The sun., 1910-01-02

Of draw.
well i should say So declared Winter
bottom. ~Outen nine cards a man'd be
ileole Tor to catch four OF kind some
-oh yes said Mr. slooum. cor even
five OF kind. counting the joker. and that
beats a straight flush In fact four OF a
kind Is extremely likely to be beaten.
II makes stih game"
think Id like TO try It,, said Bassett.
whose chief fault in playing was a too
Venturesome spirit.
Il think you'd like the other Rnme
better, replied Mr.. Slocum. I'VE played
that for a time and then we made a
iurther Improvement. In fact we made
u stud poker with two buried cards and
i've exposed. no discard to be made till
the show down. and besides the regular
Joker we called each deuce feker, so
that there were five in the deck"
~Sayl" exclaimed Pearsall with mingled
gered that out must "a had delirious
tremblings. No sober man cd ever make
that up; Didn't you uns all get sent to
the buRhouse?'
1T was n little trying to the nerves at
first, admitted Mr.. Slocum. but it's as
Tar ahead OF poker rs poker Is ahead OF old
maid. Youll find it so after two or three
hands"
Blaisdell. who was really the most skill
ful player In the Arkansas City party, had
some misRivings, but he shared the Gu
rioeity of the others, and they cut for
the deal without further delay.
IL fell TO Winterbottom. and he dealt
the two rounds of turned cards. after
basset had put up an ante. according
to the Teachers instructions. Blaisdell
sat next. ard be, finding n king and ten.
cane in. Mr.. Slocum had the next play,
and he ALSO came in. but Pearsall and
Winte-bottom dropped having poor cards.
Bassett. however, filed his ante and raised
it dollar.
Then Blaisdell dropped and Mr.. slocum
saw the raise
On the next round Ba ssett ca uRht a
queen and Mr. Slocum deuce.
Whose bet is it?- asked Bassett. You
say the deuce counts Us joker an that's
hicher'n a q uee~.'
TITS your bet said Mr. slocum The
deuce is jolSer at the showdown IL you
want TO cali it so. hut it's only a deuce
now, and thu queens high"
"AH right" raid Bassett. ~if that's the
rule and he put up. a dollar. which the
other covered.
Then Bassett rot deuce and Mr.
Bassett hesitatad. but saw the het. Then
he CAUGHT another queen and Mr.. Slocum
rot a ten sDot. That made IL Rassett's
NAV and he nut uD s.. whereupon Mr..
Slocum pTomrtlv raised him S.
IL was something OF a puzzle and Bassett
looked at his two buried cards again.
Finding that neither OF the eight spots
had got away he reflected that as his
deuce would count a joker he had
queen fIIll. so he saw the raise. remember
inc that two more cards were cominS.
The first OF these wss a seven. while
Mr. Slocum drew another ten. Raseett
passed. and IN his surrrise Mr.. Slocum
raased also. II was certainly puszling.
The final ce.rds came five. nine. II
was still Bassett's bet and looking care
fnt ha al
nossibilities, among which was four aces.
His queen full looked small and he passed
whereuDon Mr. Slocum showed an ace
and Jack buried. making an ace full.
1T wasn't worth betting any more on
he said. pieasantlv. as he ralsed the rot.
for you might have had four or five
queens AGAINST me-
His remark was lesson in caution 10
the others, whether he meant Il for that
or not. and when Bassett dealt they all
looked eaeerlv az their buried cards.
Blaisdell. who had nut up the ante. found
a kino and the joker. so felt confident
enough 20 stay in for time at least.
Mr.. Sloctim. having a pair Of sevens
buried. had no hesitation about STAYING:
hut Pearsall. seeing nothing OF impor-
Winterbottom had Also found a pair.
his being tens. and he stayed as a matter
Of course though he had not enough
confidence to raise. Bassett with a
nine and a queen was venturesome
enough tn stay along with visions OF a
STRAIGHT fl,sh both his cards beinS dia-
monds. Then Blaisdell. iguring a pair
Of kings about as he would in ordinary
stud poker. felt himself justified in raising
IL dollar.
Bassett trailed. Then Bassett CAUGHT
another Queen. Blaisdell king. Mr..
Slocum third seven, and Winterbottom
an ace.
The last. being high man in sieht and
having hopes OF his hidden pair, put
mp 81. Bassett. still hopeful and now
having a pair OF queens. trailed. and
Blaisdell raised IL s..
Mr.. Slocum stayed and the two others
trailed. whereupon Bassett dealt out the
nert round.
Blaisriell got a trey. Mr.. SIocum a four
SPOT. Winterbottom another ten. and
Bassett trev of diamonds. Winter
bottom with three OF kind and three
cards to come nut up ss and Bassett
though he now had small hopes. took a
chance.
fact of the others all seeing his previous
raise, aud realizing the great chances
aRainss him, onlv traiied, and Mr.. Slocum
felt that he could hardly raise on three
sevens, so he also trailed.
The next round came six, four. ace
eight, giving Winterbottom a ten full
on aces. Bassett nothing to speak of.
and leaving Blaisdell unimproved, while
Mr.. Slocum had made a seven full The
betting was therefore tame. Winter
bottom putting up IS, Bassett folding.
and the others simply seeing the bet.
BIaisdell then caught a FIVE spot, Mr.
Slocum "A deuce, and Winterbottom a
ten. The latter was still high man in
sight and now having four tens put up
$40, which Blaisdell covered with some
and Slocurh again trailed,
having four sevens indeed but being
willing 10 await the last round before
plunging.
The last round came king. seven, six.
and Winterbottom was still high man in
sight Thinking his four tens worth a
play he bet $40, which BlaiSdell with
four kings Immediately raised to the
extent OF his pile.
Mr.. SIocum smiled and also put his
chips all in. As he was winner before
this was more than either OF his antago-
nists had, and Winterbottom called Tor
his pile after studying the preachers
hand and seeing that there was only
one chance there OF beating the fours he
held.
on the showdown Mr.. Slocum discarded
his pair OF fours. leaving five sevens and
again scooped the pot, while the others
lcokad ~, with aOrnafhfnn uEa dfaroav