Three Wishes

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Excerpt from Three Wishes: A Comedy in One Act (Somewhere in France, Carney, Bucks and Simperson, Privates, are playing poker, from time to time, Jim, the Shine, ministers to their wants. As the curtain rises, Carney, who already holds most of the matches (or beans, as the case permits) is looking over his hand confidently, Simperson's expression is judically immobile, Bucks openly disconsolate. On the draw, the expressions change, Bucks brightens, and Carney looks serious. Betting, Bucks puts up half his remaining pile. Simperson, who is dealing, passes, and Carney raises Bucks.) Carney. I hate seeing you so reckless, Bucks. Bucks, (in a slow, Southern voice) Yes, you do. Carney. Well, I do. I hoped this game would last out the evening. But the evenings are so plaguey long, and you and Simp, are so damn reckless - Bucks. There's the rest of my pile. I got a hand this time. (Carney covers the bet.) Carney. Lay 'em down. (The cards are laid on the table.) They're all mine. (He reaches out and gathers in the winnigs.) Bucks. Well, would you believe it? Three aces looked mighty good to me. Carney. Tres-bein - what next? You, Simperson. Simperson. (Shaking his head slowly), Out of court. Carney. Come up, Bucks - come up. Bucks. No good talking to me. Three aces, too. Cabney - (To Jim). Jim. Jim, what can you find for a guy that seems to have cleaned out the place? Jim. More of the same, I reckon. Carney. That all? Jim. That's all, boss. Bucks. - (Still studying the three aces.) I know now what did it to me. I touched Jim with my left hand. Simperson. What are you mystifying about, Bucks? You touched Jim with your left hand? Bucks. It's bad luck to touch a darkey with your left hand, when you're playing poker. I knew it was bad luck, but I'd forgotten that I did it. I never would have put up my last centime on those aces, if I'd remembered. Carney. Jim, what's this he's growling about? About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.