The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-18
FOURTEEN SONS
OF THE OLD DEACON
Responded to His Methods of
instruction. hut One Dis
appointed Him Sadly.
BENEFITS OF DRAW POKER
BY DAVID \. CURTIS.

tall stranger who va walking away
from his saloon. what they don't
pear to be nothin' into 'em what's
wuth c'nsid'rin'. but II they is any
thin into 'em draw poker s mo- liable
fo to fetch IL gu. n anythin' else.
II poker wont do it mo n likely they
won't nothin'."
The stranger had lost in the game
that had just come - n close In the
back room of the sa, ION. Any OBJ
servant person who iaight have been
looking at him when the old nan was
misht easily have decided from the
manner of his walking that he was
probably a loser. Whereas he had en-
tered the saloon briskly a couple of
hours before, with a cook-a-whoop air
CT sclf-assuraHcc, he was now devoid
Of buoyancy. and had re been a four
footed animal he would nave carried
his tail between his legs.
There was about him meme OF that
mild elation that was evident IA the
biaving Of old man Gccenlaw and OF
his four friends who had taken part
in the game aforesaid me might
indeed have gone fLIiter and said
that the stranger mad probably been
tn, only loser. And that deduction
would have beer entirely correct.
But there was that about him, aside
from the not unnatural detection Of
ono who finds himself suddenly i'm
poyerished, which compelled r%ocoEni-
ton of his sturdy manhood. De-
spoiled of his wad he had certainly
been, and moreover he had been
rather severely m~anh1ndlei in conse-
Guence of having entered "A ~treauous
Yer bal protest against certain manpu-
gre in the deal which he detected. or
thought he detected. while Jim Blais-
dell vas manipulating The cards. But
he walked as steadily as n who has
not altogether abandoned his natural
desire TO continue living.
II could hardly be said that there
had been any undue violence. No
weapons had been drawn by any OF
the PLAYERS, the stranger having un-
accountab.y failed 20 produce one at
III, moment of utterinr his criticism
and none OF the others dreming il nee
tssary to kill nim outright, since he
himself sought no ones life.
The fact of his having impugned the
character of another man in the game.
~ ~, p,atsda;, ;mmodiate,y
20; busy. He might very possibly
have been capable Of Furnishing the
offendeY single handed. bat MS friends
eagerly embraced the opportunity OF
indulging in pleasant exercise.
A general m!Xup ensued, in which
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all is as free to 60 as 20 was TO come'
Good said the stranger "Iher
III co. And he went.
1t was a trivial occurrence. HAD
not been FOR the calm philosophy VIII
which the stranger accepted the out
come or his instructed eHort the IN
mates OF the saloon would hardly nav
given 1t a second Thought, Inc prom
attached Ia the game. though sum
GENTLY handsome, was not looked upoi
az exorbitant. Though they were sat
ished. they were not eXultant.
The old man, however, as has heel
already intimated, conceived a quicl
admiration for the man who coul'
meet disaster so quietly as III
stranger had done, and he felt Gale
upon to express his thoughts.
THAT thar yap," he said, "didn
pear to reco'nize me, an want n
greet Of a wonder, bein's ] hain't saw
him afo' sinc't he want much mo- !
a pup.
Mo n mat. he sho was a no coun
pup II ever they was one rose up IL
enV lie was
Say, did he come I'm Greenville?
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