Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-17
RICHMOND TIMES DISPATCH: SUNDAY DECEMBER H. 1916

would eventually come when even Mr..
HaSSctt would hc forced TO forceo. the
attempt temporarily and lie down.
They had watchruilv waited some
days aud nights FOR that time TO ar
rifc. hut the one-eycd man wc:,ricd
81 the waiting. and leaving Mir. Pepper.
aS he supposed, still ON the job. had
Son" 10 old man Grccnlaw's prcma-
turely. knowing what would Inevitably
occur If MIR. EasSett should learn Of his
coirS there, but fclNin% on Ml Pepper
TO keep him in Ignorance of IL till after
the game.
l;u, Mr, Pepper was also awcary.
Ills nature craVcd excitement almost
as nightly as IT did profit. though he
preferred the position of a bcholdcr to
that of participant in a rough house.
The proiiI he had already made out OF
the expense money the onc-eycd man
had furnished and failing Ia get more
OF that. his GRANT fancy turned toward
Il final stroke by Muich he could rid
himself of all further responsibility
and II the sam" time crafty his desire
for q littl" amusement which ne might
get as II locke ON
His conception OF lcalty WAS only q
faint one. Found 10y no sense OF the
obligation Of AN employee and wholly
Indifferent TO the wrath Of high
heaven. he played such II Fantastic
trick rs might have mad" archangels
Weep. had IrchahCciS any knowledge
Of what went on in Arkansas City.
lie told Joe RasSett that the one
eyed man had gone To old man Green
laws saloon.
STARTS IMMEDiArELY
FOR THE SALOON
Tho incarnadinc glow OF Il tropical
sunset would not nav. reused such
fury i'm the Minctaur's mighty bosom
as WAS cnScnGcrcd in tn" mind of The
sheriff Of Arkansas City by this IN
telligcnce. He started Immediately for
the saloon.
oh, don't know" said Mr.. Pepper
To himself as he tagged along after
him. 81 reckon mcAbe they s rviue
TO be somcpin' di1d'n'." on this occa-
sion. at least. Mr.. Pepper proved him
sell I" he no SLOUGH OF Il III uphct.
Meantime the poker game in old man
Er""niaw's back room proceeded brisk
~. The onc-cNcd man was not un-
mindful of the possibility tina, I;assctt
might appear on the scene despite The
prccaution lie had taken. and felt that
any delay might he fraught with extra
peril.
Jim Elaisdcll was so impatient TO
demonstrate HIS lrowcss that he PUSH
cd the play impctuously. Wintcrbot-
tom and Pcarsall had their minds so
liked on the events they had dctcrmin-
cd nnon as appropriate occurrences
Subsequent 10 the game that they as
sisted IN every way they could to-
ward fastening the conclusion. The
HoNe or peace had long since sough;
some safer place. and the only other
occupant OF the saloon sat looking at
ms bGhSstartcr with a longing express
SION. eating the second half of his
cigar meanwhile with a reckless dis
regard of the fac. that the further end
OF ii was lighted
'DEGINNING or GAME
PROVES UNENENTFruI,
Even under these circumstances the
beginning OF tho game was unevcnt-
fuI. Mr.. Blaisdell dealt first, and tho
first hand the oue-eyed man received
was, as he realized, too good to be
true II" rcfraincd from betting on
II. therefore. and the others saw no
object in delaying the masking of q
jack pot.
Then foarSall dealt and the pot was
swcctcncd for the next deal Winter
bottom deal; next and tho same result
followed, after which the deck passed
into the onc-cycd mans hands
All uD and down the Mssissippi
River on tho boats and in many OF tn.
riverside settlements. professional!
poker players had learned before this
by bitter experience to bc especially
viGlant in their scrutiny OF the one
eyed mans manipulation OF the cards
when he dealt. II had never been
proved conclusivcly that he was guilty
OF any 'rreGularity in the deal but il