The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-09-11

en- tell well enough what guards he's
got, hat how's b. know whether ihey'm
IN" l-aSts
We'd. aAys Felix Rosele. 4 don't
p'tend TO be no player my own sslf.
Amt never tried IN. RAme: but 'peara
IA M" " ! was Ia practise y while ! cd
corn" nigh telln'. In" thing 20 do N "a
/ w3it tau w r" Eho' an not let tall vo' To-
! There's mo into thus n vo' nns may
think. SAYS lHm Brooks with consd'a bic
"nihlstum. m I'd like mighty well TO
hnv" N" gent show m. the way q works
How II We was 10 play fre"yeout 70 n
,"npl" o hundreds tn amt no Use
/ h"glnnlH small bein' = a man "a I've
Liable 10 Ia chip IN a lot Rfo' he was Sho'
an h." Il want somepin' tn hst with when
{ h" Tcelv got the Cyards
NN'n. Felix Rosell". ha SAYS he don't
mind = -" tries u. on'v h" amt got over
tlp With him. an he reCkonad that IL be
enough ia tn apartment with
hain't never played afo he says.
heln' = ] didn't understand the game.
hut now : ! do understand II "a kind
81 ike to set IN
We'll. the hovs was nigh dustin vide
"t"n they WIS 80 mad - So" Lem Brooks
get an"it Of a thing like thai all ~ his
s'lf. hat they had all lost their wad- hnt
nun. an they want qualncd 10 t. take
hand
W" was all lookin' on. an want
Ion 2 nfo' W. cen what this here RrpcnN orn
r""lv had things fingered ont nigh about
the came = hc'd bspn teliiU' Tie played
ai"ag an played along not bettin nothin
IN what cyards he got 'thout"n they was
t'l able good an then un'y bettln a dollar
or two
Then h" a look a. lem Brooks anxious
Ike, waltz - see T he'd rause -. an
Lem ~"on his duty an done It Cn~et
or 'wiCe' riRhf ~ the hegInnln' " the
gam" he dropped not hsvln' noihln'.
hrt ter that he rose n every time Felix
W SAlle mnd- a het. IA then Felix q lay
down Feared like he didn't feel sho' a.
nuthn'
Feared like he had a tolahle good
notion - some q the p'inta in "A game
too, hem = he q paw To draw 90 straig ht
r a flush On'V trouble was Z he didnt
pear - know how twas "A two handed
game an he was thrown his m,ney
away - draw like that. hut - co'Se.
him b'ln beginner. he couldn't he
Npect"d u know no sIch fin" p'inis rs
that
II didn't make no such hellroarin'
intarsstIn game n watch. on'y 10 We uns
lOokln' TO see n Felix R~seIle was ~ big
a fool ~ We reCkoned. but long about
when Re a cIipped IN somppiu' like eighty
outen hts hundred 'thoutsn maxim reel
rlav somepin' happened Z made me
think = there mought IT, somepin' into
hi, theory
II was his deal an Lem Brooks a put
up the same ante they'd PLAYED all along
two bits call a half Well. I seen Felix's
yards when he picked an up an III
~. huttsred Il he didn't have TO Of
straight flush
% 60 So that. want no trs't hand 10
draw 10 ia two hand poker hut ] says 20
snvself what II lac should stav. an he was
liable to helms he d been pullin' TO Pushes.
en- II b" shouhi MI he'd com. tol able
uIgh h"in' sho' a. IN" winnin, hand an
mo u likely he a swat Lem Brooks one
Well he stayed like | SAID an Lem
Brooks rose u a dollar. bIt that didn't
rear TO skeeT Felix none an he seen the
Tal-a an asst Lem how many Cvards
lem stood Iai au' ] saws 10 myself what
things looked tol'ahlr good 10 f-liN case
he should I'LL hls straight fiu-h
~ h" took one an yO' en- b'heve me
= not. hat he filed II nIne high Then
he bet a white chip an Lem come back
at him with a 81 boost. 80 | says to my
self again what Lens time had -ho
com" an ! wn- Kind a. sorry 70 FelN
count - HIM not haVIn no mo IN front
II hun 10 10 RAISE vith
Then he LAID down didn't take no
mo interest INTO the game alter thar an
| wont behind the lar an to0E a drink
ali ry nv owusalf Feared like needed
~ Rut u.fu ! r."I'1sd - m" game was
uy "r an III" boys KIND a.. looked AZ F"hN
r.iIf.' his" an. went hum" On" 10y one.
l-ayIu hlm al ~" alpu"
Biweby 10" says 10 me reckon !
Wg- right enough tout the wav 20 play
t..t | dIdnt pear 10 get nothtu wuth
I"ttIn on ILkcly Id have letter luck
another time
80 | asi hIm How bout that there
straight rush w filed
An be says did MI one flush an
| seen It was . straight too. but q cos. ,
PLAYED u 70 a fiush. S.-in's that = better
- a straight bat - was ony pine high.
an when Lem Brooks rose me- him bain'
pat | couldn't feel sho 80 | played
',ordtn TO rule
don't never treat whom ] NJ behind
the har a. u gen ] thing, put ! felt that
sorry 70 Felix Rosaile 2 AS him 10 nave
one on IN. house an ~ drInked TO hir
better luck next time