The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-21

rnU did. satd the old man, pluck
Ins up his spirit and speaking with
great determination. That was ultra
wires" And he glsred ut his hearers
triumphantiy.
Even Blaisdeli was reduced In
spcech.eseness momcntarily. and M for
the others. they were hopclcssly he
wildcrcd. Presently. however. Pear
sall rallied himself.
"Wotinell's ultra vircs?" he de-
manded weakly. though he strove to
speak defantiy.
That's what the lawyers says In
cot sornetimes." replied the old man
with deadly calmness. "c'ncernin'
somepin' what hain't got nothin' to do
with the case. Firrt OF, shootin' amt
no nec'ary part o. poker"
"Th' hell II ANTI" said Bassett
with "A snort.
mo. 'tain'V1 persisted the old man
without a waver. 20 co'se they is
times when its nec'Rry 70 to quit the
game 70 a spell an manhandle m
body. TIL amt nobody gwine to
dispute that. But that = long o. the
rules O. the game havin' done been
otohc Ie0uys
"'Tain't wrote down into the rules
how II ought To- to be did. an they g
other kyinds o. whence what's mo-
prefer'ble. shooth' q rude an ongen-
tlem'ly an didn't ought 70 to he did
In no respectable house onder no cir
cumstants. Mo- n that. It's dangerous.
Half the time the wrong mans gifts
hit"
MOT when I shoot. they don't" said
Bassett vaingloriously.
We'll, that's true enough as a
genl thing" admitted the old man.
but even yo' all Is human. an thereto
liable to make mistakes. Blu that
amt the hull o tn argument.
Ever II shootin' was reco' nized as
n part o the game. which faint by
no means. bein' 3 some o. the best play
ers don't never tote "a gun p'ferrin'
q knife or somepin'. Ial'ays use a bung-
starter my ownself.' he continued,
rambling a little from his line OF
thought. but q co'se they can't no
body reckon on havn' a bungstarter
nigh hand al'ays. thouten he's the
p'prietor. 'Tain't a handy weepin' 70
to tote when a mans travlin', so faint
liable to come In gen'l use. It's a heap
better n a gum though II it's used
proper"
"Yo' all pears to be divagatin'
some.' quietly observed Jake Winter
bottom. who had had educational ad-
vantages in his youth. And the old
man paused In some confusion.
"Mebbe So" he admitted ungra-
ciously. but eittin' back to tn argy-
ment. 'twouldn't he changin' poker
rules to bar the use Of a gun. even II
guns was played regular in the game
an I maintain they ant"
What kyind o language is those?'
demanded Sam Pearsa.l angrily. III a
things In the rules 1t can be tookesl
out 'thouten changin' Of 'em. can ;t?'
"One o the first principles o
civilization" replied the old maa
steadily. "is what the powers O. the
p'lice fo'ce an public policy is both or
EN- higher n any law what Is. An
both on EN-"
rupted Pearsal. again.
ITS the way a public house d ought
TO- to be rum" explained the old maj
patiently. "Meanin' Of it il what the
p'prietor Of n place has a right to keeT
order on his premises even II the law
SAWS he shan't. Poker rules, or M
poker rules. he en- p'hibit shootin' IL
the house, bein' s he's got plice pow
ers an public house policy TO to up
hold him into It,"
Not much he hain't." declared Bias
sett truculently. They amt nobod,
got no p'lice powers in Arkansas Cit!
on'y me. beln' = they amt only on
Sheriff. an I'm him
"Yo' all Is the Sheriff all right" re
piled the old man. AN yo' has Pile
powers outside. but public house polio.
is bigger n plice powers inside o tn
house. They can't nobody tell me HOY
I've got To run the place s long $ | ru'
il. Mought s we'll undertake to run
his ownself. What | say goes. ar
what | says is they shan't be n
shootin' did onto my premises.
THAT amt got nothin' to do wit
the rules o. poker. but even II 1t ha'
%'twouldn't make no difference. Hous
rules Ia bigger n poker rules, ms
special when I makes EN-"
There was desperate defiance in hi
tone az he uttered this fnallty. and h
glared around as II looking for som
one who should have the temevity I
oppose him.
His hearers. however. refused to b
intimidated. Winterbottom smoked d
as calmly as II no conflict impende'
but Pearsall was evidently FESTIVE, an
Rassett, though ne Mas not quick Z
speech. looked as II he might expires
himself vigorously In some fashion O
other forthwith. Blaisdell, howeve
spoke up sharply.
who's blasphemin' now?' he sal
scoffiingly. First off yo' all says IN
Modes an the Prussians done made tn
rules o. poker an how they couldn
nobody change 'em, an then yo' set
EN- aside p'sumpchous, long o havi'
pers'nal prej'dices agin guns,
thought as we'll make a house ru|
ag'in usin' chips. an then make
claim what faint no interference wit
the rules o. the game. Yo' all talk
. r'dic'lous."
BY this time Bassett had found h
voice and he also spoke with en-
phasis.
=, Il hain't never said nothin' bot
! that thar house rule agln shoottr
: beln' g they didn't pear to he no ca
TO- discussion, but they = one thin
Y mought as well be SAT- one 70 all
he declared. IF it's nec'ary TO me
use a gun in the p'fo'mance O cut
1 .4 II dana TOOK