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Show mi PI "all i,ad GflEASED CANS- H3wM ffiliS -Why Kuenokamp Sold Quarts of Door, ISA i wil but Wos only Vnid c IvS if rlnt" H8 3 1 UK When the announcement mad BO S It! BHB "ll"lt II,nry Kuenekamp had challenged Hit! m BBB Waldbautr, the baker, and HaVlland, Hi 19 5 1 BlM thft flour man- to ' u champonshlp Hi' m i ru,n f pinoihif " nhich "f0"- ,h 1 llsHI barber, was to b Kuenekamp s part Hi ' P " W Bl1 of the "iftnbera of tho Kuoho-H Kuoho-H H i ?Ili 1' j 019 1-n'nP Pinochle cliih gathered ta.Uu Wnq H HHbI if Keuenekamp. &i6on AtVltalSey H;'l il?!1 HH" lreet aniJ Ralph avenue Brooklyn, on Hm if-t 91: lltfll Saturday night BltiirfF' 3' HfS "' cf,ro not so mUfh for hat l" ' HULl J 1j IvbV tnld Keuenekamp to one of his fitcnds, HSr! II liSt ' but I fee! In my l.rod dot etiob Milch HI' i nil lhm vero rut "! on U1 nilt u'r "n,fl,ocl"'9 H 'I "ll Si BlT ,lmt Orel's'1' dot talltl iff dog ntourd HU ifl! Jl ISfi I0t I" der reason vhj, Tonight I sit HwSise 1 'Jl "lunie rnlt dem fellows Dr barber BKtffetft j 6JO ho hot It for a scheme to lal two Iiutvi m(,n mlt '""""ff classM under lath ! ' lT "!t to Bnvo up In front -o$ each rYflSK- 'tllUfl tie vhen he stands behind Havllsnd i jjgt' Den me und Hrosi can loolt ijer tnlq ' r x cvcr unfl fea ,l" ' ,!l der tnnl ' d'r i 'IJiB hands titpoMtlon S"C? Dot's a choke ' ? ii IrjJthe meantime JIavlland and V a!d-' a!d-' ?!fiSw';?i""' had rlaniied to have thft mem- jj'tJl ,,Pra of """ l'utnnm SocllU club set V L'H thelf monei a worth In bcePwhin they B14is!R'!P''iiiair ,ent oroun1 lhrr "" for n,ul!vi T1,5y Hfflrfi)MJl 'iHl! linJ le,rnp1 lhlt b creasing the ldin BlB?l'rli? I Isiit of xh" "" 'Kron,tr' tn? ,,e'r wo"''1 1'- UFSjIs rVJlim " '" "mt 'ncl' tlms tne sal0',AC)r HHWtjIi UAiflM Jn" becr ln the ' BronIcr ' '10 would'fiot HBw-b4) ' ''ihw notice It settle until only n dijer. of IHIHjFl! ji ,, HA froth lemnlned at tho lop of Hi tin HBUffPi S tJSi ' We II hne some fun anyrniy', If jvc HRftiili (fl do Ret beaten nt the. pinochle Knme," " ' 1'f ! raid Wnldbauer 'for them ft IMwii from h'l Ml t,1(! rutnntn clutj will send that ein lhl07ll nround half u hundred tlmee They iJPbH Jitiio nrrccd to Btotlon n man at the I vJna f,lJe 'our of ,,no Wl'0011 w,ln a Piece 1 ii ill of P0''4 ,0 Kreoeo every beer kettla, m ifila tnat ronle8 " 'I'0 ",oon 'lom ,n HDal ! ! I i)-i iiflfr nelRhborhood " JpH ' JwiilK Tho pinochle same M enlled at 0 H?Hi 5 II ' o'clock The four champion plnicru lK-tB'tif i U '0lk 'rat" nt the tables The two Hi'! Pllit Ks' M men with tho hind mlrrorn under their Hlfif llli'l wf 1. CU took BtatloiiA behind ,tlio oppo BUS UllitlfiM '' nenta of Droaa nnd Kucnekanip The HH( tMHtai latter pmlled ns ho picked up the cards HHh nlSffii I dealt to him and nrnuiRcd, them lit or IHffi WBi IcSi f dcr Then he Rlanccd across the table HHm Slli In! nni1 un onp nt lllc mirror men put his HI ii W iMf i hand dqwn nnd nhoc n. Iooklmr-nHss HI X HI! I''lW "I1 ovr nl" neckllc.eo that 11 relheteil HI i! I'M ii) tlie rnr1" hlM ln t,e 3"dil of Wald- 1 Wltn 3(!h bauer The other mirror man stood HI L :i" Vhlnd Halland to that the barber HI la 1"f!lt ' could seo the fBCeTOf the cards held HI llSd! ilfJi Pi the Hour merchant HI SKI I SiKli "Now dot all of us melded our melds " HI rVi'iif'l! I I in,(1 Kuenekamp. "f vlll lead my nco HI PSs feC. ii nt trumpi to seo It mebbe der baker HI rKJ ?1 f K ' x '""" "nl 1 ten-spot pf trumps wIiIlIi HfHlKfli 'ii'll .v I vlll kH In ilcr first trick" .M A sicopd later Waldbauer dropped iSi n ten nf trumps on the ace held by the V naloort.keeper, nrld tho latter smiled fts lie took ln tho trick j Juut then n member of tho Putnama I camo In nlth u crin for beer Harry, . the bartender,, waslliuni, so Kuenekamp ! had to leave the pinochle table while he filled tho can with beer While in , tho uet of ilolntr this ho clapcej slde- i a nt thl card table tA see (hat ho one exnmlned'hls card' whllv he was uwny, to he did norhotlce that ho gave the customer all beer and little froth "It should be a law- njralnst selllnr pints nowndiya because It 1s now Her custom to till dir can no ixlatter It It r bo a twci-ciuart erowler or a pint," ho t said "Vhntr I "I'lny carda," remarked Waldbauer, yy nnd as tho gani proceeded ilrosi, tho f barber, slanced nt thcmlrror held be- hind his orponent nnd plated to set I lla Hand's fat tnrds Then tho enmo l wns npaln Interrupted by n. small hoy who came In with a bit; tin kettlo and Bhoutcd J ' rill her up for a dime " Kuenekamp nfraln Rot up from the table and ipent Bcvernl minutes lllllnir hm ue nfi n9 cnn hlch held about twer iUarts Hb ft -rliW. After that othir cans tame ro rnpldls Hb ill iilTct r t,mt Kuenekamp scarcely had tlmo to Hal H II : irSifl1 I ntlend to tho plnochW Bumc Ihe l'ut- ' tWli1!'! I nam cluu can cimo In six times In half lit." ill nn hour,,and each time two utiarta of . 'aSjff S I beer was carried away In a srensed Hi' tl 'nBlSJ I cnn.r In the lamruage of Wnldbauer, HHi 1' tiy"f I ' "tl' eer didn't froth until tho can Hi iLilffilJ'll w" tilled," but the .man drawlnn It Hi1 kaBirSk it I believed each time It was half froth HH' l fl'tK I Rni1 1,nlf l,tcr Hb i ShS Hi I T1" fme vtas almost at an end nnd Hi i Khvi tc I j1'10 aaloon-kceper and his partner were Hi 1 1? ;1 Ji?il I Tar In the lead when Kuenekamp aald HB irRi'iinvi I 'Now, Uuldbauci', I vlll lead a. ten- BH Im''')1iJ.!h!I'I 'l10' lnd you can itlvo'irlo dot ten-cpot VI l iHlfrJ'i'l 'on Kt In your lmnd.t-0 I can leal II, i ilN.ftl I for dot ace of diamonds und your kins BBJ iIH of spades ' BB H if I H I 'WoJdbauer threw down his cards. It I I i!)