The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-08-28


tail club with brisk and buoyant step
to see the other members in their oc-
caslonal places, meditatiye and rumi-
native, says the Brooklyn Eagle.
DICK, polishing glasses behind the
bar, on seeing the mood of the Young
est, as expressed in his manner, ejacu-
lated:
He caught 'em for sure"
The other members lifted their ewes
and cast them speculatively on the
Youngest, who, on assuming his seat
ordered that a quart should be turned
into cocktails for the benefit of the
push.
They waited for the Youngest to
make some explanation of, or excuse
for the Aunwonted order, but he was
silent, though a contented and rather
triumphant smile played about his
lips.
At length, after Dick had served the
refreshers, the Oldest said:
THE conjunction of Dicks remark
on your entry and your unusual liber-
al1ty of order is significant. Are they
related?'
Il can't speak for Dick replied the
Youngest. ut seems to be a habit of
Dicks to propel into space unrelated
chunks of wisdom that, like the dom
key John Randolph was likened to, has
neither pride of ancestry nor hope of
posterity'"
Don't know quite what yer gittin'
at, replied Dick, "but I saw you push
ing in last night with that mob that
dallies with the pasteboards up the
avenoo. An I said to nl'self. there
amt no half way for my laddie buck;
It's for you t be skinned or t. catch
EN- hard. So when I see you comm
in so clipper I scored it up that you'd
caught EN-"
"Well, Dick said the Youngest.
tossing the contents of his glass and
ordering another, you sized up the
situation exactly. There was no half
way point for me, and I was as near
being skinned as I well could be and
get out"
Give it out" muttered the Seasoned
One. ut may relieve the tedium of the
hour
The youngest hesitated a moment or
two and then said:
- It's poker again; But, say, whoever
thing as luck in this world is a preVari-
Gator in the twentieth declension. There
are more kinds of luck than you can emu
merate in days labor, and my expert
ence is that most of it is over the divis-
ion that is labeled bad.
Now, listen to me. On the first day
of June, looked out on the summer sea-
son over roll that promised me ease,
comfort, luxury and means. Last night
that roll had been diminished to such a
size that made me think that a good
enjoyment of the best of his sex would
have to be devoted to contemplation of
means of restoration, if not to actual la
bor Nothing that l could touch but took
solid chunks out of that roll, adding moth
ing thereto.
IT had a swell bet down on a dead sure
thing and my horse fell at the finish when
he was winning. For seven consecutive
weeks sat in from time to time at the
little game, to find some one invariably
holding higher than l was. Night before
tune hitched in double harness and driv-
en- by bad luck. From 9 p. m. until 1
a. m. 1 never held above one pair, and
only won one pot and that on pair of
aces, my highest hand. When I went
nome could have carried my roll in a
cigar holder
"A little desperate, I sought the game
last night. At first. thought my luck
had turned, for on the first hand dealt
| caught a flush, but some one held a
full, three high, against me. had two
pairs and straights several times in the
beginning, but somebody showed down a
shade better ON my call Once 1 held a
big full, but there was at the showdown
a fend grinning over four Fights. Then
after hand after draws of tours and fives
I tossed over, my pile steadily going
down through chipping in on the deal
alone a. on l Ia, had not won pot. Finally a
us In the play and it went all around and
started for second before it was OPEN
ed l think it was the eighth deal be-
fore the next man said he'd open. AS the
ante was SIS and the limit $40. chips ST
apiece, you can see that the
R F;2de was sn well sweetened BY this
had two five, a three, six, and
an eight Bradduck was sticking to me. /
had nothing to draw to. Despite, I stood
at me sharply. The betting began with a
raise of S.. and I trailed In and bet $40.
Then pulled out a $50 bill, my last, and
round three went out, tossing over their
cards. Two stayed and one raised the
other making good. but when raised $40
again, the latter threw up his hand. The
sole man playing came back to see and
to raise So. We see-sawed this way for a
while, until sly stack was nearly exhaust
ed, when this man said: Let's see, you
stood pat. That, means full hand He
Skinned his hand again, stared Violently
swore a big oath and tossed his hand into
the pile, yielding the pot to me on as mean
pluH as was ever guilty of, with $3.50
In the pot. The one who had stayed the
longest, explained that he thought he was
bettingson a full ace high, but had discov-
he thought he had two kings. Up to
that discovery he had me beaten, as he
sized me, up for full hand, which must
necessarily be less than, his.
Now, what do you think of that for a
display Of luck. / simply violated every
decent rule of poker in my desperation
over my bad luck and won out by flying in
"Pshawi" growled the intermediate.
who evidently was in bad humor Luck
Is like woman. The more you abuse her
the truer she is to you. Luck is femin-
Inc gender. anyhow. That's why it is so
capricious."
1T may sbe as you say" continaed the
said to be the one who had made the
blunder m reading his hand. lou beat
him as it was. He (meaning mel bluffed
knew it I don't know, but l said nothing
except to laugh in the way to say you are
dead wrong. Anyhow, we had jack pot
again that was well sweetened, and in my
deal I got a hand that 1 thought 1 would
stand pat on. When it came my turn to
bet raised the limit. Two went out and
among them the one who had declared I
had bluffed before. Three stayed with
me for several raises, but two went out
the remaining one being the one who had