The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-07

few steps toward the accomplish
ment OF that purpose. and taking
them in the direction Of the door.
Just as he had his hand on the
knob, however Jim Blaisdell said:
! II reckon they amt no call To- yo'
all to git out. Pepper. I'm wlllln' TO- to
stand the drinks II the old man amt.
Pears like It's wuth a couple o. rounds
/ 70 to hear a story like that. / amt
no friend O. one Eye but take nv
! nat on to him right now. That thar
sho' was the doggonedest. best play I
ever heer'd en-"
The immediate effect OF this ut
terance was that the attention of the
company was withdrawn from Mr..
, Pepper, and he, perceiving this.
turned back from the door. Joining
the others In their unanimous show Of
establishment at Mr.. Blaisdells re-
marks.
The old man, however, though he
was not less surprised than any Of the
others, retained his presence OF mind
sufficiently to take instant advantage
OF a suggestion that involved a busl-
ness profit. and he stepped briskly
behind the bar, where he busted him
self with glasses and a bottle.
After they had drunk he said:
"Yo' all pears TO have some idee O.
some pin what sho' is mo- r less in
t'restln', Jim. / hain't never saw
yo' all lay down To- aces. How come
yo' say It's good play when one Eye
does it?"
II hain't never did H." admitted
BlaisJien readily enough. "beins /
haln't never had EN- beat. But
would do II az quioois him II I
knowed / was beat. Fo' aces amt no
bctter'n a seven high ag'n a straight
flush"
90 co'se faint" said the old man
impatientlE. as one brushing aside .
trivial and irrelevant truism, but they
amt been nothin' said bout no
/ straight flush. TIL amt no evidence
what Mundy held one g fur s I en-
see.
"They want nobody called him.
Cordin' TO what Pepper says he mought
"a had anythin' I'm a busted straight
10 a king full. an they wouldn't
nothin' but a straight flush be no
good ag'in One Eyes hand. One Eye
couldn't "a knowed what he helt, not
'thouten the guards was marked, an
IL they was Mundy couldn't "a filed on
one Eyes deal, not 'thouten one Eye
is done lose his customed skill, he
couldn't"
That's all right" retorted Blais-
dell with a tantalizing air Of SUI
periority for which the others would
gladly have kicked him had not their
curiosity been greater than their an
noyance. "But," he continued che
knowed 1t, Just the same. Bill Mundy
straight flush. an his play proved IT,
him bein' the kyind o player he il.
"O Co'se one Eye wouldn't
"A knowed Il, plain as II were. II he
hadn't "a been a expert like he sho' is.
Likely il mought "a been somepin' else
II Mundy hadn't "a been n expert his
own self. Mought "a been playin' To-
a flush. or a full. an he mought "a
filed II, or he mought not. One Eye
wouldn't "a knowed what ne was a
dom Of, an o. co'se he'd "a went his
pile on 70 aces But bein' the kyind
q players they both IL. they couldn't
be no mistake.
"Helrs BELLS" exclaimed the old
man with a trace II displeasurc. "Yo'
III pears to 10 talkin' c'nsid'able OF a
VAS ~ ~ tho air. S'posln' yo'
comes down on airth an SAYS some
pin what human bein's can onder-
stand. How come One Eye knowed
such a hellova lot?''
faint nec'ary To- to know such
a terrible heap" said Blaisdell, coollv.
"Alrs needed Is To- a man TO under
stand poker. II yo' all knowed the
game mcbbc yo' ca see It yo own
self"
I'm willin' 10 lay down" said Win
tarhuttum. "Ts done played some
poker my own self. but I'm doggoncd
if soc it. Show yo' hand Jim"
/ well" said Blaisdcll, first on
I Muudy had somepin' r else he
, wouldn't a went in 70 $50 on the first
round. Question was, what was II"
Then he wouldn't "a stayed on the
second round, alter It ID done been
rose twicet. II he hadn't "a had some
pin torable good, or the chanst o
maxim 1t with the draw but 'twa'n't
so terrible good. helms he'd "a rose
IL his own self II he'd "a had fo's.
He wouldn't "a put up 500 onto To-
flush hein's the p'Centage was agin
him. an a flush wouldn't he no hand
to bet onto if he shd make 1t.
Even IL he'd "a had two pair he
wouldn't "a stayed To- no 800, count
o. the p'centage, an three of a kyind
"a "a been nigh bout as bad. Either
he had big hand or he was takin' a