The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-26
PEPPERS CAPABLE
WORK AS DEALER
Breaks Up the Stud Poker
Game in Old Man Green
laws Back Room.
ONE EYE WINS AND GOES
By DAVID A. CURTIS.

When the one eyed man and his
two friends found themselves at the
poker table in the back room of old
INA Grecnlaw's little saloon In Arkan-
sas City confronting Jake Wintcrbo,-
tom. Jim Blaisdell and Sam Pears,ll
no M would nave suspected from ar-
p%carances that the return of Joe las
sctt TO the room vas expected at any
moment. that in consequence the
game was liable to be interrupted with
n hang. Sudden Interruptions wore
always TO he looked for in n game Of
poker in h a part of the world. and
experienced players gave no heed TO
them before they came. excepting in
the sense that they were always pre-
pared for them.
Under ordinary circumstances the
advent Of Mr.. Bassctt in m apartment
in which a game Of draw poker was
in progress would have been a mere
preliminary to his taking Il hand in
the game. provided there wa room for
him AZ the table. But on this occa-
sion. no. II was well understood by
all the participants in this game that
btt'tN Az o VI
would he engage In alcatory contest
II the n eyed man were IA contestant.
His sentiments regarding that gentle
man precludcd any Of the mi,der forms
of rivalry n were only TO be ~
pressed by Cutting his overweening
desire FOR One Eyes sudden death.
1t was therefore probable that vio-
lence would ensue following his en-
trance. which was extremely likely To
occur in the immediate futurc. Men
who were accustomed. however. as
these six were. to play poker undis-
turbcd by the imminent prospect Of
the bursting Of "A boats boiler were
not to be easily shaken. even by the
knowledge that an attempt AT murder
would almost certainly he made in 'hc
room within a short time. and they
played along. steadily and screnely.
Only. rs was also said. they were pre-
pared.
One Eye sat facing the door. not los
Ing sight of it ever while he scanned
the cards which anne To- him in the
successive deals. He was not a hah-
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which could arouse suspicion.
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u remained latent in the minds ID
those who entertained it. Md as tn,
game went on this feeling seemed tc
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