The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1911-10-23
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a WINNING
- ~ HAND.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

While standing In a railroad coach
looking over a game Of poker one OF
the players invited drummer stand.
Ing beside me to take hand He
declined, saying that he never played
that or any other gambling game.
averring that there was something in
It excitive of avarice, dishonesty an
ger and many other repulsive traits,
ending with curiosity. asked him
why lie included the last.
'Sit down here" he said. leading the
way to q seat "and III tel YOU
| We sat down to.,et her. and he told
he following story:
81 once had two friends. John Ky
ance and Peter Nj i Is They're both
lead now. but at the period Of Which
I'm going to tell you they were very
much alive One afternoon they were
playing a friendly game Of poker With
1 party. all of whom except themselves
finally dropped out. They agreed to
Zeal one hand for $40. Each seemed
confident of the hand dealt him ard
kept raising the other till there WAS
$500 in the pot. when Nichols bet $1,000
more. Rylance said that was above
what he had on hand. Nichols retorted
that be would give him all the time
he wanted to go and get more, and
Rylance agreed to go after funds and
see him
"Of course he couldn't go of and
leave his cards, and he couldn't TAXI
them with him. 1t was agreed that
both hands should be placed on the
table face down, the four corners of
each card sealed with wax. This was
done, each man using a private seal.
Then they both went off after money.
agreeing to return in an hour.
"Rylance went to his bank and drew
what funds he wanted and was getting
on trolley car to go back when an
automobile came along and knocked
him down. He didn't seem to be much
hurt but when he tried to get up he
couldn't and had to call q carriage be
lifted into 1t and driven home. Nichols
went to his house, where he had lot
Of money In tin box, and found doc
tors and nurses flying around. His
wife had been taken suddenly Ill, and
they had been hunting and telephoning
for him all over town.
when the hour was up and neither
returned, Evans, the man at whose
house they had been playing, locked
the door Of the room the cards were
In and went of about something need
Ing his attention. When he got back,
learning that neither Of them had been
there, he called up both on the tele-
phone, learned the cause Of their fail.
lre to return and received a request
from each to let the table and the |
cards stand as they were. From time
% time Evans inquired as to when |
hey would finish the game. but Ry-
ance got worse instead of better. and
Mrs. Nichols lay long while at The
,oint of DEATH
The story teller talked SO loud that
'thers besides myself could hear. Sew.
raj passengers near by were listening.
"Do you know that Rylance neve,
,ot out again? The damage done by
he automobile was internal and pro-
luced complications. The surgeons
perated on him. and he died under the
peration. At the same time Mrs
Nichols was at the point of death, but
he suddenly took a turn for the bet
er, giving her husband an opportunity
o get away on journey to a matter
hat had been needing his attention for
ONE time. Coming back he was
aught In a railroad accident and
filed"
Great Scottp exclaimed an impa-
lent passenger. Aren't you ever GO
lg to tell US who won that hand?"
"And spoil my story? Not mucn
is just here where the trouble comes $
THAT is in settling the two mems
states. You see, there was no prece-
ent In law to decide whether the
honey should be divided equally or
neither the estate inheriting the win
Ing hand should have 1t all. Rylance's
eirs said that he had claimed that he a
as sure to win. Nichols widow de- {
AIRED that often during her illness
er husband had encouraged her by
lying that he had won some $1,000
18th which he proposed to buy her
almond ring to commemorate her re- {
very. On no condition would she il
'nsent to division" Y
Come" Interrupted one Of the lis h
ners; "Im dying for a smoke and :,
ant to go into the smoker Which =
on?"
"Tm coming to the end right of
hey finally found judge who found e,
law-there are laws for anything II m
u can only find them-by which the 3
inning estate might come by Its hon.
t gains. The court issued lot of
lpers with big seals on them, empow- 9,
ing the clerk or the master in chan NJ
~ or the surrogate. or whoever II Sc
Is, to 60 to Evans house and In pres =
ce of witnesses break the seals, turn
er the cards and make affidavit as
the hands and which hand belonged s.
which player" ST
Same old red tape" cried listener ne
tut II short"