The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-10-25

hearts. The other man drew, th---
ana II was he who spoiled tE-e CARD
little game OF bluff ] ever sar Ptetles
Haines and the ranchmsp a..
ing each TINE II was up TO them - ~, rals-
middle man piling in his van The
Tine axe a llttle major. He WIS - eael
game gambler himself. and - Pretty
money 10 80 quite a little dis-sI1.. enough
kept things sugared no iD .Ia-.., % b.
but one could see he had ri. a.-ts style
up pretty wei, and Was playing h -Le.
fully. IL caft-
1t was evident 20 me thar both t,..
and the ranchman We're BANKING lalass
their HANDS, but on the amount % .-ot o.
they possessed. They hoped r0 ---lLey
little fellow out and then 20 an th-
other until one forced the other ~ 80 ae4
was very nicely planned buf t--l i
playing the same game, while me y wee
tween the fires was merely rsI ---G- o.
and hiding his time. -las
Finally he concluded De had -,.--.
his hand about as far as 10 ve.'-14 -lasel
ne cody showed stack of che-.ls ~ =, So
wad OF bills TO the center OF tHt. nv
| and saws: AVE
I call. gentlemen.
well. sir. il would have m,5.
| laugh 10 see the look ON Jae faces nj 200
two men. OF course neither 0i them ~
anticipated his drawing cards Ir ~ re
\ place. but he had the last say. and 60 p
| after he had STAYED the others -. ~
busy bluffing each other they Ia ~
/ gotten the little fellow had a can .- -..-
/ ing TO HMM fact. they considers ~
| out Of the game. and not .ecesssr, ~
| their calculations.
| "Haines was the first 20 recora- III
breath. aad then he shouted. us
What. you don't mean YOU eaU A.
! yOuI You surely can't mean Ihatg
! ." Exactly what l mean replied tha a,
tie fellow. ~
Break uD a nice. s0c4bla UiH. ~.
like this?' inquired the raL.ler. iB sr H. H.
| credulOus voice. YOU cant mean ~
| Exactly what / mean. said tbe linn.
| fellow. and there was a quiet determiT-
/ ton In his voice. For minute hi Il,
| waiting for the others 10 las down tb---
cards. but they were too surprised 1,
move.
Z" come. gentlemen said the man vf,,
the call money on the board
For minute more they SAT- and then
Haines said:
'Verv well. call for the pot blt r
would like 10 make little side bel d
S5.OO0
- Too steep for me- said the little fs
low. and then 1 saw Haiues game Es
wanted 10 draw the rancher into another
game OF bluff. with the little fellow on
| Then the rancher said:
TN lust call that side bet myself
"'Go0d Lord said Haines. YOU e0t TIA
| calling habit, too? Well. 1 haven't gof y
| darn thing and he threw his cards ia5-
up on the table.
81 can beat that mile said Oh,
| rancher and he showed down two ht.s
deuces-the card he had caught IN Ia
| draw had made him "A pair. although ha
had drawn for nothing IN particular. ha
| holding up four cards on a bluff. 50 h
raked in the side bet. while the little mn
with three eights. took the pot with 4
pleased smile.
II guess this will DO for tonight Il
| said. as he rose from the table. I knew
neither of you had anything % star, WITH.
and | must saw ! am ashamed OF yf
Haines. IN fact. I won't come into your
house again until I have your solemn as.
surance YOU have learned some,h1,
about poker
II have heard since" concluded Bul.
ford. that he never went back. He Bl,
his winnings in mining stock and got rA
Now he saws card playing Is only ili
fools. Guess he was thinking Of the o..
buffers in a three-hand game