“Quite natural,” admitted the woman. “He is a gambler.”
“I thought it by his appearance.”
“He has traveled much, making his living by gambling. His former home was here, and he returned here a few months ago. As a boy he was a baseball enthusiast, and that explains his wonderful interest in the game. When he came back here he sided with the vicious element, and I believe he has been appointed manager of the team they mean to put in the place of the one organized by Gaddis. I do not know much about it, but I have learned that they believe this team will be able to defeat anything in these parts. He has secured a number of players blacklisted in the big leagues. Cameron will run the team to make money for himself.”
“How can he make money out of baseball in a town like this?”
“He will gamble on the games.”
“But if he has a team that is far superior to any team it meets he’ll find no one to bet on the other teams.”
“When that happens he will bet on the other teams himself.”
“You mean——”
“That I know his treacherous nature. He will betray his friends. He’ll not wager money openly on an opposing team. It is likely he will openly bet small sums on his own team. His supposed-to-be friends will do the betting. Some agent of Cameron will bet Cameron’s money, and you may be sure that his team will lose that game.”
“In short, he will double-cross his friends, and that is the worst form of treachery.”