The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1896-03-14
PAID HIM TO FORGET
IN WAS LUCKY THE PROPRIETOR
TOOK HIM FOR A REPORTER.


They Played "sss>'"f-Hns ".'
Piaysd Fur The House Gave 30 sos sns
Privilege Of Drawing to Ace sad Kins.
A. .,.... . .h..v
ouo " sn0 "S ~ ;quS.a-.,s 49,
eSel so' ous ": s"r wy - . S-.- -.
.. p'ayeI, was ~ No" ~. H 49, 49,
.'se " ,n0 s'oa' no." 'N.N % $3.50 q,
Deine Ie'' !" 0'e'' s"'A'e ' ~
INC oItv' 49,, - IT, ~.
W." .s : 'o'a 49, ~ 49,
GUY, ous tne s<Sou" u,eus ".'o. ~
t,vai le' .ne oI0.A :" .no uo.S' ..ho,
tnas ~an'eu " "uu 'o'no p'o $3.50
t"o10 was "'.0 s'' Nv. ~,
IN pfoetess. anu "A'sa '11us no W ~.
u"o "o ""''P0'"
ear. ,...,
Ai'er sunury 'app'ns' "uu " "aMa
passed. through seties VI na.s 'A"
."S ~nu "as s"o"" INV 49, -
oiine pa1ior '""s was sPpaiou"y uu"s
sooo oos'ness III spi'0 u VIC '0'''
en- 49,.
sea!eo myseu a. ,ao' ~ wno.o ."Vy
were Playing sena'o'' Inc game 20
noshine mo1o no. ieSs 'nan t"Ao1 "t
the eAcep'ion 'nas I" Is al JaoAps'' an-
man can oPth inc po' on any Ninu ~
nana no Wishes inS'eau VI nssius "
see oeiote MN 'ne 'rau'''onaI 1aoAs VI
oe''er, Inns sche'ne MAKES 'no game
. mucn h'oAe' olo aiu no.U "s'1"o'0
70 men VINO are soou al oIuhins. NH
Inere were SIX oi US playing Inc
cafos were oeal' oy mai eihpioy" "
the mousse VINO ueai' 70 every tian ~
turn. any piayet mao 'he pt's''eso u.
oeanns iol ni"sen " NC ",Aneu' anu
TINS pelmiss'on wS suppNSeN W amy
az dooos - W INC OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES "
the dealer.
Inc game was comparatively new 10
me- ana a. u Is confusing one 10
man VINO mas oeen accustomeo W Sizing
up the man WHO openea inc Po' - sure
y having some SORT ot mana iost
steadily.
from several innings sa'ne'eo tnA'
the man ~ my f'Sht was paying ~.
the house -tnat Is no was suppiieo
with chips nee and paid 70 the proprie-
tor certain per cent u MS Winnings
As the game Is one VI oinmnS ana
man Tree rom care and betting oener
people . money can olun better tnan .
man who sees mis- hetle pile steadily
diminishing the man VINO played fos
the house very generally won.
When l came INTO the room had with
me tooo. money that MAD Collected for
my employer, Tor was out on collect
ing tour In one brief hour l was down
to >loO, ana then came my nfst gocd
hand
had three big aces pat. and opened
the pot Tor good SUM Inc most ot the
players at the table VINO had noticed my
timid style OK play at once dropped Ut
my exhibition OF strength and began
to kick myself Tor giving my hand away
so The only man that staid was the
one VINO believed was playing Tor the
house
ne Drew three cards. and drew one
and bet s2o. The other man looked at
my pile OF chips and said, How much
nave you ON the taoief
! answered, Flfty dollars
well, ! VIII raise You that $50. "
said he, with laugh.
VI course called. and he laid down
straight. ace high. with the remark that
II was pretty lucky draw to an ace and
king that he had held up. remarked
that It was q wonderfully lucky draw
and asked how often he paid eao fur
chance to draw to an ace and king.
Every one could see / was suspicious
OF cheating when ! rose from the table
and remarked that l had had enough.
1t was enough. Tor l didn't have anoth'
er cent with me and little at the hotel
] lOlteIed about the different games