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Show RUNG. IN A COLD DECK. Iloir Gambler lo Mexico Hwludted !) IIto Monte Healer. "Tho coolest gamblers on earth nro tho Mexicans," said a traveler from thp land of tlio tuninla to n writer for the Washington Post. "Win or Io?e, thny never display tho hllrrhtcst chagrin or Joy. They won't nilso a row, nn our Amcricnu i;nmblcra do when they nro bcaton. I vvnsiiitling ono ovcnlnfr nt the monto tablo iu the great ffiunblliiff resort of Mexico, situated In n suburb of the City of Mexico. There -ero two Americans whom I bad been around tho tablo on several occasions. Ono was u railroad man and tho other was tho most expert short-oard ir .nlpuln-tor .nlpuln-tor I ever saw. They played for very small staltcs for sovernl dnj-b. Then ono day tho railroad man rami) in, sat down nnd began to play. Tho short-card short-card man followed him in about half an hour and tool: n heat flvi or cl chairs away. 1 saw him talte a large silk handkerchief from his pocket and spread it over his knees. In Mexican monto the dealer allows each p layer to cut tho cards when ho mnltesnbn. The short-card man brought will, him n deck of cards exactly similar .o those used In the pnme Fact is, tl e. backs of these cards nro all nllUc. .'hen ho wm given thn cards te .cut lm Mihs.ll-tutcd Mihs.ll-tutcd another pack on the top f which wns a card, n king, which would make him win. Ho had put down eighteen hundred dollars nn tho Itlni; on tho board. He cut, tho dealer turned nnd of courso ho won. The pack t int tho dealer had handed him to cut It y in the slllc handkerchief bproad ner his knees. He fathered tlio handl.erchlcf together, put It in hispoaltut, look his thirty-six hundred dpllnrn a id left. Ills confederate played on f( r a few mlnutOR, maklnjr uimll bets, n id then cashed In. As lie turned to go the dealer, who knew ho had beet robbed but could not qulto compreht id how It had been done, said very qui tly; " 'Very well done, s'Knor,' "An Amerloan (fiuu'ilor won a have raised a row and pulle I hisgiiu and demanded de-manded his monoy. T.ioy watc i Amor-icons Amor-icons very clotel.y in that gamj now." |
