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GREENHUT.

MAN WITH GLASS EYE TOO WISE EVEN FOR GREENIIUT.

ARKANSAS CITY' POKER PRESTIGE

DKQKIVEN TERRHILE JOLT WHEN

MUCH-KOUGHT VICTIM IS 'LURID

INTO ME.

"There's one o thom parabolic sterius into the Scripter," said old tunu

break back of iron in two with his

bara linny, on the spot bogin gaine of bia.

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has had the game he's lookin' for, but I won't have you nor no other men' it- terferin' with my business.

Moro'n likely ho's got a good-sized wad along, knowin' what the game is, in' he's goin' to get a chanci o' leavin' it here afore he's interfered with."

It was hard to stop the big sheriff on such an errand as he had bogan,' bit the others sided with Groonlus, nut at length be yielded, though with a bad

Greenbut, "what tells about a spotte. As they all doubted his pairers pan up a tiable slick job onto a feller of self-rostimint, it was agreed that ho what was in th strong husleased boat liberty to net no ha choss should not play in the game, but tint "Bend savest." * Pours this he.d

Strong Ard was tollin' to ho e' after the stranger had had his chance.

Som after this was settled the anan a glass ye appeared and stepping *to the bar,invited the house to drink.

Even Bassett was puzzled by his'np` perranco, which was not at the 'first twigs in two ho says, aggravatin' like,glance nach like the Ono Eye they had an he rubs it in till Strong Arm suyown but when they recalled Mr. Owen says he e'n brenk all the hickory twigs Pepper's decount of his disguise, they „they is, an' Spo't pats up $10 he can't."

goncluded that he was the innu they were looking for.

“I reckon you can't break hickory,

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Then he ties an all fired big bunch on 'em together, só solid they'ro as strong as the trunk of the tree, at Strong Arm lose the hot.

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"All right," said the man with d |-glass opo, alevating his fonds promptly.

"You've got the drop on mo, and l'u. not taking chancos myself, but, my, I'm doing sight well in this gamo. Lot mu play a little while longer, won't you?"

*Not much," said the countryman. You'll come with me right now," and ↑he suipped handeriffs on the other's

wrists with quick dexterity.

Thoa, turning to the Arkansas City

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followed him into the room, ho said,

but there's a big prices on this innn's Sorry to break up your gains, gents,

head, n' be goes back to Now Madrid with mo on the next bant. He's wanted

For

up there I'e murder, ou I'm "a dopty KOBE & YOKOHAMA

shoriff."

Then, on Greenhut's demand, ha dis- played a document which that worthy recognized as a warrant, and in isteden taking bia prisoner away forthwith. The only delay ho permitted was for the pur- pose of allowing the man with the glass eys to cash in his chips. And the nokt `It was 'cortain that he was looking for bust up the river took the two away from

poker game, for he said, so frankly there.

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after setting fag his drinks, and it was The gloom in old man Greenhat's All them parables into the Gond squally certain that he could be prom-saloon was not dissipated before Mr. Book is told for to clinch a moral, anmodated, though it was only a four-Owen Pepper happened in again, and

Base

this on ain't no 'xception. Pears landed game that was ido ap. the proplak was tryin' to tong teelt remained in the front ram with children of Immal th necessity for oki man Greenlatt, nud Winterbottom, *olidicity.*"*

Pearsall and Blaisdell sat inn.”

they wild him what nad happened, re- roughing him with bitter injustice for having sailed than into mistaking this particular stranger for the original ous- eyed man..

"Whoa, there!" said Jim Blaisdo!).

Producing a small roll of $10 bills Back up a mintite, Gremlint, an' foll the stranger called for $100 in chips,

"Oh, I don't know," mid Mr. as somnopiu" chout that there solididity. after learning that tablo stakes was the Poppar, 1 run up again old Ong What sort o' bird is it! I reckon me usand rule of 160 game. The others Eye, like I said I was liable to, ni' was don't igno on as know what solidi-snil nothing, but each silently handled he said he aa" his new pal had put up city is,"

old man Greenhut $500 and took chips. a new job what he "nekoned fol

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"S'atch the Scripters, is," said for that ainoant. Then they looked at you ons proper. F' what you tell the okl min edwig, "an' you won't the inau, with, a glass cyo as if expert-I reckon thog done it." have to be askin, bo, nisny faol ques-ing to hour from him. tion Solidicity.“ is Greek f'r stundia'

"Looks like stenghady 'd' have to

togulher, an the hall prosperity of this | by again before bng, don't it 2" he liers d'unity oates Fin invin' a men-ob-orved, cheerfully, but without slow- like ine to pat practical feligion in ing any intention to dig. You say't operation.

always tell. Mabbu it'll ba me.” he sat back waiting. '".

