Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-12-13
MIR. BOwsER PLAYS CARDS.
He EndeavOrs in Vain to Show His Prof
cheney in Draw Pedro.

He EndeavOrs in Vain to Show His Prof.
cheney in Draw Pedro.
From the Detroit Free Press.
"What do You say to going over to Baker
this evening"! asked Mr.. Bowser, as he came
home to dinner the other day.
'Just for call?''
I'VE walked up together just now, and he
wants us to come over and play pedro. He
says they have kind called draw pedro, and
there's heaps of fun in it."
II guess we hadn't better 90, Mr. Bow
SER"
"We hadn't! Got q headache, or humps or
measles?'
mo"
Expect company"
"No."
''Well, then, what's the trouble?"
''You know. Mr.. Bowser. you know"
II know what? What OH earth ails you. Mrs.
Bowser! You act as if you had got hold of
some great mystery"
wei, then, you get mad when you play
.'oh, do! That's it, eh? When did ever
get mad over cards?''
Every time we have played"
And why shouldn't I? When one is playing
with person who doesn't know the ten spot
rom the right bower he is quite apt to lose his
sense
get mad?'
Are you crazy? You are the one to be on
your guard and make promises
If anything should happen you won't blame
me, will you?''
anything should happen Blame you?
Shall l go to the telephone and ask the doc
tor to- come up and examine the top of your
said we'd go, and Mr.. Bowser was very
much pleased over the prospect. As he went
| away he said:
you'll play with Baker, of course, and I'll
give you IS for every game you get"
haven't"
Makes no difference. I'll learn the game in
to play another
When he came home to supper he looked at
me Win his eyes full OF pity and as we got
NOW, then, let me caution you once more.
Don't act up. no matter what happens
never saw Mr.. Bowser in better spirits than
when we sat down to the card table, and when
interrupted with:
Never mind about that, old man. I'll give
you the benefit of all your experience and then
show you that you don't know C about
draw pedrO''
we had the joker and both pedros in the pack
80 that all the points would count twenty-nine
Mr. Bowser bid twenty-five on the start off, and
he was allowed to make the trump. When we
had all discarded and drawn he led ont bravey
enough and got all We had, but the Joker
winch counts fifteen, happened to be undrawn,
and he was ''set."
You go back for Twenty-Five" quietly re-
marked Baker. who was keeping the count.
.'Hows that?''
because you didn't make what you bid"
81 can't see what that has to do with it, said
Mr.. Bowser, as he gave me a look of warming.
on; you ii learn the game after a few hands"
On the next hand out Mr.. Bowser bid twenty
five, and Baker felt it his duty to say:
NOW, Bowser. let me explain this game
'Oh: | know all about this game" inter-
rupted Bowser.
''You just play your very best and if you get
one game out of ten I'll buy you ha:."
He got the trump at his bid and he made Just
seven.
THAT makes forty-seven in the ring" said
Baker, as he put it down.
I'm what ring?"
.'In other words you are forty-seven worse
OH than nothing. You bid too high. Bowser"
you whether do or not"
got the next trump bid of nine and we
made twenty-eight out of it Mr. Bowser didn't
say anything, but observed him breathing
hard.
Baker got the next trump for eight and made
twenty-five, and Mr.. Bowser grew pale and re-
marked:
'It's pretty early to crow. This game is
young yet. l once knew an idiot who discov-
cred gold mine.'
He was desperate and he bid eighteen on the
next hand. got it and made only four.
That's sixty-six you are in the ring" said
Baker.
Icxpected Mr.. Bowser to explode and wreck
everything in the room, but the boiler still held
out. We got the next trump for thirteen and
made the full twenty-nine. Bowser got the
next for seventeen and was put back.
You soc, Bowser," began Baker, lyon can't
mo, I see I can'tw interrupted Bowser.
I'VE might as well stop the game right here.
When l can't play cards honestly want to
quit"
But there has been no cheating"
maybe not. / am not blind. however It
was put-up job from the start. saw Mrs.
Bowser rub her chin on the very first hand"
Why, Mr.. BOwser, you don't say cheated ="
That's all right, Mrs. BOwser. We won't say
any more about it. No, have some letters to
write tonight. l think we go home.'
Come, Bowser, don't be a kid said Baker,
'Thats all right--all right. am willing to
play against chance. but when there is DELHI
crate cheating added to bull-head luck, 1 beg
to drop out"
On the way home Mr.. Bowser was silent. but
after we were fairly in our house he turned on
me with
This is another Of your put-up Jobs on me .
You can go up to bed. and if you shouldn't
find me here in the mQrning YOU can consult
your lawyer as to the future?''
But when awoke at midnight he was getting
into bed. and five minutes later he was snoring
away AZ contentedly as if pedro had never been
heard Of