The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-05-29

press his advantage as he very well
knew how to do.
"Soon after 1 had made up my mind to
watch him he appeared again, one sat
urday, and sat down to play with US. FOR
the first half hour 1 noticed nothing 10
strengthen my suspicious. He took away
a jackpot that / had opened on aces up,
with a hand of three queens, but that
of itself was not remarkable, as he mad
drawn three cards.
Then on the very next round ne
showed down queen full and TOOK
another pot. That set me thinking
whether he had chosen queens for his
hold out for the night, and later on
was satisfied that he had.
He did not play such ha nds in quick
succession OF course he knew that TO
do so would Immediately invite suspicion,
his queens up again Immediately after
using them, even if we hadn't had the
habit of calling for a fresh deck rather
frequently.
presently George Martin ran up
against him with seven fun, ana as
Hartley had drawn only one card ne was
cautious. but not timid, and played only
one raise against Hartley's first bet.
When Hartley raised again he called
snd il was well for him, for as l had
expected, Hartley showed down queen
full. ~
program 1 had mapped out in my mind.
There was nothing doing for a few
deals, but after a time l decided, judg,
gathered up his two queens again:
though he had done it so cleverly that
I hadn't been able to detect him in the
act. Still l felt sure he had them;
ut wasn't more than two or three
deals after that when l saw again oy
Hartleys face, as / watched nm Keen
~. that he had caught at least the
third queen, possibly full hand ana
my time had come.
Driving Others Out.
1T was a jackpot and Billy Proctor
opened it under the guns. Hartley sat
next and came in, though he did not
raise, fea ring, of course, lest he sho1lH
drive some one out. 1 raised, though
l had nothing in my hand, 1or the eA-
press purpose of driving the others.
Martin and BeggS dropped, Dut MAY
nard stood the raise, having, as ne tolo US
afterward, three little ones Hougnton
dropped, and the opener, naturally stoou
for the raise. -
Then Hartley came back at me with
The limit and l raised again to drive
the others, whereupon they drop pers
as 1 hoped. OF course, l got one more
raise from Hartley, but as nao no
object in going further, l simply saw
him, and Houghton picked up the COCK
to serve the draw. -.
might and l was sure he hac Queen
fulI. Then 1 called for five cards ana
everybody looked at me as II tne.
Thought I was crazy. There were one
or two calculations, but nobody mace
any comment, and Houghton gave me
what l asked for.
Then got up, leaving my III I'VE doo Tri Of
the room locked it and put the Key N
nv nocIet Going back to the table
[ looked at Hartley and said;
" Now make your bet ana III can
II thought he changed color slightly
put he did not falter.
ct don't know what you mean; ne
said. trying to speak lightly, put re
spect for my hand forces me 10 pet me
/ limit And he put up the chips.
'T looked at him still harder, ana o,, tIIs
| time he did change color precepopiS'
| though he sat perfectly still
| 'TU call your hand I said, put not
your bet. You have queen full
Then while he sat, growing winter anu
/ whittier. I told the others all | had seen
and demanded that he show DOWN n.s
/ rand to prove whether l was right OF not
! He attempted to refuse, saving thaI I'M
der the rules he wasn't oplseG 20 40 ~
until his bet was covered, but saio'
Called the Bet.
cit makes no difference. for you're
not going to be allowed 20 take ohac oh ROs
| on a queen full ana InrS" II eSAA N-F
"As 1 had said. he showed down three
| queens and a pair, and in the race OF oui
/
| His guilt was plain enough, as MS race
| showed and after few moments salo
| This pot will be divided Let each
| man draw down what he put IN =
''Then when that was done L SAID
| Hartley is not going to tell, and 1 reckon
| none of the rest of US want to tell what $
| happened tonight We ought TO throw
| YOU out of the window, but that Wouic
| oniy make things worse. What Is TO De
| done is for Hartley TO pay everybody
| losses in the game. and the resta urant
bill as well and think himself lucky to
| get off with a whole skin.
| evidently he did think himself lucky,
| for he made no objections and settled
| everything in full by check. Then l I'M
/ locked the door and couldn't resist the
| Temptation to kick him out Of the room
! literally and physically
But on Monday when we went to col
| Iect our checks we found that his bal
| ance had been dTa WI out before the doors
| had been open Sc seconds. And Hartley
| was never seen again, so far as we could
any of US learn after that time, by any
body who knew him.
1--WE made inquiries Of his company In
| the west but they knew no more of him
than we did In fact. they evidently
didn't know as much, for they wrote OF
him in the highest terms. gton
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