New-York tribune., 1919-04-17
"LOQUaCiOuS Man"

sending for his swan.
"LoqUacious Man"
"a seven-cornered poker game is IN progress
and has been for two hours. There are four
women and three men. Two of the men are
husbands of two Of the women: the third s a
bachelor who couldn't escape The women are
all winners. The remarks in italics are from
the men)
"A quarter limit makes a sensible game.
and no one ever gets hurt unless they have
an awful run of luck, and even then not
badly. And the best part of it is Won
don't havo to keep your mind on it all
the time. Up to ne? I'll open for quar-
ter on, yes I was telling you she gave
me a check for SIS and it came back
no funds"
Isn't it funny that Chester can't win?
an oldtmcr like him. Lot Of use Of NV
winning. Don't think you can nav mo off
with n promise, dcaric, even if YOU arc
my husband And poor Mr. SquMl hasn't
had Il hand tonight. You raise ne? Once
moro, at you. Call? Three jacks and Il
pair of mines is all have"
"Thots good"
"Wcll, unlucky at cards lucky in love,
they say, if that's any comfort to Won
though for my part III take the card luck
and run chance on the love luck
suppose some one is thinking it's good
thing I'm easily pleased. Oh, I have six
cards and simply refuse to have nv
hand declared dead It's too good
"Theye arc t,co shy"
isn't he the old Aunt Anne? ALWAYS
croaking about some one being shy. II
he ever WON pot, he MIGHT be inter
csted. Oh, we'll, I'll be one to come un
because I'm such good winner, though
| know | put up once Anything to keen
1T good natured game Ha! Ha! Hal Hal
You men all play as if your lives de-
pended upon it. Is it opened? OF course
I'm ln Doesn't poker seem silly after an
afternoon Of Auction? But it IS rcstful.
Up to mo? twenty-five cents more. ONLY
call nc? All black, as you men say"
"Yhats good."
"I'll cash in ten dollars worth If anv ona
needs chips. Poor Stacey. certainly
have the Indian sign on him. Hasn't
beaten mo tonight and once when he had
those two pair remember ?-he didn't call
and didn't have thing Serves you men
right"
"Somcbody's shy." AMBROSE GLUTz.
Repetition wearcs the baseball writer
Of course, which Is why "initial sack
willow" and similar variants are used
And, according to our own sports page last
Mondays game lasted Il hour and GO
minutes"
We arc willing to bet quart Of Pom
mard against a glass Of wild cherry phos-
phate that II man who says / hour and GO
minutes refers to four tens as two pairs
Of tens.
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