The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-02-24
A FAIR POKER SHARP
HOW MR.. BoWsER FAILED TO ENJOY
A QUIET GAME.

the ivcs.irGs Srori Nns It an End and
nowser went 70 lie Club--By No Means
a Game of Jacl,straws.
"Well, ~ George, oxclaimcu Mr.. Bow
Ei' Gs 10 eaJ reading his puicr the other
scning, "hut they served that man just
,ghtW
"What l. it, dear" asked Mrs. Bowscr
Nrn and wife in Indiana Shutdown to
game of rolor at their own IN, side, and
because she wen dollar Of Linn he broke
her neck Ia. iuupIu Luthurld I'D pulled
him uptoal limb, aud the coroner wouldn't
even hold an inquest on the body Isn't 1t
queer how somu husbands uct:"
yves replied Mrs. BOwser. iOok',g
RnEiuusly around for an excuse t. leave
the room.
''1 he idea that he should break her neck
because sho held tie best hand! Harrlar
was too good for him. ! was wishirg only
this afternoon That you knew how to play
poker.
I VII do" replied Mrs Bowscr, though
she bit her tongue the Lcxt instant for her
foolishness.
"You do? WI, 1 didn't suppose ?ou
ever saw poker chip. Been learning to
gamble without dropping ne Il hint, eh.
just l"yiIs low to give n,c a surprise
party
Mrs Howsov should never have admitted
that size had even heard of the game Of
poker In,ge had been II family row be-
cause she heat Mr.. BowsCr Mt fox ard
geese, another because she got the best of
bin at checkers, a regular riot because she
/ laid him DAT at auChrc she should h.lo
gone ~ tee CT down stairs for ten mir.
,,-,J l,A L.,
mind. While she was lamenting her had
diplomacy Mr.. bCWser got up, "ith u
beamin: a;..ilU On rs face, ;;i.l excl; med:
"Well, what luck! I've got PACK OF
cards and box of poker chips on the ball
tree. | thought ! might drop over and
beat Taylor out of Sl5 or $50, but as l
came in he said he wouldn't he hume this
evening. We'll just have little game all
by ourselves. "
"I-don't feel well this evening"" stam-
mered Mrs Bowser.
"Oh, no! see! Afraid to play against
me, ehf That little excuse won't go down,
however. You said you knew how to play
poker, and SO we will have n game. Clear
off the table and get ready"
Really, Mr. Bowser, but my head"--
your head is all right and pretty near
level l don't expect you can play for
shucls, but we'll have little fun out of it. "
1t was now too late for Mrs. Bowser to
get out of it, unless the house caught fire,
and they drew up to the table, each took
dollars worth of chips and as Mr.. Bowser
dealt the cards he asked
"Shall wo have any limit on this game?"
81 don't care, she replied.
Every we'll We can bet the extent of our
pile. Ante up blue chip, and we'll make
'em all jack pots. You must have jacks
or better to open on. Can you open?"
~ can
"You can, ehg That's rather curious
Want three cards, ELI? And III take one.
What do you betf'
1.-TWO blue chips. ~
: "You d., eh? Didn't you see that
drew only one cardp Aren't You player
enough to know that held upa four flush
or straight or two pairs? This is no baby
game, Mrs. Bowser!'
III raise it four blue chips, =" she replied
'Well J." lie said after gancing at hor Tor
half Il minute lyon can take the pot, hut
look out for me! | could have rakcd in the
coin, hut I'll wait and drop you with n
! cold thud. l pass"
~ can CrCn it again" sEo said
"You cam Well it takes IL fool for luck
they say. | want two cards this time. All,
L
And l raise you my pile.
what! You raise me?' he shouted.
Couldn't you tell Ey my draw that | held
mp threes, and isn't it likely that | caught
one more Of the same kind! You don t
J seem to know the Rame?''
, Nevertheless, | raise you" she said.
But how can you do itY You don t
think you are playing jackstraws, do you?
= AS you are woman, I'll give youa chance
: TO hack down--just this one chance.
. II don't want it.
"Thun take the consequences! There's
my hand-three aces! rake in''-
$ Hold on, Mr.. Bowser. l have full
e house Seer"
woman, " ho exclaimed in whisper as
=, he laid down the cards, "do you realize
what you are doing? Even though this is
l family gume, with no money up, you
2 ought to be ashamed to cheat"
/, why, how did cheat" she asked.
"Never you mind but If you do it again
y this game will cut short off You never
b.. could have got that hand in this living
world without skullduggery. I'll take an,
: other dollars worth of chips and go on,
but want honest playing. It's my deal,
What do you do!"
D 81 pass"
"But | don't Drawing to fiji flush,
are your Well, I'll take three and make a
full house of it, Ahuml Now look out
for me. / bet four chips"
Il see em and raise you four more.
"What! You raise me when you ought tC
know that I've got full house, You can't
do it, Mrs. Bowser. You can't do it,"
"How do | know that you've got a full
house,"
= "How do you know that this world is
y round instead of fiat? You raise me, dc
!. your Well, | sec the raise and bet the rest
q of my pile If you don't know the game,
you must take the consequences. "
81 call you, Mr.. Bowser."
= "You do? How can you call meY"
a "It's the game, of course. Let's SEQ your
9 hand"
"Never, Mrs. Bowser-never! You have
no right to call u full housed"
$ 'But I've gOe foCr aCesv'
Y "Four aces! Four aces Mrs. Bowser,
, you hooked at least three of 'em out OF
= the pack when l turned my head to look
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