Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-04-26
-FOUR NATIONS TAKE
UP GAME Of SCIENCE
ZION ID ~ Y1rk Tlmcs

VI Univll VI uuIl,Wul
From the New York Times
Four young malrons took mp poker
when thcy we're instructed in the |
gentle mysteries ot the ramc by theii |
husbands on stormy nights last win
ter, when the aforesaid husbands
couldn't 90 downstairs for ten mir- !
utcs or so 10 see a fellow on bust |
ness ard this spring the lolr young
matrons organized little roker club
among them
They go up AGAINST the game one or
two afternoons a week. playing alter
natcly at their respective homes 10
The accompaniment OF little spreads
OF crackers aud Neufchatel cheese
and salmond salad They contriye
10 extract huge amount If pleas.
urable excitement out Of the thing
the hurcr because until recently
none Of their husbands Fnew any.
thing about the fun they were hay-
Inc at the sessions OF their poker
club.
one afternoon. however. the hus-
band OF the Young matron at whose
house the little game happened to be-
going on cot home from his office
earlier than usual, for he felt triflc
to the bad after prolonged session
~ his lodge the night before. Ilc
walked plumb into the game In tho
dining room TO The visible consiec.
nation Of his wife and the three othe,
members of the poker quartet tie
took e. all SO good-uaturcdlv that
they asked him to SIT into the game
| and he took a hand
nrcamilv Raised the INIT.
u WAS a pe1ny ante and i-con
limit and the game went on mcrriy
though without incident. Tor aho@'
fifteen minutes after the man got IN
Then The buck was SHE'D 20 the cen.
ter Of n jackpot hy the man. and h.
was kind enough to dish himsel
three lacks.
The matron on his left opened Il
with q swish, and the matrCn 10 the
left OF her scanned her hand dream
lily and raised II 10 the limit befor,
the draw The mans wife. who WI,
next dropped out, and the man saa
the raise. as did the young matror
On his left
. The matron 10 the mans left tool
ono card. and IN, poker club mombc
neat 10 her once more examined hc
hand with hcr head on one side an,
remarked sweclv that she cuosse,
she could Get alone with tho bunc'
! DE had Tho man looked arross ~,
table 20 her clriouslv lio was won
dcring II The youne woman though
she was good enough 'o give him ttr
+ rad aud eufi hin ont with ms thre
lacks.
Not Will, little Willie all ovm
. o red wagon said he - himself 81
then he Slipped himself a couple ~
.ihe ton. One OF them WAS % fH,l
~ She Isn't l.luffinc
y don't want 10 give her ~.
B. uoops DO muscdt Doc man. Whom I
b picked mp Tho two and saw that .tb,
jack. but ! am bound 10 reflect th1
! |lhc chances are about million ,o 0r
that I've cot her out on a limb.
thc isn't hluffing then hers As ahou
} @ par STRAIGHT or a fuIl, and ! him
, ] viii JUST gather back a little DE-
.ui the good dCr9h that her hushlu
e pulled of 90 that little game la.
: week
Tho young matron ~ bis loft boa,
B Cd In n white one. and she was ia
=. .mo1ia'oly raised tho limit by o.
q poker club member next "a her. wh
had stood pa 10 the ACCOMPANYING
.1f a eamv smile. The man raise
b rho pot member back the limit. an
l. then tho vo0ur uatro1 ~ tho lc
hoared n little -irh md went into III
discard Tho apt memter rurgle
r. no IiImt back at the man. and o..
b. .ccs1vod ,hc limit until tNcre wa
no. 20 BOZ tho pot
p cts just barely possible ugs.
70 rho man at this point that sta %.
ID pl' the goods on her hr' thsy,
got 90 Docs Top ASSAYS 90 boat hc.
s four o. mine. and ] think I'll jl
p .tav ai1ne until tho m..EmU conn.
q around
Wherefore he handed hor The DIN
10 '5eaip. ana cot o. n return. and O
two kept un some more until 'hc
u was about $50 in the reutcr %. ri
IL table
" I'll Just Call Her.
"Lcck.ce here said the man