The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-21

nave n pair klnRS, myself, ne
said. and in view of the chance that
YOU may have aces I can do no more
than call. I would like to remind you.
though. that IL you have an ace buried
you are betting on a certainty. and that,
as you just remarked, Is a thing no gen.
tleman can do" And he called.
e. still maintain that no man can
play stud poker and be a gentleman at
the same time" retorted Smith as he
turned over his ace and reached for the
Pc. But there is some satisfaction
in beating even a blackguard at his
own game"
Il take it for granted" said Ward, as
he began shuffiing for the next deal.
that we are all comfortably settled on
common basis OF infamy and mutual
hatred. That being the case, we can
proceed without scruples, and as 1 hope
without further unseemly wrangling."
IT'S an idle hope" said Higbie. stud
poker may be, as our peevish friend
has declared. devoid OF decency and
entirely elementary in Its savage dis
regard of moral obligations, but IL has
the compensatory advantage OF allow
ting full scope to the most dastardly i'm
pulses that may arise in the human
mi-.-- There Is nothing in the rules OF
the game that prohibits a man from
putting his temper in the pot together
with his chips and losing them both at
the same time
True enough" said Dobson. Its
all a question of the disposition OF the
Individual. There are some persons
who are untitled by temperament for
participation in the pastime and who
are likely to make melancholy spectaclcs
of themselves from time TO time" And
he gazed at Smith with an expression
OF mingled reproaCh and pity.
II soothed Smith as a plaster of can
tharides might have done, hut he said
nothing, being engaged at the moment
in looking at his buried card. He had
caught an ace again. and was exulting
in the thought that the others would
reckon it unlikely that ne had done so.
When his second card came an ace also.
he was filed with unholy glee, and bet
moderately. fearing that he might have
no stayers.
There were three face cards showing.
however. and Irwin. Ward and Dobson
all stayed after Higbie had folded. Then
Russell, with only IA nine spot in sight.
gave IL gentle boost.
"You can easily infer the character
OF my carus' ne saiu, ou. !. moi "
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