! i'l was evident ho waa antrr'. Hl ' "'Ju4l?i( "8o ,lcrc' Kuenekamp " he raid, "I BBJ rfl j)ijt I want to know what' you did with the BJ J l iSIJli enrd Pld you (rrcasa them? "Sou srern Bl 1 '1' (Svli to know every card.l hold by inoktns HSt ''.il'Jil at tie biik of It" i Bl'j (iMjfiMl "And the bnrber knowi all of my Hfl s l iSililf 1 tards," chimed ln HnvllnciL BBJ l! I llSlj(iy " " "Ost a now pack and' commence over HI f ' MIiIeIT f 1 niraln,." remarked KuencKamp ' Ve Hrxt ffiijB vl I ' don't (,are If you make your own cards, HH 9 HtS II I I neither: do to Dross?" HI'i'. Ctllllitttl I "No," added the barber, "ve can tell HI'U' t iMffllBI ''"" evon J0" buy den lards mlt ; tji,IMft.til Iron backs" BbI'MV n nfMi Hero the men wranclnl acraln and BJir tiJlJII & new pnpk of cards wua produced, JBB V i!!Mo Then a new gnme began It was fro- bHIaI! 'Afllllrll qucntly Interrupted by Kuetit-knmp t-o. Hiv) ''I'' K.IHtll lnc behind tho bar to attend (n pint Hlirl IV ' tlfW I customers Ily 11 o'clock Kuenekamp Hrii'lf' Ht!ll -su Surprised to learn that nlno kegu Hlvi'fti' flflllli' 0( ueer '""' b0n ,01'' n'"' n0t n kCS HHkl'' lltllll' wa8 ,e" '" tno cf,"ttr In t'e inenn- Bb1C' h" 'J'aHII tlm0 tncn Quarrcla had occurred at HttM Jlitliililf tlu car'5 tQljIe and fifteen now snmos Jtr '. I'll I II ntul h(on parted, but had not been Jjl, fiVtCij j I completed . Hir; ' ! II ! 'This la wmit I rail rroifresalvo pin- Hli ."' EJltil ochle," remarked the flour merchant It i'i fltlill MI think lt'a retroeiesslve" aald HI ','7 Illfll Harry the bartender, ' You folks hpdt 1 'filTi if Bit better finish It some time neit weekt Pi Mj Sliiilt There ain't no more beer In tho cellar1 BB1 iifi SjItII nnd "e ntue nnothcr hour yet to keep HH i ir ' H lit I tne 'alon open" J U)y;. UK I "Vhat" exclaimed Kuenekamp, "no BBS - ) li -HflB beerl Uow " comes like dot? Ve Belt BBS I . .. ijIUI plenty of pints, but It should be tome illiV left jet" BR '1' Nil v H The ealoon-kecper went to the ttle- BHIii' -!m 'SjJI' phono and, calling: up tho brewery, or- HHfI! '3li :'" K?'' dered nnotherload of beer. Then he HHI UI UXll wcnt ,n' ll,s cellar. iFlnolIv he opened HHi'l' tJlJill! UV """ cn',,, reixtertl He figured that BBBii V Vi Til ,,a ,1"d Hm but twenty pints during BBBJA s'iJ'llU th0 "Isht, although) 670 quarlo were mHu Hi'f'!w mlesloj. Wlills'lio was llsurlnjf a lit- lii ll-.'lBBBBBBBBBBfl tie red-headed boy entered the saloon. "Where's de bois?' he asked "I nm der boss" said Kuenekamp, "Vhnt do you vant7" ' Well," said tho boy. "me mudder said de next pint I git to stake der man vvat greened der can. but I ran t find him Bhe s much obliged for riving us do can-greasing tip and eays jou give four times ne muMi beer for a pint fie de other Dutchman ' Kuenekamp kicked hie new cut out of Ills way and started for the rar room to find V oldbauer The baker and flour merchant had lied The mirror men had gone too The cards were ncattei d about iho room. Dross, the barber, wasaileerv tfr!a'trlmttaUIn jornetlilne on card, Yemhrlted the KiloTW!keeNrt'"undifvhllo I am vlnnlng It not I am lo'lns It on beer I gu kx dot 19 one of dem chokes on me Mint' The crowd said It wa' Ncvr mind added Kuenekamp "I git wiuare I von t buy for my vlfe u f hrlstmas brseut--rovv York Sun. |
