Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-08-13

rctor:cd the stranger Not on thei
feet ;hcy wouldn't. They'd Intake GU
ella 18th an thet on EN-. an blatht Gu
the ,avemcnth 70 to set the COLE
outcI en-
'lo' all pears I" have monstrou:
20 uinion O we uns." said Jim Blais
del. as If deeply hurt. "Mcbbe IL yo
wa % Kit mo- 'quainted yo'd feel DIFF
foIcu." The scmi-apologetic tone ir
w'r:Ch he spoke was recognized by hi.
fire. IS as Il hollow pretense. but the
stra ;cr was misled. He seemed tc
be person who spoke bluntly him
self nd expected others to do so.
II want lookin' 70 to git acquainted
whcn | come" he said. All wanted
watl' TO to git a twain TO Little Wock
'PeH IN like they amt none TO twc
dayth.'
that's creek" said Joe Bassctt
"bu' if yo' all Is anyways into a hur-
rail"
"i'ow fur" asked the stranger. and
the others stared at him In surprise
II seemed as II Joe Bassctts suG-
Ecst:on WAS not altogether clear to
him. But they saw that IT was clear
when. after "a pause, in which no one
replied TO him. he continued:
SOME SATISFACTION
EVEN IN RIDING RAIL
joymcnt. but II ii be thum thatithfac-
ton fo' 20 git away I'm Arknnthaw
Thity If man wath to he tooken fur
enough.
The desperate carnestnesS he show ed
was amusing TO Jake Winterbottom
and he began 10 laugh.
They wouldn't be no fun mainland
lin critter like that. Joe" he said
but they amt no use wastin Of him
Mchbe yo' mought git him to sing.
reckon thatd he right pleasant"
I'D rather see him dance said Bas-
sett grimly, and pulling a gun from
his pocket he pointed II at the stran-
gers feet, Dance he said sternly
'All wight" said the stranger. be.
ginning TO cavort nimbly.
Twice his feet rose to surprising
height, and the third time he went up
in the air he swung the right one so
deftly and with SO vigorous a kick
that Mr.. Eassett's gun went crashing
through tho window. Then he sat
down
Mr. Bassett was displcased and all
the more SO because the others In the
saloon, with the exception Of old man
Greenlaw, seemed to be highly delight
ed. They laughed and even applauded
tho stranger.
He sho' is one good little dancer"
said rcarsan Drinks is on yo ALL
Joe"
Bu, Bassctt was not minded to put
up the drinks at that moment. In
stead. he reached out with his good
right hand and picked the stranger up
out OF his chair by the neck and swung
him around in the air. In another
moment he would have thrown him
through the same window that the gun
Went through. but the old man inter
vencd just in time.
Quit yo' devilin, Joe" he said.
sternly brandishinE his bunEstarter
aloft by way of empha sizing his COM
mand. This yer gent is got some
p'coolycr ways, but he's Untitled TO EN-
IL he totes a wad in ppotion. TIL ain't
6winc to be nobody rcckoned a out
got the money to back up his p'cooly-
arities. First off. he's gwire TO pay
fo' that glass what he done busted
out. Later on mcbbe they'll no some
festivities. but tn amt cwinc.to be no
rouEi house prcmatoor.'
F.NCu Mr. BaSsctt was sometimes
amen. Nc when the old man brought
.,u' IS hunGsatr:er. and somewhat re-
lurtauriy I've dropped the stranger and
Went outside after his gun. Tho
stranger picked himself up and calmly
vcs.mcd his scat, seeming to he in no
Way surprised or excited by his expert
ruTo
W h't nNlnU q leStntlNltletn TIN
they u. .\rkanthaw Thity"" he asked
with considerable interest Il wouldn't
look 10 noihin cheerful nowhereth
wound hyar, ony funewalth 'Pearth
like funcwal d be wight blithe
longitude o the regular diddinth"
''Mcbbe they mought he a funeral
later on" retortcd the old man. III yo'
all is hell bent on to it, We strive TO
please. But mostly they is a game in
the hack room of
"Wha, kyind Of a same?" asked the
stronger inrredulously.
Well. don't never play my own
self" said the old man, not ms a Een'l
thing. don't, hui judgin FIN what
the boys says, reckon they mostly
plays draw poker.
Poker" exclaimed the stranger as
If greatly amazed. Poker: Did yo'
all thay poker"
In his excitement he began to slut
POKER HIS MIDDLE NAME;
EATS CHIPS FOR BREAKFAST
"W-w-why. p-p-poker 18TH whsr, !
Live. Mummy middle r-name it'll
draw c-cyards an the chipth i,n
whwhat eat To- h-b-hweakfatht
envy MN -mawnih'. II they it'll any
p-pokcr anywhereth wound, l-l-lead
me ito it" AS they looked at him
The raccrncss OF his desire
Trey regarded him with awe Moth
INK Quite so inspiring had come 10
'f.:r notice for long time
J reckon he's t-tellin -hc t-truth -
whispered Pearsall. Pears Ike he
must "a chawed them chips up so
doggoned fine what ,hey's got all
mixed up with his language If he
plays poker as fluent as he talks. he
sho' is wonder"
AS 10 whether he did or not there
was considerable curiosity. and seeing
tina, his desire 10 play uas evidently
genuine. all OF them went into the back
room where the poker table was. Nc
one hung back. but the stranger was
seated hrst and there was nothing
about the size of the wad he produced
10 provoke their dcrision or contempt
Neither did he comport himself as