The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-10-18

talk about old times
yes, pretty soon; but I will play
awhile first"
One of the men had deck of cards,
but Winter insisted upon buying new
deck from the newsboy. They began to
terest to us until something was said
about turning it into poker.
Winter can't be caught by that old
chaff,'' said Kerr to me.
No replied, but you see he has
agreed
What, That's fact. Say. Winter.
I've got story to tell you. Leave off
your game a minute
I'll see you after awhile
He must have quit the road a long
time ago said 1.
NO." Kerr replied; ''he is still travel
ing for a Chicago house"
Winter began to win. He knew that
it was a bait. Why didn't he have
sense enough to see it? He became
excited. He got up and went to the
water cooler, stopping for moment to
talk to the newsboy. Then, with his
back toward us. he appeared to be
taking medicine.
He is a morphine eater, 1 think"
said to Kerr.
I'm afraid there's something wrong
with him.
Winter returned to the game. Pretty.
soon there came a new excitement. He
began to search his clothes for money.
Raise you" he said repeatedly. We
knew that the decisive moment had
come, and stood near to see the result.
He was not too old to learn a lesson.
THAT scoundrel has dealt him four
aces" Kerr whispered to me.
But let him pay for it," said 1. He
ought to be punished
III
The betting was fierce. There were
but two battling for the pot-Winter
and the evil-eyed man.
We'll, I've got more in my pocket,
but it doesn't belong to me. A man
sent it by me to pay a debt"
But if you think you've got the best
hand, bet it. You ought to be entitled
to the use of the money as long as it's
in your possession. Well" continued
the evil-eyed man, I'll raise you a
hundred"
Let me see." said Winter, squirming
about in his seat and diving down into
his pockets. you drew two cards,
didn't you? Well I'll have to raise you
a hundred
How much more goes?"
1.-Two fifty" said Winter
Then l raise you two fifty"
Winter called him. We'll" said the
evil-eyed man, Ito tell you the truth, l
started out on a bluff, but I've made a
straight fiush.''
How high?' Winter quietly asked
How high? King high
Mines ace high" said Winter, and
he spread a royal flush.
Then there was a roar and there
would have been fight, but the Sharp
ers saw that it would have been use
less, not to say disastrous. Winter
raked in the money, and at the next
stop the sharpers got off.
Beautiful weather" said Winter, re-
Stunning his seat with US.
Say, how in the world did you work
that?''
'Oh, it was simple enough. OF course,
knew what was coming. You know
l went to the water cooler. Well, l got
deck of cards from the newsboy e&-
actly like the deck we We're playing
with, and 1 took out a royal flush and
slipped it in my pocket. I thought he
would select spades. a mere guess, you
know, and l took clubs. Shortly after
l got back. down came three aces. I
opened and he raised. / raised back,
so did he, and then we drew. He fixed
it so that 1 would catch my other ace
in a one-card draw. l knew this, so I
drew one. The best could have sized
him for in a straight game would have
been four kings. In squirming about
for my money 1 hid my tours and got
out my royal. Kerr, 1 hear you're do
ing well in Chicago since you quit the
road. Yes, beautiful weather.