The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-02-17
GAMBLING DOG
DIES AS HERO
Monte Dams Martyr Canine Learned
Poker and the Morse System; Saves
Two Hundred.

Youso has hin snudu' me hop. an
cr ketchc~ yuh at It agcu III hand
youse Il wullop as III tear yuh loose
from yer feet" declared Run Calvin
the hard hitting strougurm artist
mcnaclngIy There amt no cheap
piano thumper gittin' his ten per In a
bum beer garden u, Kin puss me th
buck"
Harvard Harold, the person thus
rudely addressed, raised hi, voice In
"a thin penetrating whine Of protest
. Il resent your accusation with the
scoru and contempt which 1t deserves,
>hricked the rN.cOllcgiun cNcitcdly.
Your manners are far from being
those of gentleman, Mr. Guryin, such
q, ! have been accustomed lo u-suci
ate with demand protection
viii mot be- rNuoscd To- the insult, uf
% ulunu WHOSE menus ot gaining a
livelihood place him uu % lr,r with
Ihu brute creation
Just one more crack like that am
! lands ON yuu,c heavy" shouted the
rungcd Bull "Wot kind Of bug
He was interrupted by the timely
arrival Of Turtle John ou the scene
"lf You cluzy fools mo- Keep quiet
yuu gcttu out said the Malay pro.
prictor "WharN Kind of place you
ruk dis is. cht'
Quailng before the yellow man,
yruomous frown even the Bull sub
sided into silence and Harvard Harold
whimpcrcd freely
Funny how some folks can't Kit TO.
gclher for quiet smoke without start
I'M somcthiu'," observed Monte Dan to
his nrighbor Weeping Walter the
street mcndicnut whose trurfuI pow
were wont to extract aims from too
/ sympathetic dispensers ~ charity.
Weeping Walter nodded assent, hut
/ the former light NJ Harvard felt 1t I'm.
cumhcut upon him to assert his limo.
ocurc
"Thc mseemly quarrel did not orig
mate with me- he said haughtily Il
nm slow To anger hut. | resent treat
mcnt which would be- considered out.
rnpcous II mctcd ont to a stray dog
4 low rumhliur growl from the vi
. ciuily NJ Ais late n~suilnnt hetukcnrd
the brewing NJ another storm aud
Monte Dan hnstrurd tu pour uil upon
the troubled waters
"Aw. cut It out. frlIrrs,' said the
pcnccmakcr "ltur,r % be- shug iu
ter m street. and It's raiulu hard
luhalc u few suootfIl~ an gin some
joy inter Yer syNcm- An .pcakln ot
duwgs, lemmc tell luu>r about d
dnwg | ustcr know"
Soothrd by the voice NJ the rhnrmcl
the hclligcrcuts ceased to murmur
ond Monte Dan settling himself com
fortohly In his bunk began his tale ot
DOlOr
"Onct wen I was Young and foollsl
enough to labor fur o Twin" he said
Il has "A job n, tolrgrf operator M
m Rio GrWdc I'm ont ut n dlnkl
little station town whore theys few
folks Twin AN M time passes slow
Thrys no rhuuct to blow in me wage
. ccpt pIuyln' poker wit the train hand
an that's ull m pleasure ! got On,
day u frIh made me q present of
hig ypllU duWg named Bruno. He's
swell luoku' pup wit Il big thick tail
am wen / got nuthm' else to do Tu
mlkln' to him an leNrnlu him things
Rlmrhy he gets awful wise, but a
that he's lcurnIu more than | know
~
"Wrncvcr we plays cards Bruno
.toulIu there watchin' tn game, a
Wen quits winner he allus acts =
Joyful that youse kin see he's on tina
I've landed tn stuff Allus wit m'
he ~, night an day, an | gifts 80 tina
loves that pup like brother. Wei
/ shakes me Job an blows to Denve
Wit 500 In me kick SOOn's | lan
gifts IN n single. handed poker gam
wit a boob who has thick bunc
of the green. We sets playin' tw
one fousand plunks to tn good,
Just then Bruno wakes mp wher
he'd hin sleepln' In tn floor walk
over by tn table an stands Their
ynwnln' an watchln' MS. We gets
? n point In tn game where this yaw
raises me $1,000 havin' a seven hu
led. I'm fIggerin. wot's best to d
wen hears taptapinptHppl
somewhere In the room, an gets hC
thnt some ones tryin' To give me 4
r office wit IN Morse telegrnf alnhab
d wot 10 play ! llssens careful an n
q message seg
4 "Root hard fur m ten of club
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