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You uns known as well as I do how

as there wa'n't, no recl seientífic poker

Aud

* Melby "will," said Winterbottom,

played in Arkansas City 'fore I or-dryly, as he shuled the cards; but no ganized a game."

Thom days you was was playin' poker tofalle high all the time, but you was winnia' an' beria' mwonget your own selfs, m' the e'munity didn't get to benefit..

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one had any suggustion to make, and they-ent for the deal, which fell to Pearsall, -

It was the stranger's ante and he put up call $10, rather ostentatiously, as if to declare that he was my pikur, and the action began promptly.

* Ever sins 1 shows you the th' advantage. » si můju' together; an',

Blaisdell came in Winterbottom swattin' the stranger that comes along trailed and Pearsall raised it $10 the e'manity's usa gemin' in reppyta-The stranger skimmed his hand carefully tion an' riches,"

und raised back. Then Blaisdell drop- ||ped and. Winterbottom" raised it $20. Pearsall trailed and the stranger pashed his gile forward, saying withing.

***Ob, I don't know," said Mr. Owen Pepper, who had entered the old mate's saloon just in time to hear the last few words. Judgin fin hat I've hoor'd lately, pears here ain't been nogis't growth of riches ritent, an’what reppyin- tion there is is lisble for to be took away next time that Natchez crowd come this

way.

WANTSUNE EYE."--

Say," said Bassett, greatly excited. "There's some consid"bly feelju" again

you, Pepper, ligte in Arkansas City,

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Winterbottom cavured it and put ap another $100, widch Poaranil under- stood to mean that he was not needed she drapped, and picked up the cards to serve the draw,

You might help your pat," said the stranger with a grin, uiter Winterbot- tom had drawn down the outside'

money, and the latter promptly, callub Fur ̧ two curds to his three groux, 11e did no

In is you e'n fix it so's 't One Eye batter, and the strangby showed down a

butt in here onektorejas ducet

I'll stand frall you ever done an' you'l!

small straight.

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Every little bit helps," he said joy-

bo as welcome watermillion seasonously, as he stopped the pot and mage any simo yon fad ŘKo stoppin' over. | handy to detl. Think you b'n do it ! "

Hisdoll put up the same ante and

* Oh, I don't know," said Mr. Pap- † Pearsall and Winteristton dropped, „-pur," Mebire 1 monght. "I' ́m goin' up having nothing. The strangar game in fo'rd Helena to-night, an' 1 beer he's and Blaisdo!! raisol it §10, -whorenpool gone up river. 1 1 come across him the stranger again pushed his whole c'n tell him some, sort of a yarn as stack forward. mought fetch him. Do 1getamke ofi it ho plays ?**

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Sure," said old pian Greenhut. You know the house rules." And the hospitality of the house was extended to

Mr. Papper.

He took the boat that night, as be hind sald, and for some day's the Arkaus-

asmon discussed the chance of One Eye's coming, some holding that —he would-ggt venture and others saying that the danger would be of itself a toptstion to him. Then one night Sam Roarsall sold:

**

There's a foller with a gliss oye up to the hotel got off the boat to-day, air

After a little hesitation Blaisdell saw the bot, thinking, as he explained after- ward, that it was a black and having uess up. He called for one card and the stranger took two. Neither one, im- proved and the stranger showed down three sevens,

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been astin' where hoe'd got into a gaine. I reckon ho'll be along soun."

"Not too him first, he won't," oxclaimed Bassett with sudden fury, as ho started for die door.

But with most surprising agility old man Greenhut leaped over the bar and intercepted him before he reached this :door.

There won't be no flying' in the face o Providence, Joo Bassett," he exclaimed orrgestly, #hot "thouten va lost my influence.

What's the good killlu", a idan afore you get his wad 7, Tain't nothin to ng what you do after this liore pirate

possibly with an idea of a double orose,

the stranger onto more pushed his pila to the middle of the tables

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Pearsall was already out and neither of the others cared to stay, so the open showed down a pair of kings only and took his third pot.

Ho was just beginning another joyial remark calculated to harrow the losera when the door of the card room opened and a stalwart countryman entered with. agan in each band Lorelling the both at the stranger, he said : :

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