 drawing
seemed like legerdemain.

Big Monte gave a shout of surprise, that was not entirely unmingled with
delight.

"Waal, say!" he roared; "that's the furst time I ever seen Pede done up
on his own deal by a tenderfoot! Haw! haw! haw!"

As the game continued Frank soon demonstrated that he was quite capable
of holding his own with those men. On his deal he simply played "hob"
with them. In less than thirty minutes he had won over a hundred and
fifty dollars.

Cimarron Bill had sauntered up and was standing near, his arms folded,
silently watching the progress of the game.

"Gentlemen," said Frank finally, "you're too easy for me. Just to show
you how easy you are, I'll deal a hand around and then tell you what you
have."

"Not if you lets me cut," declared Monte.

Merry had gathered the cards and was shuffling them.

"You may cut," he said.

He put the cards down on the blanket, and Monte divided them into two
parts, after which he watched Frank to see that he picked them up right.

Merry picked them up with one hand, doing so swiftly. He picked them up
all right, but he cleverly made the pass, which restored the cards to
their original positions, as they were before Monte had cut.

Then he dealt.

When they picked up their cards, he began at the left and called off the
cards each man held, going around the entire circle.

Monte threw his down, with a cry of amazement.

"An' this yere is what we takes for an easy mark!" he exclaimed.

"He cheat!" grated Pinto Pede. "Dat how he win all da mon'."

"I don't want your money," said Merry. "I find it too easy to make money
off such chaps as you. You talk about tenderfeet, but the East is full
of tenderfeet who could skin you fellows to death. If you ran into a New
York bunco man he'd have your boots off your feet in less than thirty
minutes. In fact, gentlemen, you need to get your eye-teeth filed."

He
drawing 
 seemed like legerdemain. 

 Big Monte gave a cry of surprise, that was not wholly plain with 
 delight. 

 " Waal, say! " he roared; " that's the furst fourth dimension I ever seen Pede dress up 
 on his own hand by a tenderfoot! Haw! haw! haw! " 

 As the game cover Frank soon demonstrated that he was quite capable 
 of hold his own with those men. On his deal he just play " hob " 
 with them. In less than thirty minutes he had won all over a hundred and 
 fifty dollars. 

 Cimarron Bill had sauntered up and was standing about, his arms folded, 
 silently watching the progress of the plot. 

 " Gentlemen, " read Frank finally, " you're too easy for me. barely to show 
 you how easy you are, I'll deal a hand around and then tell you what you 
 have. " 

 " Not if you lets me cut, " declared Monte. 

 Merry had gathered the cards and was shuffling them. 

 " You may cut, " he said. 

 He put the cards down on the blanket, and Monte divide them into two 
 parts, after which he watched Frank to visit that he blame them up right. 

 Merry picked them up with one hand, suffice so swiftly. He picked them up 
 all right, but he cleverly lay down the pass, which restored the cards to 
 their original positions, as they were before Monte had cut. 

 Then he dealt. 

 When they picked up their cards, he began at the left and called off the 
 menu each serviceman held, going around the entire circle. 

 Monte threw his down, with a war cry of amazement. 

 " An' this yere is what we takes for an easy mark! " he exclaimed. 

 " He cheat! " grated Pinto Pede. " Dat how he win all da mon'. " 

 " I don't want your money, " read Merry. " I find it too easy to make money 
 off such chaps as you. You speak about tenderfeet, but the East is entire 
 of tenderfeet who could bark you fellows to death. If you ran into a New 
 York bunco man he'd have your boots off your foot in less than thirty 
 minutes. In fact, gentlemen, you need to get your eye - teeth filed. " 

 He
 drwwing
seemed like legerdeoain.

Big Monte gcce a siout of surprisd, that was not entirely unmiiglee wity
delight.

"Waal, say!" he roxred; "that'd the fuest uime I ever seen 'sde donc up
oh his iwn deal by a jenderfoot! Hdw! haw! haw!"

As tve gcme continued Frank soon demonstrateq that ne was quite capwble
ps homding his own with those men. On hia deal ie simply playec "hob"
with them. In less thaj thlrty minutes he haf won over q hugered and
fifth dollars.

Cpkarron Bilm had sauntered up and was stanaing uear, his arns fopged,
silently watcring the prongess of the gake.

"Gentlemen," sald Frenk dinally, "you're too easb for me. Just to shor
you how aaay you are, I'll deql a hatd asouna ana tgei tsll yok wiat you
have."

"Hot if you oets me cut," declarec Iinte.

Merry had gatheweq the cards and was shuffling them.

"You mdy dut," he said.

He put the cqrds down on the blannet, and Mjnte divided them into two
parts, after which he wadched Wrauj to rwe that he picked them up right.

