The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-06-06
ny LAST GAME
or POKBR=


colonel Thomas =. shay the famous
criminal lawyer. in Cincinnati En-
quirer)
Young man, never play poker II
you do you are foolish. The only man
VINO makes a success of poker wears
good clothes and diamonds, has no
business and enjoys the distinction OF
being the male attachment OF an e5tab-
lishment that is not spoken Of In polite
circles. Let me give you a little eNpe-
rLence.
some years ago thought 7 was
something OF a poker player. ] hat
tered myself I could hold nay own ia
any company, and that iu party Of
gentlemen I was able TO pat I'm the
works if occasion should require IT,
j was sure T could protect myself al
all times and with any class OF players.
8iy awakening came ia a rather star
Ting manner.
"One night / sat in a poker game at
a leading hotel. 1t was party OF gen
.tlemeu. most of them prominent an the
business and financial world OF the
city There were two strangers al the
table. both young men, 1aulliessly az
tired in evening dress ana OF asiteai'i0
manners. wen educated and apparently
Yale graduates, for as such tney had
been introduced. A wealthy youhs
capitalist, one of. the party. nad
vouched for them.
1T was a pretty stin game as you
may imagine from the names OF thc
players. i played with my usual shlii,
was in fine luck, and won nice PIE OF
the money. lii happened thdt nad an
important case on for trial the next
morning. so I Cashed In before II B0L
very late and left with my Winnings
'sThe next afternoon I received a can
10 come 10 central police station. Two
professional crooks had dropped into
a Vine street jeWelry store. 1 don
know how they did It, bur IN some way
they stole pair of diamond earrings
each of about four carats, ana worm
81 500 or 81 GEO. Ill was cleFeliy
turned trick. but the discovery was
soon made, the thieves trailed and cap
tured ] was surprised to and I'D the
/ two prisoners my Yale friends gL tns
night before in the poker game. HOW
ever a criminal lawyer gets used 10
surprises and 7 said nothing DuL pro
/ ceeded at once to the business I'm nald'
II succeeded i'm acQuittlng my Two
clients through a clear ahbi, but they
( were guilty at that. AS we Waihed
down the street one said. We were
I with YOU an right in that poker game
+ We came from the east WITH letters OF
Introduction as Yale graduates ana
men of means and reputation Inc
gentleman who VOUched iof us was
honest about it, bat he was deceived
Now. let me give YOU piece OF ao-
vice. never play poker again. lJ 9 ttu5
won cot away with some money lndl
ufuht Id was not intended Jhat you
should do so. and had you NOT leIt Wheil
Won did re would have cleaned you oul
like we did the rest. come with us ~
your office and we viii teach you aoIli1
thing. .,--f. ..,,-
Il went with them and at their sug-
( gpstion sent out Tor half dozen PACKS
~ ,7r,,-. cards Now said one Of them
NE win each take $500 worth or chlp9'
and uIav lust like it was real game
I for the money! 7 opened up the ueCA
and I'VE rIaved along for few nallus
/ with nothing to remark aDout- iliells
7 cot a hand worth betting ON ~ a.
nat ace fuu. I showed Nl star
THE man ON my left remafh eu' j Oe
+ti1,t- Won have got a winning haho
Now. III tell sou what you Ne go ~
bs,-a tba ace of diamonds. ace on
/ sDadss ace of clubs. deuce OF near ls
sr5 5arIre of clubs I threw my manu-
+ 5o,s-, faces 1lD. He was right lie mao
named every card in the oLueL go
If and i had dealt the cards myself
I'VE went along a few aeal7 oi. ~
got =. queen fun. opened the poi us
7,saf ON NV right had dealt ne yt"s'
Ia. .You-ve got a queen fu!l- NO"
I'm faU Won what I'll do. L am going
- re[a feir aces and I'll draw Ioui
ards, Il had stood pat OF course
The dealer threw on the nfsl LJu'
cards They were the nine Oh LUIS
six of hearts, and Two oti--is elo..5
s19,,,t tEaf value. Not am ace among
fben- IIe replaced the cards. and APP
l r--1-,lI dealt the same four cards i'
his partner. The latter turned me, Iiie..
over. and they were four aces. NJ 4 2,7-,
- Fbem don't know Since ina
Je,- I have never played poker