The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-27
IMPORTANCE OF
TRIPLES IN POKER
BIT Quigley Demonstrates
His Theory by Putting 1t
Int prectsccs.
GREENLAW TELLS OF II
~ DAVID A. CURTIS,

"A pair in the hand u wuth two
In the deck. as the Good Book says
declared old man 0reenlaw 90 posi-.
lively that ne seemed to think there
could b no question raised a. to the
correctness Of the proposition.
II aid not appear. however, that
|. his opinion was the same as that Of
his hearers. He had made the re-
mark apropos Of nothing that had
been said before. and they were taken
BY surprise. wherefore they remained
doubtfully silent for an interval. DUR
ing which he regarded them dehantly,
II challenging contradiction.
The usual ourse Of procedure
among the chosen few who made a
constant practice of spending their
spare time in the old mans little sa-
loon IN Arkansas City was to listen
In silence whenever ne enunciated any
ht q profundity like the foregoing.
and then 70 persist in their silence 70
long - Il VA humanity possible 20 to
DO. AZ times the things he said bred
suuA evaporation in them that they
wsso forced to speech. but for the most
part IN 'unfesponsive silence was the
most s6lcacous means Of d~iscouraging
his .discourUe. and accordingly they
seldom replied.
On this occasion. however. his de-
hnnt ~expression RAJ fairly intolerable.
They realized hat he would interpret
Alencs - . confession Of such in
fsFsoF1ty On their part u made them
mcaoabls Of dfsputing his assertion.
h was therefore felt TO be necessary
As SONS one Of them to controvert
him. ree1rdleGD Of tho merits Of his
speech. n ne had declared that one
and ono made two and had looked at
them - ne waS now looking they
would have been compelled to dispute
he statement.
Accordingly Jake winterbottom
Spoks up. and managed to convey by
IN tone . maddening contempt for
what the old man had said.
= reckon what eve high. II a
man RELY heit II. a be with 8 much
- Z straight hush In the deck. II II
W. Q question O. bettin' onto IT," he
drawied. 'Tbut faint freq'nt what a
single pair has no greet value even II
~ does have II in yo' hand. Nor II
DON'T make no gre't difference what
they n into the deck S fur g the bet
TN . ~c'ncerned. Whatever It's.
haln't ~ heer'd O. nobody Min OF
n in the draw"
We'll. O. co'se. pair amt no Nre't
hand TO- to hold alter the draw" ad.
mitted the old man. taken somewhat
aback. "but it's a hellova lot II ne
pulls two mo- like 'em when ne does
draw. I done seen that did mo- n
onc't."
"Ya'as. an I done seen the sun rise
this mawnin.' just afo' I got home
re,orted Jim Blaisdell witheringly,
but I didn't throw no At consequent.
Pears like tain nothin' amazin' when
things happens legitimate. II this yer
man yo' all Is talkin' about don 1t on
his W deal O. co'se they was some
room TO s'pic;on."
Want talkin' O. nobody p'tic'lar.'
declared the old man rather hotly.
WHAT | was dom was TO pint out
N mpo'tants o. trif!es. - co'se one
pair amt no gre't of a hand alter the
draw. an tn amt no sense in stayln'
onto II. 'thouten it's aces. but it's a
hellova lot mo- n somepin' what 20
Amt got"
II hain't never been to school a
heap said Sam Pearsall. contemptu-
ously. but pears like ! en- understand
that much 'thouten strainin' my intel
eek. Question is. what good Is It?
Pears like it's c'nsid'able trihin'."
"Oh, ] don't know" said Mr.. owen
Pepper. II reckon faint no mo- triflin'
n heap O. things what's spoke round
these parts. mo- special when the old
man g1ts taikin'."
Nobody interfered when the old man
GOT out his bungstarter and Mr.. Pep
per withdrew from the company under
compulsion. but when the old man,
aSter putting away his weapon. under
took TO resume the discussion there
was unanimous protest.
~ reckon we uns is done heer'd
enough bout a pair" said Joe Bassett
tmpatiently. III they's gwine to be
conversation c'ncernin' what a man
sNh 8cb ~ ~ Bot INV ms AhhAu w
tho draw or afterwards why not make
n straight Pushes. 81 somepin' else
what's worth while?"
Minds me O. what Bin Quigley
ecne," said the old man. who waa
DiaAnly determined to talk about some
ming. and the others. having from
long experience learned the futility OF
opposition, resigned themselves to lis
ten.
II reckon Quigley was nigh bout
the most triflin'est man ] ever knowed
afo' he done got fo'ced TO to make a
HNn' To- hisself. long o. his pa havin
done died 'thouten leavin' him nothin.
Longs his old man was round Bill
ssvsr done nothin', on'y loaf round
ssvr an look pretty.
"Iseter shave hisself three or 10
FINES a week, an put IN a clean shirt
every time he shaved. b'sides havin' a
tirrent cravat every two or three
weeks Feared like he didn't nave
no aim AZ nothin' mo- n TO be thf
best dressed man in Grcenville,"
"oa, I.awd," exclaimed Sam Pear
sail, and he left the room. He had
married in Greenville.
"Hut when his pa died" continued
NE oti man. "Rlll seen It was up tt
nm H. 20 do somcpin' mo- n to wear
god r.o'"s, He mought a married the
N'd.o' Gogglns, mebhe, him havln
'uF,H Lon. s,.ndy fo' lille while