The Savannah morning news., 1902-11-09
DANIEL HOGAN CORNER BROUGHTON AND BARNARD SITS.

Then they all put down their cards
and expostulated with her.
You're making a break" they said
to her. You don't understand what
you're doing. Stop that bluffing. You
don't have to bluff. all the time, you
know; only when you've got something
to bluff on, you understand. We don't
want to put you In the poorhouse. We
don't want to have your, person at
tached for debt. Better come off the
perch and lay down your hand. Well
let you reconsider"
She merely tossed her head airily.
You needn't waste your sympathy
on me, any of you," she told them. 1T
know just what I've got"
Whereupon the three hulking male
persons proceeded to get scared to
death and laid down their hands to
little woman who doesn't weigh more
than 120 pounds. She raked in the pot
with a thoughtful smile.
Now, you don't have to show what
you've got in your hand unless you're
called by somebody, you know" said
one of her husbands pals, but Just
out of curiosity let's see what you've
got, will you please?"
I've got-what did you call tia
full house." she said, VIGOROUSLY, and
she showed I'D three clubs and a pair
of spades.
The three men gazed at each other in
a Disguised sort of way.
Nothing but la1lapaloosa," they
said to each other, land a seven-high
lallapaloosa at that. and she soaked
the three of us with it,"
"LaTla-what? she inquired, look
ing aggrieved. isn't that a full
house?'
Full nothing" her husband said. cit
isn't anything; a pair of deuces I'D
beat it,"
Then they all three deliberately ex-
planned again to her the values of the
hands and the game was resumed
She dealt the hand herself. Her hus-
band and the pal next to him stayed.
and she looked obviously at her hand
for a long while until the three men
began to drum on the table.
Don't hurry me- she said. az want
to think"
She thought for some time longer,
and then she passed her hand despair
ingly across her forehead and said:
We'll, If it only costs five cents, 1
guess 1 can risk it,"
She dished out the cards, and the
three men noticed that she only took
one herself.
What you doing-bobbing to a
f1ush?'' they all asked her.
"Um-m," she replied.
Then the betting began again. When
1t got up to her she raised it the limit
again. Again they all dropped their
cards and gazed at her.
Did you catch the other card and
fill that f1ush?" they inquired of her in
a breath
I'm not going to tell you, so there,
now" she replied. How could 1 bluff
if I told you?"
Then they all naturally concluded
that she hadn't filled her flush. and
they 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 a whole lot
about making 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 virtually told US so? All
| you've got to do nOw-and Wen all give
| you the chance, won't we. fellows ?-is
| to just lay down your hand and let us
three fight it out. Then you'll only
! lose what you've got in the pot now.
| See?"
lou play your own game" she said
| decisively. 81 know what I've got"
| Thus she alienated sympathy from
| herself, and the three men went on
| betting. She stood every raise and came
back as them each time. Her husband
was the first to call, and then they all
| laid down their hands for a look
The hostess spread out her four
| queens and raked in the pot.
| They all looked at her as If they
| thought there was something wrong
somewhere. The game went on for an
| hour or so. and at the finish she had
all of the money in the crowd, and her
husbands friends accepted the loan OF
dime each for car fare home.
They both solemnly declared that
they were going to make for the near
est police station to have the house
"pinched" for carrying on professional
gambling, with their married chums
| wife as the chief offender.
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