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IL seems there was a very interesting game Of
rotor played last night within a mile OF Garfield
and Grand avenues, in which several city on.
Gals took q hand. There wero five in tho party, |
and at times the play was fast and furious. Two
men were doing most Of the tlaying and tho
others occupied tho position Of what is known at
.Jofferson City as "squirrels,'' that is, thoy
thought they could play. but only succeeded in
fottening the jackpots. For convenience sake
the other two will be referred to as the Colonel
Now. the Judge and the Colonel have always
been fast friends. As the party woro bowling
along to theif destination on q street car the
conversation naturally drlfted to games of
chance. The Colonel and the Judge occupied
tho same seat we'll toward the rear end of tho
car, while the Squirrels" were up In front.
II am thoroughly satisfied" said the Judge.
THAT the great game Of American poker can
actually be made . paying Investment to tho
intelligent player. There are just hfty-two
cards in q pack, and they can only make
n certain number of combinations. Now,
I have studied this matter a great deal,
and ! give you fair warning in advance,
Colonel. that / expect to carry all the money in
| the crowd back Win me. my bybbo" " ChiCu
iations is so perfect that, making all allowances
for freak hands, l must win In the end. intelli,
senG s.f SGa sso9 fRat 4 have SxsF tbe seie neo Of y poker poke
down to s19S " d P9ip S., fsSs / In m %fSosN TIN, f fs,
that some day l will teach you how 70 play
poker to win. by. exercising your brain and max.
ali there Is to poker. anyway. -,
The Colonel said he had heard of mathematical
players. but, being dull ut figures, he had al
ways imagined that no mover could learn the
s %ys,soa and of a pisyiaK. E fssleai s sSIely w Ss '1soi ING
against him he, said he would get up and walk
S MelI Known W f To ssiin6 BE - eanaesver to break tho
spell, and soIn .es1 e. he snScesd aedd IN a.; doi 5s. 81,
tio aeG and 'n aoo I,p al 'N %sr pst deeply gsSe engaged 1se ai IN the
game. Intelligence wins" mpttered the Judge.
ss he sSJ BiSSt0aT S up his @.o hanS; "T rssma ,s p to hspa an
inkling that they were to be made victims of the
Judge and the Colonel. and they played very shy
out Of the game. The Colonel had been playing
in hard lnck. and the Judge was beside himself
around his chair and then resumed the game.
as as he sweet sweete noSfS q jackpot Si a1M for aVe. The Colonel
responded, and, after several more bets. won the
There must have been a hitch in the Judge'l
calculations, for he remarked that It wna
led him. From this time on the game dragged
with varying results, except that the Colonel
wad considerably ahead. Tho Judge oQdou,
divided, ad subtracted with. lightning rapid
but he was not unmindful Of the fact that hi
was dropping behind. Then he resolved to re
trieve his lost wealth and vindicate his system
with one swoop. It was the Colonels deal, and
there was q big jackpot on the table. The Judge
had, in his excitement, calculated out loud. and
the Colonel understood that he expected a queer
full on aces, and for once the Judges calcula
tions came out right. He stood pat, while the
"Ah, ha," muttered the Judge out loud
"he 10 drawing for q flush, and hope he will
get it." The hand seemed to suit tho Colone
very we'll, for ho cheerfully raised tho Judgei
$40 with q $40. The Judge smiled. and then pu
up his last cent. about $50. Tho Colonel re
sponded, and then there was a showdown. Tn
Colonel had four kings and q seven spot, having
discarded an ace in the first place.
pay my car fare |" said the Judge as the part!
boarded a car bound homeward.
with pleasure responded the Colonel. o
he produced a nickel.
You know my motto in cards Is: 'Intelli
gence wins" said the Judge as tho car move'
forward. But from to-night's experience ! an
satisfied that there is something wrong with m,
ealculations. although in that last unfortInat
deal I got tue hand I had previously calculates
to favor you right along. would like to kno'
Take care Of tho big fat jaokpots and tn
little bets will take care of themDelves," re
sponded the Colonel, cheerfully. That's m
" The car moved on in tho darkness. and tn
resolved that the Judge would have to revts
his system several times before he could hope t
) walk away with the Colonel's money.