The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-11-19

user He'd raise me anyhow. 80 he
threw in.
The freckled boy took the money
with an eXultant chuckle and began
shuflling for the next deal. The other
players looked at him sheepishly and
seemed to be annoyed.
oh, you needn't laugh" said the
dentist. I'D have played you if I'd had
anything"
Did you have ace high?" asked the
freckled boy.
The dentist was too mad to answer.
On the second zeal the playing was
between the dentist and the freclled
boy.
Your bet" said the frecked boy.
IN bet five"
Il see your five and raise it,"
Hold on. want to ask question"
What Is it?"
DO you play straights in this game?"
Certainly" replied the dentist.
And a straight is-where they count
five, six, seven, eight, nine?"
yes"
The freckled boy had been listening,
his eyes squinted with doubt. 'Iguess
you can take it." he said.
Lets see your hand" said the den
list, taking it from him.
The student pulled in Is cents.
What did you have?" asked Doc"
Elves and deuces."
Not a straight?"
mo. certainly not. Do you think
I'd have asked about a straight if I'd
had one in my hand?"
The dentist pounded the table with
both fists and yelled with 10y, while the
freckled boy swallowed s@hething and
became red to the ears.
He had-three mines - and laid
down." shrieked the dentist.
The student smirked quietly, while
doc" Horne stroked his chin beard
and shook with dignifed and restrained
laughter.
That's all right" said the freckled
boy, bitterly. That's all right.
thought he was new to the game, and
didn't want"
But the dentist howled again, and
just then the lush" entered. and the
game was stopped until he could hear
the story. He received it quietly and
said: That's what man always gets
when he tries to play fair game"
There was strange sequel. Three
hands later the student stood pat and
the freckled boy bet him until the pot
was good for 80 cents. Then he called
and the student showed straight. The
dentist had another fit of laughing, and
the lush" was so cheered that he
pushed the bell and wanted to buy
round of drinks.
Either through luck or skill the vet
Urinary student won steadily. doc"
bought dollars worth of chips from
him, and the dentist lost to him both
in money and chips.
The freckled boy, by taking chips out
of the bank and getting two or three
windfalls of luck, seemed to be about
even with the game when ten o'clock
came. DOC" had insisted that the
game must end at ten o'clock, but the
dentist was 50 loser and wanted an
other Is minutes play. At 10: IA o'clock
he was $3.50 behind the game.
The last hand of all was a Jackpot, in
which the betting narrowed down to
doc" and the freckied boy. The boy,
who had been in hard luck, put in all
his chips and began making a stack on
the side, to show the extent to which he
was shy" DOC" raised his calmly, ten
cents at time. The boy came back.
That is, he added another ten cents to
his "shyness" at every play. Doc" was
betting money from his pocket. The
freckled boy was using Docs" chips as
counters. When all the chips were in
the shy" stack, Doc" said: 81 call
YOU"
Full house! Kings on Mines"
Not good, my young friend. have
four trays"
But you stood patti"
The lush" rolled over on the bed in
ecstasy. Look here, Doc said he
Don't you know it's wrong to stand
pat when you have four of kind?"
The dentist laughed and seemed to be
somewhat consoed for his losses. He
counted up and said: I've got 80 cents
in chips, and you owe me so cents
change"
The boy produced the So bill which
had been the sole capital of the bank
BY making change with the "lush" and
the student he managed to get so cents,
which he paid TO the dentist.
The student offered S1.4O in chips.
The boy gave him S1.25 and said: wait
'iil get some more change"
doc" counted carefully and made
the following report TO Pie banker: II
have here SLIP in chips and you owe me
6l.30. the amount you were shy. That
makes So a."
All right, Doc. I'll remember that
and hand it to you"
How did you come out, 'Doc?'"
asked the dentist.
He doesn't know yet" replied the
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