The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-25

! wouldn't go round shoutin' IL out,
hut done got one on tho hook. an
reckoned likely yo' uns mought 'nioy
n chanst O. skinnin' Of him"
Don't sound reasonable" said the
old man, suspiclously. "1f yo' all il
got him on the hook how come yo'
amt skun him yo' own sclf?"
II would "A did it," said Mr..
Thorne. grinning again. as one who
can see humor even in mis- own dis
comfiture but the way 'tis he done
give me so dogsone much to do
hangin onto the line what hain't
been able to insert the gaff. He done
me up To- $500 last night. but got
him in tow yet. an reckon mebbe
! en- pull him in hyar. IL en- make
satisfactory engagements, DO stand
in IL they Is n game?"
~ reckon there won't re no quart
about that" said the old man. "p'vidin
anythin's did. Pears like It's kylnd
~ spicious, though. If him an yo'
all was 10 play in cahoots. they'd be
rake Off comm yo' way. even II yo'
done lose yo' pile. The house amt
payin' p'centages onto no SIGH basis"
wouldn't he no call TO- it," argued
Mr. Thorne. 81 p'fesses to play poker
some hetter'n tn av'rage. an as a
gen1 thing ! amt skeert o. settin in
with nobody, hut this Yer yap sho'
Kin outplay me. I amt amin tn
set m with him into the game but
yo' uns has the name o not bein'
afeer'd ~ nobody. long " bein' eXtry
well skilled. an was recknin on
him bein' did up good an proper, even
II | amt able to do 1t my own self.
An I'd kyind o. like to git back some
q that $500"
"iore on" said Jim Blaisdell. who
had been listening with some impa-
thence To the old mans expressions Of
doubt. Fetch on the zap an I'll see
what yo' all gifts a rake off. Who is
he?"
Calls hlsself simmons said
Thorne. II don't rightly know whar
he comes from. hut judgin' I'm pear
ants | reckon likely it's I'm some'rs in
tn Ozarks He sho' looks like it,
Cant pay no poker onto my
premises" declared the old man with
great emphasis. Them Ozarkers beats
the devil hisself. 'Tain't no wonder
No all done lose out. Tn amt no.
body what's INTO his right senses
Swine to tackle no Darker single
handed. nor tn Amt much Of a chanst
70 team play agin 'em. | amt a.
hackin' no game what's never with
no Darker into it
"Mebbe yo' amt" said Ella isdell with
lofty scorn, but they is one man
here what's willin' to try. an reckon
hAf, .if,t, ,.t. s,tl,
him, bein' it's me. They don't nobody
else have to set in IL they don't like.
but I'll play him single handed or
any other man Mo- n that" he added
to Thorne. "T%l see what yo' all gifts
yo rake off II the old man won't stand
TO- it,"
This seemed to meet Mr.. Thorne's
views. but the others in the room
with the exception of Joe Rassett We're
inclined to agree with old man Green
law that 1t would he foo'hardy to play
against the stranger II he were really
an Darker.
1t was not often that the team
baked. and Blasdell expressed his
opinion of them with great freedom.
but his taunts We're unaNailing and
after some sharp talk it was arranged
that he and Bassett should tackle the
stranger on their own responsibility.
MIR. rhorne thereupon departed and
shortly reappeared with Mr.. simmons
in tow
Mr. simmons. II presently appeared.
had no very decided objections 70
playing poker with anybody. but being
in the immediate vicinity of well