The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1894-03-17
AHEAD OF THE GAME.
How an Easy Conscience Girl Saved Her
Luck at Poker.

at was just this way said the girl
with the red gloves, Jim and Jen
came over to the house last night, and
then Maud dropped in, and so did
Charley and viii. We began to play
cards, and after awhile at whist and
euchre, we Just naturally drifted into
poker.
''Jim was banker. We didn't start
with big game-penny ante and ten
cent limit, ! think it was We played
along and along, and Maud and Charley
We're getting all the money. 1 didn't
know how it was, but I couldn't get
anything higher than pair of skies.
if was to die for it. had a little
money with me, and I sat there and
anted the greater part of it away with
out getting more than one or two small
pots.
pretty soon somebody suggested
that we raise the limit, and it was put
at u quarter, with a five-cent ante.
Jim began to win then, and / sat there
and saw the money l intended to get
that new cape with go into the center
of the table and none of it came back.
This sort Of thing went along until 1
got sick and disgusted, and / proposed
that we make the limit fifty cents"
''Why-e-e-e!" broke in the other girl,
that was gambling
''Gambling?" said the girl with the
red gloves II should think it was.
But, as l was saying, my luck kept
getting poorer and poorer until it
came my deal one hand, and found
that had drawn in a six, seven, eight
and nine of diamonds, with another
seven of clubs. threw away the black
seven and made up my mind to draw
for straight or a flush. The people
threw the cards they discarded right
in front of me and it happened that a
lot of them got on top of the pack OF
course had to take them off so that
could deal cards to those who were
going to play, and as 1 did so l saw
that the first card on the pack was the
ten of diamonds.
''Ihen l was in quandary. l knew
that if l could get that card I would
have straight flush, end that would
be sure to beat anybody round the
table. l knew that the chances were
greatly against my getting the five oi
diamonds and, while straight of a
flush of the common kinds were within
the bounds of possibility. could not
do much with either one. looked al
my chips and saw that had lot o1
money invested. Then made up my
mind to get that ten of diamonds, and
/ got it."
"Why-e-e-e!' said the other girl
THAT was cheating!'
| Nobody said it wasn't" replied the
girl with the red gloves sharply, 'bu'
l got the card just the same, and none
of the rest saw me do it. Then deal
the cards to those who wanted them
and the betting began. Maud put il
ten cents, and Charlie bet ten cents
too. Jen didn't want to bet, and thel
Jim came, and he raised it fifty cents
/ saw that he had a big hand, for HI
thinks good deal of his money, and
raised his fifty cents another fft,
cents. The rest of them didn't wan
to bet us high as that, and Jim raiset
me another fifty cents That's tn
way it went until had borrowed al
the money around the table, and jim
| hau cnauRcu couPlc oi uen-uolla
bills. Then he called me, and Shove,
him that straight flush. He had fou
of a kind"
did you win?" asked the other girl
did win?" repeated the girl witt
the red gloves. 30, no; it was CIR
out in California who won. shoul'
say did win! got just twenty-sevel
dollars Of Mr.. Jim's money"
what did you do with it?" aslse
the other girl.
II spent fifty cents of it for mott
for Jim which said, Feed My Lambs
I'm going to spend the rest on my Sur
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