The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-05-26
WON A SPANKING
The Woman Who Played Bridge a
TrifIe Too Well.
SHE CHEATED HER FRIENDS.

And When Her Daring ana f7eartless
Rapaoity In Fleeing the Ladies Of
Her Set Became Undesirable Some
thing Startling Happened.
The vicissitudes Of woman who
played bridge well, but not too wisely,
and who suffered personal chastise-
ment at country house, are described
by elizabeth Of H."
Her consistent winning, It is said,
was greatly commented on, and many
a hint was thrown out as to the lady's
fairness at the bridge tables. Two Ia
dies of title who had been staying at
certain country house first detected
this petite madam deliberately cheat
ing. Naturally they avoided playing
with her again, and what follows real
ly sounds far more like fiction than
plain fact, and yet it is absolutely true.
1t so happened that these three la
dies again met at another house party.
The two honest danes avoided so far
as possible playing at the other ones
table. They congratulated themselves
and Gin the secrecy of confidential bed
room chats at night each other ON the
deftness with which they had managed
to hold aloof from the cheating one
and her play and at the same time
prevent their host and hostess from
noting the fact. One night, however,
their wrath rose at the sight OF the
distress this unscrupulous little per-
son was causing young girl who was
| her opponent The two wise ladies
watched the small, innocent seeming
dame cheat time after time and win.
The girl was very unsophisticated
! She continued playing, although her
face grew white and drawn, for she
was losing more than she could afford.
Several times she attempted to leave
I the table, but each time the other three
players persuaded her to play on. At
length the game ended, and the girl
stood up the loser Of a sum that ran
well into three figures. Like a thor
ough little sportswoman, she made no
outcry about her losses, but the other
two-the lool5ers-on--knew what they
meant TO her. They knew the girl,
and they knew her family, a great
though not wealthy one, one which
even in these censorious days no scan
dal had heretofore touched.
After the girl had left the room and
gone to bed the two who knew hastily
held secret consultation. with the re-
suit that they invited little madam tc
the room Of one Of them for mid
night chat. She was flattered at the
Invitation and readily accepted.
Both OF them accompanied her tc
the room Of the one guest whose rooms
lay farthest from those of the othel
members of the house party, and some
thing very, very like the following
took place:
you are cheat" one haughtil!
contemptuous dame asserted as sool
as the bedroom door was locked Of
their victim. 1--WE, Lady Barbara ant
myself, have watched you ON severa
occasions. For the sake Of your poor
unfortunate husbands name we hay
remained silent, but tonight was to-
much. First Of all. You viii return Z
ms all you have won from poor ita
Laura tonight and also give back 70 U
her /. o. Us. We insist"
After feeble and frightened protes
he money was handed over, and tn
pieces of paper signed by the httl
lupe were quickly placed on the rec
not Goals and burned to ashes.
sSow we will see that Laura receive
the money which you feeced her on
nf. and also we will guarantee tina
| from us she win never learn the truu
No. Won cannot 20 YET las the terri
J fed little madam turned toward "a
door. sand il is useless your attemp
ing to escape, for ! have the Key
the door. Painful as 1t is to as, "
t have determined to teach you a sever
. lesson. We are going to beat you.
, YOU scream you may attract the after
tion of some other guests; IL the
] come and demand an entrance the
, shall be admitted; IL they inquire II
reason of such drastic treatment "
) shall tell them the truth. | should al
| wise YOU not to scream. Now, are 70
r readvT' without more ado one LAD
held the wriggling, sobbing small pc
, son. while the other administered
{ sound and well deserved whipping.
0 The little lady did not desert Il
{ house party; her two chastisers wei
: sweetly amiable to her for the 7
8 mainder Of the visit, and, to their d
{ light and every one elses amazemen
!. the cheat refused TO play cards aga
/ curing the remainder Of her visit
[ that especial country house.-Londt