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Washington, and it was more fun for him
TO show some antagonist up in what ne
considered a fool poker play than 1t was
for him to win money.
"A Chinaman who was In the same game
and who had been up against the same
problem that worried Littler smiled a wan,
gray smile when 1t was all over and looked
like a small boy caught teasing the cat.
The Chinaman was one of the secretaries
of the Chinese legation in Washington and
a poker player who knew how. I was the
other player In the game, but 1 figured in
the main incident OF the session merely as
a locker on.
The Start.
1.-THE game was So ante and $50 limit, and
II was played in the sitting room Of Senator
Wolcott's hotel suite here. Wolcott had
started out with astonishing poor luck
in his run of cards. Littler who was u
follower of the old-fashoned play-them-
when you-get-them poker dogma, got
most of the hands and money during the
first two or three hours in the sitting. 1t
seemed to be wolcott's luck to get some
thing only when the others of US had moth
ing to draw to. and once he had been
passed out on his ante when I'd supplied
him with a pat king full on aces; then.
attempting to bluff his path through to
the turn of the tide, Littler had spiked
| him every time.
For want of something better TO use as
a buck the Chinaman had slipped a mag
nificent emerald ring on his finger for that
/ purpose, and, the ring coming into my
| possession with a small pot, 1 dealt the
jack pot hand that brought about the Incl
dent OF the evening.
"wolcott. who was on my left, gave a
knuckle rap on the edge OF the table to
indicate that he couldn't open the pot
| The Chinaman, who was next, observed
that he was tired trying to fill pair of
Jacks. so that it was by him. Dave Littler
pushed five blue ones to the middle.
For fifty he said.
with only nine high went into the
discard,
"wolcott before going in. spread four OF
his cards out. face up. on the table. The
four cards were the duce, trey. four and
| five of hearts.
stroling the Fur.
! Dave he said to IAttler. how many are
you going TO drawn
" TIN cost you fifty to ind that out,
| Ed replied Lttler, placidly.
| 1T seems like a dissertation 70 try TO
I'LL hand like this with so little at stake.
| ooserNeo Nolcottt muslngly. NOW, II We
were only playing sure enough poked-'
If the others are willing put in IAttler,
| nodding toward me and the Chinaman. TIE
| willing to set aside the limit Just to give
| you your opportunity to sidestep what
you consider a sacrilege. II all hands are
agreeable, We can take of the lid for this
hand only suggest it. It's all one 10
! me-
Tn out of It. anyhow said l.
! Well, it's up to our friend from the
Land OF Flowers, them said Littler
The Chlnaman said that the taking or
| OF the limit was very agreeable to him.
temporarily or permanently-I never saw
a high grade Chinaman yet who was a bad
gambler or poor loser.
All right, Dave said wolcott, shying
his no good card into the CASTOR heap.
j guess I'll impose an additional charge
! OF 500 TO draw cards
'rhe Chinaman was there So was
| Iittler.
II gave Woleott his one card He didn't
have the curiosity 10 look at il until he saw
what the two others were going To take
The Chinaman took three.
TN struggle along the best know how