Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1896-09-10

doubled his ante and took the cards. The
colonel sat next and pushed out four blue
chips-$20. The others all came IN, the con.
gresham making good and dealing without
a word There was 500 in the pot, and
there came that curious certainty to all OF
them which sometimes comes to expert
enced players, that a mighty struggle was
at hand.
The colonel made a pretense Of looking
at his hand, but in reality only looked at
the first two cards. They were both aces.
He passed.
flush and pair Of tens; so he passed.
The doctor was next player. He held a
pat straight. king high. He opened the
The editor came in on three deuces, and
the congressman with a pair of queens
put up his money. The others came up
The colonel, having first call. looked over
his hand carefully. The last card was an
ace also, and he called for one, holding
up seven The four hearts ,sn In the the law nd
eight. He promptly discarded the other
ten, and drew one card. The doctor, OF
course; stood pat. and the editor drew
strength of his hand.
With all the players in the doctor felt
that a straight was doubtful hand. but
Three skies had fallen to the congress-
mans queens. and he raised it SO There
upon they all looked keenly at the colonel.
some face as he saw the raise and went
$50 better.
1t was SO for the lawyer to come in. He
ss ses IL there Would be saoer fsss
They criticised his play afterward. claim.
ing that he should have raised back, but
he defended it by SAYING that there were
Of these resigned. A king straight was
no hand for that struggle. The congress-
man was still confident Of his full hand.
ffr hA h0N RI
and he came back at the colonel with so
, more.
Beginning Of the Duel.
The colonel raised him q hundred. It
looked as If it would be q duel between
was stiH to hear from. He raised 1t q
hundred. The colonel made good and the
colonel raised again.
and, finding the exact amount. covered the
last raise. Then, opening his pocketbook.
he drew out a 500 bill and pushed that to
the middle Of the table.
| Once more the congressman made good
and the lawyer raised 1t a hundred. The
lawyer came back and the congressman
The colonel raised 1t a hundred. The law
yer made 1t another. and there was over
$500 on the table.
rade and the lawyers only sign Of agfta:.
ton was his heightened color. None Of
houh Sat ma sn 9s she ess ess se OF
The colonel raised it a hundred. The law
yer fumbled his pocketbook for q moment,
and, drawing out a fresh roll Of bills. raised
1t two hundred. The colonel raised 1t five
hundred. The lawyer came back at him
with five hundred more. The colonel raised
1t a thousand. The lawyer nipped up the
ends of the bills he was holding in his
hand, and, counting them rapidly, found a
little over s., 900. Separating the odd money
he extended his hand with the twenty CEN
turtles in 1t and was in the act of speaking.
when he checked himself as suddenly as II
he had been shot
struck dumb. The h Bills ifA were re- still in his
grasp and, instead Of laying them down,
he sat for a moment as rigid as statue,
while his face grew white.
The silence was intense. The colonel
was the only one in the party who showed
no excitement. but the lawyer. who had
watched him up to that moment with the
most acute scrutiny, no longer looked at
him at ALL Instead, he slowly withdrew
his hand, picked up his cards. which he
had laid. face down. before him. and looked
them over again.
What is that fort" Thought the editor.
He knows perfectly well. And he hasn't
been bluffing. What stopped him, ! won
der?"
No one spoke. however, and the lawyer
laid his cards down again and looked once
more into his pocketbook.
''Ahan thought the editor IT'S the
amount that staggers him: That's queer.
too. I've seen him play higher than this
at the tables"
/ Thousands Come Into Play.