The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-16

coolly.
"'Yo' can't open no jackpot On q
pat o tens, not In Arkansas City, ne
sad stiil more roughly. And he
struck the table with his fst a. he
spoke.
But ] sald. 4 dian't e,sn the
Pot. THIS gentleman opened IT, And
pointed at Pearsall. Il came in on
2 peAr Of tens. a. I he'd Q right 70 DO
! oodtinued. and I drew q third ten.
Wh~t's the matter with that? What
Are you going to do about it, spoke
fatner dehantly. feeling sure that the
others would support me.
They did not. however, and re.
membered that etiquette forbids inter.
ference with another's quarrel. 50
wnen Bassett said again 1t don't 90.
interrupted him. =.
II leave II to the table said.
n looked around. knowing that II
appealed to they could speak without
Improperly.
! Will do old man 0reenIaw the
Justice to say that he did speak. I
thlnk he saw hat B~assett's outbreak
was too raw. or at least that Il was
III timed.
rhe gents right. joe he said.
ne didn't open h pot. Shut up an
quit devillin' on him.
'but Bassett wouldn't shut up. Or
rather ne wouldn't be placated. He
Jumped up. and I thought At. hrst he
Wes soans to strike at me. but to my
sreAt surprise he rushed out Of the
place IN q great hurry.
whats the matter with that man -
D.! Of the others. Is he craxy or
just plain drunk
"Oh. tn ANT nothin' p'tic'iar tn
matter with him. said the old man re.
assu1ngly. 'Yo' all amt got no call to
he disturbed. He lone killed a man dsy
oefo' yesterday an res been drinkjn'
mo r less ever sinc't. When he drinks
mes liable 70 to be some uuar'lsome.
an les gone out now to git heeled. I
reckon somebody u a lifted his gun
onn him.. But yo' all needn't to mind,
Tit boys won't let him come back
II didn't know the boys and I did
mind 40 ] did a heap Of quick think
Ing. First. ] thought Of my own sun.
which was In my grip over at the
hotel. How 1t came to he there In.
stead Of In my pocket was somewhat
curious.
"A few days before a friend in
Memphis had noticed that I was carry
Ing II and said to me. You'd better
put that thing away. II you are caught
carrying 1t In Memphis you'll be sent
to the calaboose sure. It's a new Law
were keen about il. The Mayor
OF a Kentucky city was locked ND for
II last week.
80 ! had put It in my grip and for
gotten 1t. not having the habit of
toting 1t except when ] was travelling.
Just now II seemed az II I might want
II. and ! said. as lightly as I could.
That's all right. but II it's all the same
to you I'll 90 and get my own gun.
That man nay come back
"Oh. very well. That's nachul
enough said the ole man. and ! went,
leaving my chips on the table. though
I did not feel sure that I would come
back. ! did not want the company TO
think ! was running away.
As | went ! had another thought.
which was that probably the safest
place for me in Arkansas City was
'fS" ~"e'c NJ Tue p"Ne' td"ie' 'I"C~
my enemy would surely nnd me " ne
went looking Tor me. no matter where
! mixhi De- Al least there he wit
nesses there who knew what had hap.
pened.
=" go, my u n went back.
! reentered the room Inc old
man leaned back and pulling a der
ringer out OF each If his hip pockets
laNd me i"o or then MS
rhps on 'ne thole.
Its damned onhandy settin' on
'hem 'hings' ne said quite
'nu hoDouE eIse sa!o anything pu'
"o.'ee' una "'h'eroottom are" 4 re-
NoiNer ana fearsali a KnNe. pacing
'neW a'so ON tho 'apte.
u seeiheu e''"eht enough that no
one "au any yer! nrm raHh IN the
.oss aoh''! 10 Keep ndSett away so
! ,a'o my own gun win my chips n
sal "o~h racing the door' ! wanted to
see MN nrs' IN case ne snou!d come.
men 'ne game went on AZ II hothin&
Unusual hao happened OF WIS expected
Ho'n'hR more o'o nappeh excepting
cna' J. iost NONE! ior the remainder or
."o s''''ns' '"'ner "o'. 'ap'oI! nan
! hso al "rs'' 'e'naps was nervous
ANYHOW vas ,n'nkins PRINCIPALLY
"oout no" 'ons -" oe'ter say tnefe
80 u not 10 nave 'he appearance or
running ava! from = nkM. The