The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-04-08

T didn't think you'd do this said
Kalakaua. solemnly.
81 Do what? asked Burbank, and then
the steamer captain. who was standing
beside the table, swelled up like a. tree
toad in a thunder storm.
6 Fix the deck" said Kalakaua, throw
ing Ave jacks face UP On the table.
Blast my ridge ropes, what's the
meaning of this! exclaimed the skip
per. picking up the card that he had
served himself in the draw. I've got five
kings!' -stt
STEAMER CAPTAIN DELIGHTED.
to d bench, sat down. got q good clutch
on his sides. and roared like a bull of
Bashan. never saw or heard a man
laugh 80 before or since. Kalakaua and
Burbank wheeled their chairs around
from the table to look at him. His
/ laughter was so infectious that they
could not help but join In, although they
didn't know what the deuce 1t was all
about. Then we all Joined in. and for a
couple Of minutes We were like a lot Of
giggling school girls.
Finally the steamer captain got COM
mand Of himself long enough to splut-
ter:
:" All bets oft-thats a pinochle deck
you're playing with
'Kalakaua and Burbank needed the air
pretty badly by that time anyhow, and
so the financial statu quo that had pre-
vailed before they sat into the game was
restored and they passed the game up
for the rest of the cruise to Hilo
'kalakaua liked to play the brand of
draw which includes straights. and he
generally stipulated before he sat into a
game that straights were to go. On one
occasion. however he forgot to do this
1t was after he became king and he sat
into a twc-handed game at the Honolulu
Boat club with a wealthy. but somewhat
unpublished Californian. who had gone
down to the Islands to get some options
from Kalakaua on D large block Of sugar
land on the island OF Maui
They played along for half an hour
or so without anything exciting happen
ing. and then. when the Californian had
opened a jack pot, Kalakaua stayed and
drew to the trey. four. five and six of
| hearts. He caught the seven of hearts
The two men bet several thousand dol
lars before the Californian weakened and
called the king, showing down his ace
full.
| THE KING A THOROUGH GENTLE
MAN
g They won't do, said Kalakaua. cool
| Is. I've got g straight flush showing
| GOWN MS CarUS ana making q move as ii
to rake in the pot. The Californian gave
vent to a somewhat profane ejaculation
- Straight flush, hell. saving your
najesty's presence" he exclaimed who
! ever heard of straights? You've got a
| flush. and mine is a full hand
Don't you recognize straights?' In
| quired the king, without any exhibition
| of excitement.
Not much-I thought we were play
| ing straight California poker replied
the man from the coast
3" In that case you VIM said IIaJaIza1,a
| and he stretched himself and rose from
| the table.
"Oh. the Californian hasteued ITO say
fearing for hts sugar land operations. 81
| you thought that straights went why we
can split the pot, and
But Kalakaua had already left the
room.
" Well. that settles my sugar options.
| gloomily said the Californian to a mum.
Der Of US who happened to be standing
about when the incident occurred.
/ Don't you believe that for minute
| said a man connected with Kaiakaua'.
! government. 'Kalakaua doesn't bea,
| malice
Sure enough. the Californian got al
| that he asked for at Kalakaua's hands
on the very next day. and he felt ex,
| tremely cheap when he reflected uper
| how hoggishly he had claimed the ad.
| vantage accruing from a mutual 1nisun
| Outstanding In his game of poker viii
| the king OF the islands