. '-l : 10 system shorty expound.
!. y l' oae % ,helr bed going dtscns.
-, :, '1aow you an follow YOU
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