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Updated: June 14, 2025
"When Dave evolves the cadencies in the Red Light that evenin', thar's Enright, Moore an' me along with Dan Boggs, bein' entertained by hearin' Cherokee Hall tell us about a brace game he gets ag'inst in Las Vegas one time. "'This deadfall this brace I'm mentionin', says Cherokee, 'is over on the Plaza.
"'That's whatever, says Dan Boggs, lookin' red an' truculent, 'this yere Tucson Jennie's a angel. "But thar we be, up ag'inst it, an' not a man knows a thing to do to squar' the deal with Dave's wife. We-alls, calls for drinks all 'round, an' sets about an' delib'rates. At last Dave speaks up in a low-sperited way. "'I reckons she done jumps the game for good, he says.
For the matter of that, very few of 'em have any addresses in particular; it's one court one week, and t'other the next." "But she's a very respectable woman, the Mrs. Higgs I mean," said Max, tentatively. "Oh, yes, sir; I've nothin' to say ag'inst her," and the landlord, with a look which showed that he objected to be "pumped," turned to another customer.
"Begorrah, the joke's too much ag'inst meself, sor, for me to be afther tillin' the story too often!"
"It ain't once a week, but it's every day, when this yere gray-eyed sport is robbin' his roll for somebody who's settin' in ag'inst disaster. Fact; Cherokee's a heap weak that a-way. "Of course, turnin' faro, Cherokee knows who has money an' who needs it; keeps tab, so to speak, on the fluctooations of the camp's finances closer'n anybody.
I'm stuck as firm in the snow as one of the pines about me; my guns is in the waggon outen immediate reach; thar I stands as certain a prey to that Apache with the lance as he's likely to go up ag'inst doorin' the whole campaign. Why, I'm a pick-up!
"I don't hold myself up as no defender o' Injuns," the old puncher went on calmly, "but I've had a bit o' truck with 'em, fer an' ag'inst, I'm some judge of 'em, an' I reck'n this one c'n stay right here." Dorgan began to stiffen a little and his fingers clutched, as one's will when one thinks of reaching for a gun.
"Then we'll jest try it over ag'in, an' I'll show you what it is to play ag'inst a real smart man." They were deep in a fresh game a few moments later, and Paul went outside. He was glad to see them so interested, because he knew that otherwise the curse of dullness might fall upon them.
And Josiah sez, "I guess I shan't mind what that old fool sez." Them wuz my pardner's words, much as I hate to tell on 'em. But from day to day I kep' it stiddy before him, how dang'r'us it wuz to go ag'inst a doctor's advice. And from day to day he would scorf at the plan.
"Oh, shut your dirty face!" replied the son, while one of his cronies warned both against being overheard. But when this one added something further the old man snarled: "What's that about the horse? The horse might git away and be evidence ag'inst us? What? Oh, now give the true reason; you want the horse, that's all! You two lickskillets air in this thing pyo'ly for the stealin's.
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