Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-10-15
Student OF POKER
TRIES OUT THEORY
Stranger in Arkansas City Is Joltcl
Severely During Card
3 Game.
-FOUR TENS FAIL To WIN
Unconvinced, Reviewer. He Promises
TO Investigate Further, hut in
Some Other pIacc, When Re Has
More Time and Money.
ny DAVID 4. CURTIS.

IN IN tt' \. (lKIIS.
They is some questions what's open
to argument" said old man Grecnlaw.
placing both hands on the bar and
leaning slightly forward with an ear
nest look 1T customer. and some
what amt"
ooh. ! dou'; know murmured Mr..
owen Pepper. who was looking on with
foolish smile 81 reckon tn Old man
d arcify onto any on 'cm If they was
TO be rose py anybody else"
This remark was not intended for
the OLD mans cars ana it did not reach
them. II WAS heard, however. by a few
husky gentlemen VINO, together with
MIR. Pepper, We're looking with much
interest ~ tie cd man and his Gus
toner. and they seemed TO be some
what amused hy IT. though they were
careful to rNpross all appearance OF
mirth. II was as i: they looked upon
ii ms a gibe inspired by the personal
characteristics OF the old man rather
than 4 contribution TO the discussion
he was engaged in
Il certainly have no desire TO enter
into any argument with you" said the
customer, who was a scholarly loolin.
man OF somewhat frai phystgue, but
1t is equally certain tina, desire to
enter a most emphatic protest against
your prices. \ dollar a drink Is a most
unheard OF charge for whiskcy."
This statement seemed inconirovcIti-
BILE. Certainly no one in the Old mans
saloon al the time had ever before
heard OF whiskcy being sold at that
price. but there were circum stances
The customer had entered the saloon
with Il supcrCilious air and had looked
about him in q manner 'that failed to
inEratiatc him with the company be-
fore he invited them to Join him in a
drink. Ii was. therefore, with sullen
acquicsccnCe rather than cheerful
alacrty that they responded to his in
vitation.
WANTED TO SEE LIFE
IN ARKANSAS CITY
Had he been man OF wider expert
ence or more disccrnmcut i; is prob
able that he would have rcfraincd
from speaking ovcrmuch, but no. AZ
ter he haU slipped "a little OF his drink
he set his glass back on the bar and
laid 4 s. bill beside II and Spukc thus:
II came in here because 7 desired to
behold all phases OF life in Arkansas.
! City before leaving II forever have
been here now for the better part of
an hour and have seen everything
there is here.
1T seemed Impossible that there
LIQUID be no rcdccm!ne feature. and
nay thought was that since there was
none, elsewhere l might ma one in
what have been told is the most pop
uIdT resort III lnc pace. AS IL IS. my
only regret III going back on board the
boat, which is now about 10 leave. is
that ever came here at all"
And h" locked at the old man as if
e%pectant of the change from his $.
bill.
Strangers who sojourncd in Arkan-
sas CRY We're frequently stricken with
madness, Gut fcw were made so drs-
pcratc as ho appeared to be They
io"ked a, h.In with awe, and the old
man "ulped painfully. but nothing was
said for a moment on so.
Then the old man recovered himself
and said, Five dollars mo-"
What for?" asked the stranger He
was plainly surprised and seemed in
clincd 10 anger.
10 Them drinks" replied The old
man, and the discussion was on.
ARE drinks usually sold for a dollar
aniece al this ba.?" inquired the
Don; make no d,N'rence what's
usual said the old man. That's
what go All Is got to pay 20 that,
Seems TO me-" said the stranger
this is q case that calls for arbl,ra-
t"n Certainly don, propose - nav
any such outrageous price for any such
whisky as that"
Amt morning arbitrary bout it,.
rer!lcd the old man. Il say thats The
price an 20 all n IN II. To .It.y H.
Then . was that H. n..-dc.t1c remnrIi
already quoted abou, questions ih,t
We're not dehatablc and the stranger
mane ~" protest Lereinbcforc noted
Won't do 20 40 good To p'tcst" said
The old man, dosgod!y 1T mourh, hc
some diffrcu, If yo' all was gwine 10
stay round q spell No'd uit yo' drinks
NO rcas 'nah!o. mchhe, mo spccial If
70 ieii hhe settn' In ~ game o.
poker Bat 's long = you're vwiuc TO