The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-07-26
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He Worked His scheme Well. hut
fnfsed tn Connect.

FAi.ed to Connect.
Several weeks ago a prominent
railroad Official mado the acquaint-
ance of an affable. suave and refined
young man. who announced that his
business was that of apromoter. and
that no represented mn eastern syn.
dictate which would likely invest
several millions in u manufacturing
enterprise in Chicago.
The railroad official was much
taken with his new acquaintance.
He in vited him to dinner. took him
TO his club and in a general way
made much of him. And 81 il 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 q few
nights since he brought his friend
the promoter 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 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 he
nothing more than a commonplace
player.
The railway man had not been
very lucky rs arule, but on this even
ing the fic.;le goddess seemed to BE-
fairly showering him with her fa.
vors. He held all sorts of big hands
-threes, flushes and full hands &C.
tually overw helmed 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 we're piled up
higher than a cats back, AS the
goes. The Others were draw
ing bill after bill from their rolls
and we're getting vexed. But the pro-
sat there calm and imper-
turbcd.
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 III quiet little cafe the
suggested that it was time to
cut up the coin"
What do you mean" asked the
official.
why, want my piece" was the
Didn't you know | was
Didn't ! give You the
hunch? Do you suppose all those
big 'mitts' dropped in to you like
angels from the skies"
The railway man at last became
= ware 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
winnin 3. And the railway man was
one Of those fellows who wouldn't
cheat himself or he a party to cheat
He was exceedingly angercd. He
refused point blank to divide, told
the promoter their acquaintance was
1T 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-
tion the railway man asked each
how much he had lost and then pro
to count out the amounts.
ne had evened up all around,
ne ordered a cold bottle and proceed.
ed to explain all, making the most
profuse apologies for having been
the III willing stool pigeon of a card
sharp.
The promoter is now promoting in
other localities. Chicago Mail.
kindly Meant, but Premature.