The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-30

no comment, and after a little pause
the Old man continued.
That mought IA been one reason
nc said indifferently. as one to whom
the fair fame of Greenvilic was a
matter Of no concern. "They vas
others in Grecnvillc was quar'lsome,
hut not nobody to the same 'xten, as
him.
I'll bet n million dollars they was
interrupted rearsall rudcly, but the
old man was patient with him. re-
monhering his great provocation.
thought "a been later ON" lie said
gently, hut I'm a speakin' O the time
knowed Jim Perkins. That was long
afo' yo' all yer seen Grcenvillc. sam.
Must IA been when yo' all was "A little
shaver yo' self"
Don't make no diff renee" per
sisted the married man. sticking to
his point. Happened in G~recnville,
didn't it?"
in replied the cd man. still strangely
patient.
We'll that counts 70 it," said Pear
sail o~hstinately. What's the good
a~rgyfyin'?'
"oh. ! don't know" said Mr.. owen
Pepper. who had listened in silence
to the conversation as long as he was
capable of doing 80. i've done met
up with some I'm Greenvillc what was
peaccable enough"
Ii was instantly realized 10y every
body in the room that here was IA mat
ter in which NJ one else was entitled
To interfere with anything that Mr..
Pearsall should see M to do. There
fore they all waited watchfully.
though they had no measurable inter-
val of time to wait before Mr.. Pear
sail reused himself to action. Reach
ing out for Mr.. Pepper with both
hands. he betrayed the evident pur-
pose Of %wringing his neck. Had he
succeeded In getting a grip fastened
on him IL is more than likely that
Mr.. Pepper would have maintained
silence for a considerable time there
after. but that gentleman had by long
practice attained great proficiency in
evading o~nslaughts, and before Mr..
Pearsall could reach him he had
changed his position.
Having changed II he continued to
change 1t with lightninglikc rapidity.
presenting a moving picture of a man
in full flight.
Mr.. Pearsall at the same time on
acted the character OF one determined
to wreak vengeance on an offender,
and the others enjoyed briefly the
spectacle ~ a procession of two pass
ing out into the night. Then they
heard rapid footsteps, the sound of
which speedily died away.
"Io' all was a sayin' what they
is times when 1t pears to be mo- q
less nec'ary To- IN night observed
Jim Blaisdell dryly to the Old a
81 reckon mebhe one o. them times is
done come to Sam. right now"
Jim Perkins didn't wait TO-
no sich times to come said the old
man. and the others. seeing that he
was fully determined to tell the story,
resigned themselves as best they could,
They was c'nsid'able poker played
In G~reenville them days he went on,
even II 'twa'n't no SIGH game as It's
now. an just nachully they want no
SIGH experts as they is. But they was
some what was mo- gifted n others.
an they WAS mo r less riv'lry atwixt
EN-. Jim Perkins was al'ays braggin'
how he was the best poker player
they was in town. an gently most
everybody just let him hrag 'thouten
sayin' nothin' ruther n to git into a
argument. long q him bein' that
quar'isoine. but I'm time to time
somebody what was settin' n with
him ii skin him good an proper an
take c'nsid'ahle satisfaction into Il,
long q him bein' = cocky = he was.
Il reckon they wouldn't nobody
never a-played with him. him helm
that Quarlsome. on'y To- him havin'
money, but he gently toted a fair sized
Wal. an il was Considered wuth while
to git il. So that was did some fire.
gent. an thel'd set back an listen 20
| him quar- 'thoutcn payiu' no p'ticlar
'tention To him.
Just naChuliy that i make him
wuss. an he d git so he d froth at the
mouth an mebne pull a gun. but they
all knowed him an il d he tool away
| firm him afo' he cd shoot an him
| bein' little s he was he couldn't do no
gre't harm. Then he d go off an git
mo- money an "A other gun an come
back an set in at the mex game I was
started. Everybody but him knowed
he want no gre't Of "A player. hut he
reckoned he was, an they done let
him.
They was me IA special what
done win Jim Perkins's wad often him
SO many times what Perkins tried To
Kill him repeated, but the man, Sill
Murdoch was his name. he was that
good natured he never paid much ten
ton to Il. Just took Perkins's gun
away FIN him. an set IN with him
ag'ln next time he showed up with a
wad. An Perkins he got furious.
"Murdock he was as big as what
Perkins al little, an Perkins he
didn't had no mo show ag'in him n
I'd have ag'in a food. but he was built
like a bantam cock. IN he d y soon
fight n bald eagle or n turkey buzzard
+ he would a BARNARD rooster. bein'
that quarlsome. So he KEEP IN stackin'
up ag'in Murdoch, m Murdoch he
done KEEP winnin' his money.
"Come a time when Perkins 'peared
t. git desp'rit. long q havin' lose 3
much = he done. an not suCceedin' in
kiln Murdoch. so he goes home an
gifts together all the money he has in
the world. Sells his house an his
niggers an all the other live stock IN
the place an comes down to the
tavern lookin' TO Murdoch with nigh
bout a million dollars in his wad.
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