The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-07-02
WHY THE DEAL CLOSED.
lie Was Beating the Bank, But His
Friend Gave Him Away.

He Was Beating the tank, tut ms
Friend Gave Him Away.
II had a curious experience when
first struck Seattle" said well-known
gambler to n Press-Times reporter last
evening. as he stood in front Of the Del
ch0 saloon on Yesler avenue near south
Second street.
THAT was one time when I wasn't very
glad to meet friend and when his hello
TO me probably cost me several hundred
dollars OF a good bankers money
Il had been playing pretty lucky down
IN Denver and up I'm the Cripple Creek
country. and came UP to the Sound by
way OF Portland. Don't know why l
came, but just came, didn't find many
OF the boys whom / knew, but soon got
acquainted and was moving around hay-
ing q good time, but not playing any.
! had a good deal Of money, and was
enjoying few days Of leisure. one even
ing l sat down in front Of a faro layout,
and was keeping cases myself. / didn't
know the dealer from Adams orphan,
and didn't pay much attention 10 the
game. I was simply chipping along walt
ing for cases, keeping about even and
seldom making more than one bet az the
start Of deal.
after a while my attention was called
10 one player. In fact, about all Of them
had dropped out but us two, and as
was noticing my own play only enough
20 see that bets were properly paid, |
had to notice him. He seemed 10 have
plenty Of money, and was dropping
good Zeal OF II by placing II on the high
card
Now, there are a good many things
about n faro box that every one is not
on 10, but with a fellow who makes his
bread and butter on the green cloth as
have for years, IT'S an Cd acquaintance
own a little one that I got from Clifford
down in San Diego a year ago. and !
practice with II enthusiastically up in
my room when I haven't anything else
10 DO and nothing particular to think
about.
when I noticed the fellow lose his
money | turned my attention 10 the deal
er. The man with the money must have
been greener than the cloth In front Of
him. for he didn't tumble 10 the dealer.
who was working very raw. He was
putting up more than half the deck for
the high card 10 lose. lie didn't pay a
bit of attention 10 me, and so | did 10
him. ] have O pretty good memory be-
cause / need 1t In my business. IL was
no trouble for me TO watch him shuttle
and remember eight or ten turns from the
top, and Of course / could catch the last
turn He was putting up for the other
fellow, and though | was Just playing
lucky for 1 didn't play many cards open,
but had my chips leading over from some
out-of-the-way card TO the card / knew
was going 10 win. and was, of course.
apparently as much surprised as the
dealer when II was seen that my chips
led right. 40
1.-The dealer was busy and was accom-
plishing what he was striving for. was
busy, too, and equally successful. The
result was that I'm two or three deals
the moneyed gentleman had dropped
close on 10 s., 100. while l was fully that
much TO the good, and the dealer was
apparently not noticing that his hard
work was accomplishing very little to-
ward increasing the bank roll.
About that time RicHebaugh OF Los
Angeles, walked into the room, and stop
ping near me, IN surprise said: Hello.
Lem, what are you doing in this coun-
try? Thought you'd gone into mines In
Colorado and quit faro looked up. and
was OF course surprised 10 see him, but
i knew the little game in which was not
taking much interest was UP.
The dealer looked at me a moment
and said: Say. Rick. do you know this
gentlemen? He's been playing mighty
lucky
"Rckebaugh glanced at the great stack
OF chips IN front OF me and sarcastically
remarked: Lucky. n!
THE dealer looked sold. and at the end
OF that deal quietly turned down the box
and cashed the chips.
"Of course l didn't have the heart 10
call his last turn. though knew IL from
the time the cards were boxed."-Seatue
Press-Times.