The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-11-23
iTLoOKED SUSPICIOUS.
Why . Travelling Man Gave Up Play
Poker With Strangers.

Why Travelling Man Gave Up Playing
Poker With Strangers.
81 don't play cards with strangers !"
said quiet-looking man on the Pull
man in response to an invitation from
the drummer to join them in little
game of poker The drummer flushed
up and was about to say something.
Hold on" remarked the quiet man,
'and I'll explain. Sit down here a
minute or two and let me tell You"
The drummer, being an obliging per-
son, sat down.
About five years began the quiet
q wild town. and one night.
being fond of cards and a
pretty fair player. I asked four
or FIVE cowboys at the tavern where l
was stopping to play cards with me. l
didn't know them and they didn't know
me, but they took it for granted l was
all right, and they went to my room,
cards We started the game at quar-
ter the ante with a 81 limit, and it
wasn't long until was winning nice
"; for, as | said before. was good
player. After some time we took an
other deck of cards. and, as usual,
had good hand. My winnings had
made my new-found acquaintance
rather suspicious, but as was perfect
ly honest / didn't pay much attention
to that. l remember distinctly had
an ace of diamonds in my hand, and
when it came around to show down I
knew the pot was mine, but just as
laid down my hand the man opposite
me whipped out his revolver and jabOed
it into my face, and on the instant out
came all the other mems guns, and
was scared almost to death. / couldn't
say word, for thought my time had
come. but nobody shot.
look here" CALCULATED the man
who had first pulled his gun. applying
several disagreed Bile epithets in ad-
dition, and he took an ace of diamonds
out of his hand. This restored my con-
seriousness somewhat. and after waiting
until each man had expressed his
opinion of me and the final decision
had been reached that was to give up
all had won and probably be shot
later got in word.
Gentlemen said appearances are
against me, but am honest. / don't
know how that extra ace got in the
pack, but if you will look in my valise
there you will find pack exactly like
this one lying loose in it, and the cards
must have got mixed in there. I'm
sure / didn't do it. One of the men
took the cards out of the valise and ran
them over. and the ace was missing.
That much was in my favor. but it did
not restore confidence.
"'Send down stairs said next to
the clerk and have him come up He
was playing here this afternoon
Then they sent for the clerk, and he
said that he and party of friends had
played with those cards during the
afternoon. and, further, that they had
used two packs to do some tricks with
He also stood bond for my honesty,
and after an hour or so of terrific
strain on me my friends concluded l
was all right. Then to establish good
fellowship firmly ! insisted on their
taking their money back, They set up
the drinks all around and ] left them
at last with solemn vow that when |
played poker again must know every
body in the game and verybOdy must
know me. Don't you think one ex-
perience like that is enough for an
honest man of quiet temperament to
60 through?"-Detroit Free Press
Point Well Taken.
Brown (who has met an old friendj-
l suppose your son is quite young man
now.
Smith-Oh, yes: he's arrived 1t years
of discretion. Indeed, he's going to be
Brown-Do you call that discretion?
Truth.