The sun., 1919-02-02

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| sold my interest in No. 8 for 1000.
That was my first mistake. My sue
,cessor took 100000 in gold out Of 1t.
My interest in No. 4 brought me $40, 900.
With my capital I opened saloon
and gambling house. Flat broke I made
my way TO the new gold camp at Nome.
Owned the Northern.
Grub staked there" Richard con-
tinued. II opened another place Of the
same description. This time luck was
With me. For four straight years l
cleaned UP more than 100000 annually.
With plenty Of money at my command
naturally sidestepped the cruel Alaskan
winters. I played Seattle and Frisco
instead. was in Frisco when I heard
OF the Goldfeld, New. strike in 1904. I
hurried there to open a saloon and
gambling house II. like my sorry ven
ture at Dawson and my lucky venture
In Nome. called the Northern. The
house made a million in four years"
firing Of Alaska Tex dropped down
into Nevada That was long after the
days OF the famous Comstock lode. but
Richard was on hand to have a part
in the Goldneld boom. They say Tex
went into Goldield with deck of cards
and came out with half a million dollars.
That only is a crisp way OF saying
that Tex hit Goldheld fat broke and
soon was the owner OF a gambling
house that paid him $4,000 a year.
Richard always has been gambler.
lie has sat in the croupier's chair and
raked IN bets IN hts own gambling
house, and he has stood on the other
side OF the green topped table and
seen his own cash raked in by the
other fellow. Tex Richard has gambled
with cards and he has gambled with
Fate.
Life a Gamble.
Life itself is a gamble with Richard
and the game has left It's inde,ible marks
on the lean. sinewy westerner. Those
thin. straight lips and cold gray blue
eyes. cold as Northern glacier. never
tel, the stranger how the game IL going.
And Tex looks on death itself with the
etoicism OF gambler. IT It comes,
let er come" says Tex. I'VE can't go
on beating the game forever"
Richard realized close to 800. 900 on
the Johnson-Jefrries fight. The gate
was s27o,775. But he didn't hang
around Nevada long after it. The out
trail kept calling. calling. and soon Tex
and his vito came 10 New York and
look for a little laid.
Sailing steadily south for twenty
three days the Richards arrived at
Buenos Ayres. the capital OF Argentina.
Leaving tho Paris OF South America
they sailed up the River Plate and the
Paraguay River TO Asuncion, the first
seat OF Spanish Government In the New
World. A side wheeler then took them
upstream to Conception. still further
into the heart OF the grass lands.
Rode for Days.
There they purchased their outfit. and
for weeks Mr.. and Mrs. Richard explored
the Chaco country, a region OF rich grass
and clear streams Returning from the
long ride over the plains Richard found
that his horses had gained greatly in
weight
III horses constantly on the 20 gain
like this" thought Tex, what will hap
pen to steers. which have nothing TO do
but roll around and grow fat on this
rich grass"
Then came the organization OF the
Paraguay Land and Cattle Company. OF
which Richard now is the general man
ager. Besides Farquar among Rickard 9
hackers in the Paraguay enterprise are
Kuhn, Loeb G. Co. Speyer Bros. Societe
Generate OF Paris and the house Of
Schrader, London.
Richard says the Chaco country ia the
cattleman's new FL Dorado. He saws
he hopes TO soon see New York eating
beef direct from his own ranch. Ocean
going steamships now call at the port OF
Asurcion. 1000 miles from the Atlantic.
In between his financial operation.
Richard couldn't resist taking a fier at
his old love OF fight promoting. It's A
big gamble, say the wise ones. At gam
bling. however. folks must remember
Tex Richard L. an old old hand