The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-11-26

COLONEL BUCKNER and Major Adams first
" on the scene; next Wentworth and Richards put
in an appearance and finally Captain Bryant arrived
with the other two players in tow. Everybody looked
as !, & pleasant SAINT tine was Was anticipated r,oro, ns
due time Scipo. the coalb black waiter, appeared with
five mint nITPs While the s%e other PLAYERS drank
fully watching the others At time when no one
looking, Richards picked up the deck of cards
which bad been IN play aud Wentworth rang IN
They trying, the same trick which they had
looked as if they would succeed again for although
it wa oapts9 BRYANT deal they forced % htS the dssk
gst ts @sier finished dealing Captain Bgyn1s ant
whch he sat down immediateiy in front Of the cap
picked up the tray withdrew short distance turned
and watched the play with apparent interest. .-
The betting fast and furious each player
became nervous, as thought the sharks were about
TO make an enormous whining. Wentworth never
hesitated to raise bet he had fixed tue cards him
5ad ef and bio kSsw s' b .d Wf the Se OF the
After there bad been deposited on the table What
or All bands Dc called and It was showdown
50 King high flush announced one player
''oucen full of sevcns,' declared Colonel Buck
CAPTAIN Bryant Ind bet right along. but now re-
s'Four Jacks quietly proclaimed Mr.. Wentworth,
at the time sanG Nm to as ,sEe have Se fop
droned Captain Bryant with absolutely no trace OF
excitement.
Richards stared at Wentworth and Wentworth
earcd at Richards Their surprise was so great that
they could do nothing but sit as i dazod. As mat
ter of fact / equally astouuded
'I knew d get YOU continued the captain
''Aftcr dividing this money II tell you ho" II was
dome .
Each of the five players WIS reimbursed for the
sustained on the first day and there was ltttle
balance which it decided to spend Tor refresh
mcnfs.
trapped and Wentworth made move as II to get up
and leave the table, probably fearing physical vlo'
lence. ,,.,
"Sit stil' commanded Captain Bryant. NO
little diversion. VIC will put YOU OFF The boat at the
How did YOU work il, eRptain:' inquired MAJOR
Adams -, a.,
fed smile 81 knew what they did yesterday, ana
thought they would try IT again today Wben toey
put in the COOLER as | knew they would do, wnllee
VIC yyerc drinking, picked tho hand dealt mic apn
put il in my pocket. bad taken the four aces and
deuce from another pack of cards aud 'ntruStco
them Scipo. When he placed his tray In ironG Mo OF
me at the time I called him over TO remove my sasS
he droppcd these four aces and the deuce night IN
front Of me- He had held tbcu In his left han1,
which was concealed under his tray; When ne re-
moved his tray and went away picked up the CARDS
and PLAYED them, I thought four aces Would just po
about biz enough to win. -, ~ o
Tho sharks accepted their defeat with nj grace,
but realized that they would iare oah'y IL 'pey
started trouble. -.
They were put of the boat at the next landlng-a
little way-laudlng, ..
As ihcy walked slowly mp tho river bank captain
Eryant remarked Just like many Of that class;
pretty wise themselves but think no ono clse Knows
ANYTHING. They should remember that no ono man
ever had corner tho wisdom of the world IN even
onc little line of business After pause he added,
-ttWbcu vou think you know it ALL you better take
another lock. >