The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-17

cess what yo' C'ntlnners to skin stran-
gers wholly irregyardless o the moral
effect what g p'juced onto the trav-
lin public. Things is done got so wha:
they won't hardly nobody git OF AT
Arkansas city what is done heer'd o
the place, an everybody is done heer'd
OF IT,"
"Thatll he about ALL" said Bassett,
reaching for him again. But this tims
1t was Jim Baisdel who interfered
Back up, Joe" he said quietly. II
wouldn't be s'prlsed IL they was some
pin into 1t. Mebbe Pepper amt no such
OF q fool rs he pears to be. Stands to
reason they amt nobody swine to set
into a game 'thouten he thinks he s got
a chanst 70 to win onc't in a while
Mebbe they is a wrong impression went
out into the public, long o most on
EN- bein' skun too Clost. II they was
one on 'em left win somepin occasional
mo n likely they'd be others come"
That's what I arays said declared
the old man with brazen indifference
to the record. but yo' uns is that grasp
in what tn amt nobody comes In but
what he's got to be did up TO finish.
Tn amt nary one on yo but what yo'
looks on tn immeiit dollar as all they
is to be thought Of.
Mo special Jim Blaisdell is that
puffed up what he won't give in to no.
body an that greedy what he amt sat
isfed to leave n stranger git outen the
game with trav'lin' expenses. Many
time | done had to stake some on
fort'nit' cuss with his boat fare ruther
n to have him lay round spongin' onto
the c'mmunity TO grub"
General indignation was provoked by
this hutterance, and at the mention Of
BlaFdell's name the dove OF peace went
out Of the window with great precipita-
ton Ensued much recrimlnatory Ian
guaEe $40 incorporate as to be wholly
unworthy OF repetition. A large part
Of the evening was devoted to unseemy
denunciation OF one another by all
present excepting Mr.. Pepper, who, so
far as he was concerned. seemed to en-
joy himself greatly. more especially at
such moments as those in which there
appeared a strong probability Of physical
violence.
Curiously enough it was a mention
of the one eyed man that proved to be
indirectly the means OF restoring some
thing like harmony to the company be-
fore they actually came to blows. He
was cited a. an outsider who had
actually won money In the back room
on more than one occasion. and the old
man remarked with great bitterness
that instead OF being inspired with
gratitude for his winnings he had
illuminated the place and the game
after making his escape. And the in
diguation of the others being thus di-
rected 40 that notorious gambler they
ceased to revile one another, turning
their attention to a suggestion OF Win
tcrbottoms which seemed to cpme from
the thought of what one Eye had done.
III he'd "a been halfway decent" he
said. he'd "a been c'ntent with dom we
uns dirt like he sho' done, but pears
| like he hai'n't done nothn' but lie
about us ever sinct."
This led to "A further suggestion from
Sam Pearsall that it might be possible
to find somebody who, being allowed TO
win in the back room, would spread the
glad tidings without defamatory com
ments. And this, in turn, inspired a
HAPPY thought in old man Greenlaw' ;
mind, which, beng expressed, led to the
adoption of plan of redemption.
| Il reckon nchbe they is somepin
into what Pepper done said" lie Oh
served. Don't make no difference how
upright man is, somebody's Gwine IA
| lie about him. an mebDc they is them
whats boon led TO b'licve what the
game i'm tho hack room amt honest
II they does, they does, an tn aim
no good bellyachin' over II, but thu
moral sense o the cmunity en- be reused
il it's DID skilful
what We uns is got to do is u
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agHu us. Tn amt no sense in leavin
nobody win real money into the game
but mcbbe We cd find some zap VIVA
d say he done it II we was TO pay hin
somepin'. an the moral effect d III
the same. On'y he'd have to DO
stranger. They wouldn't nobody bliev'
lanythin' a Arkansas City man d say.
"Mebbe Pepper cd find somebod,
what ed be trusted. wouldn't pa.
nobody ncthin' 'thouten I ed d'pend OF
him lynn honest
"Oh. don't know" said Mr.. Pepper
being thus appealed to. They is heap
Uhat'u lie fast enough even IL the,
; amt paid nothin'. Pears like they 81
c'nsldable satisfaction outen II. 'thoutel
'xpectin' nothin' To- dom OF it. But
reely reliable man d have to be pail
. EOmepln lduuSbllts "OuiNh O''S'
take 10 git nobody what nobody
bIieve thouten he was to git 500 &c
dom OF 1t.
AN I'd want 500 my own sci
TO tho wear an tear onto my con
science" he added as an afterthough
seeing the old mans look OF dubiety a
, the mention Of so large m amount.
"They 3 reason in all things, as tn
Good Book says. but they Amt n
sense in that" declared the old ma
very positively. "They want never n
lie told what was with no SIGH none
, as that
/. "Oh don't know" said Mr.. Peppe
They expected him To say more, but 4
: seemed TO consider that nothing nor
was necessary. and after a few moment
!. of consideration they perceived that Z
- was right.
. Moreover they also perceived, are
:, some effort on the old mans part, thu
;, he was not to be induced by any argl
mcnt TO modify his terms. And whe
!. tn. old man reluctantly consented
4 them. as he did eventually, Mr. Pepp'
. insisted that mis- fee as intermediar
> should be paid in advance. This ais
|. Itbe old man was finally forced to asr'
to and the money was produced ar
{ paid over after which Mr.. Pepper s.