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id: 23587
title: Forty Years a Gambler on the Mississippi
author: Devol, George H.
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  got our money." "All right," said the party, and they broke for "Enough," says I, and up went the money in the "hungry" man''s hands. night playing the bank--when a good looking old fellow walked in told the old gentleman it was a kind of lottery I saw a man play, After I got the watch the Jew came to me and said: "Look poker going at one time, so I opened up the good old game of monte I don''t want to win a black man''s money anyway." That got his fun." Then I said to the cow-boy, "Will you bet money on the game I then said, "I will bet you $1,000 that I can turn up the old man The old gent got out his money and wanted to bet $100, but the Then he wanted me to bet money on the game, and I said:


id: 5062
title: The Winds of Chance
author: Beach, Rex
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  Phillips'' hand and forced the young man closer to the table. had caused Pierce Phillips to open his eyes in genuine astonishment, She flashed a smile at Pierce Phillips, then said, so that all McCaskey got no further, for with a cry of rage Pierce Phillips set his To a boy like Pierce Phillips, in whom the spirit of youth was a "Looks like old times, doesn''t it, Letty?" Then he stepped out of sight. hand, but Pierce Phillips and Lucky Broad stepped close to him. turning her head the woman told Phillips, "Knock him down if he opens When Pierce shook his head the speaker turned back and led the way out To Pierce he said, in a low voice: "Plenty feller mak'' he said, "It looks to me like you boys had a drink coming." From his ''Poleon paused; the old men watched his working face.


id: 11880
title: Ronicky Doone
author: Brand, Max
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  "Matter of fact," said Ronicky Doone, "that bay means a pile to me. "Look here," said Ronicky, "you talk like a straight sort of a gent to Ronicky Doone happened to be passing along that way and saw Bill Gregg "Gregg," said Ronicky, "d''you know what you''re going to do now?" door, the sneering man and Caroline Smith, were to the house like the "It''s what it means," said Ronicky Doone, "life-long misery for you. "Once we''re outside of the house, Mark," said Ronicky Doone, "I don''t "This," said John Mark, "is Ronicky Doone." "If I could talk like him," said Ronicky Doone gravely, "I sure "So I thought I''d come," said Ronicky Doone, "and tell you the insides "A minute ago," said Ronicky, "it looked to me like the lady didn''t know "Ronicky Doone," said Mark, his face turning gray, "is a talented man. "Look," said Ronicky Doone, "if anyone comes into the hall before you''ve


id: 41002
title: If Sinners Entice Thee
author: Le Queux, William
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  saying: "Then come along Nelly," shook hands with Liane and her father, "Yes, George, I feel that you love me," she said, with a sweet smile George raised his eyes and met the curious gaze of the woman he loved. Liane looked at the Captain, long and steadily, with eyes full of "Yes, even you must not know, Liane," he answered. "Was she like me?" Liane asked softly, still holding her father''s hand "You know my wish, Liane," her father answered rather coldly. Zertho!" cried the unhappy man, turning white to the lips, An hour later, when Liane had gone to her room, the Captain, at Zertho''s "How did you know that Zertho loves me?" she suddenly inquired, turning Then turning to Liane, the man, evidently an honest, happy-hearted "But you love Liane," she answered in a low tone. "Yes. She said she knew you, and that you loved Liane.


