| Show Poker Wonder Had Eyes Philadelphia North American in the said sid old man mn Greenhut theres a a proverb what says Barkin dogs dont never bite but I reckon to be took parabolic like same as a a heap hep of other things in inthe Inthe inthe the Good Go Book Bk open to doubt If I you take te em literal temI I say sy that be took lit literal literal eral anyway anay observed Jake Winter bottom There was a neighbor o mine in Lola ny what kep a dog t barked mon mO he done doe any thin else an he bit bitoff bi bitof oft off the heads o 0 seventeen chickens o 0 omine omine mine afore I shot him Oh I dont know said sid Mr Owen Pepper I reckon the dog want bark barkin brkIn in while he was blUn bitin chickens an if IC IChe he want wa t he want ant a barkin dog Not Just then tle he be want o 0 barkin dogs dog Greenhut said sid at length len th there was al a feller feler what came caine c to the up to Little LittleRock Lite LiteR LIttleRock Rock R k when hEn I was bar there the what went by the name o Pilli kins Stands to reason ren twant twant his reel rel name n count o there ther not hem belli bellino no n such name nm but tats what he called cl an a there want nobody felt el called on to pick no quarrel with him about it I This here he come CO Tm rm m some somewhere le whores where wJ up in th Ut an they said Mi the th reason he was lt to the th legis legislator lator was ws t he was the tallest man mn in inthe Inthe Inthe the beta bein as he were seine over seven sye foot tot high an double dobl all allover over Pears Per they know much about abut him at home him bein hem a mountaineer what no neighbors but the way It the voter said l they wanted to t send somebody smeBy o othe othe othe the In th thO highest hh community so 5 they ty sent s t him V There Thre want ant no but what had hd some se talents t lets be besides 1 besides sides bein hem ae as A tall tal as he was waa iS an a twant long log atone afore people in Little Lit Rock Rok RokIn begin In to see M t them the voters voter vote made no gret gret mistake a him Mm to the but even e then they fully Culy predate the remarkable talents e not till tm he lie come to be as s one o 0 the slickest poker players playe in town to Sam SR Fuller Fule the th man m t owned own the I was was likely the most mot enthusiastic poker player playe in Arkansas Arkans them tunes times tl Feared Pear like he never n e done I else e an a never ner give a thought to I else el but draw drw poker an his I back bk room 1 just jut come to t be bc a resort o o the best beet Mt players there re t tr was as in town ton Made it a fine place for to work in bin hem as there was alays alays con cn c to be b had fm m the kitty kity an anthen anthen I Ithen then Sam never nEer interfered Interfere with wih othin I It t I done In the bar I was wa mighty sor sorry rv ry when Sam broke an his bis Ted cred I 1 l the thE place more mo special Te as asI j I they pear pr to to like the notion noto o me I on but got to do with the story stry o Pele It I sure surE was lucky tr fr Little Lite Rock R k t want no n He played poker per like he h done a good god many other things better bete n anybody he stacked up round town tOW roun First Frt time I ever seen s him play ply I In seen n he was as gifted git There Thre was five In the game gme Sam S Fuller bein hem one on on em emas aa as a matter mater o 0 course cour an two o the theother others other bein V Graham Grahm an Fisher they called cle their ther selves lve in Little Litte Rock R k but there ther aint no known know what their thir names was wag wa any where else eil Pother man was a member 0 o the legislator same Mme me as was an the two pate pals an Sam S was wag s on doin doln em a months o er oute moths pay what Just py Fur Fr as a Wheeler Wheler this here chap f fm fin m Pike county was concerned peered r like Uke there the be b no gret difficulty in I gettin get tn what ht he had but Pele was w dir ret First I noticed was Wa on Grahams deal del I was W passin plin behind when wh he h picked up his hi hand an a I seen Sn he be had hada a pat flush dush Settin b pt next to the age ag which was Fuller Fuer just he come h in relate raisin c it which ralsa o course cour was wu good go poker Then Th