“Go a dollar blind.”
“All right,” said the now thoroughly excited young man, and shoved out the chip representing that amount.
The cards were dealt slowly. The first that fell to Bemis was an ace, and a gleam of gratification passed over his face. His countenance fell as a ten followed, but when another ten, and another, dropped, it was easily seen how much pleasure he took in the contemplation of the little pieces of cardboard. The landlord saw the blind and raised it five dollars. Bemis followed with a raise of ten dollars, which was promptly responded to by a raise of a like sum on the part of the landlord. Bemis raised it twenty dollars, and the landlord simply covered the raise.
“I’ll take two cards,” said Bemis.
“That’s about what I want, myself,” responded the landlord.
The cards were dealt, and after a careless glance at the draw, Bemis laid his hand down on the table and bet fifty dollars.
“I’ll raise you fifty,” was the response.
“That lets me out,” said one of the other players.
“Here, too,” said the second accomplice.
“See your fifty and go a hundred better,” exclaimed Bemis.