The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-03-08
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He leaned forward. speaking
earnestly.
'Nine-tenths Of poker. Mark.
ham. 10 psychology: and II one un.
deTstands the game. one can learn
more Of Z mans inner nature 1t .
poker table in an hour than during
. years casual association with
him.
"You rallied me once when I said
I could lead you to the perpetrator
OF any crime by examining the fac.
tors OF the crime itself. But natur-
ally must know the man to whom
I am to lead you: otherwise I can.
not relate the psychological indica-
lions Of the crime to the culprit's
nature.
I'm the present case, I know the
kind OF man who committed the
crime: but am not sufficiently &C.
quainted with the suspects to point
out the guilty one. However. after
our game Of poker. I hope to be
able to tell you who planned and
carried out the Canary's murder."s
Markham gazed at him In blank
establishment. He knew that Vance
played poker with amazing skill.
and that he possessed an uncanny
knowledge Of the psychological ele-
ments involved in the game: but
he Wa unprepared for the latter's
statement that he might be able
to solve the Odell murder BY
means Of It.
Yet Vance had spoken with such
undoubted eaTnestness that Mark.
ham was impressed. I knew what
was paselng In his mind almost
e well - IL he had voiced his
thoughts. He was recalling the way
In which Vance had. In . former
murder case. put his finger uu.
efringly on the guilty man BY .
similar process Of psychological dc.
duction. And he was also telling
himself that. however incompre.
heusjbIe and seemingly extrava.
CANT VAnce's requests were. there
was always . fundamentally sound
reason behind them.
Damn IT," be muttered at last.
The whole scheme seems idiotic.
And yet. II you really want .
game OF poker with these men, I've
no special objection. It'll get you
nowhere-l'll tell you that before
hand. It's stark nonsense to sup
pose that you can find the guilty
man By such fantastic means"
Ah. WE'LL" sighed Vance, "a little
futile recreation will do US no
harm"
but why do you include Spots.
woode?"
Really. p know. haven't the
slightest notion-except. Of course,
that he's one Of my quartet. And
weu need IN extra hand"
Well. donH tell me afterwards
that I'm 70 lock him up for muir.
ger. I'd have to draw the line.
strange % It may seem to your
layman's mind. I wouldn't care to
prosecute aeman. knowing that Il
was physically impossible for him
70 have committed the crime.s
As to that" drswled Vance. 'the
only obstacles that stand In the
way Of physical impossibilities are
material facts. And material facts
are hotoriously deceivin'. Really. =
know. you lawyers would do better
u you IGNORED them entirely"
Markham did not deign to IN.
swer such heresy. but the look he
eeve Vance was most expressive.
(T0 IN C0NTJNUED)l
s3oeent1y ! ran across m article
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lessor Of onthropology at the Unit.
vSrSJey oS Chicago. and author Of
Why We Behave Like Human Be.
lqfa" which bore intimate te0ti.
m6ny = he scientific accuracy Of
v3s1ess theory: In II Doctor Dorsey
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lite. The way .. man behavee In .
Y0keP Game q the way he beheveo
u!e HE success or failure
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