Wheeler Wh he rose J it I 2 an Fisher he dropped but the dropp th dealer Male trailed an Fuller he his hand ho In the discard discardI I was a on raisin ris back but he kind kin o 0 hesitated an I 1 looked loke at him some s Then The I Isn seen sn he h was waa rollin his hie most meet wa hi eyes ey rt ama In an first I he h dropped dropp Then e Graham Grm give Wheeler two cards cr what he called cle for tot an took tok two an beat bt Wheeler U n hay hav hy In hV four tour sevens agin a n three tens tens O 0 course cur I seen t d ha ben been b bt beat f hed stayed an likely hed ha lost l moren Wheeler Wheler did di bavin havin vin a hand t was good fr rr 0 fr play ply agin a draw dw but I see aee what made him drop an bein hem Mab eurous I watched him ater that every tha ee time I him at the table The morr morr I 1 watched the less le s I seen Peard like he sure did know what sen everybody belt bl round rund the table an moren morn that be he pre to sense it when wh anybody was wa deslin dealin 0 course urse I cd understand the last part ont bein as alls als he had hd to do was to watch a player lose dose dos for to know when he was Mas wa a a lonal an nobody an ant ant t gon ro n to tt play ae agin in a when he hes i got three thre of a 8 kind an the deal deal But what bothered me was wa t to know how In thunder t cd cd toll till what all al the others othera belt helt hel Twant a I case ce o read in marked cards cause I seen Sn him play frequent with a new dr dk k hat Id Id just bod sd an I twant tant n t V Rut But I k kr r till til I Pil for fo certain now bw Pk s ke well wel what he was up against ains Every Ever time he played playe however how ver he be done it Its so 30 s ater at a while I 1 tackled him one night when ha be was waa with me alone wh le W lone I says 7 Ive Iv saw sw a 8 heap 0 o men play ply poker oku hut but pears peare pr to me I Ics cays what the most mot gifted gred play player cs well ell I 1 er Cr I ever eyer seen sn Id Id like mighty wel N says for to have you fr tr a side part partner partner ner ncr We Ve cn fix fx it up any ways jou u like Uke I says is Ill 11 start a poker room rm I says an a you cn to be a a out outsider eider sider but Til ru rl back your game gme as heavy hea as I you like ony oy I stand in Well Weli Wel PeJes PI he h was wa WI a a monstrous man m He ony on y laughed an give me that fool tol talk about abut not bevin hevin no use us fr money mone round rund home an ony oy tr fr fun while he j i iwas was in Little Rock Rok an a I are with I tellin him how it him powerful pwel strong I V was w a sin fr r him hi to be b such a I talent talet as a he had hd under a bushel busel basket Its Is perfectly wonderful I says how hw you pear pr to know every eve hand out ou every eer deal del I never nver seen sn you lose 1 a bet bt since Inee you been here I says 87 Then PI he h It or pt to t sayin he h sort o sensed it ft most genly reckoned It some r way wy an a right but he l q tell tel how bow bw he h done doneit doe it An he be says y he h play fr r but fun bein bela b as he h like to take money moey often ofen nobody noy a an a them he no use Ul for tor forAr Arguments Ar s Fall Fail Fal FallWell Well Wel I an arle but twant no use ue an I just ju had hd to set lt back an ani a aa ansee the poker player I i a see ee ony pr playe ever knowe away his hie op opportunities opportunities f fr r fame tame and fortune fortune let alone the th be he b had o 0 makin me rich An he be kep on an drink drinkin In an not never rV r n bad bd fm either eithe one oe Just f fr r a man to play ply poker In a place plc like Uke Little Rock Rk f fr r a spell sn an a not never lose los no bets is fer to stir lr up consid able bile bie in th tb community an twant long afore there thre was talk of o a commit committee tee bein in the te fer ter to investigate it They never nver come cometo ce ceto cometo to but Sam Sm Fuller Fuler an a them t tuster tuster tuster uster play ply in his back room rm got all al het bet up over It an a one night Sam Bm says ays to t Pollens Pele Say Sy it I be better if you was Wi to make a Jn beta on o a 5 a hand hn in a while Then The he laughed laush good go na natured natured a ture an he says sy Well Well reckon be better