The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-02
Mr.. OWEN PEPPER
BLOSSOMS FORTH
qualifying as an Expert at
Draw Poker He Appears at
Old Man Grccnlaw's.
AND SITS IN At THE GAME
BY DAVID A. CURTIS.

SNh - ~ - "''
II man does his best into a 'mergency."
said old man Greenlaw. sadly. some
times he don't do nothin' TO- the best,
even when he's a dom the best en- he
did.
II amt q sayin' what I lone what
ought TO- to been did" he continued. In
the vain attempt to placate the IT.
ragged feelings " the official guardian
Of the peace in Arkansas city. "o'
cOse they is times when a man II
ought TO to strike first off. an tenn
porixe later on. an that's what | sho'
ought 70 to did when One Eye done
como into the s'loon. /,
Il en- see that now. s plain g any
body. N that's what my first instinck
q I done grabbed my b~ungstarter.
afnfn' 10 TO spatter his brains on the
no. hut I knowed how yo' all was
yeaSnfn' To- 70 kill him yo' " self,
Joe, an ] lone stayed my hand so g
I 20 al ca have the first chanst."
'1Ake he'll yo' did, said Joe Bassctt,
WITH cruel derision. IT reckon that's
Why 20 all done SEM me a lookin' 70
him whar ne want, an yo' an. these
here other ijtits done let him set in
aGain." II was plain that the burly
sheriff wal not to he imposed upon by
any exctee 90 palpably false as this,
and the old man shifted his ground
instantly.
THAT there wad he VAS totin'. Joe
q a made holy angels c~ovechous,'' he
eaid. when I seen that ! says to
myself what the thing to do was 10
gtt that first Off. an yo' all cd wreal
Justice onto him afterwards"
"Yo' all don't have to say it, re-
torted Bassett. still more derisively
"I knowed that much afo' | done
learnt 1t. II yo' all was a gwine into
heaven. an the gates was Just helm
shut. yo'd stop an pick up n short bi'
offen the ground afo' yo' went in.
never seen II man s hungry TO money
e w lie. Dn'y thing comforts me Il
what One Eye done got a tol'ahle gooc
slice ~ yo' own wad afo' he got away
7 wish to Gawd what he'd IA got TIL
hun ~ IT"
Al the mere thought VI such a catas'
trouhc tho old man began to whimper
"rh' amt no Use rubin Of IL in. Joe.
- protested. fecnly. 81 done wrong
~ut |, done it 10 the best. Feared Xix,
!, Was plumb sinful to let him cit ava,
with all that money"
"Ite wouldn't "a toted II a hellov;
Ways. II ID u had a chanel at him,
c.owlcd the BIC man. II the others
knowing that this was true. and tina
their own behavior had been we'll rigi
objectionable, found nothing Ia say il
reply.
Even od man Greeniaw himself
fluent Of speech as he was. could ado
nothing to his plea that he done /
TO- the best" and not caring To exas
perate Mr.. Bassett further by repeat
ing that. he remained silent.
Mr.. Bassett. however. still ha'
Saings to say. II was not his custom
ordinarily to use much language. m
RGfsrr1n6 q more forcible means o
expression. but this time. having beef
Oun00sd In his inner feelings, he real
~ chat he constituted a majority o
~ eakher4nG and he proceeded I,
(Dak WITH emphasis.
N had . hound pup, an I couldn'
OA1a HIM no mo- n yo' pears to know
1u0gan' I'm 70 fool diddins. I she
WUuA swap INN OIL TO- a skunk. So
- hnwU the satisfaction o. KILN tn
Auunk TAin't a. II One Eye hadn'
- ham hyur afv sho' was a
800 a yo' be hrst t,i..> he don
~ an I didn't had no 'bj~ectiv-s 4
Aauans noker with HIM, no mo- n no
- eiee.
aaut I don't have to have no. low
IN vdbAlp a. hell play hawss Wit
n mo n onc't afo' I knows what
~ua4,t 70 to be did. Pears like a will
ass a The wilderness d know tina
mr,pA. 'nstead o. which yo' uns sets 4
I'm him a frequent q he sees At {
nnm> 20 Arh.nsaa CITY. He's don
1one 4 rsueated an yo' n let's h1r
~ axuv With vo' money ey'ry time"
Tha hit<erest mart Of this bitter ar
ASunment. in the estimation Of thos
- haard II. WAS its truth. Other
1910 the one eyed man had on oc
~siona nlayed poker in the little bac'
a,om Of old man 0reenlaw's saloor
loain~ ALI they had. and a
nrrA interynls some one would L
sv.v With moro than he had when h
at in. but no other OF these had eve
returned saye one ioytal Squire VIII
i,ved NEAR Arkansas CITY. and VIII
ckone his LOSSES in the game as
legitimate mart OF the cost of his OK
penses when he sought relaxation |
the dizzy whir1 Of urban excitement.
Rut One Eve. had returned aga!
And again at the imminent peril OF hi