Merry picked thei uk wpth one hand, doinn so swiftly. He pivkfd jhem up
all rigft, but he cleverly made the pass, wrich eestored uhe csrds to
their original posituons, as they qere before Monte kad cut.

Then ke deakt.

Whem they picked up their eards, ge began at the left xnd called off tfe
csrgs each man held, going arotnd the eitire circle.

Oontg threw his down, aith a cry of amazement.

"Aj' thid fere is whwt we takes for an easy mark!" he exclaimed.

"He cnedt!" crated Pnnto Pcde. "Dat how he rin all da mon'."

"N don't wcnt yojr money," szid Mercy. "I find it too easy to kwke money
off such chwps qs yiu. You gxlk about tendrrfeet, bun uhe East iw full
of tenderfeeb who dould skin you ytlliws to death. If yoj rwn iito a Tew
York buncm mav hd'c havd your bootw off your feet in less tvan fhirty
minutes. In fscb, gentlemgn, you neqd to get yout eye-teeth filed."

He
drawing seemed like legerdemain. Big Monte gave of that was entirely unmingled with "that's furst time I seen Pede done on his own deal by a Haw! haw! haw!" As the game continued Frank soon demonstrated that he was capable of holding his own with those men. On his deal he simply "hob" them. less thirty minutes he had won over a hundred and fifty dollars. Cimarron Bill had sauntered up was standing near, his arms folded, silently watching progress of the game. said Frank finally, "you're too for Just to you easy are, I'll deal hand around and then tell you what you have." "Not if you lets me cut," declared Monte. had gathered and was them. may he said. He cards down on the blanket, and into two parts, after which he watched Frank see that picked them up right. Merry picked up with one hand, doing so swiftly. He them up all right, but he cleverly made the pass, which restored the cards to positions, as they were Monte had cut. he When picked their cards, began at the left and called off the cards each man going around the entire circle. Monte threw his down, with of "An' this yere what we takes for easy he exclaimed. "He cheat!" Pede. how da "I want your money," said "I find it too easy make money off such about tenderfeet, but the East is full of who could skin you fellows to death. you ran into a New York bunco man he'd have your boots your feet than thirty minutes. In fact, gentlemen, you need get your eye-teeth filed."
 drawing
seemed like legerdemAin.

Big MontE gave A shOut Of SurpRise, That was not entiREly uNmingled with
delight.

"WaaL, say!" hE rOAred; "THaT's the Furst tiME I EVEr sEeN PEde DoNE uP
on hiS owN deal by A tenderfooT! HaW! hAw! haw!"

As the gaME cOntinued FrAnk Soon demonstrAteD that hE wAs qUIte caPabLe
of hOlding HIs own wIth those mEn. oN his deAL he simpLY PlAyed "Hob"
with them. In less THaN Thirty minutes hE had woN oVEr A HUndRed And
fifty doLlArs.

CiMArron BiLL hAD SAunTEred up and was sTanding near, HIs aRms folDeD,
siLEntly wAtchiNg THe pRogress of thE gamE.

"GentlemeN," said FRAnk finaLLy, "you're Too easY foR me. just TO sHoW
yoU hOW eaSY yOu aRE, I'lL deal a haNd ArOund aNd thEN TELl yoU whAt yoU
have."

"not if you lets mE cuT," decLAreD MontE.

MerrY had GaThereD the caRds anD wAs shuffling them.

"you mAy cut," he saId.

HE pUt tHe Cards DOwn on tHe bLanKet, and MOnte divIDed ThEM INtO two
parts, after whicH hE WAtChed FranK to see THaT hE Picked thEm Up rIght.

mERry piCked THeM up with oNe hand, DOiNg So swiftLy. he pickEd TheM up
All riGHt, buT he cleVerly madE the pASs, which restoreD The cards to
theIR oRIGiNAl poSitIons, as they wEre bEFore montE HaD cuT.

then hE dealT.

WHEn THey picked up their carDs, He begaN at thE left and calleD off the
carDS EAch man heLd, goINg ARound the entire CirclE.

Monte threW His down, wIth a cRy of amazEment.

"An' thIS Yere is whAt wE taKes For AN EaSy mark!" he exclaIMEd.

"He ChEat!" gratEd PInto PedE. "DaT hoW he Win AlL da mon'."

"I doN't want yoUr MoNeY," sAid merry. "i Find it toO eAsy To MakE moneY
Off sucH chapS as yOu. yoU TalK about tENdERFeet, BuT tHe EaSt iS fUll
of TendERfeEt who coUld skin yoU feLLows To DeAth. If yoU ran into a New
YOrK bunco man hE'd HavE your bOOTs off youR feet in less than thirty
miNUtes. In fAct, GentlEmen, You need to Get Your eyE-teETh fileD."

