The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-07
GREENLAW MEETS A
LIVE BRITISH LORD
Poker in the Back Room A!c.
cOrding tO the lnternatian-
al Code Of Laws.


what dom come asho last night,' SAID
Joe Bassett, as he entered old man
ireenlaw's saloon In Arkansas City
,ortly after noon. what pears to
c%'nsid'able of IA curiosity. I reckon
lust he soin kyind Of a furriner,
s'm %dosyoned IL I know what He
. tol'able nigh talkin' the English
c4age, but faint no such talk as
rms has. Pears like he amt been
lied proper
ihey's heaps a men what's that
away" said old man Greenlaw. rather
slightingly. Don't make nobody "A
curiosity To- to not he edicated. Pint
is. Is he got money? II he's got Il
wad he's liable to git along well
enough 'thouten much book l%arnin'."
Il reckon ne must have a wad, all
right" said Bassett. Hes got a white
man trav'lin' with him TO- "A servant.
an he fetched mo- baggage asho' with
him n the man cd tote.
Must he some kind Of a pedler,
] reckon" said the old man. Them
yaps does queer stunts. sometimes. To-
to advertise their business. What's
his Nance"
'''f' S"hf a@sR III Noiic
his servant Parker, and the servant
calls him Lord George. I reckon
mebbe it's George Lord. but they don't
ards"
"Sho must he a pedler, That's
part o. the advertisin'." said the old
man with conviction.
But Jim Blaisdell said IL reckon
mebbe he's "a Englishman. They is
some on EN- what claims to be blood
relation to tn Almighty. an they
makes everybody cal 'em Lord. They
carries tin tubs with EN- IN p'tends
to git into EN- mawnin's with cold
water. Does this Teller dress queer"
His clo'cs Is some queer" admitted
Rassett. but ! done Dol mo- notice
of his face. He wears "A couple o
punches o whiskers nigh "a foot long
hangin' I'm his cheeks, an he's got a
piece o. glass stuck on one eye what
pears TO the fastened some way mys-
ferrous. Don't fall off, even when he
laughs. an he hawhaws like a mule
, Onc't in "A while
Hes English" declared Blaisdell
positively.
Does they play poker demanded
the old man with signs OF excitement.
They calls it poker" said Blaisdell,
"but pears like they has funny house
rules wher they's TO home. an they
kyind o 'sp-cts TO other people to
know what they be-"
Don't make no difference what they
be-" declared the old man with great
confidence. "Th' amt no time 10 lose.
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hotel right away an fetch this yer
George Lord here immetit. II he
plays any kynd o. poker at all l
reckon We en- cit that wad often him
This sounded right to the others and
Jake Winterbottom and sam Pearsall
went out forthwith. Before long they
returned with the stranger, who was
in fact an Englishman.
We uns is proud to welcome yo' all
to u city, said old man Greenlaw
after he had partially recovered from
the shock which Lord Georges APP
pearance gave him. He set out glasses
and a bottle on the bar as he spoke,
indicating by a gesture not easily mis-
understood hat his intent was that OF
true hospitality.
Lord George made no pretence of
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s"er'n 'oons OUT 10 ,"a'' Ahu NJ
ln'''"'eo naSSe''' Win "noni L"ro
George imihediatc'N SHOOK n
somewhat TO hassctts Embarrassment
CLAD to know YOU, old chap he
saIn. MY cousin ie LORD Hlgh Sher II
IN lNnn"n' dontcherknow. He's ne
end OF a toni hut he doesn't look tho
part at all as you DO.
Zoe - sho nouSh TAN said ole
man freenlaw' AS II determined tc
Keep the lead IN the conversation, but
we uns haint never Considered him
LORD hiSh.
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