The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-06-22


turn. Somehow I had a feeling that
something was going 10 happen, even
, though / had not detected Stark
weather in stacking the cards and I
had been watching him, too, as closely
as I could
When I saw that ace OF diamonds
on the TOP of the deck after the deal
and before the draw, though. I was
sure that there would be something
doing. 1 didn't at all know what it
would be, but it was dollars to dough
nuts that Foshay knew that ne could
get an ace by asking for one card in
I the draw, and there was at least room
10 suppose that Starkweather had in
tended that he should know it. If he
mad intended it. there was no question
about what he proposed to do.
'Foshay looked at his cards and
opened the not for the size Of it, which
was $40, for they were s. jacks. and
Starkwea Their came back at him with
30 more. Foshay looked again, and
considered a moment. and then he said:
Make il another $780,
At that StarkWeather pretended to
DO lot OF thinking, but finally he said:
Well. [ think well enough of this
hand to go broke on il il YOU can beat
IT, and he showed up all the chips he
had in front of him. 1t was some
where near $1,000. but / don't know
exactly how much.
This made Foshay study for a long
time He was q deliberate sort of "a
cuss, anyhow. and 1 could see that he
was DuzZlng a lot more over Stark
weathers bluff than he was about his
own chance, for 1 was positive he knew
that ace. But after a long time he said:
III have to so you and he COW
cred the bet.
How many cards Will YOU have?'
said Starkweather and / noticed that
there was sort of exultation in his
voice, as if he felt sure Of the pot, and
as there was no chance to bet any
more, because he had only a show
down coming, he didn't feel any neces-
sity for playing part any more.
To my amazement, Foshay said
IN take three.
He said il very deliberately, and
looked at Starkweather when he spoke,
as If he was trying to see clear through
him. That made me look. too. and if
there ever Was a man stricken with
establishment Starkweather was the
man.
1t was surprising enough to have a
man call a $1,000 raise on a single pair,
but that of itself wasn't enough to
bring that look in his face. II was
plain that he had fully expected to
near something else, and I made ltp
my mind on the instant that he knew
Foshay had three aces in his hand al
ready or at least that he believed he
mad given him three aces, counting on
his calling for one after seeing the
marked ace ready for him.
'"Thpu I r1-onTaroT rr-1,,s r1--a---
in mind that made him throw away an
ace if he really had three of them. and
realized that there was only one pos
Sibie answer 20 that question. 1t must
have been done to spoil Starkweather's
draw.
However, he had called for his cards
and there was nothing else for Stark
weather to do but to give them to him.
Then he thought again for a moment or
SO and in very different tone TO that
in which he had spoken just before, he
said:
III take one And he made his
discard and dealt himself one.
"Of course, there was a showdown.
and then I understood it ALL Stark
weather had a busted flush. but it was
jack, ten, nine and eight of clubs, and
Foshay had three aces and the queen
and seven of clubs.
When 1 asked Foshay about it aft
erward / said:
You threw away an ace, didn't
you? and he told me he had.
% The way ] figured 1t out he said.
was that FCshay had stacked the
cards. giving me three aces, and being
confident that ] would see the fourth
ace next OF course. he couldn't do a
thing like that without putting up
straight flush for himself against it,
and didn't believe he had it pat
" He might just as we'll have taken
it pat. of course, but I suppose he