As a blizzard begins outside the Hotel, the farmer and Scully's son begin playing another game of High Five. After a brief quarrel, the farmer leaves the game and that causes the Swede to break into his high pitched, somewhat nervous, laugh,
A new card game is formed with the Swede and the Easterner as partners, while Johnnie, Scully's son, and the cowboy are paired. The cowboy turns out to be a raucous player who is very animated and this thrills Johnny, while the other two at the table are somewhat sullen. During a lull in the game, the Swede suddenly says to Johnny, "I suppose there have been a good many men killed in this room." This outbreak causes the others in the room some surprise.
The boy asks what he means by that,.....
