Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1891-09-05

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ana SO creating a favorable in,nros
SION which IS what Parthenia meant
py getting down his back
II had hot been so taken ~ ,.;ti,
Party ] might have diseovered ~" H.
| time that Colonel .Iabez .Tacl,natta
2Filatoe rat straddle and DIR. Clan.
perton Fudge We're professional sharn.
~. On one fatal night they won five.
siStlls OF my little fortune, exactly
"a 600. lthappened this wise.
Inc game otpoker stripped OF its de.
tails y very much like the old-fash-
Toned game OF brag. As played IN tie
smoking room OF the Bithynia. the
hrst player puts up. e., stakes n
sihall sum; those who decline to play
throw down their cards, and the NEXT
man TO the left exercises his option IN
raising" the stakes, or ngoino hat
Ter. This goes on at infinitum til
those who are betting against the first
man decline 10 stake more money
when the other players show their
hahds ~ succession, and the highest
mana WINS everything, unless the origi-
mai player exhibits higher one. or
puts up stake so high that the
Olhers refuse TO cover Ii, III which case
/ they an pay up TO him and look as
pleasant As they can II this takes
place, though he takes the money. he
does not show his cards. His hand
may, ~ fact contain nothing: inwhich
case 10 j. said TO have "buffed the
table"
Now, the highest possible hand Is
MIMI = termed q straight flush, or
Hush sequence to the ace--that Is 10
Say hce, king, queen, knaYe, and ten
81 one suit. This hand is impossible
20 beat when il is held hy the person
who makes the first stake. for even
should another player have the "a.
traordinnry good luck TO hold an
equal hand ties pay.
The rules 81 tile game Of poker are
extremely strict. All money bet has
70 be placed upon the tahle-rtibis
sur ouglc, as the French have IL
NOM hadn straight flush IN spades
dealt me, ! Was So astonished III my
great good fortune TINT my hand
shook as ipianked down" my ton
dollars, and declared that | stood
pat that is 70 Say that did not
want 20 better my hand by taking |
cards They were evidently Il lot M |
blg hands 0nt Tor each OF the six men /
playing, though Il was plain thnt | |
held q bie hand or WAS simply "biufI. |
ing, Increased the stakes. / put on |
another ono hundred dollars when IL /
came % my turn, for | knew that / |
must win. Then one 81 the PLAYERS /
was frightened ont, and the stake went |
on Increasing until had three thous 1
nne dollars 10 front of me. for each 4
man went bitter that II TO shy /
increased his stake. Two Of tile play.
rra cntr,i in.
YOU can't buiI me. mister" ~.
marked Colonel Jabcx Jackpotts: aIu
double this stakes. and 10 "put up"
the requisite amount Ia notes.
Foo! that ans, doubled him
asaln. partly bsause I knew hat
must Win. partly because | wished 10
dazzle Pauhvnia's pepper.
bHt Colonel Jackputts raised me
again, and 20 Nc Reut on TIL S25. 600
~ American notes lay Ill front OF
each % us. II WAS iiye.siXths 81 my
little toriunc-iiNe sixths at an had
q the world and though knew that
must win, gave a Sigh 81 relief as
loionei Jnekpois calmly remarked;
y guess il' see your swapcr hand
mister
laid ilush sequence TO that ace mp
on the table with a triumphant smile.
"Damnatiun. cried Colonel Jack
potts. Then he suddcdly stretched
lut his great paw and spread the !
'ards out And To- there were six
'ards-arc, king. queen. knaye, ten
u spades and the eight 81 hearts.
am sorry for you, mister" re-
marked Colonel JAbcl Jaekpotts, with
hcnignaui smile that's foul
innd. Hand over them chips.
~ had lost.
How II happened / could not tell
IL must have occurred in the deal.
NJ. ] thought. ,
] appealed to the hystanders. Of.
cred 20 refer the matter 10 a we'll. I
.noNn American dipiomatist who ]
vas looking on. 9
You have lost" he said calmly. i
You should have examined your $
ards more carefully The laws Of q
,okcr like those of the Modes and r
'ersians alter not
Colonel Jabcz Jackpotts carefully
ounted my great pile OF notes, and
hey went into his capaCious pocket !!
ook, Then the party broke up. 7
That night | opened my soul to Mr. Y
'ersimmon, III am n ruined man, q
Ir, | said al have lost all had in L
he world except $500 | had intend. d
4, Mr. Persimmons, to ask YOU for
our daughters hand. That's all "
yer now, through my absurd folly. "
shall never forgive myself and I've e
lt 20 begin the world again" "
''Was Party fond of you, boy2" he e,
sked laconically He did not give g
Ie time 20 answer. "party was fond y
you; she told me SO herself. It's a s.
cky thing for you that Party is W
md OF you. For Party's sake I'll
e you through this thing, Jackpotts ~
n sharper, and Senator Straddle W
nd the doctor are his accomplices," "
The following evening Mr.. Persim.