The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-11-13
pnoKr,s suoonss1uL sronr.
1t Game Out In an Unexpected way, but I
Illustrated q Point Graphically.

Illustrated q Point Graphically.
The poker game which had started in the
baggage car at Port Chester was running along
smoothly when the Mount Vernon man came
In and seated himself whore he could overlook
Browns hands. Ever since Saw Pits became
Port Chester the Browns had been summer
residents there. and By virtue Of this fact
young Brown assumed for himself certain
privileges along the line which no self-respect-
ing commuter ever questioned. When young
Brown told q story TO the poker crowd in the
baggage car each man who heard It made IL
his business to buttonhole some man who had
not and say:
Let me tell you Browns latest. 1t is the
best up TO date"
Brown on Poker''had never been published.
but all lovers OF the game who had heard the
oracle speak on this subject dear to his heart
said that some day. perhaps not until memoirs
were in order. but at any rate some day. such a
book would appear In edition de lssze. and then
the last word N poker would have been
spoken. Brown was accurate.
why didn't you hold out your threes and
draw In that jack pot 2" asked the Mount ver-
non man of Brown. The other poker players
looked at him in surprise. He was evidently
notaware of Browns identity. and the baggage
man. feeling sorry for him. leaned over and
whispered in his ear:
That's Brown"
Now you've got me-" whispered the Mount
Vernon man. WHO Ii Brown 2"'
The baggagaman whispered the desired In
formation and the Mount Vernon man Whis.
pered back:
Cant help II. Captain he PLAYED that hand
wrong"
Brown was too certain Of his reputation to
justify his play to the stranger. The deal came
around to Brown and another jack pot was on
the table. Browns discard obviously dis
pleased the Mount Vernon man. and when .he
failed to oil his hand and threw 1t down the
Mount Vernon man said:
Served you right for negleoting to draw for
q flush when you had four cards right to start
with. Ineyor saw such poker"
Brown turned around and looked the Mount
Vernon man over critically. but said nothing.
Tho baggageman said later that the Mount
Vernon man certainly interfered with Browns
play by his frequent remarks. Just az the
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I heard q good story last night about a man
yssars 1EG ,S ana q minister Who never gould tella
master ya9 . man With much tact In his deal
inG CAV With ,bs the Soys; and n SsssSsi0ns when he
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the largest boy when he wanted to dismiss
the 10y .s5 SSIR &c e. r Course cf insist yG fSa s'i Gs had 49 q
mani HOLD S Sp t SssS'i ,O ssi a, tA sSl Mount ssss,s ySss;ynGYP9
was the headmaster OF an English school who
did that and not t n head MISTER q 81. Az;
Brown gasped in astonishment at this inter
nsnt 1hst he had bss6 at St. AnthOny's upset
,h avail sas p sefSIas q t Sa d an Ri HtSpS sRs at school, bit SHt
spnewhat 6!andssrlnE minister who thought
NON aH Ssn on 2 81 i s : ,attsFsu gRSIf. the he Mount sSs Yer Yer;
This staggered Brown. and IL also angered
Member Of Parliament then, il you insist,
Sqth that Host isnp the RSSiInt Of .hS story he said
R%aEIianent never could get a story Straight.
Thers are Others. said the Mount Vernon
And d 90. continued d BrS own. as IL he had not
heard the Interruption. when. at a dinner
Started 70 tell this Iiisstration Of his ts *. he 9
you'd "a ssy .,s ; t j, largest one Must you ~ go 81
ar s@Sss you ssS Can't you stay p repeated
Hold. there" sald the Mount Vernon man.
you have missed the point yourself, He said.
that is the member Of Parchment who never
got things straight; he said that the head mas
ter displayed bis tAet BY saying, Can't you go9
must y9g stayr rhst,s the point Of the whole
stayT That's Il. TelIi straight or don't"
Of T he ~SSGS wsisR 81 f Ell. t al%s Sa Sps seo sas der Pr
events happened 80 rapidly that they seemed
to BE- simultaneous. Browne eyes blazed. ae-
cordinE to the other Witnesses. No one knew
tgst what was Happening until he saw the
Mount, Vernon man flying. through the side
he landed In . confused heap on the platform
Brown, oAid taecQrdipg 70 the train boy he
Kissed IL through his teeth:
Must gu eof Cant you stsy ?"
Served bin right for an Intruder" Was the
their great regret Brown hasn't attempted 10