Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1926-03-18
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BY BORDEN H. MILLS
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said the dentist to his patient,
the drummer, Though I don't
understand it myself, to tell
the truth. It's marvellous faculty
possessed By a friend of mine for
knowing what's going on in place,
though he may not be personally pres,
ent. or have any means of cOmmuni'
cation You can lay out here on the
table an entire pack Of cards, face up,
and touch any one Of the hftytwo.
Then step to the telephone and call
up my friend, and he'll tell you what
card you have touched"
Impossible" said the patient. I'D
bet almost anything that ii cant be
done 1t might he worked if you did
the teleph0ning. and had some com
bnation Of words, or code Of signals
to use In talking TO your friend, FROM
which he could tell what card had
been picked out. But II l do the tele-
phoning why, I'd wager ten-spot he
couldn'r tell the card"
Done" said the dentist.
He produced a pack of cards and
handed them to the drummer, who
stunned them thoroughly and laid
them out. face up, in four rows of thir-
teen cards each. At the dentists re-
quest the drummer touched one, that
CHANGED to he the ten-spot Of dis-
monds.
Now" said the dentist, "step to
the phone, call 300 Cortlandt. ask for
nv friend. tell him that you're at my
office and have touched a card. and
ask him what card you touched"
The drummer did as directed. and
after a moments pause the words
came over the wire, THAT was the
ten of diamonds you picked out
The money was the dentists.
The loser pressed him for an expla-
nation of the trick, for trick he be
lieved 1t to be, but the dentist insisted
that he was as much in the dark as
the drummer. who thereupOn left the
office.
There's a catch somewhere" said
whom he related his experience, land
I'd give another ten-dOllar bill to
know just where"
well" said the credit man. 'I'm
myself, and being forewarned, think
| can detect his little game-for it
must be a game, as you say. Suppose
| drop around TO see your dentist
friend this afternoon? l have little
filling that might just as well be done
now as any other time. He'll likely
get talking cards with me--I1l steer
him on to it if he doesn't. I'll make
a little wager with him myself and
watch him closely, and perhaps I'll
see the game before it Is really
worked, and be able to catch him in
the act You said 1t was worth ten
TO you to know how 1t was done. II
I meet you here at siE and tell you
how, is that tenner miner
SIT is," exclaimed the drummer,
provided. of course, you do not get
the secret by persuading the doctor
to tell you--and as for that, I'll trust
to your honor"
Done" was the reply, and they
went their respective ways.
Six O'clock came, and they met In
the dining room.
"Well," began the credit man.
you're stung-and so am I. | went
FL hn nnFi
ence that you did-picked out the ace
of spades, and the dentists friend
promptly told me the card | had
touched I watched the man carefully
during the whole proceedings. While
I was getting 300 Cortlandt he paid
no attention to me at all, but contin-
ued to read in book he had picked
up but moment before selected my
card"
tits certainly most mysterious af
fair all the way through was the
drummer's reply, land I'd give any.
thing to know just how it was
worked"
The two men did not meet again for
nearly q year, when they ran acress
one another on lower Fifth avenue ona
day, and stopped to chat. and the
credit man remarked:
'By the way, do you remember hew
we tive got fooled on that card game
of your dentist friends last yearf
That Ransome, who worked with him,
must be a pretty slick one. I'd like
to look the doctor up and ask him to
introduce me to the fellow"
Ransom" exclaimed the other 81
don't remember that the name was
Ransome. My memory isn't very good
as to that part of the occurrence, but
it strikes me 1t was more like Ram
say"
mo, I'm pretty sure it was Ran
some" was the reply, but of course
some, however, he was pretty Clever
fellow, and we were neatly done, both
of US. Lunch with me on the strength
IT it."
Accordingly they adjourned to a
nearby cafe and were selecting from
the dinner card when the telephone
bell behind them rang. Yes. This is
Cortlandt 309,' they heard the head
waiter say.
They pricked up their ears on the
instant. That was the very number
the dentist had used in his card game. |
The head waiter waited minute. |
ayes, this is Mr. Roberts talking to
Won now" he said.
Then came another pause, and then, |
That card you touched was the king |
of clubs. Yes, the king. GOod-by,"