Show A BOKER ST F The Scene Is and the Participants of the Official Class Washington Dispatch to New York Sun Shorty Shortly aler after the congress cOl ened last winter six of at represent representatives tives aU all from the south and west or organized themselves themselves in a poker club The They r played in rotation at each others other s homes hotels or boarding houses and anda a little luncheon preceded the gm game The ordinary ante was five cans calls ten cents and the limit was a quarter ex cx except for jackpots which could be opened for four bis bits There a greedy woman or one overeager to win in the group They merely played for pure run fun Then p a ne new member was admitted d She wa was several l notches above what is here caled called the congressional set She was was above al all official connection at al although though she trained wih with top lo loftiest test official and diplomatic set when she wanted anted to She was a widow wih with plenty of money One of her daughters had married Into the Euro EuropEan European aristocracy Site She was brilant brilliant and engaging albeit a trifle hauht and distant on en early acquaintance but the halt half dozen wives from the south and wet West voted hr her the first game be began T gait gan After the first game the they found i It Ita a bit difficult to analyze the new men mein ber of their party The new lew member had won virtual virtually aU all of the money at that first sitting On three separate separate occasions she had had al all or of orthe the Chips on the table in front of her place place and the other six members were buying chips from her al all the time What hat the six representatives cund i it difficult to account for In the o play of th was a she had whEn she was cled called or caled called somebody else She never showed her cards She gave merely the most momentary not to sy say Instantaneous Clash at them before she to tossed s d her hand Into the din dis discard card and then she raked down the ot The six Ix women on talk talkIng talking Ing i II over when they met at n a recep reception Uon tion on the day v ventured to express themselves mIldly about the ph or of luck part of their new pok r r rI I 1 wish shed show her cards though when e cals calls or Is caled called sahi one of them plaintively So do I IV they aU all agreed and then they fel fell silent They Ther were al all think thinking ing Queer things bv this time but none to be first to express ler thought thoughts At the third last in which the social took part wih with the group of congressional wo mena niece of the hostess a young married woman from the far west was pre present ent She was visiting her aunt for fora a few days When the game began ater after the luncheon this niece care to play not knowing much about the game she said and being very un unlucky lucky luky at i it besides She merely looked on After a bit she ahe took a chair di dire directly re ly behind that or of the new mom mem member ber although the new member notice It I It came came to pass a few min minutes mm utes after the young oung woman had ta talen taken len ken her chair behind that of the new m member that the latter was enl called d dI I filled my flush she he announced ed edwith with a air ansi ann h bar r cards into the discard pulled in the l pot t But she noticed a slight lec gasp behind her and shifted around In her chair to catch the eve re of her hostess Please my dear dont sit behind make makes meso me so nervous she said to the younger woman from irom the far wo west t and aid the young woman got up There was a curious expression in her as she did so sour soI ur I beleve believe Il Ill play after al all aunte auntie she said to the hostess She sat in and stack On the first hand she caught three queens She boosted i it before the draw aU all dropping out except her aunt and th the new member The Th young woman bEter better her hand but she thought i It was pret pretty good as it stood and bet the limit Her aunt who wa was next dropped out The new member boosted bace back backI I 1 can call you promptly said the young youn woman sUcking sticking In her quarter Mine Ine are aro three e queens And yours Three kings replied the new mem member her ber tossing away her hand as usual usua and starting to pull in the money Just a minute please sail said the hostess niece in a hard tone that nev nevertheless had a slight quaver in i it and she covered the chips in to the pot with with her two hands I caled called you you knoW know I seen your three king kings A mere form I know but and she I deliberately picked up the five cards I thrown awa away by the new member and I sc scanned nned them Only a pair of kings here so far an anI I ca can see he said There Is a jack jact with the two kings though Doubtless you for a king Assuredly I must have said the new member flushing Are YOU sure you picked up the tho right cards Perfectly sure quietly replied the niece of the hostess The top five just a as you ou threw them a way away The pot Is mine o of course An odd mistake on your part Perhaps your our eyes are tred tired 7 HI I have have a a luncheon I think has disagreed wih with me et I be beleve believe leve lieve I shall stop for the She did cash In and quit the game saying tat that she was going to her hotel and take 0 a nap She had caught the significant exchange of glances among the other women When hen she went the hostess nIece ox ex explained why she had got into the game She had seen when sitting behind gme the I new member tat that the later latter had an announced flounced to have a fush flush when when her had hand was only a punctured flush The congressional women tel felL to won dering how m much ch the they had lost through he new members rs peculiarity or of play pIny The story was aU all oV over r Washington In inside side of a a few days and the wom womans an eclipse prestige something ot of otan |