Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-02-12

Chamberlain was sitting and phil said:
John. suppose you run of a Jackpot hand
just to see how the cards are running to-
day
Don't care IL | do. Phil just to kill
a Iit.e time. What's the limit
Anywhere between here and the blue
dome; I'm not particular, sub"
Two 800 bills were passed to the center
of the table. and the players picked Up
their hands
NOW. l don't want TO be hard on a
good friend" said Chamberlain after look
ing studiously at his hand, but couldn't
mistreat a pretty hand like this by being
bashful, so / will ask you to put up 500
II you want to stay, Phil "
Well John. ] want to show you how 1
appreciate your generosity, and at the same
time be loyal TO my own benign collection
Of cards, so 1 will see the $500 and raise
you about $500. How many cards?'
Jaw, you needn't trouble to give me any
more I'll try TO make out with these. l
don't like to bear down on such a good
thing"
We'll, think I'll observe the same pa
triotic spirit, and keep what I've got. It's
your bet, John"
Phil. you know wouldn't take advant-
age OF your ignorance of the game of
poker for anything in the world, and /
must advise you not to keep up your haz-
ardous looseness. I'll bet n thousand dol
lars, hoping to blum you out. because,
really. Phil, l don't want to take your
money"
You know, John said the Kentuckian.
81 have been feeling the same way toward
you, but since you are proving so head
do is to teach you a good lesson. In other
words. I'm going TO punish you IL you stay
with this 1900 raise"
Chamberlain drew a handbook and a
fountain pen from his pocket I've re-
solved vengeance" he said you mis-
trust my sympathy for you. and-there
Will that stop your
Nope; loan me the pen."
The Kentuckian called the proprietor of
the Chamberlain hotel and both spread
down their hands together with sh,7oO in
the pot. Tho witnesses were standing be-
hind each chair. s .vt-s
-Four aces and a king against four kings
and an ace. rr" e."
you win" said the Kentuckian; '1ets
have drink"
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