The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-03-29

slos eAtps ZEN, more Into sAs pot. Blue CLIP.
the Isby. murmared Harry under III III
breath. but taking Kim god care that ti, Gene
tie easae. And Ss pushsS tha. f ssryH n
with en- air OF great oheorfulness, though
his confidence IN aces up was by no means
a. strong ~ " had been.
sAs fnstter Of ooupe. that reduced the
s~sy " With Al possibility q biafins s o 20
bsck his o. 80 rake-oi: You'n have to
beat three kinss. Harry. Give mo two
.He did not show his three kings. nor III,
Harry looked at his aoes up with consider.
able moro doubt than be bad had before.
OF course, there was . possibility that
'Gene was holding UP card to . pair, IN
which casa his own hand would BE- strong
probable. '0ene was not likely to ny such
. thing about three kings unless hs really
had them, and he would be exoeedingly
likely to draw to the strength Of his hand
on 3 show-down. Moreover. his raise back
After being raised was an Indication that
csss soss up would DO worthless. Any.
how. Harry decided, and think any poker
player would cay Il was wise. to throw
away his pair Of lives and draw three cards
TO hfs acss, and b did %. @
sThsa Gene turned over his cards, and
exclaimed with some natural exultation,
Nov you'll have to beat four hngsp BE
had caught the fourth one. sure enough,
.Wsn,' said Harry with drawl, maybe
I can beet four kings. Lets zee. And he
exposed his pair OF eoss and then turned
SE..1,, which he had not yet looked at
sTbe frst was q seven-spot. and the four
kings looked even bigger than they had,
but the next was an sce
Any proposiaonsi' he ssked. }okingly.,
think have anything to offer. ! reckon
the kings are good, yet awhile
4 didn't know but you'd hke to split the
pot said Harry. but II you don't want to-,
IN have TO take 1t myself, I guess. And
be turned over the other ace; I told yout
again. That Il was nike taking candy from
It ". one Of the extraordinary thinss
that happen sometimes. and Gene. as
any superstitious player. .would. expect.
1897 5. YOU'D h Ss1. d
In Immediately after such . hand.
There was another play IN the ssme
game, not half an hour later, between two
others, whom they called the Baron and the
Colonel. though neither title was genuine.
yoived = much ereater winning to the
Baron than Harry had made on his aces
The Colonel had had remarkable run
81 luck for Ave or six rounds, and bad driven
Two or three playsrs 70 the boneyerd, while
Sic own ohips socqTllsted tiil hc had sosns
n backing his buck when Il comes, and find
ing four-n ush In his hand whom the Baron
opened . jackpot he came In. The others
we're afraid Of his buck moro than they
we're Of the Baron's openers. and they all
There was no raising before the draw.
md the Baron took two cards, holding UP
IN ace to a pair OF queens. The Colonel
ook one card and caught diamond, filing
lis flush; 50 when the Baron bet . white
hip be RS%H nS re; q n. four sIs sS sa chen
Nth great flourish slammed Q tail pile
y bluss on the table. I raise you, he ex-
,laimsd. with such bravado that h was
lard 70 tell whether he was b,ufhnG Or not.
''How much 10 therey asked the Colonel
. had bscn raised. Then h studisd.
Nov there wa a case to test that rule:
he Colonel's hand was certainly good
nough 10 call on, for he had hush Against
two-oard draw which he might naturally
curss. Il thrsss were bsttsrsd, his sush
gas worth less. but It loo,rsd too much Like
. called. and 4 SANS TO me q wSs I'd a
oksr 70 cafl. though he lost, for the bat~e .
ad caught . third queen and Q second
%.
sOf course. man who believed In the rule
Tould say that this play proved the sound
ess Of Il. for the Coloners hand WA. not
God enough TO raiec on. But wouldn't
ave called him good player II be hadn't
allsd.'