The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-26

the old man, taken of his
guard.
II wouldn't say nothinf," said Bas-
sett gravely.
For a moment or two the others did
rot see the point. When they did
B'aisdell ard Winterbottom grinned
appreciatively. but the old man flushed
with anger.
~ reckon that'd size up with yo' ais
gen'l intelligence better'n any other
way" he said in a bitterly sarcastic
tone. THE mo- yo' all don't say moth
in the mo- W don't 'xpose yo' ig-
nance.
But he continued rather hastily.
"beins yo' uns pears to be hell bent on
KNOWN mo- bout ledge Priestley. |
don't mind tellin' what happened him
into a game o. poker. onc't. | reckon
that thar game was mo- talked about
n AIRY what eve happened In Green
vile. or anywheres else. TO that mat
ter.
Then days poker want played
Nactly the same way = tits now. see
in the game didn't had all the modern
improvements. Fo' one thing. they
want so many dif'rent hands as they
Is now.
They was some players 'peared to
want mo- v'riety into It. an they'd
been din'rent hands opposed. an tried,
mo- or less. but the genl run O. play
ers wouldn't have nothin' to do with
EN-. Straights want reckoned no
mo Of a legitimate hand n blazes.
an big an little dawgs an SIGH. an
shA.v L.l.sN --l~-I 80, -z- -
straight flush"
II know" said Blaisdell, nodding
acquiescently. "Straights was reck-
oned childish. them days, an even
alter they come to be played c'nsid'-
able they was q question whether
they beat threes. Or not. An 7 reckon
| was the rrst man what ever tool
notice o. what the reel value of a
straight flush was"
"Mebbe So said the old man
grudgingly. as II he would have dis
puted the honor II he could. But
anyhow, TO aces was the best { cd
be helt, an 70 kings an a ace was
ek'ly good.
They played old fashioned in
Greenville, an they was six playin'
| t1Ht nlSIl WHAT III Ntlilu '''hAs
when they was a travlin' boss trader
came in an says he'd like to set In.
Seven handed want much liked In
Grcenville. but this yer al had n
big wad. an they want nobody
willin' to drop out. bein' s how they
was all reck'nin' on gettln' a slice OF
II: so they makes room 70 him at
the table. an the game goes on.
They want no very rapid play TO
n spell, bein' s they want playin'
jackpots. an they want no pticlar
good hands out ag'in each other, so
they want no 'casion TO- to bet big
money an the pots vas mostly trifiin'.
Then, all OF a suddint. Jedge
Prisstley done got a hand in the deal
what come nigh spillin' him outen
his chair 70 s'prise. O. co'se, he didn't
saw nothin' bout 1t right then, he
didn't. but later on we uns all knowed
what he helt 70 kings an n ace. pat.
90 co'se they want no question
but what he cd win aG'in anythin'
else I cd be helt. with that hand. an
he begin th.nkin' o. the loss traders
wad with covechous eyes. Havin' a
tolable hefty wad his ownself. he
reckoned on doublin' OF II at the
boss traders expense. not sayin'
nothin' about what he mought gether
in I'm his n~eighbors. 'Sho looked
good to him. an all he does was to
breathe "A silent pra'r what they'd be
some extry good hands out, an mo
special what the boss tr.der d eaten
somepin eXtry.
Luck 'peared to be with him every
way. TO he helt the age, settin' ON
the left o. ;he hoss trader, what was
dealin' The ante was TO bits call a
dollar. an he dom put that up afo
the deal, 30 all's he had to do was "a
watch out an see who was comm in
We'll. every ~dadGasted man at the
table done came in. so the ledge he
reckoned he mought $ we'll give II d
gentle boost when Il came 10 him. an
he done made II 81 mo- to draw
cyards. An ven at that, they all
stayed. not KNOWN what they was
up against. Eut nobody rose back, an
o. co'se next thing was the draw.
"Jedge Priestley throwed away his
ace. reckonin' how il d be just as
safe in the d~iscyard as twas in his
hand. an he called TO n cyard. The
next mdl1 uTd iiiNN' ''' "NNN 49,
the next three, the next two an tho
next three. Feared like some of EN-
must be ~overplayin' their hands. AN
ledge Priestley looked at the dealer
terrible anxious. II he was weak, i
didn't look like the ledge was liable
to make no greet outen his 70 kings
with one ace in the d~iscyard.
well, the dealer, he kyind o
laughed. an he says That leaves jus
enough guards in the deck 70 me
I'm takin' three my ownself'
They seen he was right, TO- they''
been fo'teen guards drawed an tina
with the thirty-fve out in the dea
made fo'ty-nine. so they was three lef
I into his hand. hut when he started L
Law 'em off To- his W draw, Jedg'
Priestley 'bjected. He was aFay'
strenuous about playin' reglar, an n
saws: 'Yo' al, can't have that las
: cyard. You have to shuttle up IN
d%iscyard.'
! Then he remembered somepin', al
= OF a suddint, an he thinks o that ac
what he done throwed away his own
self. an he says, But | don't keel
: Take ii anyhow. Itll save time
! But some o the others was siren
I yous. likewise, an they made tn
dealer shuttle the d%iscyard alter takir
I two. an draw the third I'm the dec
alter II was made up new. So tn
dealer done 1t.
d Priestley done told, later or
E his ownself. how he was thinkin' {
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