The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-09-24
ANOTHER YARN ABOUT
OLD MAN CREENLAW

tlcient acumen to perceive that he had
preached a painful subject. In conse-
duence, he forebore from further ref
orence to 1t.
Pearsall, however though he, too,
Stunned the subject, boiled wit. yup-
pressed 'dSe and the o. rial. seeing
that he wac IN t mood a!toS. 20 fay.
orable IL III projected SHINING Of
Ir. Mu'1ociS, wasted no more time in
preliminary ak. but spoAL cut plain
iy.
w al sbc' Is welcome % we uns'
rIfJ = ~" 10 Murdoch. 'nn' ,hry
Won 10 rt'lIn left ondic 20 10 pass
tn .ime osant. TIL ala, M mss
r'tln' this lIae o. year, INT iti,s
E@'nn 10 lee chicken fight ir The to'sc
OF a tav ." two II Squi c Hapgo0d
fetched in he cock he's batn 'rasr'n'
on recent We uns is bctsil' or q bird
O RlnIsdelIs what amt nrve. been
litkod n vi. but mebb4 fh1t'a itng
o. 10 Il rh'bLslasm. We od.nI saw
this fapsugh bird, an m. 11e yo' /
pfHi 10 PIT yo' money on hin. Yo'
n'ttsi NIX, KILN t!hIway.
Suggests Quiet Game.
But that won't come OF afo' tomor-
row or mex day, an ruther'n 10 set
round dom nothin' while were waitin'
TO II prob'ly yo' mought like TO set
into game o draw. 'Taint played
hyar much, but reckon the boys
II start game ruther'n to see yo' all
nope. This yer's public house, an
we aims to please"
Mr.. Murdoch thought game Of
draw would be an eminently desirable
way to pass the time. It was plain
that he knew less about Arkansas City
than they knew of Greenville.
THAT bein thus" said the old man,
9Th amt no 'casion TO- no delay.
Guards an chips is ready, an drinks
en- be fetched to the table s trequent's
d'sired."
Mr.. Murdock's wad when he flashed
II in paying for his chips. proved to
be OF size sufficient to inhame Mr..
Pearsall's hatred inordInately. 81 new
er seen that amount o. Murdoch money
afO," he muttered inaudibly, and he
clinched his teeth tightly. Interpret
ing rightly the CLEAN in his eve his
friends looked forward glcefully to
the excitement they had reason to ex-
poet in the course OF the game.
Had Additional Incentive.
As rule Mr.. Pearsalrs play was
based on mathematical calculations and
was purely impersonal in character.
So admirable was It that he had won
long since the respect of his fellows,
holding high rank as n professional
Hamester and being esteemed greatly
In consequence Now when they saw
MS they did that he had, in addition to
his natural acqulsitlveness, the fur
Their incentive Of malignant enmity to
rouse him 10 exertion they looked, not
Without reason, for notable doings 10
ersue
In sense they were not disappolnt-
cd. though the outcome differed some
what from thcir expectation. Mr..
Pcarsal did unquestionabIy display
great zeal in his efforts to despoil the
uncle Of his wife but as they thought
Of II afterward they were inclined to
believe that he was Jealous overmuch
and that his excess Of desire had
warped his Judgment.
Thus, when Murdoch. opening
jackpot, did so for the size OF II, Ms
was customary. Pearsall, sitting next
hardly waited to look at his hand be-
fore he raised the bet by an equal
amount, thus making 1t necessary for
any who should tarry to put IN
considerable sum for the privilege Of
drawing cards. Bassott and Winter
bottom, sitting next in order, saw no
justification in what they held for
Joining IN any contest, so they threw
down their hands.
Put Under Cross Fire.
Neither was Blaisdell justified in
continuing by any belief he could have
had in his being able to win the pot
for himself, he holding no more than
pair Of sevens. There remained no
one after him, however, who could be
II any assistance to Pearsall in case
should be advisable to set up a
crossfire on Murdoch. so he slid his
chips into the pot and waited.
He had not long TO wait. for Muir
dock, with a look of calm content
Immediately made it 500 more to
play. Nothing had been said about
limit or table stakes, so he was entire
ly within his rights when he drew his
wad from his pocket to make the bet.
The amount was large enough. how
ever to give pause to Pearsall, and he
after more careful consideration of
his hand, saw the lnadusability Of re-
naming, so he dropped.
Blaisdell could do nothing else. and
Murdoch raked the pot, laying his
cards on the table to Justify his OPEN
ing. When they saw that he had only
n pair OF queens they perceived the
quality of the foe they had engaged
and grudgingly rendered him the re-
spect due to his prowess.
Mr.. Pearsalls temper was no whit
improved by the failure OF his III
judged attempt; neither did he look
pleasant when he broke fragment
off one Of his teeth gritting It, but his
endurance had not vet reached its linz
it and he remained In his seat, though
he squirmed little under Blaisdell's
reprovinG loow.
His Judgment Is Vindlacted.
a single error. however, was not
enough 10 impair his confidence in
himself. Neither. in fact. did It lower
him in the esteem of his comrades,
and they fully expected him to redeem
himself by succeeding plays. All he
needed. they thought was an opening.
Presently there came what looked like
mn Mr. Murdoch T,,ado ,1.bot ,,rr,,,A