The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1910-01-20
Held up the Jack of hearts.

They showed you where the jack was
before they thrOwed, and it surely
looked like picnic, but it wasn't"
"Three card monte" said Newmark.
''How much?" asked Simms.
"About $780," replied the boy.
Orde turned on the disgruntled cook.
"And you had fifty in your turkey
camping with this outfit of hard citi-
Zens!' he cried "You ought to lose
it."
Johnny Challan was explaining to
his companions exactly how the game
was played.
At this point Newmark broke into
the discussion.
"Have you a pack Of cards?" he ask
ed in his dry, incisive manner.
An old deck was produced.
Newmark cleared a cracker box Of
drying socks and drew it to him.
''These three are the cards." he said.
speaking rapidly. There is the jack
Of hearts. l pass my hands-so. Pick
the jack. one of you," he challenged.
"Any of you," he urged. "You, North. -
rather hesitatingly laid blunt fore
finger on one of the cards. 1t was the
ten Of spades. Let me try" inter-
posed Tim Nolan. 81 bet / can pick
her."
''Oh, yes. you bet" shrugged New
mark "And that's where the card
sharps get you fellows every time"
He deftly tipped the cards.
Nolan, who had watched keenly, in
Dictated one without hesitation. Again
1t proved to be the ten of spades.
Everybody was ambitious. and the
young man, with inexhaustible pa
thence, threw out the cards, the cor
ners Of his mouth twitching sardonic-
ally at each wrong guess. At length
he called a halt. "By this time I'd
have had all your money" he pointed
out. Now I'll pick the jack" He
made his swift passes and distributed
the cards. Then, quite calmly, without
box, he held up the jack of hearts.
An exclamation broke from the
group. Nolan leaned forward and turn
ed over the three on the board. They
were the eight of diamonds and two
tens Of spades.
"That's how the thing is worked"
announced Newmark. "Once in awhile
you'll run against a straight game. but
not often"
"But you showed us the jack every
time before you throwed themr' puz-
zled Johnny Simms.
''Sleight of hand" explained New
mark, "the simplest kind of palming."
'Where'd you get on to doing all
that, Newmark % inquired North. "You
amt tin horn yourself?"
Newmark laughed briefly. "Not t.
said he. Il learned lot of those
tricks from a travelling magician in
college"
Orde had sat we'll ia the back
ground. watching intently all that was
going on. After the EXPLANATIONS fol-
lowing the exposure had subsidized he
spoke.
Boys said he, show game are you
to get Charles money back-and then
Some?'
''Try u.s." returned big Tim.
''This games at McNeill's, and Nc
NeilPs is a tough hole" warned Orde.
maybe everything will go peaceful,
and maybe not And you boys that
go with me have got to keep sober.
There isn't going to be any row unless
say so, and I'm not taking any con-
tract to handle lot of drunken river
hogs as well as go against game"
The thirty men of the rear crew
signiied their intention to stay by the
procession.
'You can't make those sharps dis
gorge" counseled Newmark. "At the
first look of trouble they will light
out. They have it all fixed. Force
won't do you much good and may get
some Of you shot"
"Pm>not going to use force" denied
Orde. I'm just going to play their
game. But I bet can make 1t 60
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