St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-01-06

flush automatically, are very few;
hui, strangely enough, people are not
deferred from trying to complete them
by the constant lGSs OF money"
"A imIraby stated, Mr.. Judson,
enthusiastically commented the profess
Sor of draw poker. II could not have
given an opinion on the subject more
ciearIy-and l have seen the sun rise
over the crest of five cards great MANY
tunes. Now. Mr. Fosdick. kindly tell
me what YOU would do il you were
aged hand having half your ante
already staked, nobody having raised,
and you sitting behind an inside
straight and pair OF deuces?'
Having watched the players care.
fully as they came IN one by one, es-
peclally looking for indications of an
inclination to raise the ante. l would
probably make good my blind and
draw 10 the small pair. Or course had
/ there been a raise would lay down my
I hand
"When?" INTERCEPTED the professor.
When it came my turn TO 40 SO,
| never before"
This rejolnder elected round OF ap-
plause from the class, in winch Prof..
MartIngaIe joined.
When the bell sounded. announcing
the completion of the first hour, the
class adjourned TO another room. where
ten conventional poker Ia bles, with their
green cloth tops and a slot for the
kitty" were seen. Eight OF the tables
were Immediately flied, not less than
SIX PLAYERS 10 each, and the pre- paTatIonS
tor the practical part OF the lesson were
made. Each player received 500. nom
inaI value, in 'blues," reds" and
whites" and the deal was ordered 20
begin. Cnder the provisions Of the
DAILY endow ment only table STAKE"
game was permitted, and the MAYER
who was fortunate enough TO "break'
al his companions al the same table re-
ceiyed a present Of golden
eagle from the professor. This re-
ward was often won and always
promptly paid. Occasionally there
had been suspicious that certain play
eTs entered into collision 10 secure this
trophy, but Prof. Martingale kept so
Keen scrutiny upon the methods OF his
pupils that IL was quite Impossible Tor
them TO adopt or successfully Sc any
OF the Infamous devices known as
bugs" ''rtiectorS, " "nold-outs,' or
marked cards. Indeed. so scrupulOus
was his care CT the young men under
his charge that he examined their I'M
keep their points undUiy sharp in order
that the cards with which they played
might be marked. During the time in
which the school had been in successful
operation the earnest man has not de-
tected many inciinatiUnS 10 unfalrneSS.
Al one OF the tables, Tar removed from
the door, sat Dlack-eYed black haired.
sWaTthy~iaced scholar, who incidentally
attracted my notice by the calmneSs OF
his manner, the pUOmptitude OF his play
ana the TaDt attention and serious
thought he gave thereto. He was
poinIed out t. me by the professor, and
1 was told that he was regarded as the
most promising pupil in the room. de
had already been offered places ID the
offices OF three OF the most DISTINGUISHED
criminal lawyers i'll New York. As
studied his face carefully l was sorry to
detect a strong development OF the pas
SION for gam, which Is not ordinarily
associated with the gentleman gambler
whose chief characteristic is an absolute
indifference as TO whether he loses OF
WINS.
All the suggestion of Prof Martingale
/ became the fifth player at the dark
skinned young mans table, and re-
ceived a stack of chips. Play was re-
sumed at once.
The strange student, who had i'm
pressed HE so greatly. sat on my left,
and | soon noticed that he was in re-
markable luck. Although he talked a
good deal, his eyes were never of the
faces of the other players. Not look
or a movement Of the hand esca PED
him. He apparently attached no im-
DoTtance to the remarks Of the players,
out kept the closest scrutiny or their
acts. We made several side bets as 10
the relative value OF our two hands, ana
soon was a winner TO the amount Of
exactly $50 in real money, the bills being
! passed between Us under the table SO as
not 10 attract attention.
About this time l picked up a hand
containing three aces. On the strength
of it. when my turn arrived, l raised
the ante $40. My interesting compan-
ion On my left stood the raise. Every
body else dropped out.
| t4en discovered that my opponent
was dealing-a fact that. curiOusIy, had
! been overlooked. When the call for
cards was made l drew one. and. 10
/ nv Amusement, secured the fourth ace.
/ | was so astOnlshed at that TACT that 1
/ did not pay attention 10 how many cards
the dealer took. feeling sure that l held
1 an invlnciDie hand. However. dis
/ tincIiy heard him say, IN an audible
voice, II take TWO carJS.' AS matter
/ of fact. he quietly took tive cards eli the
I bottom Of the PACK. and carefully laid
! the rest Of the deck upon his former
/ ''hand, " directly in front OF him.
/ made a bet OF blue chip, but after
! glancing at his hand my companion said
! to HE in a low voice:
/ This is 100 good a hand TO fool with.
| Suppose we call the blues SO apiece
ana settle for them before the hands are
/ shown"
/ As NAV be imagined. nothing could
| have suited ME better. Here was a
/ chance TO win the expenses of my B0s-
I ton trip. Mysportiug blood was aroused,
! and that unhUly faint of avaTice,
/ awakened in the heart Of every specu-
/ latOr in trade or game OF chance. took
! possession of me. | looked over my
hand again to see that none OF the aces
had taken flight. and said with As much
| careiessness as my beating heart would
admit:
Whatever you say goes We play
for the long green.
With this understanding my interest,"
ing companion saw my bet' aud raised
it S25. / stood the raise and lifted him
back" 500.
did this with the expectation that he
would immediately call me. Intended
to teach him q lesson in OyeTconhdence
and to rebuke MIN for mis- impudence IN
proposing a single-handed contest be-
tween US: but l did not want TO punish
him too severely.
To my amazement, the young chap
misunderstood my motive, and, laying
down his cards for a moment, counted
out Sl35 in real money upon his knee
from a roll produced from mis- i-pOcket,
and added to it three crisp 500 bills!
l was quite surprised, not to say an
noyed. by this persistence on his part.
Having the money about me, but re-