A Tale Of Love And Robbery

"I have just como froin a scène of Iove and robbery," said Otis Hewitt of New York yeterday. "It was an ínterestiag game, and my frieud, who was the principal, got the worst of it. There was a family party in the hotel at Jacksonville, Fla., in which we were stopping. The party was cornposed of a man, his wife, his wife's 20-year-old sister and a child abont 3 years old. My chum was very much smitten with the 20-year-old sister and danced attendance on her in great shape- flowers, theaters, boating, and all that sort of thing, you know. Well, one night, a quiet family game of poker was suggested, and of course he was in for it. "Well, after awhile the cards began to como his way, and in one pot both he and the young woman began to bet against each other ratber lively. His hand was a sure winner, and he kept betting it. The brother-in-law and his wife dropped out. Then the brotiier-inlaw looked at the girl's hand and said he would back it for anything, and the ketting got more lively. My friend considered that as he was winning the other fellow's money, he needn't care. After a while there was about $150 in the pot and they were still betting. At that point the child ran into the room, and running np to the table stood beside her aunt. Then the young woman said, 'Oh, by the way, this is Flossie's birthday; whoever wins the pot, let us give it to her.' Now, what could the fellow say? He had to agree. He won the pot and withdrew gracefully, but ifs safe to bet that Flossie never gets the pot. It's the coldest case of robbery I ever heard of."