El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-01-31
4 Narration of Everyday Affairs.
~ Their Married Life ~
Warren Objects to Bridge and Suggests Poker as Better
Amusement.
make any difference how you play your
hand. Any child could play IT.
Amusement.

make any difference how you play your
hand. Any child could play 1t
Warren Disagrees.
Nothing Of the kind" said warren
10 whom the mention OF Ned Burns S
name had been anything but pleasant:
1T takes lots of nerve TO play POKER
know you don't have to keep your mihu
on the game the way you do in prluses
hut poker has its good pints just the
same and it's lots more sociable-
Helen, who knew little or nothing
about poker, hadn't much OF an arSu-
nent TO advance: but she didn't want
TO play il the entire evening JUST tii1
put. warren" she expostulated,
YOU are such a good bridge player: /
don't see why YOU have taken THIS DIS
like 10 il all Of a sudden"
Warren was slightly Modified ut the
compliment and said, more aSreeaply :
Il haven't taken a dislike 10 It
like TO play Il occasionally but 1 arg ue
that when such jolly people as the
Holmes come in for an evening we
ought TO DO something that Will afford
more af a chance for conversation
When / play bridge I don't take my
mind off the cards for a minute; II
makes me furious if my partner makes
a wrong play, and I am as cross as 4
bear if I find that | might nave done
better with the cards had
Helen was silent, for what warren
said was true. He was very strict
player. and while Helen liked 10 play
as much as he did. she could take time
TO laugh and joke and talk between
times. often Warren had reprlmanded
her severely for levlty during an eA-
citing moment. and there had been oc-
casions when he had been almost rude
10 Mrs. Stevens. who talked a great
deal when she played ana dld the Inos1
maddening things with good hand
Warren suggests Betting.
of course" Warren said after Few
minutes silence" if We do play W
ought TO have a few cents up for the
Helen looked at him in surprise:
But 1 don't want TO play Tor money,
.-Ob- dom be foolish. it's not going
10 kill YOU. YOU won't lose more than
80 cents or so the whole evening and
You'll find that it'S Just twice as glucn
fun as bridge. You play lot pIl@eS'
don't vou2 What's the difference
Here they are now" said Helen as
the bell rang q,
Well. suppose We leave II to them,
suggested Warren
Helen hadn't time TO say more, Tor
Mary was admitting the guests ana
she FASTENED out with Warren 10 greer
them. After they were all seated N
the living room, Warren spoke up JoF-
i was telling Helen" he began.
that il might be more fun ana make
the evening pleasanter II We played
poker for = change.
I'm a perfect dub a. 1T" said MrS
Holmes, but I'm game for anything
the rest want to play"
7 think it's a good scheme, said
Phil Holmes. 1t viii be easier ana
won't feel as II my life is at stake 81
course. we'll play for & small amount
to make it more fun
sure" said Warren grinninG-
well, Lulu Holmes said Helen
laughinglv. Il see You are against me
TOO. I thought you people would be
bored playing poker, but now that YOU
ali want to try il, I'm game, too
warn you though. I'm the worst player
IN the room" And with as good grace
as she could muster. Helen capitulated
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