The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-12-29
EACH OF THEM NEEDED $1,000.
80 THESE FIVE MEN PLAYED 4
FREEZE-OUT GAME or POKER.
they Had Each OF Them 500. and They
Left II 20 Luck and Skill 70 Decide
which Should Have the sum Required
Hands That Eliminated All But One.

ANN u 70 LUCE anu bhii v irSCtuo
which Should Have the sum REQUIRED
Hands That Eliminated All But One.
Il need" said Baggs, speaking very
| slowly and impressively, the sum OF 81 900.
| United States currency, to enable me TO
| push a most important enterprise to a suo-
, oessful conclusion. What would you sug-
gest as the best way to get hold OF the actual
money with the least possible delay?'
All depends On how you look at IT,
said Naggs. IF you still retain a belief
in the financial gospel according TO Benja-
min Franklin, In which all good New Eng
land people are taught to believe, you VIII
| undoubtedly follow his rulo.
deprive yourself OF one f~1ve-cent cigar
every day and put the money out at inter-
est. 1t would take only 10000 days or a
| little over fifty-four years to accumulate
| the required sum without reckoning the
int; est, but / should say that IL could
probably be o In about twenty-five
years If you looked after your investments
carefully.
III that seems too long to wait. I would
suggest winning some bets on horse races
1t Is rather curious, though. that you should
ask me that question. I have just been
considering how I could add eight hundred
TO my bank account. l have 5000 on de-
post and l have q note for u 900 to meet
next Tuesday
whats that about 81 ,ooo.' said Faggs,
who came into the club cafe just In time
to hear the last few words. Queer you
should mention 1t just as I came. I'm look
ing for some one to lend me a thousand.
Can either OF you follows
Wrong shop" said Baggs, impstiently.
Were both looking for just that sum In
the most earnest fashion"
Stages came In at this moment, n
seeing his three friends together invited
them to drink. After they had ordered
drinks he said earnestly.
See here, boys, In in a bad fx. Nv
got just forty-eight hours to raise
"A thousand dollars, exclaimed the other
three In unison.
Stages looked from one to the other In
surprise.
How did you know it?' he asked. Il
haven't mentioned it to a SOUL
ITS in the air. said Naggs. Each one
Of us three have mentioned the same solemn
fact within three minutes and l haven't
the slightest doubt that the next man who
comes into the room will come looking for
81 900
BE you 10 to / he doesn't. said Bsggs,
a little i%rritably.
take you for a dollar said Naggs;
and at that moment Jsggs entered.
Seeing the group, his face hghtened up,
and he came over with the certain expec-
tation Of the invitation which he promptly
received. As he seated himself he said:
I've had great luck to-day -
-One dollar, please" interrupted Baggs,
wait a bit, said Naggs.
Jaggs looked from one to the other in.
quiringly, but neither spoke again, and
after a little pause, he resumed his story.
"You know he said, that | have been
drinking rathor too much lately, and
have suffered for It. In fact | lost my job
a week ago. ! didn't tell anybody. but 1t
Strengthened me out, and I've been hustling
ever since. To-day was offered a partner
ship in a business that | know all about,
and l can make a good income at it. The
only thing is s.
you'll nave to put up 81 900, and you
haven't got the money said staggs'
Jaggs's look Of establishment was a
dream. Tn others watched him for a
moment, and then burst out. laughing
Baggs produced a ten-dollar bill and gave
Il TO Naggs, who pocketed il in sibe nce.
what the devil - began Jaggs. but
Faggs broke in.
4 have an idea he said. There are
five Of us here and each one wants $1,000.
Wants 1t bad. Now, | have $500 in my
pocket. Naggs says he has that much on
deposit. and / reckon each Of you can pro-
duoe a like amour IL you are put TO II.
That makes a thousand. Let's play a
freeze-out for the whole amount. TN
fix one man all right, and the others wont
he much worse on.
So bold a proposition might well have
feazed the party, but they were all good
poker players, and after a brief. discussion
IL was agreed to. Each man produced
his stakes. and within a half-hour the game
was on,
IL was table stakes. % course, being a
freeze-out. and they agreed 10 play all
jacks. White chips were 81, reds y ana
blues t25.
The very FIRST hand came very near being
n Waterloo for Jaggs. Sitting on the right
~ the dealer, he 0paned for five, the others
having passed. He had three mines. aud
, naturally had no fear 81 any one but Staggs,
who dealt. a. they had not opened To
his delight everybody stayed. and there
|, Was $40 IN the pot before the draw
Baggs took three cards, NHggs thrss'
and Faggs one. Jagg- figured that even
n BagsS and NagR- bcttercd, he thr'-'
! ninas were pretty safe. a. they would h"'
2 h. drawing 60 ANYTHING hotter than tens
and were probably drawing - less
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but even n hs we're drawing 10 a nunh OF a
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