The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-06-25

doncd al faith In humanity. No rem
nant OF SClf.rcspcct remained to COM
passion.
~ reckon yo' all Is gwIno lCCtlo
too fur, JIM" nc oXpostulntcd Most
anybody mOuEht bet up some on 10
kings II he rCCkoncd the man was
drunk when he dOlod 'cm. o. coso
WANT no heel roHrin' good play, an
the old man d ought fo' to lose On it
like he done. but he amt no mo- Ii
human a'tcr all Anybody's liable to
make a mistake"
Not II he knows q little MI about
poker. he amt. Not no such mistake
as that That want no mistake
"'Twa'n't nothin' but doldCrIn' Ig-
nance" rotOrtcd RlaisdCll. implacablc
in his malice aud tho others. realizing
the truth Ot what he said. were silent.
even though they shuddcrCd ut his
cruelty.
All but Mr. owen Pepper. lie had
been silent IN to that moment, being
not utterly devoid Of prudence, hut hIs
capacity for silence was limited and
he had reached the limit.
GrcCnlnW Takes Stand.
"Oh. | don't know" hC sad with
the evident intention Of continuing his
discourse. hut on the instant he was
interrupted Mr. BlalsdOll reached out
for him PcrcclvinE hts peril h. made
as II TO go away from there, hut be-
fore he reached the door q mOnRCing
tlgurO hrnndishInE bungStartCr stood
between him and his pursuCr
Aroused suddenly from hls lctharElc
conditions. old man GrcOnlaw had leap
cd from his seat and setting his En-
voritc weapon had rushed to the rcs-
cue
who touches a hair o. Peppers
haId. his brains shall round tho 10
he spread. as the Good Book says"
he shouted Justify, and oven Dlaisdcll
saw that this was indeed so. HO
paused and Bullenly sat down again.
"Mc an you Ia gwinc to have n
drink. Pepper" said the old man. AN
III amt nobody invited to limo In.
Pears like yo' all wHR gwInO to say
Romopln' lntrcstIn'. whatever twas.
an I'd like to hear II. Cant no no
wuss n the drihblc ia been handed
out recent by n ness o. hCO-hawin'
wild asses o. the Wilderness" And he
Rlnred viciOusly at his tormCntorB. as
II dcfylng them TO uttor n protest.
Pepper "Rubs II In"
He waited n moment. but thOy worc
a little heSltRnt about speaking, know
ing M thoy did how deft he was In the
use OF his tavOrite weapon, and see
Ing this. ho rubbed his insult In.
"McRnin' yo' uns." he added, but
still they were dumb.
"Oh. don't know" said MIR. Pep
per. In his chippOr way "MObbe
faint so hell rOarln' int'rostln' e II
mought bO. but was EwinO to ray
what done seen others make mistakes
afO' now, an some ON 'om want s!ch
n hcIlovn lot better n bettn' on TO-
kings. An him what dono II was reclS-
Oned nigh bout as good n player as
they was anywhore'R round.
Hore he paused slightly aud grin
ned. as II able to say something dis
concerning, and no chose.
"Who was it7' asked tho old man.
eagerly. II required less dlScornment
than he possessed to SEQ that BlRiSdoll
looked uneasy, and Wild hopO sprang
TO being within him that Mr.. Pepper
might prove TO be the unworthy in
Btrument Of an oVerruling Providence
provided for tho purpose Of himbling
the pride Of the champion poker player
OF Arkansas.
BlalSdell Draws Ills Knife.
"Oh. don't know" said Nir, Pepper,
still grinning. "MobbO II InOught stir
up strife II was to tell who twas, hut
the iirBt letter of his name was Jim
Blaisdell."
"Yo' black heart Is gwine to be cut
outen yO' body right now an fed to
the hawgs." shouted BlaisdOll. as he
spranE to his feet, with knife in his
hand. and he added a foul epithct to
the statement.
But the others were not minded TO
have their entertainment cut short.
Basett grabbed him. laughing heartily,
and WinterbOttom and PearsRll laid
hold nj him also. while tho old man
hOurished his bungRtarter alOft.
9TH amt gwine to bo no hearts cut
out on the premises" he declared most
positively. even II they DO black.
Not til alter Pepper is done lOld what
he's gwine to. thoy won't. Pears like
they is greet moral lesson 10 be did
right now. Whatever Subsokont
p'rceedin's they is II have to no post
poned to tn Ievee. They won't he
did inside o. my saloon. 70 all I'm
keep right on. Pepper. What was this
yer mistake Of Jim done mado?"
Pepper Tells All About II.
"Oh. | don't know" said Mr. Pepper,