"He is, eh? Well, I'd like to see what he can do."
"Me showee velly nicee lillee tlick," spoke up Hop, nodding pleasantly.
The Chinaman was quite sure that Young Wild West suspected that the man was not altogether right, for he was a keen observer and an attentive listener.
That made him decide to make a victim of him, if he could.
Hop had thought out a brand new trick with a deck of cards, and he was all fixed to work it on somebody.
He was pleased to find that he had a victim.
Shuffling the pack well, he spread them out like a fan and held the cards so that some of the faces could be seen by Roche.
"You see um jack of hearts?" he asked.
"Yes," was the reply.
"Allee light; you allee samee lemember um jack of hearts."