The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-17

certainly an unusual amount IN a.
Limit game. But the fact % everybody
saying through eix nalsos was proof thnf
mere were i've good hAnds out. q stlu
more surprising thing that filed ma with
aD,lbt ~ 20 my own cards
hog many cards wanted called FOE tM6
and threw away my pair. He was q
trained gambler all right and he had his
features under control. bus coslii have
sworn that he looked snrprised and that
really did make mo Suspicious. He Wa
not 20 much SURPRISED a. I was though q
when I found had caught the fouFths
queen In the draw.
4 bst white chip before looking. anA
t saS.,sh y, ihe Sths.s all .t"Sa p. no -
boosted Il and went back at him. Whsso.
upon the Othsrs laid down and he ana
] ssssawed I'M hs called. showing four
tens. and I took tho pot. ..-.1f ~
ne had planned q killing for the end
Of the game. Tor 10 was time 20 uuit. bun
he had overplaypd % beforg tilg dfaWrUD~
that ! was driven 20 q desperate pl1F, (
The other case that mentioned Yea
something on the same order. though To-
play was different. Il happened 70 q
younR friend % mine who gof into RnxHn
e 2 summer resort Just out q chlca4R /
night and found himseR With three laets
in HE hand early In the name. l
Ne had tho are and had put % q
ante OF o. cali o. They were pIsyi4R b
next raised. The next dropped and "a
dealer trniled. - ~ v
THAT brought Is mo 20 my friend HarsM :
Who with three jacks and q chance II IT, \
drax naturally made u % more 70 dxeN I
and the dealer made u $40 more % piu+
That DIDN'T exactly friGhten Harris. bot
10 didn't think three jacks was biG cnoEzh y
Tor another raise. 20 10 trailed and CO.
Q, ne Stth:rs dropped. the fourth mp <
Harris az oourss took two card.. zAe 2
newt man took two and the dealer. wifl4a \,
e'uIe. said he might ~ well be I'm t.
-somsshins Ia the smile made Har.,. \
euaptciouA and when he looked a. ~
draw and found that he had onuEht t&8
fourth jack his first thought woa that ~
had been played Cor . gudsesn and ~
hand In the way which . man 11l1sEaN 4
would play four JACKIE. He eotN1314 ~
hDe his suspiciona and he hadn't AuFfhiNN
moro definite than q doyl4tfGl amd'n VI
y them on. hut hefeit certain ti,fi
Fortunately u wasn't bis grnt oar. A.
hp woasd probably have laid dawn '@
cards. hut by the time the next man Ma I
ehinped and the deelsr had Saisd4 y ~
F..
This was that even n the piNN s{4s
crooked. 81 h vns oorvince4 &&s -
core. IL was NOT likely that they wuz4N
undertake. to beat four taeks 90 carry ~
the Rame. as he was q man OF mnsanE aHH
\ sport. a. ths others knew. ana o. :
wouldn't want 90 fsixhssn MN oa51 1t 4
.oon. In other words he .rpmspnH& "a
they had figured on beat&nG HE CT II 1
Jacks. or oven q Nill houss ~ ~ 14t< \
happen 90 make u. but that they WON
be Ne much ssirprtsed when thew &c.,
,ee his fourth jack ss be was when NJ fnuI
= in his draw. So hs reoonsidersd N5a
plav. - i--.7fX3.
= don't EsmsmbsF juss how IN ~. - -
name went on. but be Kept raising TN 10
trove one man out and forced the dealer
% call him. A. the showdown tho dnatsris
land and HAIRLESS were Of course tho oA7Y
lands expoaed. bait the dealer had q htmM
ull and Harris took In several hundtun :
iollagu
Then hs eot cold feet and afnsr oultaTns
he game made a few Inquiries that -
,ught 20 have made hefoFp gifiinR II
hiding Out without much trpmbI& that -
lad besn playing with fhroe toloEnhlV
vel known pyotennionmls. ~
There ant any moral 90 To- an 81 !
'ourss. eScpDa the Old one. 'Douf pl4v
nth profsanionMla.' but tho point n tnHf
wen the croekedest piayess arc eolnt-
lines beaten by honest men,