The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-16
Mr.. OWEN PEPPER
LOST HIS NERVE
And Laid Down a Royal Flush
Which lie Held Against
Four Of a Kind.
THOUGH IT WAS HIS DEAL
Nv DAVID 4. CURTIS.

saloon IN Arkansas City.
There had been nothing to lead up
to the question II the Others in the
room looked up In some surprise. for
1s u rule no n of the party cou
agcd Mr.. Pepper to talk, excepting the
old man himself, and he only did SO
when he was DESTROYS of getting some
Information concerning current mat
ters outside of Arkansas City. A GER
tain value was attached to the news
reports which Mr.. Pepper as a travel
Ing man was able TO give from time
70 time. but outside of the mere telling
Of news his conversational efforts were
held In no small disesteem.
Considerable interest attached. how
ever. In the minds OF those who heard
It TO the question why any American
citizen should not play poker. and they
knew that Mr.. Pepper did not. There
fore they listened for his reply with
more attention than they usually gave
MIN.
"Oh, | don't know said Mr.. Pepper.
Il hain't got no objections in p'ticlar TO
the game. Pears like It's somepin'
what suits them that likes 1t tol'able
well. Bu; | don't like it,
Don't like draw poker" exclaimed
old man Greenlaw in great amazement.
What kyind O. talk Is those? II a
all he's just nachully 'bleedged fo' to
like II. Mought as well say yo' don't
Ike 10 breathe air. ! amt sayin' but
what they is mebbc some other reason
TO- to not play, but they can't nobody
help likin' of it,
oh, | don't know" said Mr.. Pepper,
. little do%ubtfully. Il reckon it's like
enough true what everybody likes 1t
first off | did my ownself when |
begin to play. but I seen things into II
I'm time to time what | didn't favor
none
Il reckon yo' all must ha' done lose
money 'casionally," said the old man
with a pronounced sneer. "Mebbe that
counts TO it. Them that's tightwads
Just wouldn't nachully 'njoy not get
tin every pot"
oh. l don't know said Mr.. Pepper
rather resentfully. Il amt never been
reckoned no tight wad, nor | d!dn',
never look TO to win all the time, but
they Is things comes up in poker now
an ag'in what shakes a mans conf
dence into his fellow man. not To- say
noth!n' bout a o%verrulin' Providence.
Pears ike I'd ruther keep away I'm
EN-.
Them things is just naChuily to
sophically. Thing to do is to learn
yo'sclf the proper way 70 to deal the
yards an then 'thcy'm liable TO to
happen TO t'other Teller. Don't make
10 d'T renee II his confidence is SHOOK
: long ; yo' Kit away with his wad.
oh, | don't know" said Ny. Pepper.
Dom aiays prove out thataway. II
they did that d give n mar somep!n'
What he cd kyind o rely onto. Trouble
With draw poker is how yo' can re.y
onto nothin''"
II al'ays r%eckoned,' said sam Pear
sail with mild sarcasm. what II Il
man Was lucky enough 70 to I'll "A
royal in the draw he cd look for'ard
%. Gnha.l.pt .pnnt- u.,t1, .'psgl'.I III,
la'mness. Don't need To worry hisself
q hello>a lot 'bout what they is out
a. IN him.
"nh. ! don't know said Mr., Pepper.
i done seen a poker game onC't when
a royal didn't pear to mount TO no
-Tet
This remark was offered in a gloomy
way MAT seemed to excite both de-
u.s. "a and disgust in his hearers.
They showed by their manne that
'ney hardly considered it worth while
'o continue the conversation. Jim
HIt. sdcll. however. offered a sugges-
on that renewed the interest in Il for
u moment.
Il never heer'd o. nothin' but a
aI.apdlooser what'd beat "A royal he
SAID.
"ph, | don't know" said Nj. Pepper.
Il amt never seen la~llapaloosers
played. " fact ! reckon ! wouldn't
NOV n IL | seen II. We II don
O. ns!dcr 'em regular in East Tennos-
S'e an We don't never play EN-. But
hey = other things beats a royal be-
sd"s la~llapaloosers."
II never seen noth.n' d do r.. not
.1outen II was a gun sa!d Joe Bas-
Soi'
oh, ! don't know said 1Ir, Pepper
WIN a sickly grin, They mought
ma been a gun into it. | reckon
'ucbhe they was, hut | didn't see
none. | lay down my royal, though,
'lpuIen a cali"
Lay down yo' royal" exclaimed the
od man. Must ha' nae a temp'ry
spp'lia'lon o. mind. 70 10 do that, or
" would ha' had II yo' all had any
.u.rd 70 10 appellate with"
on, ! don't know" said Mr., Pep
per, My mind was all right. an they
VAN no appellation bout Il, = tur's
Cd judge, Feared like II was workin'
%, 'rtime, an I never knowcd 1t to he
10 clearer n twas right then. |
'c'kon ] done the best thing they was
- b" did, under the clrcumstants,'
Them circumstants must ha' been
ONE lnterestin'." suggested Winter
1ottom.
Oh, I don't know" said Mr., Pepper.
Fho' WAS lnt'rested i'm 'em To the