Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1895-07-02
A PROMOTER At POKER.
He Worked His Scheme Wolf, but Il
Failed to Connect.

- A PROMOTER At POKER. :
He Worked His Scheme VOL, but II
Failed to Connect.
Several weeks ago. a prominent
railroad official made the aoquaint-
ance of an affable, suave and refined
young man, who announced that his
business was that of a promoter, and
that he represented an eastern syn
dictate 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 nat
urally happened that when the rail-
road official was invited to sit into a
poker game in one of the guests
rooms at the Auditorium a few
nights since he brought his friend
the promoter along.
II 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 un-
usual incident for quite awhile, but
it was noticed that the railway Off
cial won from the first and won
steadily.
AS for the promoter, he just about
held his own and appeared to be
nothing moro than a commonplace
player.
The railway man had not been
very lucky as rule, but on this even
ing the tickle goddess seemed to be
fairly showering him with her ia.
vors. He held all sorts of big hands
-threes, Pushes and full hands &C.
tually overwhelmed 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 checks were piled up
"higher than cats back, " as the
saying goes. The others were draw:
ing bill after bill from their rolls
and were getting vexed. But the pro-
moter. sat there calm and imper-
turbed.
Finally after a particularly deci-
sive hand had been played and the
railroad man had raked in a pot of
exceeding richness the others con-
cluded 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 suggested that it was time to
"out up the COIN"
"What do you mean?" asked the
official.
"Why, want my piece, was the
reply. "Didn't you know I was
working? Didn't I give you the
bunch? Do you suppose all those
big 'mitts' dropped in to you like
angels from the skies?'
The railway man at last became
aware of the situation. The pro-
moter had dealt out the big hands
on which he had won the money and
now wanted his share of the unfair
winnings. And the railway man was
one of those fellows who wouldn 4
cheat himself or be party to cheat.
ing.
He was exceedingly angered. He
refused point blank to divide, told
the promoter their acquaintance was
at an end, and hurrying to the club
found his friends, who were still
discussing his wonderful luck and
were strongly suspicious they had
gone up against the worst of it.
Without attempting any explana.
ton the railway man asked each
how much he had lost and then pro
ceeded> to count out the amounts
When he had evened up all around
he ordered cold bottle and proceed
ed to explain all, making the most
profuse apologies for having beer
the unwilling stool pigeon of a care
sharp.
The promoter is now promoting i1
other localities. Chicago Mail.