Life — May 2, 1907 — page 41: what you’re looking at

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It’s bridge whist, and the stakes they play for would make some of the old-timers who thought they were pretty sporty sit up and take notice. “Here is an accurate account of a game that was played a few weeks ago: “4 well-known house, the head of which comes from the neighborhood of Chicago, has a branch office in a hotel not far from Thirty-fourth Street and Fifth Avenue. A bridge whist game is played there every afternoon. ‘The plungers of Wall Street know it and gather there whenever they have nothing bet- ter todo. “One afternoon it happened that they were shy of a player. A man who has a comfortable income strolled in, I know the chap, and his income is be- tween $12,000 and $15,000 a year. “He is not a spendthrift and he is careful not to exceed his income ; in fact, he always makes it a point to keep inside of it. “He was asked to take a hand in the game and he did. No money is ever passed in the game. The manager of the office keeps track of the winnings and losings and the following day a check is sent to a player for what is coming to him or he gets a bill for what he owes. “What will we play for, twenty-five or fifty a point?’ asked one of the players when this young fellow took his seat. ““T make it a rule never to play for more than twenty-five,’ said the stranger, who had never played there before. . “That was satisfactory to everybody and the game started. Well, when they got through in about two hours my friend figured out that he had won about $300 and he was pretty well pleased with himself. “The next morning when he opened his mail he found a check for $35,000. It was from the broker- age office and there was a brief statement from the manager that the check represented his bridge win- nings the day before. “He was astounded, but he saw in a flash what had happened. Instead of playing for 25 cents a point the stakes were $25 a point. “Tt didn’t take him long to decide what to do. He has his own notion of things in life and there is noth- ing dishonest about him. He put on his hat and coat, called a cab and drove to the broker’s office. “This is all a mistake,’ he said, taking out the check and showing it to the manager. ‘When I played in that game yesterday I understood it was for 25 cents a point. I sce now it was for $25 a point. It is not fair to the other players and I cannot take this check.’ “The manager looked at him. He wasn’t used to seeing that kind of a bird around his shop. n't help it,’ he said, brusquely; ‘I don’t know anything about it. All I know is what my books show. I've got to go by the books. I’m sorry, but I can't do anything for you.’ “There was no use talking to the manager. It x la business transaction with him and he wasn’t referee. 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