The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-03-10
CARD PARTY HOST
wins TOO MUCH, 50
GUEST SHOOTS HIM
=, Was Against All the Rules
of Etiquette for John
.'Volpe to Get 1t All.
SAVED FOR A WIFE.
SAVED FOR A WIFE,
Tell Who Attacked Him? Oh,
No; He Bites His Knuckles,
Which Means R-r-ree-venge.

John volpe committed a fatal breach
q etiquette. He gave a card party
ana won more money than any Of his
sussts. To-day he 10 In Lebanon Hos
pital with . bullet wound In his neck.
One Of the card party guests shot him.
voips 10 twenty-five years old. When
he said good-by to his young wife In
Italy he promised to make a fortune in
America and then come back to her.
with money to buy . vineyard and live
happily ever after.
In New York he went to board at No.
"A East One Hundred and Fiftieth
street and got Job AZ a laborer. Five
months elapsed and he was not accum-
ulating . fortune with any great rapid
ity. 80 he decided to give a card party.
Eight or ten Of his fellow countrymen
were invited. The game was sweeps"
Early last evening the play started.
Everybody was In a fine humor. The
Juice Of the vine. red and white, as 1t
comes from the wine presses OF italy.
was dispensed by John. the host.
Around the card table the black haired,
olive-sklnned guests-red bandanas
about their swarthy throats-jested in
the liquid tongue one hears in the marts
Of Florence and hummed airs that
Venetian gondoliers love to sing.
JOHN KEEPS ON WINNING ALL
THE TIME.
white teeth, beneath fierce lefty mus
tachios, flashed In radiant smiles. /;
was a fine party. John Volpe he was
da MICA man. But John won too mach
money.
Somehow or other. whenever the coins
and bills were piled high at the table
centre and the cards were dealt. 1t was
.onn who swept toward himself the
.,.r neap OF silver and gold and rust.
90 green paper.
'.our after hour the play continued.
,..ur ai.er hour John kept on winning.
.A.vr lime the white teeth OF the
.Is..s ceased 10 Hash. saarp. hard
-. snvt from the eyes where smiles
a.. aIlIsed. The neIge mustaI MOS
s,y ..eu &c or.stle omInously.
Facet ees not right for da man wot
INA da party to win all da mon'-ee.
ers not-wot you call eet?-polHe for
hsen to do lika dat" remarked one OF
...d guess. CHANGING at John NoIpe Win
al ,"e cordial affection OF Sedan
vendetta.
~. Get ees not right" agreed o,Iers
OF the guests. black wrath upon .nc.'
brows.
But John-he keep on maka da sni .
and Wilma some more mon lie Uesan
to think that. Ii he did not wax rish aa
day laborer, he would soon nave
enough cash on hand to buy not one,
but two or three beautiful vineyards.
But one OF the guests suddenly l,aprd
-. Al IL.
broke out In a fierce denunciation ot
the host. Chairs were pushed bach.
Everybody stood up. Fists were shaken
in Johns face. Sus gest!ve ACTIONS OF
the hands were made toward pistol
pockets and toward bosoIs where IL
iettos might repose In their sneaths'
There was hubouD about the table.
Voices were loud and angry oaths
ware freely sprinkled In the vltr!ollc re-
marks Of the guests.
lANpLADY TAKES A HAND IN
THE scuFFlE.
The landlady tooOk hand. She
wouldn't stand for any row like that IN
her house, she said. YOU bet she won't.
"shoo. every one OF you. Get out of
here-loafers!" she cried. and all took
their hats. John went with them.
'.Tll buy you all a drink" he said.
They started for the door. many a
dark eye watching the host aDsriiy. A.
the door there was shufling OF feet,
Then a pistol shot A fall. The sound
of running men on the sidewalk. Then
silence.
A few minutes later a policeman ar
rived. He found only John Volpe. aud
died in the hallway. The policeman
called an ambulance and the card party
host was rushed to the hospital.
who shot you?" John was asked.
zone of the men at my card game.
he replied.
What was his Manner
20. never mind said John. When
get out Of here will look him up and
we will talk over this little matter, II
Is nothing to get excited about"