The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-01-01
BOTH HELD FOURS.
AdOlph Groeger Takes Lessons in Poker
Quits Game $3.50 to The Bad After
A Heartrending Experience.
COMPLAINS TO THE POLICE.
Groeger Held Four Kings, His Opponent
Neld Four Aces And he Claims All Was
Not Right In The Game.


Did you ever play poker? Course
you didn't. But did you ever have .
friend who, when he related to you the
stories of his evil and prosperous day
told Of the times when he gathered
with few of his congenial compan
ions for little game Of draw? Die
he ever tell you how kind freak Of
fortune handed him out of the greasy
pack four lovely kings and handed his
rival across the table four lovely aces!
OF course he didn't tell you how he
was forced to go home in a barrel tt
conceal his losses.
Such a.sad condition Of affairs was
what fate whisked out for Adolph
Groeger, former saloon keeper, Fri
day night. Adolph got lonesome dur.
ing the early hours of the evening and
got to dreaming of his coEquests on
the West side in Chicago and con.
Guided that it was about time to have a
little fun in Kcnosha, and incidentally
give some oftshis Kenosha friends a
run for their money.
Still dreaming of the past and look
ing into ruby.fortuue, Adolph donned
his chapeau and came down town. He
wasn't looking exactly for excitement,
but like the man in politics, he was
wholly in the hands of his friends, if
any came along. Adolph told his story
to the police later in the evening when
he asked them to recover $3.50, which
he lost in little game of poker.
Adolph tod it this way. He was
just aching for a chance to show his
sporting proclivities. He considered
himself a good man with the paste
boards and when he dropped into an
upstairs resort on Main street and
his friends proposed a little game on
the side Adolph was simply tickled to
death. He probably suspected that
Ed, the principal player IN the game,
knew the difference between ''hooks"
and Democrat" but Adolph consid-
cred himself no novice and decided
that he was fully competent to give a
good account of himself.
SO the game started. At the post
Adolph was in the lead and he raked in
the pots with startling regularity.
He not only held his own, but it
seemed that Eds also were coming his
way. He decided that poker was a
great game. His feet got abnormally
warm, while Edward needed blanket.
The money was piled so high in front
of Adolph that he couldn't see across
the table, and there was an aching
void in front of Ed. The winning was
so regular that it got monotonous.
Then Ed began to win and in few
moments he had almost evened the
game up. But Adolph was undaunted.
He wanted a grand coup and he got it.
The cards were dealt again. Adolph
picked up his hand and looked and
saw four royal kings honorable gen.
tlemen, noble lords. His courage
came up with jump. He looked out
of the corners of his eyes and saw no
omen of Ill fortune. He walked thrice
about his chair and pinched himself
and still was wide awake. And Ed
chawed on. Then came the draw.
Adolph was crafty. He had something
to conceal and throwing down the hand
he simply said he would ''play with
these Ed thought the matter over
and decided that it was necessary to
skin right down and draw according to
Hoyle and took one card.
Adolph was enthusiastic. He saw
visions of steam yachts and even Sc
lected point along the lake for
pier. He felt sorry for Ed but de-
cided that he would look we'll as the
proprietor of down town restaurant or
the owner of a string of horses. Ed
shifted his cud and chewed on. The
willingness with which Ed bet his
good dollars caused delightful feelings
in Adolph's breast and every time he
raised the bet he fondled the money
lovingly and with an air of proprietor
ship. Ed didn't fondle but stayed and
raised regularly.
At last the denoument came. Both
were all in and on the board was $500
Of as pretty coin as ever graced a faro
bank. It was showdown and when
Ed laid 'en down-four aces-count
emit took Adolph's breath away.
That was all Adolph had left and by
the time he recovered it Ed had raked
ia the cash and the game was officially
closed.
Adolph hurried to the police Office
but when he returned with the officer
the room was looking like Sunday
school room after a Christmas tree
and there was nothing to be done but
swallow his chagrin and go home.
Of course Ed didn't know anything
about the game and Groeger went
home poorer but wiser man.
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