for tor the t feller tel Im Im against agins but I dont dot see M nobody noy for tor tot her man m at the poker table not notto notto notto to no gt I dont An he b grinned erinne like he was w waltin fr r some se kind o 0 comeback If I that was waa wa what be b was wa lookin for be he got It it There Them The was wa a big in the therm room rm name of ot Bill Bi Bailey Bley what had hd a as a a tighter fighter f ht an he spoke up nasty Looks Lk like it was crooked for fot to win in alt all the time Ime he h says ay In Rage Then Pe le s he b hUed bl over Bailey Biley was wu settin attn a little lt behind bin him but he never turned tur round run nor riz ita up f fm m his hi chair but bein hem double duble all al over like I was sayin 11 he just reached out behind with one hand an caught Bailey Bie by the neck nek Then Te he hey yanked y ked him round in front fr of ot him an a ketche one o Baileys Biley hands baud bd in his hie hl teeth teth an to r one in his bi own ow left leC sos sost ss sst t Bill Bi get t at his hie gun gU Then Thenh he h got both o Baileys BIlys bands b in his left lett an cuss cues cu gettin his teeth clear cle he began beg to cussAter Ater his hl first frt move he dint pear pr to tobe tobe tobe be in no hurry bar but bitt bt while he be b wa w wc cussin away like le be b was wu sUn Bailey Bie art his hi knee ke with wit hIs hie hi behind up reedy ready rey f tr fr r a Nobody Noby knowe up to that time Ue how ho strong reely was but we seen s then cause he h held Bailey Ble easy esy with wih one hand an spanked him good go an proper with wit while hie he was wu cu ln of o him till ti the air ar was wa blue blueWell Wen Well he spanked him till ti Bailey Bley hol hollered bred lere an then the he h got gt up an kicked him outdoors but Pollens Pell Pilli PUI kins never ever played no O more poker in Sam Fullers back bk room rm bein hem some per sensitive in his an we never knowe f r ra ra a long time how hw he ho never nver lost loot lt a abet abet abet bet at draw poker At this point pint old od man Greenhut paused pus and relighting his cigar which he had suffered to go out he smoked smoke for a time in silence sl nce Presently Prenty Jim asked ke some somewhat somewhat what impatiently Well Wel ye e never ever find out Pears Per like Uke this th h here re must mUt ha knowe about abut the te game gae what it I d be b a good go thing for to know about aut Oh yes re said aid old man mn Greenhut We did find out next session on o th thO leg There was wal another feller come com his that year ye an a we ast ut him if I he Pele He sort o laughed laughe an said Id he h reck reckoned tek reckoned one he did know him some an then he ast us if It ever eer played poker in Little Litte Rock Rok We told him he did did an a he says ys this feller teler says ya he reckons Pil PI likins lose to much muc Then we told him he never lost a bit bt an he laughed laughe again an ln says 88 the th feller does what that aint none So just we act ast t him how bow come t lele ed cd win wi every eve time when other men mn thought they te was lucky lUck to win t in three tr or four hands hanc So S the feller feler he be grinned some Ime moron moren mor an a he says I reckon you uns must ha hanot noticed not he says Y what Pell I Ibe was wae wa le double but may maybe my maybe be you know what wl he h was w double Jint all an over Then Te we e told tol him we 1 understood how such was wa the th case c an he grinned some more Then he be says ys the th feller fell says 11 wel well just juat Pel bein hem double all alove over was wa double jint jit ed e in his hili eyes too to He cd just j R see M all allover I lI over oyer the room rm an round rund the t corner cor into Int the next room rm If It he be tried tr Just be he b cd see s what everybody belt helt aln him an he never played he had hd the te best bt cards That hat sure ure was w a advantage avat said Id Jake alter after he be had h recovered rv recovered ered ere from his hie hi surprise at the amazing conclusion of the story sto but bt what that got to do with berkin dor do You was wa sayin likins they minded min you o Pelea Pil Pl Oh yes y said a old o man m Greenhut kep You a see M dog do this th here he Pleas PJ V he be |
