Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-03-19
"OVER THE TOP"
BY ARTHUR GUY EMPEY
An American Boy Who Got Into the War Two
Years Before His Country.
,,,n,rrht 1917. ly Arthu timy Empy.
CHAPTER MN.
On His Own.

in rest hIllcts he has numerous "'h''
,yavs of amusing himself. IL" L.
,.r,.,t Gambler. but never pays io'
l.,,.., stakes. Generally, III each com
piny. you viii find regular 'h"''''"
TbiS Iaan banks nearly all IN" I'"''H
,I chance, and is an nndlSpn''" ""-
,hn,i,y ON the rules ol SaiIlpi'h7'
,,.,,..,,.y.r there Is an argument
AMONG the TUnml"s about S"ii'' "'
certain point as to whether ii"uIh'o''
is entitled 10 Watkins siXi"hc'' '"'
matter is taken TO tn" recognized au-
,h,r,tv and his decision Is final.
The two most popular gaines '''
",.ru,yn and anchor" and "honS'.
The paraI,hcrnalla used III GRO" II
and anchor" consists Oi Il piece "' ''"-
y,,s ,wo feet by thrc" f"r' IhiS IL
d,yiJrd into SIX equal squares III 'i'''
suuarcs are painted ciuh' "'''"'o''"'
heart. spade. crown and an "hc"''' >
on, device To a square. mere az
,lr,,. Jir...'ls,,I each dice nafhtd INV
..,,u,. as the canvas. TIA" banker H''H
up ms gambling outfit III tn" corner Vi
:, billie, and starts bally -h""iiiS uh''' /"
crowd OF TummirS gathers aro"''"'
then the gam" starts.
.rh,. 'rornnirs plac" bets ON '"
squares. the crown or 'h'Io' "'7
,I.,,rd the most. TIL" banker '"'"
rolls h,S three dice and collects or pays
,,,, .,s the, C:Isr may br. II H"n pay
,,,,. ,tuwn and uur shows up on '"'
H.. ,,,, ,.,, even money. u two show
IN. You receive tw" to one '""
,,,,,,. three to one. Ii th" crown "'"H
,,t npp-ar and You have h' u" IT,
80, Iosr. and so ON. TIL" percentage
r,r tho banker is large II every square
Is played, but ii the crowd Is P"'''''
10. say two squares. h" has l" ''"s'
to luck. The banker ScnrrahA WIFE,
rh,. ,;rur of "hoiISc" is very popn-
lar also. Il takes two men |" run H.
This game consists oil hut''i""'
s,,I,arcs or cardboard containing 'hr''
rows of numbers. five numbers 10
row. The numbers run from one lo
ninety. Each card has dlittrth'
combination.
.r,,. l,r,r,h "cstaminctS" in the VIII
lngrs are open from eleven III '"'
,uurn,ur until one in the afternoon III
accordance with army orders.
After ,.Inncr the Tommt"s consre-
,.tc at thcs" places to drink French
G,7.T ar. penny =. glass ~a3u f"'
"houSC. -
* soon as the cStamin"t IL SuIh-
rirntly crowded the proprlc'"rS o' INV
"housr" game get busy and, as lh'!
farm !, form a school" This consists
of Going around and selling 'ar"S ''
:, frame each. II they hav" ten III ''''
school, the hackers oi III" game "'-
dine, two francs for their trouble an"
the winners get eight francs
Then the gam" starts. t"irh buyer
uIaccs his card before him ON tue
fable, first breaking up matches INTO
fifteen pieces.
ou, of the btc!icrS "G the gam" has
, small cloth lag III which are y"
,.,rILuard squares. each with Il num-
her printed thereon. from ON" To W.
l,. rams on the table and cries ou''
"Eyrs down. my lucky la!S.
All noise ceases and every on" Is at
trntion.
The croupirr places his hand III 'h'
ha.s and draws forth Il numbered
square and immediately calls out tue
uumh,r. The man who owns IN" cara
with that particular number on IT,
covers the square with match lh'
one Who covers the fifteen numbers OH
his card first shouts house. me
other hacker immediately comes over
tn him and vrriiirS the card 10y calling
on, the numbers thereon to the man
with the haG. AS each numher Is
called he picks II out OF the ones
picked from tn" bag and says laSh'
II the count is right he shouts. House
correct. pay the lucky gentleman, ana
sell him II card for the next srhooi.
The lucky gentleman" generally buys
ON, unless hr has miSrr trace III ms
veins.
Then another collection is made,
school formed. and they carry on win
the game.
The caller out has many nicknames
chum, I'm sweating ON 'krlly's Eye.
for one, Legs Eleven" for eleven.
",Iirkcty- click" for SiXty-siN. or Top
of the house" meaning ninety.
The game is honest and quite en-
ioyahlr. Sometimes YOU have tour-
tcrn numbers ON Your card covered
and >uu are waiting for the fifteenth
tu hr called. In an implorinG voice
Nou call ont. Come on, Watkins.
chum. I'm sweating on "kclly's Eye.
Watkins generally replies. well.
keep out OF q draft. You'll catch cold.
Another game is ''rontcon. played
with cards: II is the same as our
black lack" ur "twcnty-onr.
4 card game called "brag" is also
popular. Using casino deck. the
dealer deals each player three cards
II iS similar 10 our poker. except Tor
IN. fact that YOU only use three cards
and cannot draw. The deck Is never
shufiled until Il man shows three OF
kind or u "prilc" as il is called. The
value NJ the hands are. high card.
pair. a run. Il flush or three of Kind
or "prile." The limit Is generally
penny, 50 II is hard 10 win fortune.
The next in popularity is n card
game called nap" II is well named.
Every time played 1t went to sleep.
Whist and solo whist are played 10y
the highbrows OF the company
When the gamblers tire Of all other
games they try banker and broker.
spent week trying to teach some
Of the Tommies how TO play poker. but
because won thirty-five francs they
declared that they didn't "tawncy" the
game.
Tommy plays few card games: the
general run never heard Of poker. eu-
chre. seven up. or pinochle. They have
"A game similar to pinochle called