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Show PINOCHLE GAME CAME FIRST Enthusiast Naturally Annoyed at Beina Interrupted While Engaged In His Favorite Pastime. However deplorable the fact may be, playing twu-liuudod pinochle at Hfi cenls a hand is one of the favorite dlver.shms of coiiimiilers hetween this city, New York, Atlantic City, Cnpe Muy and olher ciiuimerchi! outports of riillndi'lplila. One man, who carries his pleasure as well ns his worries home from work, was playing pinochle in his library the other evening Willi a crony, when the butler entered and handed him a telegram. He returned It unopened, "I'll look at it later." "Hut the messenger is waiting, sir," the butler respectfully remonstrated. The financier rend the telegram. It said: "Struck 8,000-bnrrel gusher today. to-day. Everything fine." "Confound you. Thomas, why did you spoil my game?" be cried. He didn't cure nearly so much nbout the fortune he hud made, as about the 25 cents he was In danger of losing. Philadelphia Public Lodger. |