The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-04-20
His Friend the Promoter.

Several weeks ago a prominent railroad
official made the acquaintance of an afable,
sauve and refined young man, who announced
that his business was that Of a promoter, and
that he represented an eastern syndicate.
which would likely invest several millions in
a manufacturing enterprise in Chicago. The
railroad official was much taken with his
new acquaintance. He invited him to dinner
took him to his club and in general way
made much of him. And so it naturally hap
pened that when the railroad Official was in
V.ted TO sit into poker game in one of the
guest rooms at the Auditorium a few nights
along.
Il don't know much about the game" said
the promoter as he took his seat and
picked up his first hand but of course, the
stakes won't be high, and I'm ready to be
agreeable
The game progressed without unusual in
cident for quite while, but 1t was noticed
that the railway Official won from the first,
and won steadily. As for the promoter ne
just about held his own. am appeared to be
nothing more than a commonplace PLAYER
The railway man had never been very lucky
as rule, but on this evening the tickle god
dess seemed to be fairly ShOwering him with
her fuvOrS. He held all sorts of Dig hands
threes, Pushes and full hands actually over
whelmed him and the best Of it was that he
always opposed a good hand-good ordinarily
but not good enough to beat his soon his
cheeks were piled up higher than a cat S
back" as the saying goes The others were
were getting vexed, But the promoter sat
there calm and unperturbed He was Just
about holding his own.
Finally, after a particularly decisive hand
had been played and the railroad man had
raked in a pot of exceeding richness the
others concluded his luck was too much for
them, cashed in their few remaining checks
and quit the game.
Half an hour later, as the railway man and
the promoter were drinking a cold bottle in a
quiet little cafe, the latter naively suggested
? hot fTWrNA to sarrf ~. -,
What do you mean asked the official
Why. l want my piece, was the reply.
Didn't you know I was working? Didn't |
give you the bunch: Do you suppose all those
big mtts' dropped into you like angels from
the skieS2'
The railway man at last became aware of
the situation. he promoter had dealt out
the big hands on which he had won the
money, and now wanted his share of the IN
fair winning. And the railway man was one
of those fellows who wouldn't cheat himself
or be a party to cheating. He was exceeding
ly anPered. He refused point blank to divide
told the promoter their acquaintance was
at an end, and hurrving to the club found his
| friends. who were still discussing his wonder
full luck and were strongly suspicious thew
had gone up against the worst of it, With
out attempting any explanation, the railway
man asked each how much he had lost and
then proceeded to count out the amounts
When he had 6Vened up all around he or
dered a cold bottle and proceeded to explain
all making the most profuSe apologies for
having been the unwilling stoOlpigeon of a
card sharp.
1t is needless to say that the promoter" is
now promoting in other localities.