The hand was superior to Darleton’s flush.
Beyond question Darleton knew he was beaten, and therefore he chose to pretend he had not filled his hand.
But how did he know?
CHAPTER IX
THE TRICK EXPOSED.
“The cards must be marked!” was the thought that again flashed through Frank Merriwell’s mind.
But if they were marked and it was impossible to detect the fact, there was no way of exposing the crooked player. If they were marked, however, Merry believed there must be some way of detecting it.
Frank kept very still. Slipping his hand into an inner pocket, he brought forth something he had purchased that very afternoon, after talking with Morton concerning Darleton’s success at poker and his methods. Quietly he adjusted his purchase to the bridge of his nose.
He had bought a pair of smoked glass goggles!
The cards were being shuffled. The goggles changed the aspect of the room, causing everything to look dim and dusky.