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But I guess you was right this time, for I be darned if I didn't think he was going to let her go at me before you could hand over." We took a drink, and then Bill went to his room to take off his make-up. While he was thus engaged, I walked down on the wharf- boat, and there was the bull-driver, waiting for a boat that was just coming in to the landing.
'What! you mean to say you're going to cover it? 'Cover it? Well, I reckon I am and lay another hundred on top of it, too. He reached down inside his overcoat and produced the required sum. 'Oh, that's your little game, is it? I see your raise, and raise it five hundred! said Wiley. 'Five hundred better. said the foolish bull-driver, and pulled out the amount and showered it on the pile.
Bill looked at me for a moment, and then said, "George, I am a sucker, for I might have known you was up to some of your old tricks." After settling up with Canada Bill for the "bull-driver" racket, I said to him, "Well, old boy, you now see that we are all suckers, and can be caught if the bait is nicely handled." "You're right, George," he replied.
While we were looking at the stock, some one called Bill, and he excused himself for a few moments. In a short time Bill came back, and I began asking him some questions about a horse I had been looking at; but Bill did not appear to hear me, but said, "George, did you notice that bull-driver sitting by the door as we came in the stable?"
The driver got out his big roll and counted out $5,000. Bill counted out $4,200, but I called it $5,000. Mr. "Bull-driver" then said to me, "If I win that money, I'm going to have it; if I lose it, all right; but I won't stand any foolishness." Old Bill gave one of those peculiar chuckles, saying, "All right; if you win her, you shall have it."
As we went into the stable, we saw a fellow sitting on a box just inside of the open doors. He looked like a bull-driver, with his large whip, slouch hat, pants in boots all covered with mud, and an old pipe in his mouth. I did not take much notice of him, as I supposed he belonged around there; and then I had come to look at Bill's fine horses.
I counted out $4,200 and handed it to him, saying, "Bill, here is all your money but $300. I wanted to come up and see you; but you know I like to have some fun at the expense of my friends, and it cost me just about $300 to rig out the 'bull-driver' to play you for a sucker."
'What! you mean to say you're going to cover it? 'Cover it? Well, I reckon I am and lay another hundred on top of it, too. He reached down inside his overcoat and produced the required sum. 'Oh, that's your little game, is it? I see your raise, and raise it five hundred! said Wiley. 'Five hundred better. said the foolish bull-driver, and pulled out the amount and showered it on the pile.
He got out his tickets and showed us how the game was played. We bet the drinks and cigars. I lost $100, then I put a spot on the baby and won $500. The bull-driver began to get nervous, and finally offered to bet $500 he could turn over the baby. Bill thought his time had come, so he said, "I'll just go you $5,000 that you can't turn the baby."
We were just taking another drink when the old crazy looking fool came up, so I said to the bull-driver, "What do you think of that fellow coming up there? Let's have some fun with him." "All right," said he. So I said, "Come up and join us in a drink; we are just taking one." Bill walked up and began his talk about where he had been, where he was going, and how he had lost his money.
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