The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-09-15

the doctor. dryly. let's play for $40
more so as to keep the small fry out.
Tom he said. addressing the real es-
tate man next to him, 1t will cost you
twenty bucks more If you want TO
draw cards in this mans game
Quite right, Doc replied Tom.
and while you are calculating" lust
add ten TO that and see what il makes. .
The hand was getting interesting
/ 10 me and so / leaned over my friends
| shoulder % see what he had. He
| skinned out a deuce full on aces. 1
forgot 10 mention that the case deuce,
/ mat Is, the other two spot, had been
/ accidentally exposed In the deal
The second real estate man threw
/ his hand in the deck, remarking, It's
/ the pot OF the night. l wish l were
/ strong enough; I'd certainly like to be
IN AZ the finish Ny friend was study
/ ing his hand mighty closely. To my
/ surprise he did not raise He simply
/ showed in $40 i'm Whites-they were 81
| aplece-remarking. I call
/ 20 Ten more said the doctor. He
| had thrown aside all frivolity and was
getting down 20 serious business.
Ten more'n you. said the real es-
tate agent.
Just call said my friend.
Me, too. said the doctor.
All this time you viii notice no
cards had been drawn, and as the
/ lawyer was dealing, il was my friends
place to draw first. You see. no one
else. all being on his left had shown
mis- strength
My friend studied and studied. The
three deuces and a pair of aces looked
mighty big 10 me. For the life of me
/ couldn't understand why he hest
tated.
Wen spoke up the doctor. with a
show OF irritation in his voice, are
you going TO take all summer?
I'm thinking said my friend.
So J had noticed. said Tom. sar-
castically.
Well Judge said my friend to the
lawyer, give me the top one
81 wanted 10 kick him on the shins.
He had broken his full by discarding
one of his deuces He was given one
card He did not look at it immedi-
ately, but waited TO see the other two
draws
I'm play these said the doctor
These viii suit me- said the real
estate man.
ut was my friends first bet. as he
had opened the pot. He checked Il up,
still without looking. The doctor
checked. Tom bet the limit My friend
slowly skinned his hand,
"I'u have 10 elevate that he said,
calmly.
The hell you say!' exclaimed the
doctor IN call it,
That makes me think said Tom.
hut 10 would be a disgrace 10 this hand
IL I did not raise once more.
And again, said my friend.
What's the uSe2' said the doctor.
. ITS ike burning my money. but I'll
call
So do T. said Tom.
Three aces and pair of deuces.
said my friend,
That's good said the doctor. I
/ have an eight full
Good here, said Tom. I have a
] ten fun
I Why did you study so long before
the draw asked the doctor of my
friend
Well I had a deuce fun. After
the strong play between you and Tom
made up my mind that one or both
Of you had fun. Mine was the lowest
IN the deck, As il stood I was almost
sure l was beaten. The case deuce had
been exposed, so that did away with
getting the fourth deuce. My only
chance Was 10 catch an ace. II was a
long shot and il won. Lucky play
wasn't it%
call il corking good Judgment
ana nerve 20 break deuce full when
YOU were the first TO draw cards. See
ing a play like that was worth the
price l paid for it, said the doctor"