The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-10-01
Saw Strangers Handicap.

CURLY.
Saw Strangers Handicap.
No professional poker player is like.
ly to be tolerant Of any discussion al
to his play. Murdoch had not Joined
the game since the evening OF his ar.
rival, but he had seen one or two
games in which outsiders had suffered
somewhat severely.
We'll. 70 one thing" said Murdoch
'it looks to me like yo'uns kyInd O
leans onto each other 70 spot. Way
] was learned ey'ry mans Expected
10 to play his own guards irregyard.
less o who It's what's playin' agin
him. An faint Considered regular 10
no two oH mo TO play together agin
one"
That's right said Sam prompetly
faint never did Two to one amt
no fair poker nohow. Mon that, tain,
legitimate, not in poker faint. What
made 20 all reckon they was any o.
we'uns cap'ble o. nothin' like that"
Well said Murdoch, little doubt
fully. 81 done seen yo' all raise The
pot last night on nOthin' when Winter
bottom an Squire Hapgood was the
on'y ones in.
The squire done opened the pot
an Jake rose him. Bassett and Blais-
dell both drapped an yo all give il a
boost ANS yo' had was king high.
TO done seen yO' hand.
Aimed to Discourage the Squire.
Looked like yo' all was amin to
discourage the squire. so's't Winter
bottom'd win, him bein' mo friend
o you'n n the squire was. Then when
the squire dropped Jake bet, an yo'
all lost interest into It,"
We'll" said Pearsall, that was reg
lar enough, wasn't it," His air was
one Of ytrtuous Indignation.
"Mcbbe II was regular" retorted Mr.,
Murdoch, but it sho' was s'picious.
Looked like yo' all an Jake was in
cahoots."
"Mought a looked s'picious." adj
mitted Sam, evidently industrious OF
any hard feeling. hut yo' all didn't
ought 10 to be hasty in yo Judgment.
Mebbe / done made a mistake playin'
like | done, but / was reck'nin' on
bluttin' both out. Isblufs c'nsid'able
when | plays. TIL amt no law ag'n
that, is they?"
NO. said Murdoch, but il yo all
was RELY blutiln' yo' done took a
mighty po' time 70 to do it. Yo'
knowed they was both stronger n
yo' all was. an Jake. havin' rose the
opener, sho' was terrible unlikely 10
lay down. Pears like it was mon
strous po' play"
Probably n Mistake.
Il reckon twas said PearsalL
meekly. THE best players makes
mistakes"
But as soon as he could get away
from his uncle, he went to the old
man in private
"Yo' all sho' wants to keep meddlers
J I'm snoopln round in the back room
| when they's a game on" he said an
grily. II cant say nothin' my own
self when it's Murdoch, but yo' all en-
make house rule what'll keep him
out. He's done been pickin' on me
long q me startin' seesaw with Jake
when the squire opened the pot"
Then it was that the old man de-
clared that Mr.. Murdoch was incon-
gruous.
He has his good p'ints," he admit
ed, but that amt to say that he en- be
lowed to bust up my game. reckon
though, what tn amt no casion fo
| TO dept no hash measures. He en-
be reasoned with, first off, seem he's
| got Considerable of a wad left, an tn
amt no sense in drlvin' him away afo'
he's done spent it. Mebbe yo' all
mought git him TO set in again"
No Chance TO Get Him.
Mr.. Pcarsall thought it extremely
unlikely that he would sit in.
Amt ! doue told yo' what he's
spicious aready?" he said "He amt
no fool, not altogether he amt. Stands
to reason he won't set into no game
he's s'picious of. but just nachully |
don't want him 10 get no po' 'pinion o.
me, an won't stand TO- him snoopin'.
Ho' all is got to keep him outiP the
room when they's n game"
"Thatll he did, o co'se," said the
old man, but it'll be did diplomatic. /
cant affo'd to lose what money he's
got left"
His Indignation was not less than
Pearsalls. but-wcll, anyhow, he did
not care to act too hastily Accord
ingly, he engaged Mr.. Murdoch in CON
yersation at the first opportunity.
81 think heap o Jim Blaisdell, :"
he said abruptly. IAN wouldn't like
to see him git riled about nothin', but
he sho' is tryin' at times. He's hell
roarin touchy bout trifles.
whats eatin him?" asked Muir
dock with some reserve.
well, Jim's a artist an he's got
temperament. Pears he don't like no
body outsider the game lookin' on too
clost while he's at work Artists is
hathaway"
Il sh'd imagine what he'd be SOM
sensitive" said Mr.. Murdoch drily. He
had taken particular notice OF Mr..
Blaisdells dealing several times, all
though he had not considered it worth
while to comment on it.
New House Rule.
"Hc is" said the old man, ignoring
the others tone, AN he's done asst me
TO- to make house rule ag'ln any
body lookin' on what amt into the
game"
House rules goes" said Mr.. Muir
dock promptly enough, IAN amt
one to put up no kick They's a heap
o. things goes in Arkansas City what
Imought affo'd some 'casion TO- remarks,
but ! dunno S feel called on TO- 10
make EN-. Pears like the principl
thing TO- me 10 do.-now is done rang