Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-02-28
LUCKY
CARDS
By JOSEPH COUCH

lit seemed TO me thatvery one gnm-
blpd. There were all lnds OF games
from the most honest the most ras-
rally.
very soon found ht to be like
other people must dos they did-in
other words. must mble; had
played poker occasiony in the east
with my friends to pash time. and.
finding it to be the preiling game In
ms new home. l concled that since
must play ! would pl the national
game.
One evening ! won aery large pot
on three mines. Wher showed my
cards every one at the te'exclaimed:
Dead mans hand. hhunder@
asked what was hnt by dead
mans hand. and one ohe party told
the following story:
"A few years ago doung fellow
came out here TO look r some min
Ing property. A prosper had struck
some first class indicps and bad
gone east to put the perty into a
company. He had failat that. but
had Induced this younlan TO come
. out TO investigate and. htis6ed. fur
nish the money TO opeF vein.
"Johnston-that was narne-had
a wife and couple offs. He had
had hard luck In maxi living and
was scraping bottom 10 his wife
received u legacy OF ~. EIe was
Visionary enough to Hade her to
give 1t to him to make insestiga-
tiun of the mine with to use Tor
development purposes \ case look
ed promising.
.Johnston came outf with the
r,oney TO make the ingation and
while be was doingit aled to busi-
ness. A company was pized. two
thirds of the shares tolis on pay
rent of the $4,000: mond. the
,,rnspector who had. Eered the
vein and owned IL. TOT the rest.
Johnston had made Investigation
and determined to inves money IN
the mine. While be Waiting for
ihe reeessary legal ste form the
rompany. having nothp do. one
duy lie stepped into zee where
some men were havingaH game
Thrre WAS something pating to
him In the rattle OF hips. and
,-,sn,t lang before he cfor $40 In
iyories and sat down attble.
at was the worst the could
dome for the very nexte was to
p,t up the money for lares ano
- receive a contract em, He
won ], little ut first. but hch; then
he began to lose. BE 4 that 4
~ Inst any OF the fnoneias to In
vast he might better fayed al
home and this mnde hiiptis. He
didn't play with any kiskill. be
Inv timid when he shove been
hold and bold when MD haye
i,etl1r timid The game Nlenough
,hp,e not beingsa profesga mblel
~ dt but i. ,llan enn setp out a
~ honest game as well dishon
ext one.
.Just as soon as JohIegan e
,.sa he began to plum wasn''
,ona before he bad lost Aftei
.,,at no insisted on maktorts Of
scottish bets. His face gand hi'
800 were Wild. Somte mel
,yho were in the game % tried
80 stop It. but be dennis re
vauae and they couldp'4t out
ABOUT midnight Johfd los
-, Int about $1,000 Of Mex
hand was a jack pot ined
Win 500. aud most eysstaye'
:. n seemed that all lethini
- hot on. for the pot iowini
S,seer and bigger. Towend o
the betting 1t was nolI 1onn
ston's face instead OF wa
white. =,
well the money keppp q
- +abla No one knemuci
.nere was Of it because heal
- dust and gold and 81 bills
A. last some o the piaye tina
1snston was looking lueer
@s,lad = halt. Nobody more
and rs for Johnston. be ID NJ
70, down over his eyes con
Goa, his face. When now
Was called he had his Tn
table and his jaws in thff ni
hands. -
except Johnston. who sauowl
- their backs. The ongn
that he saw himself beaadn
any stuff left in him to tYve'
Tna hands against him lrg'
There were three eighnye
and several double pairs
wake up. Johnstonf q
,our cards some one sal
.Rut Johnston didn't e :
his opponents turned hlve
and showed three mines. no
over the eights by one 2
Johnston. you've VOL
somebody pulled his hlhl
forehead and exposed hiser
was a stony stare in MS er
thrill of horror through
..The man was dead.
..one of the PLAYERS SCOOP