Sunday Washington globe., 1902-04-20

figuring out what the little extra would be.
When resumed my seat the seventh man
was playing aud tn~y were using two decks
Of cards. The proprietor of that place
which was but little known, was after all
the rake of there was, so when one or two
would pass OUT, Que of them could plcparr
the red deck IL the blue was in use or vice
versa. Putting my SfoO in front OF me we
began again, and that sIoo went and another
and another, and was getting sick and rat
tied was trying to play poker with the
most gentlemanly lot of pirates that could
be got together and at the same time, think
up lies to square myself for every dollar
was losing, And was drawing good cards,
but could get no play When would try to
steal pot on poor hand would be called
on good hand might get call, never
raise. When I was about $500 out and
nearly wild thinking of my position for the
next day, felt touch on my chair, and,
turning quickly round, saw the expression
on my companions face. l had partially
forgotten him but he had been standing be-
hind me, and when I would tilt back
little, or in any way expose my cards, his
face was the index for those who we're
sitting in position to see him. When
had good hand he would smile, and his
solicitude for me when I had poor cards,
would be shown in a sympathetic kind of
look. He was perfectly innocent. but my
opponents or some of them, we're not so
innocent reached down and brought up
the balance of my money laid it ON the
table. and asked him to go and sit down.
Il had discarded three cards on JACKPOT
pulling to two kings My three new cards
lay where the dealer had thrown them,
when my friend reached over to get my
money to try to dissuade me from further
play. Iquiekly grasped his arm, and in
doing so he accidentally turned one of my
draw face up. 1 picked up the other cards
just glaucing at them, aud was reaching for
the one which had been exposed, the queen
of hearts-and I wanted it badly, for in my
nervous condition thought one Of the two
1 had picked up was the queen of diamonds
when the objection was raised that / had
no right to that card, as it had been ex-
posed. protested on the ground that the
dealer had not exposed it, that / had not
touched it, that foreign interference was
the cause, etc, but was ruled out by the
proprietor who decided all points at issue,
and another card was dealt me Leaving
the card lying in front of me, looked over
the four cards in my hand and was surprised
10 SEC AndA AAN NuAn 4 AlhA AlOukAk was kAN
queen of diamonds was the king Realizing
that had three kings, with a three-card
draw all around l steadied myself and
picked up the fifth piece of paper. l be-
Heve turned white, for the king of hearts
showed his face and was, with such indif-
ference as / could muster, quickly shufled
into the other four. The pot, into which
the entire seven players had Clipped the
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$40 by the man sitting just on my right the
dealer for that hand sitting next to him.
The entire seven had trailed in on the $40
open, so there was seventy odd dollars in
the pot After the draw the opener again
bet $40
II sat in a bad place for good play, being
next but one to the opener. and that one
laid down, and so l had to think quick
/ whether to raise or trust to luck trusted
to luck and just saw the $40. Two others
did the same, two dropped out and / was
getting heart disease, when the last man
raised it SIS. The opener dropped out.
That left three players for me to get all
could from, and as they had all been three
card draws, and as nothing but four aces or
a straight flush could beat me- l began to
forget some of the lies l had been thinking
| up. / pushed my $25 into the pot, and
! with fairly steady hand laid two one
hundred dollar bills with it, not taking time
/ to buy chips. believe every one around
the table thought was blufing, including
my friend, who was standing ashamed and
| all broke up by the stove across the room,
watching the play. The two next dropped
out however, but the man who bet the S7S
saw my $500 and raised it $500. 1 had just
a little more than enough TO call, II l in
cluded the few dollars had in chips so ]
simply slid in the 5000. He had jack full,
and as he had occupied the seat nearly op
posite me throughout the evening, with a
good view of my poor friends face never
scooped pot with more satisfaction than
did that healthy looking pile.
Il gave the few white chips had left tc
friend, who was playing seven-up for q
quarter at a little side table cashed the
blues and reds, stuffed the bills in my
pocket, glanced at the clock, saw il was
1913, aud started home, my friend follow
ing, whom would squeeze one minute fol
his accident in turning over that card and
thump the next for getting me into trouble
early in the evening. When we reached
my corner bade him good night and was
soon in my own room. Turning up the gas
l saw a telegram on my bureau. 1t read:
PHILADELPHIA, January /, 1890.
Expected to surprise you at this after
noon. Accident. Am well. Meet Annex
boat IIo tonight L.
1t was fifteen minutes to II. | hurried
to the corner and thought a car would never
come. When I got to the City Hall the
clock showed IIIo. l rushed to one of the
night hawks and offered him $40 Il was
ahead of the game) to get me to the AnneS
in three minutes. He didn't quite make it
but my luck was with me- The boat was
late, and as jumped from the cab heard
the grinding of the vessel as she made hei
final bump at the landing MY bashful anc
sympathetic friend was the only invitec
guest at the wedding. Aud 1 quit playing
poker"
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