The Washington herald., 1916-12-27

Dear Folks:-For q long time Lon has
! been tryin' { get me to mess-up with
| some OF his social friends. so last night
set in a seven handed game O. poker.
give at tn home OF a old French piece
o. lace" they all called Madame lac
cent tn second seetion) didn't Quitegst
her full name, but all va hada do was
yodel Madame, an va hada do was
hat checked
Beside Madame. Lon, an me there
was a swell lookin' wine" from Ala
bama named Miss Alice, a Ill "fuzzy'
from Georgetown. a perfect gentleman
called Mr. VIII, an old son of tn South.
who was nursin' a wet" an answered
to Colonel Delashmount
Twas quarter limit. five call ten"
all full hands" or better good for a
"roodle" but nothin' excitin' happened
til twas time for tn finish.
Lon had trailed from tn start. an al
though playin' en- like a regular Con-
gressmsn was dragin' along at tn wind
up about s. 70 to tn wicked. an actin 40
cordin'ly.
quite understand tn game. had all tn
chips, an when tn clock struck OF Il
! started L cry for tn consolation"
Th' hand was showed out, Madame
doin tn dealin'. 1 fails L open. but
Lon. who was settin' to my right. cracks
1t { splinters with four heights" in his
nlitt. TIL "frail" from Georgetown quits
cold. ciDse followed by Mr. VIII. who
allowed he WAS just even. Tn Colonel
taps tn opener. an takes another sniff
ter" Alabama Alice fades TO a fare
thee we'll leavtn' it up to Madame, who
murmers, Il really oughtnt stay, but tn
percentage is worth ur' so horns-in for
tn percentage.
| Quickly notin' a happy Iook on Ions
| frOnt-pisoe ! throws away a good pair
O. Jacks, an tn Kid starts T. boostin'.
keepin' it up tn tn Colonel an Madame
both screeoh out sufficient"
Then Old Madame. after fddIin' with
tn discards, says. "Comme bien. Lon?"
which means whatcha want?
TIL kid looks Z heaven, likewise tn
old Colonel, which forces tn French
party to hold a consultation.
First she slips her ''pasteboards" over
t Mr.. VIII. an after he an tn two
| ''nuffs'' go over tn situation it's finally
decided that four cards TO tn Jack IL
tn dope on percentage, an while Lon
rolls 'ansesthenic'' an tn Colonel takes
a nip" Madame grabs tn deck an slips
! four of tn top.
Lon starts tn excitement by bettin' tn
| limit. an Colonel Delashmount bein' sat
isfed his "ace-fulr' was intact. bit on
another wee one" an come back at tn
klu linen Ola Md-udller just TOT IN sane
| O. percentage. takes a couple o French
| snuffles an raises EN- both
| There ain't no tellin' how long 'twould
have kept up II tn Colonel hadn't bolwed
an begged for a SHOW down" He tosses
his full" spread wide on tn table, tugs
at his 'Hughes'' an says. Folks, how Is
| thatr"
For a second tn kid siggies an than
shows his four "eights," but before he
stops laughin' old Madame comes to life,
an, grabbin' tn pot" turns over four
| Jacks"
All hands 'cept Lon. tn Colonel an me
kissed Madame an assured her that she
was a regular Mama Bear when 1t
come to percentage.
Tn kid left $s2.oo to help pay for tn
blowout. ap' the only words he uttered
on our way back to tn fiat was whether
could account for that last mess O.
| Jacks"
: o. course I couldn't. as it amt never
polite to bead" or a hostess, especially
when she's stickin' just on account O. tn
percentage. DOPEY DAN.
| Note: Lon says some "trailers" are
willin' t. go broke just to be able T. call
a multt-millionaire by his FIRST name.