Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-09-17
SAM PEARsALL MEETS
HIS W|FE's UNCLE
Family Matters Settled After Poker
Game al Old Man
Grccnlaw's.
GETS MONEY FROM RELATIVE
Following a Few Rounds of Drinks,
Details OF business Arc Adjusted
In Manner Satisfactory tn All the
Parties Concerned.
II, DAVID \. ClW'rIS.

The stranger who entered oIN man
Greenlaw's little saloon I'm Arkansas
City one evening proved. 10 the salts
faction of the old man. after some 1T
Tie conversation. that no WAS not III
fact a stranger, hut Az acQuainiauce
of long standing. having been one OF
the regular customers of the man who
owned the tavern IN GroouVille. MISS.
at the time whom old man Grcen'aW
kept bar for him in hycone years
1t is true tlYat there was some litlc
difficulty in establishing this fact To
old man Grctulaw's satisfaction when
the acquaintance was claimed after
the lapse Of SO many years The ola
mans hahitUal caution prompted MIN
to scru,inizc with great care the claim
of any one at amy time, WHO PROGRESSED
to have known him at former TIME
AcQua!ntanceS OF his, who sought MIN
out occa sional!y, and WHO undertook 10
renew the previous friendly relations
which they alleged to have existed, had
moro than once made use of their
claims as preliminary matter going 20
establish basis on which they could
negotiate credit for themselves at his
bar. II is not OF record that any such
attempt had been successful. but the
recurrence OF such efforts had made a
painful impression OF the old man
mind. and he was reluctant TO admit
that he had ever known anybody on
any previous occasion.
The man from Grcenville. however,
did succeed. after having bought sew
cral times, in recalling himself 10 ola
man Greenlaw's recollection, and the
latter set en- UP himself in acknowl-
edgment OF the acquaintance albeit
this action was more or less perfume
tory, betokening no enthusiasm what
ever. The Grecnville person, however.
who recalled himself as Buck Muir
dock had prosperous appearance, and
the old man remembered that tho man
he had certainly known by that name
had been somewhat noted for sporting
proclivities in his youth. SO that 1t
was in a quite hopeful manner tina, lie
introduced Mr.. Mvrdock to Some OF tho
regular freuueutcrs OF the saloon who
came in afterward NJ intervals
EVERYTHING - soon
on FRIENDLY FOOTING
These iutroductious were acknowl-
edged in due form NY Mr. Murdoch
who successfully invited Joe Bassct,
Jim Blaisdell and lake Wiutcrhottoin
TO join him and the old man i'm the
successive rounds that cnsued. so that
Things were soon on a friendly foot
ing, not to say joyial, when there came
a pause.
Mr.. Sam Pearsall had not ye, ar
rived. and Mr.. Murdock's habits hav-
ing been mentioned, il was remembered
by the others that Mir Pcarsall's
prejudice against Grcenvillc was some
" Ha ptpIlOuHtcu, SO tndt IL was Il mat
ter of uncertainty whether or not he
would assume a tolerant or a hostile
attitude toward the stranger when ~.
should Toe introduced
The question was more iunort,u,
thau II might seem to be. Under tho
skiilful guidance of the old man. ,hinrs
We're being gradually shaped up in a
way that would naturally lead to Tho
inausuraiion of u friendly game or
poker in the back room OF the s,ioo,
~ was advisable. for some reason. -,
await the arrival of Mr. pearsaIl h.-
!oEe beginning to play. bu: when NJ
N!Aterbottom heard the mention ~
Hreenville, he looked doubtful .,d
alter little thought seemed 70 80
com" apprehensiVe He re,nonh.r.5
what the other- seemed no, ~ 80.
,Aolsht ot that Pcnrsall had raarrlaJ
HfeenNi!!e c!rl. And h.. ,borrt,
.t'o-Eh ne was not quite certain ira,
me g'rIs name had been Slurdar,.
f.esentlT he exchanged -.o~;-
CO.'S "!th tho old man. and war. 49,.
SIeetihs NJ P"arsall !i:t!e dis,sr,.
a:on. ne saloon he halted aim t5-
San" b sad. ",hey Is some pros.
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WAS NOT LoohING FOR
CHRISTMAS 50 soo>