Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 181, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 August 1910 — Trouble in the Camp. [ARTICLE]

Trouble in the Camp.

The new man in camp stared at his hand. Then he laid down four aces. Alkali Ike looked at the aces and then at the stranger, “Thet’s a little mite funny,” he quietly said as he picked up the undealt cards. Thar seems to be two aces left over.” He paused to moisten his lips. “Mebby you’ll blame it on th’ tariff?” he fcoftly added. “Mebby I will and mebby I won’t,” replied the stranger. “Anyway I aint goin’ to charge it to either the depreciation of gold or th’ greed of th’ farmer.” He looked Alkali Ike squarely in the eye, “Wot do you say to blamin’ It on th’ comet?" And then the gun play began.—Cleveland Plain Dealer.