Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-03

they had-and doing it sIStfuliy
If she were cheating she had clever technique. In
this particular game it dealer stay out. That
the dealer didn't play in the hand he she
after watching for time l discovered amazing
factamos every time the player 10 her left dealt the
woman showed up with four
1t too much for coincidence. But when the game
cnded-with the lady hundred dollars
put the cards in her purse with little smile mumbing
something about little solitaire before retiring
For hours that night worked in my room, trying to
figure out what method Of cheating she employed. At
last the thing dawned old trick Of shaving the
cards along the sides.
had obtained previously deck cards the same
make, size and design the lady had been using
work to prepare them in the certain she must
have done.
To do this removed an ace of each suit The remain
ing cards shaved with blade slIcing away
sIXty-fourth of inch along side. The 1
had selected shaved by cutting toward the
middle along side that while they were the same
width the other cards the end they were a sixty
fourth Of inch wider the Such set-up
enable the lady to get the four acesf she dealing
How did she get them when somebody else dealt?
Then I realized In pinochle the cards are dealt in
threes for the first round The three
gets called the widoyy-they auction Then
dealt the players excluding the
dealer. Because this arrangement person
right of the dealer always gets the
this player the right who before the deal.
That it easy for the lady. With this type
known in the profession "bellystrpper' could
instantly spot the four with her fingers. BY swift
cutting she could always bring those cards the
bottom Of the pack Then they would be dealt to her
L
they debated what I explained
I had a simple plan which would make the lady give
herself away.
one Of the officials sighed.
IF you can do that Mr. MacDougall we Il owe you
great debt. What is your simple plan?"
1 explained that ! would prepare deck Of the
make and pattern she usng-the only difference
being my deck viii four instead of
80 if she's trying to bring the aces to the bottom
when she cuts-shcn bring the mines nstead?"
The officials glad 10 let 60 ahead with my
plan That night managed to get into the game
For time everything went along as usual-Wlth the
lady winning the player her left Then
managed 10 slip in my pack in place Of hers
Two of the officials standing few feet from
our table apparently watching another game, actually
watching ours. We waited until the it was her
turn to cut. After the cut the cards dealt The
woman picked up her hand with a confident smile.
could that smile fade on her lips. She had
mines.
Didn't do too well that time" she said.
Better luck next time I commented
She odd look, said nothing. Moments later
again her turn TO cut and again she got the
mines put cards The club officials
and she glanced up at Then Everywhere she
saw the story-she had been found
Deliberately she took the four mines and tore them
Her rage deeper than I guessed Evidently. she
realized had some part in her downfall. With a slow
mehodica motion she opened her pocketbook drew out
nail file then suddenly lunged at my eyes.
Luckily 1 the file coming AT and I ducked
As a she missed her by a inches striking
with me-a kind Of reminder that gamblers who
cheat be deadly the male-and occasionally
more
Next week Mr.. MacDougau will tell some startling
facts about BingoJ
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