Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-07-09
''Mebbe II mought." rctortod tho one
cNCl man. Most tlinga en- be did IL

! gangs c'ncerned"
'Oh. don't know" said Mr.. Pepper.
"Mchbc it can't be did If a man was
/ 10 tackle the hull OF 'em to oncet. like
/ it's gently did. but If they was got to
/ play one to Il time / reckon they cd
he botc, snmc's anybody else. on'y
Blaisdcll. The others is all good
players, but they amt so hclroarin'
good what they amt nobody no bet
"RI.AISDEIL PERSON
SlIO' Is HOLY TERROR"
THAT thar Blaisdell person sho' is a
holy terror. 'cor,iin to what | done
hccr'd." observed one Of the little
group of listeners. and this remark.
too. seemed 10 annoy the one eyed
man. lie was sensitive in some ways.
"'rain't no grc't stunt TO nobody TO
/ be n holy terror if he's got three side
p. partners scttiu' in With him an y
elderly pirate standing by with a bung-
/ starter n. said diSparagincly Il
ain; 4 sayiu' but what he Understands
J the game good enough, but I'd sutt'nly
'dmire To play him single handed if
they was any way o gcttin him away
! I'm Arkansas City. but reckon that
can't ha did"
eagerly. IL reckon that's a other thing
en- he did if it's went at right. If
WAS To be declared in onto the game
mo- N likely | cd range it"
They Won't be no trouble bout
That" said on Eye "Alrs want is
he leaves home. III go yo' all Il
hundred TO a dime both ways If he's
wiliin' TO play freeze out when |
meet up with him. reckon that'd
ought TO TO be satisfactory"
'oh, don't know" said Mr.. Pep
per. "So all couldn't make il two.
! could yo?'
Blu; it appeared that the one-eved
man could not. and Ii was presently
! arranged that Mr.. Pepper should con-
vcy One Eyes challenge to the Arkan-
saS city champion with due precaution
against Joe Bassett or old man Green
law being informed of the proposed
event.
Reckon yo' all en- do that? asked
! One Eye.
on; don't know" said Mr. Pep
| per, hut it II have to be did 'tho,,ten
/ them two KNOWN about il. tn old
man d 'hject count o. him not bein' in
! on the game his own self. an Rassott
| d trail along TO the purpose o. man
| slaughtcrin' yo' all"
81 reckon he would" said one Eve
carelcssiy. AN ] wouldn't care nothin'
bout that no other time, but ia p'fer
playin the freeze out first off
OFFERS TO BET
BI.AISDELL WILL WIZ
never seen Blaisdell play my own
HS'i' cal" me gentleman who had pre-
Viously huttcd in, "but rs done hoard
Il heap o talk. Til go yo' a hundred
on the side what he wins IL the game
| comes of"
Done" said One Eye. IAN If thew g
anybody wants any mo- o. the same
II cover his money" But the others
| pressed by his air of confidence 70
ignore his offer. and as the boat wos
men approaching Arkansas CITY AR
! Pepper went ashore
II was not difficult for him to arouse
MH HIaisdell's interest in tho contest
proposed by tho one-eyed man, though
! mat gentleman frankly declared ,b.t
he greatly preferred playing IN Ar
| kansas city to roaming abroad for
adventure i'i
reckon tn amt no chancst o. him
comm hyar no mo-, though" he said
IcEretluiiy. An even if he was 10
asset asset q bust up the game, shos as
, Joe sutt'nly does crave fo'
TO XII him an he's that tempeschous
what they wouldn't be no way fo. 70
! Keep MN outcn it. 'thouten he was ticd
hu' iaint gwtne alone I reckon I'll
Eii Nintcrbotton to go along.
poht make no mistake" he CON
.lnaed as he noticed that Mr.. peppcr
o,r ieu surprised Il amt noways
eu one Eye. Il reckon he cant
use Knife no better n kin a n.,r
Nor DON'T want nobody scttin' INTO
INC game with us. If | can't git his
Wad hes welcome to mine ~
.heyli be other watchin' nv NAV m,
III Ewinc To have Witness n,onn
caSe o him trying any skull, duggerv nn
'hjecton TO that" ''
'A' don't know" said Mr.. Penno,
ih"E want nothin' said bout VII.
ntsSeS' Feared like alrs he wanted
was 10 to set in with yo' all. ,.rain,t
no W." reaS' nable, though. yo all
h"Vln a witness along. Just nachullv
nave to prove what he was
cheahn' II yo' was to kill him. Thai
nphl 70 interfere with the game
none. on'y thing is what TIL have 70
s"tt.a my bets with him afo. ,bnv.s 49,,
pay. / mought not git 10 c'lect 1a,ar
What bets is them" asked Bluisdc,,
ana Mr. Pepper explained
wouldn't mind maxim couple q.
PCS with yo' all thesamc way" he
!eH ihsinuattngly, but all that RIajs
eel said was. I reckon likely Va.
wouldn't ~
9',ne three weeks later Mr.. BlatsdelI
ana az. W!ntcrbottom returned from a
ZIP "h:ch they had taken together and
"!A-eEbottom told tho story of II In
!ssponse TO Id man Grcenlaw.s do
H--ha Tor an explanation
-D!!e p!hytd poker ever since 7
"as Ola enough TO cat" he said -hut
:. be toegoned II ever seen no sjch
~ game as jim an one Eyed put nm
"hgl We uHs met u2 with him.
neg want no iJl'sninaries Ho,h
en- .n"wea what was gwine To he
~! th"y went TO II i,nrneiit 7
exon they must u been mo- r. less
~ ~"nt H"u1d afo'hand TO they was
10 n to',y spots !ookin' on, but thnv
~ nohody said nothin'. not III
'"As I'll over. reckon. though. wbat
wont noth.n' else be talked about
'H y. boats 70 a hellova while.
I"cEcn they mus, a PLAYED rLrb
Nv" fays an nights afo' citTor
"W got ahead none. Feared Xix.
''tf "h'a't no mistakes male. am me-
"@Ht ao.'' uo'hin' but runnin' dead
ht-is Lookea ike they wouldn't never
ae 10 action.
hi a'lneby seen hy one Ewes
oppression what he was gwinc 70 ,nn,c
ea'', 81 his life, an seen what
'.h seen u, 50 says 10 myself VIA,
"Sna was comm. An sho' 'nough