Show IT LOOKED i why mn gave up flaying ere 1 I dant play cards with strangers said a quiet looking man on the pullman in response to an invitation from the drummer to join them in a little game of poker abo drummer flushed up and was about to say something hold on remarked the quiet man and explain sit down here a minute or two and let me tell you the drummer being an obliging person eat down about five years ago began the quiet man 1 I was out in tho west country at a wild town and one night being fond of card and a pretty fair player I 1 asked tour or five cowboys at the tavern where I 1 was stopping to play cards with me I 1 know them and they know me but they took it for granted iwas I was all right and they went to my room where I 1 had two or three decks of cards wo started the gama at a quarter the ante with 3 limit and it long until I 1 was winning nicely for I 1 said before I 1 wasa was a good player afta bonie lime wo took another deck A of cants and as a good land my winnings biad made my new found acquaintances rather suspicious but as I 1 was perfectly honest I 1 pay much attention to that I 1 remember very distinctly I 1 biad an aco of diamonds in my hand and when it came around to show down I 1 knew tho pot was mine but juat laid down my hand the man opposite mo whipped out his revolver and jabbed it into my face and on tho instant out camo all the other mens guns andi was scared almost to death I 1 say a word for I 1 thought my timo had come but nobody shot look herel ejaculated the man who had first pulled his gun applying several disagreeable epithets in addition and he took an aco of diamonds out of his hand tins restored my consciousness somewhat and after waiting until each man had expressed his opinion of me and the final decision bad been reached that I 1 was to give up all I 1 had won and probably be shot later I 1 got in a word gentlemen I 1 said appearances are against me but I 1 am honest I 1 dont know how that extra ace got in the pack but if yon will look in my caliso there you will find a pack exactly like this one lying booso in it and the cards must have got mixed in there im sure I 1 dian didn t do it one of the men took tha cards out of the ran them over and the ace was missing that much was in my favor but it did not restore confidence send down stairs I 1 said next to the clerk and have him come up he was playing here this afternoon then they sent for the clerk and ho said that he and a party of friends had played those cards during the afternoon and farther that they had used two to do some tricks with he also stood bond for my honesty and after an hour or so of terrific strain oa me my friends concluded I 1 was all right then to establish good fellowship firmly I 1 insisted on taking their money back they set up the drinks all around andi left at last with a solemn vow registered that when I 1 played poker again emust know everybody in the game and everybody must know me dont you think one experience like that is enough for an honest man of quiet temperament to go through detroit free press |