The age-herald., 1901-11-03
Whipsaw Trick ait Poker

next say. felt sure that he was goin' to raise back. but he didn't, not then. I hadn't seen much O the whipsay racket befo' that night, or I reckon I'd ha' tum- oled sooner. but them two had it down fine
 Well, the judge and Mir. Cartwright notn made good. so the pot was $S5 befo the draw an all five was a playin'. The age man, Pearson, his name was, he took one card, the judge took three, cartwright three, Hardy two and the dealer one. It looked O course, like liar dy had the best hand to draw to- but they was all holdin' their cards close as a good player always does, an I never knowed, really, what any of 'em had for there want no show down on that deal.
 The judge he throwed in a white chip which was $. without lookin at his cards, an Cartwright did the same. It were good porker for they was waitin' to see what Hardy would do, an just na- turally he put up $1o. That were a good play. too, for If he'd made a big bet it would ha' looked like bluff but bein' no bigger n twas it looked like he was tryin' to catch suckers
 Whether he was or not, he got one, for Bolles seen his ten an raised him twenty. I reckon he'd filled flush, but anyway Pearson, he looked at his one card an come in without raisin'. That looked queer to me. for if he was strong enough to play. he'd oughter been strong enough to raise, but he knowed what he were doin' all right
 ''The judge and Cartwright both laid down, an Hardy, he h'isted it fifty an like flash I seen that Hardy an Pear son had Boiles hooked. If he made good, Pearson would raise again an Hardy vVn1l1d TQfqa hira hut ff nO11au Iat AoxxyvR Pearson would lay down. too, so there wouldn't be no showdown.
 "Bolles must ha' had flush of a small full, for he made good, an he wouldn't ha' done that much if he hadn't had a strong hand, an he'd ha' raised again if he'd had fours or even a high full. What ever he had, he had no show, for Pearson raised it fifty an Hardy raised him fifty. just as I expected, an then Boiles laid down an Pearson did the same.
 ''It were the biggest pot they had, an Bolles must ha' felt pretty sore but he didn't say nothin' an I don't reckon he suspicioned anything, for he didn't know what did that Pearson an Hardy was pals. I cd see that he was puzzled at Pearson's play as would ha' been myself if I hadn't been lookin' for 1t, but he dug up some more money an the game went on.
 Then I says to myself that the next time IL comes ttardyS age, FearSon would make the same play that Hardy had. an if they caught any one of the other three they'd work 1t the same way. If they did, I knowed To seen enough, an all I had to do was to report to the old man.
 -Sho' enough that was what happened, an they caught the judge on a double raise for about s75 but still nobody but me seen anything wrong about it. When I told the capn about 1t, though, which I did insiae O three minutes, he seen it quick enough. an ,e come into the saloon like gale O wind. Marchin' up to the table like reg'lar army of ffcer. he says, very quiet, but stern, like;
 " This game stops right here
 They all looked up. mighty surprised, an Judge Ross. he wer a white-haired old gentleman, he spoke up, sort O sharp.
 What do you mean?' he says. Can't a party O gentlemen amuse themselves with a game O cards on your boat?
 They certainly can; says the capn very polite. I havernt the slightset ob- jection, judge. to your playin' all you like with Mir. Cartwright an Mr. Bolles, but ain't goin' to have no professionals usin my boat for a gamblin' house to swindle my passengers
 Them days that kinn of talk meant fight, an had my hand n my hip pocket all the time. I wasn't going to draw first.