Daily globe., 1881-11-06
FOUR DEUCEs TWICE.
HOtc Ttc0 Brothers We're Cleaned Ont
the "GirIS."

FOUR DEUCES TWICE.
Ho,U Ttco Brothers We're Cleaned Omt by
the "Girls.''
Chagrin and set teeth are just now the
lot of two leading members of the San
Francisco stock exchange, one Of whom
is addi cted to horsefesh and the other to
propensities quite as fast. 1t is not so
much that their spending money is de-
pleted to the extent of $500, calamitous
as that might prove nowadays to the
average broker, but it is the manner
in which it was done that un-
seals the fountains of perennial
profanity. They fell at the shrine of
beauty-and four deuces A realizing
sense of the shortcomings of an "ace full"
against ''fours'' is theirs, because they
paid for it. Some two months ago two
young ladies, sisters, came here from
the east. They were pretty, accomplished
and dashing. With the letters which they
produced to give them a social footing,
and these qualities to advance them, they
made rapid progress ''Society'' took
them placidly to its heart. The salons
of Mob hill were eagerly thrown open to
them, the silk-hung boudoirs of Van
Ness avenue bid against each other for
the light of their presence. The graceful
and much-desired sisters lived
in elegant apartments in that
part of Harris street which still gathers
up its aristocratic skirts and proudly re-
pels the encroachments of proletarian
Tar fiat. The families whom they made
the envy of the rest Of 'ssociety'' by be-
slowing the favor of their presence most
frequently upon were those of the two
brokers.
The good DANES of the two brokers en-
encouraged the visits of the fascinating
sisters because they enjoyed the social
triumph and the satisfaction of seeing
the rest of ''soclety'' turning green as a
st. Patrick's day banner with envy. The
heads of the respective families en-
couraged the monopoly of the fascinating
sisters, presumably out of zeal for the
social supremacy of their houses. Pre-
sumably, mind you. In the excess of
their zeal they called frequently, with
out their wives, on the sisters. 1t was
this custom of "calling" that cost them
$500 a few evenings ago. Business
called one of the brokers east. He
packed his grip-sack between bankin g
hours, to go on the next mornings tram,
end then finding that he had none too
much money in his pocket for run to
New York and back, he borrowed 5000
of his friend. The next day the friend
was astonished to meet him on the street.
''Hallo, H, not gone yet! How's this?"
ono, Bob, l have not gone, and the
deuce of it is, since | couldn't start this
morning it's no use to go now. 1t would
be too late before got to New York"
"But why didn you 60 this morning? l
let you have the money for that express
purpose"
''Iknow you did, Bob, but confound it!
l lost the money last night
"Lost it?"
"Yes. You see, went up to say good
by to the girls, and just for the fun Of it
they wanted a game. | didn't want to
win their money, God knows, and l
thought could play well enough to quit
even when l wanted to- But, somehow,
the luck was against me, and the girls
outheld me. AT last / got 'em good-an
ace full on queens Maggie clipped in
pretty lively; l raised twenty and Alice
slapped up fifty. Maggie drew out, and
when finally called, Alice showed four
deuces, and l was broke. That's why
amt ON the road to Reno this morning. %
'sThe devil! But never mind, H,
I'll go up to the house tonight and get
the girls in a game and get that 5000
back, just to give them a lesson against
gambling"
''Do, Bob, and then we'll buy them
something with the money, and call it
quits.'
The next day they met. but Bob did not
see his friend. Something across the
street demanded all his eyesight.
"Hallo, Bob, did you get that money
backp'
"Don't talk to me now; am busy
"But say, Bob, old fellow, just mo-
ment. Let me have the money so can
start for New York in the morning. I've
later news, and it's not too late yet. Did
you get it back?"
"No, / didn't get it back?"
"No! That's strange"
eyes, it's strange; and the strangest
part of it is, sent $500 of my money to
look for yours"
"The -"
81 should say so. That was all l took
with me. Finally l got hand, ace full
on queens. Alice Clipped, and raised
the bet $40. Maggie came back with q
raise of $50. Then Alice drew out, and
when finally called, Maggie showed
"Four deuces,"
Eyes, and was broke''
81 knew it.'
'sThe girls kindly loaned me a car tick
ct this morning to come down town"
81 say, Bob" latter mutual profanities)
s'not word of this. l am going East
to-day if have to walk"
"Not word.''
The compact of secrecy ratified over
an appropriate glass of bitters was main
tanned by them, but the fascinating
sisters found it too good to keep, and con-
fded it to their next favored gentleman
caller, who was seeking in the excess of
zeal for the social supremacy of his house
to secure their attendance at his wife's
weekly receptions.---.San Francisco
Chronicle.