Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-10-28
You put your king upon my knave."
II was third playerw
Mr.. Bowman interposed.

II was third player-
Mr.. Bowman interposed.
You are wrong, general"
Wrong! The general gasped. wrong!
Upon my soul, / never thought / should
come to this. Let's go on! After this 1
suppose IL doesn't matter what do
whether 1t mattered or not, he did It.
And 1t did matter, for the result was that
MI Bowman had the satisfaction-from his
point OF vtew-of putting up another treble
on the reel. Mr.. Cramp smiled bitterly.
Il think, general, all things considered,
The general giared. He cIutched the ad-
miral by the arm
Come along, admiral. Let's get out CT
this Il don't want to misbehave myself
stood up-'in which 1 have played whist
Tor over fifteen years. and in which have
never been insulted until tonight"
He tore the admiral from his seat He
which was rather hard upon the admiral.
for he had no cause to find fault with the
way In which the game had gone.
Might l offer my friend and myself as
that Is. II no other gentleman cares to
play?"
The speaker was a tall. slight man, with
long. dropping mustache. Mr.. Bowman
him; but at that season of the year there
are so many strangers in Pendleton that
at the club one finds almost as many visit
ors as residents. Mr.. Bowman had no rea-
II am willing"
He glanced at Mr.. Cramp Mr.. Cramp
made a little gesture with his hands.
Il am at anybody's service. All ask is
WHIST
The stranger and his friend came for
ward. They fell together in the cut for
partners. The stranger, having cut the
lowest, prepared to deal AS he dealt he
addressed himself to Mr. Cramp.
Like you, my friend and myself are stu
dents of whist as 1t is: 1 might almost say
Of whist as it might be-"
Mr.. Cramp rubbed his hands softly, one
against the other: it was a little trick he
had.
Disciples Of Cole?"
In a degree. In our system Of signals
we go further than Cole
Il scarcely see how that can be, unless
can leads"
mo? Well. 1 shall be happy to explain
to you after the rubber is over"
II the newcomers were not exactly dis
ciples Of Cole they at least appeared 20 be
disciples OF the extremely difficult art of
getting hold Of the cards; and IL was
charming to see the way in which they
handled them. They took trick after trick
In the serenest style.
Book already" murmured Mr.. Cramp
With a little laugh the stranger shut ur
the pack. The laugh was not echoed on the
expressive features Of Mr.. cramp. nor on
those Of his partner. As yet they had no,
|. scored trick. The newcomers went eayly
on. They took the odd trick and all the
rest besides. Or. rather, they stopped a,
further. But there was nothing to show
that they could not have taken the whole
thirteen had they been 80 inclined. Silence
followed this surprising result; that is, SC
The stranger remained quite at his ease.
You see," he said. shat IL what 1 cal
whist as 1t might be-
1T ought to be sent to the Field" muir
INJURED Mr.. Cramp. He seemed troubled In
his mind.
whist" pursued the stranger, 'fn II.
more recent developments, as I understand
the thing. becomes simply question Of sig
mails: The most perfect system Of signal.
results in the most perfect game. NJ,
friend and I have arranged between our
selves a system Of signaling which, thinl
l may say, is almost perfect"
1T may be made too perfect" said Mr.
Cramp.
How 50? You yourself said that whis
has been raised to the dignity Of an exac,
science. You can't be too exact Let's car
~ the thing to its logical conclusion
Mr.. Cramp was still. Mr.. Bowman SMILED
q CHASTITY smile.
az don't like this kind Of whist"
MOP" laughed the stranger. II an
sorry"
You look sorry, ",said Mr.. Bowman.
One does not mind not taking a trick onct
In way, though one would prefer to bs
playing for love even on that solitary coca
sion: but when the experience II repeated
and in the following hand-a man has fidg
cts. That is what happened that evening a,
the Pendleton Club. The newcomers agar
walked on with the whole OF the tricks and
Mr.. Cramp had fidgets, and 30 had his part
ner. As for the stranger he. If possible
was more at his ease than ever.
You see," he cried, Ito what perfection
a system Of signals may be carried How
completely knowledge may eliminate
chance!
II do" said Mr.. Bowman. II see Il plain
ly. I see it much too plainly. Gentlemen
II this is whist as 1t IL. In future 1 shall
turn my attention to some other game"
He rose from his seat. Immediately anoth
er person. dapper little man, with shaver
cheeks and big black eyes. had his hand or
the back Of the vacant chair.
Gentlemen" with your permission. may
No one offered an objection. The man "a,
down. He cut Mr.. Cramp as his partner
The two friends were again together. The
latest conner had the deal
Gentlemen" he observed, as he dealt on,
the cards, Il. too. am a student OF whist, ir
Its latest phase. This IL. as IL appears &c
me: That a man Is bound to acquire a spe-
cial and peculiar knowledge, either on his
own account or in concert with other men
and that he il entitled to take every posi-
BILE advantage Of a man who knows less
than he. AS has been said. whist, in q
sense, has become a science. Science in the
sense in which in this connection the word
is used, eliminates the element Of chance
Now, partner, let us see IL we cannot com.
mand the fortune Of war"
He turned the ace OF hearts. He took the
first trick with a trump-the deuce. He led
the ace OF trumps in the second trick, the
king in the third, the queen in his fourth
At this point the player on his right laid
down his hand.
~
"All trumps," admitted the dealer. with
charming frankness he faced his hand
The deuce! There was an interval for
reflection. Then that player delivered him.
self again. You're a conjurer,' he said.
II am. So are you. and your friend"
Not conjurers; merely amateurs. Dab
blers by the way"
''Oh. that explains 1t. I'm a professional
And Of course in whist, in its latest phase
the amateur is done"
He addressed himself to Mr.. Cramp:
Take my advice. Throw some OF those
books Of yours upon the fire. II their teach.
fngs are to be pushed to their logical con-
clusion. whist will become a game only AT
for-conjurers."
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From the Pittsburg Dsp.tch.
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