The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-23

Of. bnOk on the part OF their new pCeer
4 wish she'd show her cards, though,
when she calls or Is called, said one OF them
$50 do f. they all agreed, and then they
things by this time but none cared to, be
the first to express her thoughts.
At the third .~session-the last In which
the social hgurante took part with the
group Of Congressional women-.-a niece
OF the hostess, a young married woman
from the far West, was present. She was
visiting her aunt for a few days. When the
game began after the luncheon this niece
didnt care to play, not knowing mucn
about the game, abe said, and being very
unlucky at II, besides. She merely booked
on. After q bit she took a chair directly
behind that Of the new member, although
the new membe didn't notice IL. 10 came
TO pass a few minutes after the young woman
had taken her chair behind that Of the new
member that the latter was called.
! filed my flush" she announced with
q pleased air, and. tossing her cards into
the discard, pulled in the pot. But she
noticed the slight gasp behind her and
shifted around in her chair to catch the eye
OF her hostess's niece.
please, my dear, don't sit behind melt
makes me SO nervous she said to. the
young woman from the Far West, and the
young woman got up. There was o curious
expression In her eye as she did so. ua
believe IN play after all. ~auntie,' she
said to the hostess.
She sat in and bought a stack. On the
first hand she caught three queens. She
boosted IL before the draw, all dropping
out except her aunt. and the new member.
The young woman didn't better her hand,
but she thought it wa pretty good a. it
vas next, dropped. Tbs new member
boosted back.
Il can you.' promptly said the young
woman, sticking in her quarter. Mine are
three queens. And yours2'
Three kings replied the new member,
tossing away her hand as usual Inc starting
to pull in the money.
Just a minute, please" said the hostess's
niece in a hard ton that nevertheless had
a slight quaver In il, n she covered the
chips in the pot with her two hands. Il
called you, You know. l haVent seem your
three kings: A mere form, l know. but
and she deliberately picked up the Eve cards
thrown away by the new member and
scanned them.
Only a pair Of kings here so far as I can
two kings, though. Doubtless you mis-
took the jack for a king
-Assuredly,. l must have said the new
member flushing. Are you sure you
picked up the right oards1N
Perfectly sure quietly replied the
ICC Vi biU uOENbSrs Aue JOp ~ luEb
as you threw them away, The pot is mine,
OF course. An odd mistake on your part.
Perhaps vi eyes are tired2s
Il have a headache-the luncheon. l
think, has disagreed with me. / believe
l shall stop for the afternoon" .,,
She did cash in and quit the game, say
ing that she was going to her hotel and
take a nap. She had caught the significant
exchange OF glsnces among the other
sf,.-r no ..
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planned why she had got into the game.
She had seen when sitting behind the new
member that the latter had announced
to lave a flush when her hand was only a
punctured flush.
The Congressional women fell TO won
the new members popularity OF play.
The story was all over Washington inside
Of a few days and the woman's social pres
tige suffered something Of an eclipse.