The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-07-22
- HERE was something wrong

time on record. Now, Tom was born 70
the game He was honest. but II ne ran
up against a stacked pack ne could snow
a trick or two that made the rnanipulator
gasp. Every one knew that II ne was IN
a fair game he'd play fafr-but II did not
pay to try any funny business with hini.
whats the matter. old mani" we asked
as he stood looking down sorrowfuliy at
pat flush that had been shown. Not gone
back on the noble game, have your
Nope went back on me. Clean lost the
game
Lost the gamer we all shouted. What
gamer Case OF cold feet or wiped out
say" Tom looked at US all in half
resigned, sorrowfli sort Of way and drop
ned into the chari that was handed up Tor
him. .eTf you fellows viii promise 10 keep
II mum, TN tell II TO you. It'n do me
good to get rid Of the story, I've just
lost a game THAT'S put me out OF business
for good"
or course. the boys were astonished at
this. we had seen him run mp pot with
out limit on a bobtaii flush and never
Vince when some man showed back the
same pile at him. For Tom to say he
was wiped out war something out OF com
mon and the game paused TIL his tale
was told.
.sweli. this IL how 1t was fTom reached
kitty box). You know I've been losing
pretty steadily lately and cora--thats my
wsfe--has been after me to stop the game.
Che was right, all right in her way, but
when we we're married II was agreed that
I should play AT least one night week
and nothing was to be said about IT. she
had her literary club, and woman's rights
association and all that and l had my
poker In the course of year ! about
49,. "a vra M
kick coming either way until this last
six months Then luck got goine against
me OF course | could anord 10 lose 70
4 certain extent. but Cora seemed to be
worried that II would lead to my heing
tempted 20 change my luck unfairly ana
We had several quarrels about II. But !
always held my own until the day she
played the trick on me. Honestly, though.
ii was so clever that admired her all the
more though II took the best part OF
club life out % my existence. She had
pleaded. argued. threatened. stormed.
coocd and gone through all the antics
without changing me in the least. | was
set on having my poker. Then there was
I lct-np and she never said a word about
4 and was so confonndedly sweet and ten
der ana attentive 10 me that I ought to
have known something was UP.
Then she got TO betting with me on va
riuus thtrun Shed bet the car we'd take
would he such and such a number. that
the postman would bring 40 many letters
per week; that there would be so many
steps In a block we'd walk. Well you
know, that anything In the betting line
appeals 10 me. I'd take her up every
time, and life got 10 be 80 interesting ut
home that never cared to come around
here why. that woman invented more
ways OF wagering money than had ever
Tina einsd possible, and nothing happered
IN OUT domiciie that didn't mean the
change Of a dollar or 10 In our allowance.
Then the climax came.
. Tom she said. most innocent like.
IN bet you cannot beat me Mt your own
game
" what's that.s I said.
/" Poker
.sweii. you can Just imagine how that
tsckled me. Here my wife. who had
Taught against any form Of gambling was
becoming NOT only friend at betting, but
now wanted TO play thu very game she
had pleaded with me 20 drop Did ae-
ceptT Well. guess I asked her what
kind ~ a limit, and she proposed that we
play certain number 81 hands, and n
she won. I was 10 quit playing pokar any
more. Che would not listen 20 any other
wager. because whe declared that she
wanted me 30 PLAY INV best and she knew
would fer such a wager, Well. II looked
iust like a cinch. n was rust the easiest
way uat ~ our OILS controversy that could
be- thought 81. especially sc she promised
rot 20 mention che game 20 me again In
farnEatnry wav for year II won ana
then we we're W piav another game 10 set
tie IL for the next year.
'Shs did not know much about the
game anA Y dls not want 10 have u last
ierg. because I wanted 20 get over 10 the
club So showed her the principles ~
the mobile game Sf freeze cut and u VIVA
arranged ws should play fer ~ worth ~ 3.
cent chlps The cards were dealt and |
has four FIVE stx and seven % clubs
thrown ~ me I drew ens ana lifted ths
straight bur not the nerh Cara looked
at her hard rat the PACK down ard stood
rat Wen. thts ~ss Rnnoytnw but bust
showed In couple ~ chips To cover her
rsise aNs 60 one better tast 60 see how
hzh that Paddy was Rack abe came
With sl.eeni raise. ard was Insulating
whether co rail her. when she .aia
" Tern we're p,avtas lulus aren't we
s YES INV ansF' sala with sinking
faAtlns ard lex her have she pot n
seemed like stealing aEYtc~fv'R money
when hand was told 90 yem hv an nv.
na,.vns Mke her Then she threw down her
cards avid looked AZ thorn In anMxa-
ment There were three Rces snd moth
ma etse vow ene ,rnasine how I kicSei
myself
THAT'S roi tu1a.' SAM rather Tn
alxoArtiv
q. Z as ros say /, WAS dear sss calmly
van}isA
wen why aisnt veg draw
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~, all aAept drawing
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NJ sAv anything hut MADE se nay nalnf
- cef that iittir ssric IN sNw short
moments Welt W. drew Agaiu 90 the
rsxt hRnfs. sHA n - hanNei u W4o't
sus another sWsh Ree high Nov thRrs
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rNs surrrtsei 20 49, Ner draw ave cards
TNeN fsrseH Vos hNA ~ nns I was
tirc1 az sitting ~ = gsne NTH a woman
Nhl tii not know ANYTHING ahNat n ani
sasss VI rsy wttt ~ give her souae-
thing - VT cr SAs was an easy usarS
fcT me ~ lest sNuTisi for q faw naa-
raents ar3 fN~eN Ssr three srays. n ~Rs
v1a Per- trHN Ast eesua yt@Nt together
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