The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-09-15
WAS THAT GOOD PoKERp
The Man Threw Away the Third
Deuce in a Full to Draw an Ace.
(Kansas City starr

tkanSaS City starr
The man had been sitting next 10 me
for fully thirty minutes. We were in
the observation car of a train out of
Chicago for Kansas City. Neither of
us had spoken. as each was deeply in
terested In his evening paper. 1 fin
iShcd reading first and allowed my pa
per 90 drop on my knees. / turned
my chair few inches and glanced at
nay companion. His face interested
me. His eyes were black and his hair
ot The same color, and was stFeaked
rather generously with gray. In spite
uf This indication OF age, however. his
features showed him 10 be not more
thau A. years old. he suddenly put
aside HIS paper and looked at me
sharply.
Pardon me-" I said. rather con-
fusItiy II had no intention OF staring
ur y0u but ] thought / had seen YOU
somewhere before" making a thread
bare excuse.
no harm done" he replied. with a
cordial smile, putting me somewhat at
ease DO you live in Kansas City?"
he asked.
That's my home" 7 replied.
81 haven't been there since 'S5.
suppose the town is much improved"
With true Kansas city loyalty l told
Dim off the city's prosperity.
My visit 90 Kansas CITY" he said.
Was during your boom. l was there
only fNa months"
What impressed you most2" I
asked The question was not new or
original hut 10 is one Of those queries
natural 20 a man from the middle
West
"A poker hand" ne replied
Pardon me. Did you say a poker
laUJ1"
That's what 7 said" ne answered.
III was q case of a man winning a big
jackpot because of good Judgment
h-rN- and luck combined"
Ten wr about it." i said
Do" dFrV two cigars from his pocket
handed me one and lighted tine other
Whom I went Co Kansas city" ne
'.Efn. no was as q siEhtseer rather
iHH0 nu business I had a friend there
who had been at col-Ee with me down
on NrW Haven ! had never been far
Their west than Buffalo. and as my IA
i-.r. who Na~ then living, was a be-
mover Dob travel as part of "a man s.
education. at his suggestion / decided
Went FIRST Goo ST. Louis. then up 10 Chi
gaE' ana Then 90 Kansas Cily.
-0r into the social swim. as my
'...a WAS young and had the entree.
D Went Oh parties. dances and recep-
i"Hs. mot whole flock eff pretty. i'm
i..0sHnE EIr.s and before ] realized it
month had slipped by. az course I
r.' Dot of young fellows. and as il
WAS ~Ehr boz the height of Your boom.
every body had plenty Of money and
Was spending 30 l8yishIy.
ono Saturday night my friend asked
mo 10 . would ike 90 sir i'm "a little
while that night You understand that
that meant 'tn play poker ] was de-
lighted and at $50 O'Clock six OF us SAT-
around "A round table. covered with a
sheet iu one of the hotels In the
same was a young doctor who prac-
t,rd medicine simply ass a pastfn1e
because he was rich. two real estate
brokers. "a successful lawyer. my friend
and myself. The game was $40 limit
IT'S not necessary" ne continued
frlght'us his cigar. which had gan.
OUT "tn 900 into details about the same
because this Isl "a story of one hand ana
NOT of the large. amount Of money vor
or lost. My friend was on my rieh
ard the lawyer vas next Co him. Tn,
two real estate men and the doctor
were opposite. 10 was the LAWYER,
deal Everybody had antied a blu,
chip-oue dollar. My friend glanced a
his cards and opened the pot Tor s..
found nothing In my five. one Of N,
real estate men, who was next. mad,
&c ten 20 play. The second real estau,
broker stayed and the lawyer Quit.
I'm boost that ten more said m,
friend, that makes $50 20 call. Doe
tor 10 costs you fifteen more
We'll, while We are about it. sal,