The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-08-30
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seeia to think that sn uuSopnistieasexi
minister eg the goSpel should hav~
been dsfraaded OF ST 600 hy farm
sharper, a. was done in the case ~
the Rev. George III. Chappell a few
weeks ago in this CITY, said profess
I sioaA gambler the other day. in replv
( 10 an ''lnnoeentH who bad asked for
information for literary purposes
about ways that are dark and tricks
/ that are vain. As matter of fact. ["
he went on, the scheme WAS one that
rarely fasss Ia work IN any
case. As old ard experienced
gambler rs | am myself. | have
s'ecn caught IN precisely the same
way, and for three times "a much
money as way lost BY the Rev, Mr..
Chappell, A few wears ago | was one
OF the dealers In u faro bank up town.
and an acquaintance whom | liked
very much Was a dealer in a similar
bank In the next block. Both were
reputed 10 he. and undoubtedly were
/ square games. The proprietor Of the
game nay friend dealt ior. however.
Was known to be extremely close ana
mean in money natter, and every-
body disiiked bin. bar AZ his game
was trustworthy, his place was we'll
pairouized.
II was not surprised one day..w hen
my friend came 10 me and told me
that old Nick lthatll do for the prp.
prissor's nanael owed him s. 40. rep
reSenting his interest in the game. i'm
lieu of salary. which he refused Ia
pay over. NV friend proposed that |
should come Ia his bank and play
while he was dealing, and ne would
tx the deck So that | could win out
the amount Old Nick owed him and
something over FOR myself Being a
dealer myself and knowing thata sign
from nay friend would indicate list
how the cards were Ca run through a
deal, ! saw that u was possible for me
to right my friends wrongs and make
few hundred out OF Old Mex
The tirSt night everything seemed
~ 40 wrong. | got the siga To play
single out and the cards ran double
out, and when | played double out
they singled out. lost 81 900 and
lett the place as mad a man as you
ever saw. The next day met my
friend. who declared that il was the
most astonishing thing he ever heard
OF, that he had acted squsrely all
] through. and that somebody must
have changed the decks in the drawer
OF the table SO that he had used the
wrong one. tie offered 10 make my
loss good II did not win out the full
stake at the next sitting. lie seemed
square and believed him. The next
night played again ard lost S2,000
more, and when left the place | was
crazy mad didn't dare say any
thing there, for il would have hurt
me at my own place TO have il known
that | was in brace At another
mans game. decided TO wait until
the next day aud give the false friend
thrashing at least.
The next day. however, the bank
was closed and the,ieaier had skipped.
old Nick had lost money ON tbs
races, had grown desperate. had
plunged and gone broke His part
ner, my friend the dealer, knew that
the bank would close and roped me in
for n stake to get away with. | Was
terribly angry, for | had been intlu-
enced almost entirely by my sympathy
for my friend and wanted 10 help him
out I"
Did | ever get my money back
Well. | should say did was out
West two years ago and one night
/ stfolled into game in Kansas City.
/ Just as ! was about to buy q stack OF
/ chips noticed my friend sitting in the
/ lookout's chair He saw me at the
same TIME aud niotioned to nae 10
come to him. A. | approached he
drew out roll of money and said:
/ Here's the dust you loaned me some
i time ago; much obliged, old man.
Z counted IL and found IL correct. CALI
I ing another man 10 the chair. he led
me aside and explained that he had
been In a desperate strait at the time,
and always intended TO repay me. lie
/ was nov prosperous, he said, and
/ making a fortune rapidly. | played
/ ~ his game all that night aud lost Just
! the So 900 he had paid me. ! felt very
queer when | went away, but felt too
cheap to say or do anything. | have
come to the conclusion that there's no
money In backing the tiger unless
YOU are behind the game. never
play ia front of the table any more. |
can't afford IN -