Them was the good old days, in Davenport, Scott County Iowa . k, Sam Stuckey,Ike Gray, Billy Maddox,Bert Smith, Charlie Gordon,Mike Gowan, Walter Nolan,Bill Bryan, Cully Flannigan,Jack McLarkin, Tom Davis,Chub Finnegan, Ole Marsh, Frank Becker, Andy Billberg,Jakie Schaum, Fred Titus, Frank Scott, and other good-lookin gents, besides a regiment of tin-horns, comeons,dealers, stools, steerers, lookouts, pork-and-beaners, andcheap pikers that did the cappin to keep the old machinegreased. The Chappie brothers worked the shells at the countryfairs, and they were so clumsy that anyrube could pick t
Them was the good old days, in Davenport, Scott County Iowa . k, Sam Stuckey,Ike Gray, Billy Maddox,Bert Smith, Charlie Gordon,Mike Gowan, Walter Nolan,Bill Bryan, Cully Flannigan,Jack McLarkin, Tom Davis,Chub Finnegan, Ole Marsh, Frank Becker, Andy Billberg,Jakie Schaum, Fred Titus, Frank Scott, and other good-lookin gents, besides a regiment of tin-horns, comeons,dealers, stools, steerers, lookouts, pork-and-beaners, andcheap pikers that did the cappin to keep the old machinegreased. The Chappie brothers worked the shells at the countryfairs, and they were so clumsy that anyrube could pick the shell that covered thelittle pea, unless he happened to put downa piece of longgreen on his guess. It took lotsa good coin to keep themthere gamblin joints movin, but the suckermarket was choked with talent lookin forten-to-one shots—with the same easypickins it now has for oil-sharks and othergrifters. There was all kindsa poker fiendsrunnin loose, too, takin a chance on blowin their wages atthe green table with the cute little slothole in the center,. 168
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