The Card Players

Fremont, a stock-broker, plays poker; his wife is a bridge friend; their son Carl inherits a craving for card playing, for which he neglects his studies, his business, and his sweetheart, Ni... Read allFremont, a stock-broker, plays poker; his wife is a bridge friend; their son Carl inherits a craving for card playing, for which he neglects his studies, his business, and his sweetheart, Nita. Carl asks his father for money, and is told that no more gambling debts will be paid f... Read allFremont, a stock-broker, plays poker; his wife is a bridge friend; their son Carl inherits a craving for card playing, for which he neglects his studies, his business, and his sweetheart, Nita. Carl asks his father for money, and is told that no more gambling debts will be paid for him or his mother. His mother overhears this, and takes money from her husband to pay a... Read all