The Washington times., 1915-03-08


ALTROCK--Still. when Shaw trumps
your first ace. it'll kinda take your
mind off the European war.
sHAW--Lissen. you feeble birds. I'm
the best two-handed, ground COW
ering. hard hitting whist player
that ever booted a trump.
ENGEL-That goes double. Me an
Mr.. Whist are OIL roomies.
ALTROCK-Weli, it's q good thing
for us that the cards don't know
who's playin' 'em. The 8. p. c. A.
amt got any mercy for cruelty
experts.
MORGAN-C'mon. play cards. Play
cards. It's a good thing for the
poor Oh cards that they haven't
got any ears either.
ENGEL--Whats trumps?
SHAWL don't know, Joe. I think it's
either spades. hearts. clubs. or dia-
monds.
bone. DO you mean
to say that you don't know what
trumps is? Do you mean to say
sHAW-Awww-www. amt Kid Hoyle.
What's trumps?
MORGAN-Yes what's trumps, Nick?
What's trumps?
ALTROCk-(Ca Carefully counts cards.
Finds he has seven clubs. includ-
ing the ace)-Why, clubs are
trump. Clubs are trump. Clubs
are trump. C'mon. Joe. lead your
MORGAN-Hey! No talkin' across the
board. Jim, how many trumps
haven't you got?
ALTROCK-Thousht you said no talk
ing across the mahogany, and then
You ask him how many trumps he's
got Is that chubby?
MORGAN-Aw-w: l didn't ask him
how many he had. asked him how
many trumps he didn't have.
ALTROCk-Oh-h-h! That's different
Hey. you. Ray. stop nudging Shaw
sHAW-Nudgc? Nudge? That bird
i didn't nudge me. That wasn't no
nudge. He almost kicked my shin
MORGAN-Lissen. you poor, dumb bird.
The guy that invented cards that
couldn't be turned upside down musta
known you
|SHAW-Aww-w. How can remember
all the cards? A guy has a right to
forget once In a while. amt he?
MORGAN-Sure, you can forget once in
while. but you don't have to make
an epidemic out of 1t. skull.
ALTROCk-Bone. bone. bone. You got
head like a overcoat button. Can
yuh beat it? Trumping in on a
partners trick
ENGEI~Was that your trick? Those
cards almost looked too new to be-
long TO you, Nick.
ALTROCK-Lssen. you're the first bird
ever saw who could wear thimble
SHAW-Say. Ray. make those motions
again. ! forget the signals.
ENGEI-Signals. signals? You birds
are crooked as a dogs hind leg. I'm
through; I'm through. Gee. / passed
a graveyard today.
Ia
ENGEL-Nice work. Nick. You crooked
guys can use signals. Wen beat
you by good playing. That's a nice
ring, you got. Nick. How many
carats Is It?
tAltrock leads a diamond.>
ENGEL-If there's anything hate in
this OIL league. It's cheating and
| signals. I'm gonna get my life in
sured; Doctor put a stethoscope on
my chest last week.
| (Altrock leads a hearty
mighty suspicious about this game.
You birds a. got Us whipsawed.
Somethin' crooked.
SSEbMasta Didn't EHh Se ssz1tn astes about
bootin' Shaw on the shin. You
birds arc using signals. II was a
| constable I'd hit you over the skull,
| (Altrock leads a club)
MoRGAN-That ;a ;ha ,bss beats s,ss: US: @ The next
| partner you can ask for waivers
on me.
sHAw-Awww,-ww. How do you ex,
pect a guy to play without his
| spiked shoes?
ENGEL-Lissen. the next time you
can catch me playin' with birds that
use signals. you can ask for waivers
| on me. too. Anything that gets un.
der my skin Is two birds usin' sig
nails.
ALTROCK-Me an you both. joe Any.
| body'd use signals would take q
dead worm away from blind spar
row.
ENGEL-Look at poor OIL Jim Shaw
limpin' where you used signals or
|. his shin.
| SHAW-Say, can't we play game
where you don't need shins?
MORGAN-Lissen. tried T. make your
head understand and couldn't, so
had to use your shins.
ENGEL - I'm off you birds. Tn
| through. Can you imagine those
birds usin' signals. Nick?
IALTROCK-Nope.