The San Francisco call., 1899-06-25
nd. Well let you reconsider"

hand. Well let you reconsider"
She simply tossed her head atrily.
you needn't waste your sympathy on
me. any of YOU she told them. 81 know
just what I've got
And those three great, strapping, hulk
ing men promptly proceeded to get scared
to death and laid down their hands to a
little woman who doesn't weigh more
than 120 pounds. She raked in the pot
with thoughtful smile.
Now, you don't have to show what you
had In your hand unless you're called by
somebody" said one of her husband s
pals, but just out of curiosity, let's see
what you've got, will you, please,
ma amp"
I've got a-what did you call it?-a full
mouse, she said, victoriously, and she
showed up three clubs and a pair of
spades. The three men looked at each
other in disgusted kind Of way
Nothing but lal apoloosa," they said
10 each other, "and a seven-hgh lal lapo-
loosa at that, and she soaked the three of
us on it,
"Lal la-what?" she inquired, looking
aggrieved. isn't that a full hand?"
Full nothing" said her husband ut
isn't anything-a pair Of deuces would
beat it."
Then they all three elaborately ex-
planned again to her the values of the
hands and the game was resumed
She dealt the hand herself Her hus-
band and her husbands friend staved
and she looked dubiously at her hand for
long while, until all three of them be-
gan to drum on the table
Don't hurry me" she said. II want to
think
She thought for some time longer and
then she passed her hand over her fore
head deSpairingly and said.
We'll, il it only costs cents, I guess I
can risk it,
She dished out the cards, and the three
men noticed that she only took one her
self
What are you doing-drawing to a
flush?" they all asked her.
"U-um,' she replied
Then the betting began again. When II
got up to her she raised 1t the limit again.
They all dropped their cards and gazed at
her again
Did you catch the other card and All
that flush?" they inquired of her in a
breath. .
I'm not going to tell you so there
noW, she replied. How could I bluff n
I told you?''
Then they all naturally concluded that
she hadn't filled her four flush, and thev
watched for her to drop out when the
betting was up to her again. She didn't
drop They had all three raised each
other the limit. She raised the three of
them the limit
My dear" said her husband to her
then, you may know how to make tides
and doylies and things. but as a pokerist
you've got some shortcomings Can't YOU
see that we all know now that you're
bluffing-that you didn't fill your four
fush-that you practically told US so? All
you've got to do-and we'll all give you a
chance, won't we fellows?-is to just Law
down your hand and let US three fight it
out. Then you'll only lose what you've
got in the pot Low. See?"
You play your own game" she said,
decisively. II know what I've got"
Thus she alienated sympathy from her
self. and the three men went on betting.
She stood every raise and came back at
them each time. Her husband did the
first calling, and then they all laid down
their cards for a look. The young mar
ried woman spread out her four queens
and raked in the pot. They all looked at
her as if they thought there was some
thing wrong somewhere. The game went
on thus for an hour or SO, and at the