The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-01-23
.REGRET S HIS
ROYAL II SH'
Stands Big Losses because OF
Too Good a Hand, But
s All Ends Well.

100 G00d a Hallu, Dull
iis All Ends Well. 'as4
ITO win is tho primary object IN q
poker game" AS II to emphasize his
remark, the author thereof pushed
over to the banker a stack Of red,
white, blue and yellow chips, asking
in return $3.50. 1.-TWO hundred vel
vet Is not 80 bad for a three hours
session, he said as he transferred the
roll to his pocket says the wash
inEton Post. MI
TITS lucky FOR you the agreement
was to play only three hours said
the bunker, Another hour might have
put q dent In you.",
Mot a chance" declared the WIN
nor. "This Is my lucky day. ! made
couple Ok thousand IN the market,
l had q bunch when ! sat In tonight
that | would quit to tho good, Under
the circumstances l wouldn't have
minded kicking In o hundred or 50,
but when the cards are running your
way you nave 10 pluy GU.
Showed No Generosity.
siaqw do you reconcile that primary
object stun with your talk Of being
o willing contributor demanded q
portly player, the size Of whosc pile
indicated that he was one OF those
hit. "lf you exhibited any evidences
Of trying to give away money 1t must
have been whom was out Of the room.
| failed to observe any unusual gener-
osity, on your part" tsgAil 4is
my remark that the frat object OF
a poker play is to win, goes" SAID
the first speaker. Even In the two
bit games we play with tho neighbors
In the back parlor, It's the winners
who are enjoying themselves. In the
good old days we used to hear stories
OF the lobbyists representing wealthy
corporations who inveiglcd prominent
statesmen into poker games for the
purpose OF bestowing on them large
bundles Of currency, but they disap-
peared with the horse cars on Penn
sylvania ayenc. II know Of only one
similar instance In later years, but
the parties concerned were neither
congressman nor lobbyists, and 1t hap
lpened about 1000, miles from Wash
iiigtoiIl M f9 N
,ylsI ii a long stotyg. incurred the
banker, as he stacked the chips In the
rack preparatory to departure.
Scene Laid In New Mexico.
"The facts may be. related concise.
ly as follows" said the veteran. THE
scene ii laid In New. Mexico. A friend
OF mine, whose name need not be men
toned, but whose fame as politician
extends from one end Of the country
to the other, was Interested In some
mining stock, the control Of which was
vested in q small clique Of business
men. My friend thought he saw n
opportunity for profitable invest
ment, but the deal hinged on the ads
vice Of an attorney. who also was the
owner OF a small, block OF the stock.
Tits lawyers long suit was playing
poker. Remember, this was In the
days when q professional man lost
nothing Of his dignity or standing by
engaging In IN occasional game OF
chance.
After long elaboration and con-
ferenccs with his associates, my friend
suggested that one way OF obtaining
the attorneys favorable consideration
would be to arrange poker game ana
contribute several thousand y
Man OF Highest Honor.
Such a plan required delicate
inaneuverlng, as the lawyer was a
man Of the highest honor and the
mere suggestion Of q bride would have
ended negotiations immediately, but II
was decided to put 1t through.
1.-THE stage for the contest was
carefully set.
"As the deal was to be concluded on
agNonday, twas decided that the pre-
ceding Saturday night would be the
most propitIous time. Recollections
Of a big winning, my friend figured,
would put the lawyer into q frame Of
mind in which he could be more easily
induced to listen to arguments,
1.-THE game started aboutq8 o'clock.
with the sky as the limit 1T was q
six handed contest, but only three OF
the other players were IN the secret:
From the start there was all sorts OF
action. Threes. Pushes and fulls were
displayed IN quick succession;4 The
attorney was holding his share q wip-
ming hands and having the time q
his life. III 8, IL I,
Nearly every pot IN winch ne ana