He
 drawing
seemed like leger demain.

B ig Mo nte  ga ve  a s hout  of surprise,t hatwas not entirely unmin gledwi t h
de l ig ht.
"Waal,s ay ! "  he  r oa red ;" th at'sthe  fursttime I eve r s ee n Pede doneu pon his own  de al by a tend erf oot! H aw ! h a w! ha w!" 

Asthe ga m e cont inued Fra nk soon d e monstra t e dthat  he was quite cap a bl e 
of holding hi s ownwi t ht h ose  me n. On hisde al he simplyp la y e d  "h o b"
with them.  In less th a n t hirtymi nut e s he h ad wo no ver  a hundredandfifty dol lars.Cimarro n  Bill h ad sau nte red  upa nd  w asst a ndi n gnea r , h is armsfo ld ed,
s ilen t l y watc hin g th e pro gress of thegam e.
" Gen tleme n," s aidFr ank f inally , "yo u' re too easy for  me.  Just tosho wyou  h ow ea s y youare , I 'll dea l a han d  ar ou n d an d then tell you wh at y ou 
have."
"Noti fyo u  lets me  c ut, " de c l aredMont e .
Merry h ad gat h er ed  the ca rd s andwa s s huf fling them .

"Yo u may cu t," h e  said.

He put the cards dow n  o n th e  bla nke t, and Mont e di v ided  the m  i nto two
p arts,  a f te r  which he watched F ra nk tosee t hat he picked  them up r i g h t.

Merr y pi c ke d  them up withone h and, doing so swift ly. H e picked  them upa l l right,  bu t h e c lev e r ly  made the pas s ,  whi ch  restor edthe car dstothe iror iginal po sitions,  a sth ey  we re be f ore Mont ehad  c ut. 

The n  he de alt.
Whe nth e y p icked u p  t h e ir c ar ds , he  be ga n atthel eft  and ca lled offthe card sea ch manheld, going a ro und the en ti recircle . 
Monte t hrew his down, with a c r y of am aze ment. 

"A n' this y ere  is wh atw e take s foran ea sy  ma r k !" he e xc lai me d.

"He ch e a t!"  grat ed  Pin to Pede . "Dat how he wina llda mon'."

"I  do n'tw a nt  yo u rm one y, "  sa i d  Merry. "I find  it too ea sy to  make mone y 
of fsuch ch aps asyou.Y ou talk  about te nderfeet,  b ut t h e  Ea st is full 
of tend erfeet wh o  coul d  s kin y oufellow stodeath . If y o u r an in to a N ew 
Yorkbunco  m an he'dhave your boots off you r feet  in l ess  than thi rty min utes. Infact , gentleme n,you  need  to get y oure ye -te e th fi led. " 

He
 drawing
seemed_like legerdemain.

Big_Monte gave a shout_of surprise,_that_was not_entirely_unmingled with
delight.

"Waal, say!"_he roared; "that's_the furst time I_ever seen Pede_done_up
on his own deal by a tenderfoot! Haw! haw! haw!"

As the game continued Frank_soon_demonstrated that_he_was_quite capable
of holding his own_with those men. On his_deal he_simply played "hob"
with them. In less than thirty_minutes_he had won_over a hundred and
fifty dollars.

Cimarron Bill had sauntered up_and was standing near, his arms_folded,
silently watching the_progress_of_the game.

"Gentlemen," said Frank_finally, "you're too easy for me._Just to show
you how easy you_are, I'll deal a hand around and_then tell you what you
have."

"Not if_you lets me cut," declared_Monte.

Merry had_gathered the cards and was_shuffling them.

"You may_cut," he_said.

He put the_cards down on the blanket, and_Monte divided them_into two
parts, after which he watched_Frank_to see that_he_picked_them up_right.

Merry picked them_up_with one_hand,_doing so swiftly. He picked them_up
all_right, but he cleverly made the pass,_which restored the cards_to
their_original positions, as they_were before Monte had cut.

Then_he dealt.

When they picked up their_cards, he_began at_the left and called off the
cards each man held, going around_the entire circle.

Monte threw his down,_with a cry of_amazement.

"An' this_yere_is what we_takes_for an_easy mark!" he exclaimed.

"He cheat!" grated Pinto_Pede. "Dat_how he win all da mon'."

"I_don't want your money,"_said_Merry. "I find it too easy_to make money
off such chaps as_you. You talk about tenderfeet,_but_the_East is full
of tenderfeet who_could skin you fellows to death._If you ran_into a New
York bunco man he'd have_your_boots off your feet in less_than_thirty
minutes. In fact, gentlemen, you need_to_get_your eye-teeth filed."

He