The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-05-18
CHEROKEE KID
Another Good Man Gone - in the
Movies
BY DON RYAN

by DON RYAN
IT oS ANGELES May 1S-The Cherokee Kid gave me a
II long honest look Of his rather prominent ghtblue
eyes We were in the living Of his bungalow and had
asked question of this eminent authority.
straight gesture OF his left hand the emerald his little
There's gambling city Angeles a
than there was In Alaska all The time she was open"
gambling halls Before our chat Yves oyss rss Of 5son sa%ss
The kd knows. lie h hodOysr past.
when the esshsrders spilled blood and money frss
brother.
da,swhrs,er quick money easy money
Cherokee Nd has been TO levy the gambler toll with wheel or cards
one OF me ahes' sunen In the West Ana he sim reekoned
tho T Is o champion poker plsys ... =.
% mechanical %si s% sSSSd %s s s G a s @
brought from the four Of the earth The Kid teehn
cal dleeor-esner on gambling scenes
movies him lot of tell them should
This sound SHY yOu-you think
sroupsr rake ranr i" the dough Al some mining camp ssm
bling house Ihse only place Gods earth where they
the Kid explained in detail why the croupers at
Monte Carlo employ rakes and why the American
lette deaer-he is called crouper-doesn't began
to realize what this honest gambler Of the past against
today
The quiet 9'pos'1 gamblers Of the gold win
looks Ike business man and good onewoud do for the
Look here" the Md Suppose
I'm erossoader-samb who travels around
% around looking at the gamblers her know
Tho Kid himself
alert HI. poker face composed his blue watch
side. q me White Elsphn. gambling ha TOOK Their place
trouble was setting in-why when go into that game I'm ready
lie mapped the Of his
IAN and free I've got no neeiaio hero to stop H.
Ills wu,ered ak scarf unced touch Tho fyerat diamond
Dslbsrstsy the Kd sat down - ~ '' 'O" ' '""f 'na out
"Nowr' he exclaimed .Now-n l need anything.
brownrht under
derrnser and It's owner caught me cheating AT poker.
THE Cherokee Kid christened Scott Turner His
father Gen. G. p NJ Turner Confederate leader in
The astonishing ding about @ KID S aa H. GO and look.
% ssf black hair nss , DAY : % ' i ss
head deeply beside
% 's Within gaze FRO"
tho Indian
territory that no earned sobquc
win grin the Kd James
peSsr r,,s
'e.,s jaime. a y. Ben Mechanics. saloon
s d s s ss n hi yS s @,s matte, q
look funny in the books So you don't read about en-"
TINE Kid slim and erect in his checked suit with his straw
sailor at jaunty angle his head. paced back and
forth between pieces of the fat upholstered furniture On
machneturned period table stood pale blue vase
scarf draped about its base in the approved style of Homes
Beautiful Mrs. Turner busting in and out of the
lopeH which showed OF cool
shroud of shrubbery where happy birds sang loudly
altogether homcc contrast
Ito coud be magn
don't quoh Kid about the
movies Honestly don't know they like me
They had for picture with Herb RawiinsonycEg
the rendezvous honytonk
honkytonl nj ALL a saloon,
gambling give them the right
kind They that
can't understand Is why the
bling that was authentic Qucler than they
| right
SRI The truth tina, the sensational enough
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