While doing this he cleverly slipped the card he had in his hand into the boot-top of Roche.
Then, before he got up, he pulled the card that had the elastic attached to it from his sleeve and held it so the elastic was concealed.
"Here um card," he said, as he showed it to every one. "Me puttee in um pack, so be."
Roche was watching him closely, for he knew that the Chinaman was up to something, and he was certain that the card went into the pack.
But it did not.
It slipped up Hop sleeve the same as it had done the first time.
"Now you findee um jack of hearts," he said, smilingly.
Roche nodded and proceeded to look for it.
"It isn't here," he said, looking surprised.
"You wantee tly foolee poor Chinee," Hop declared, putting on an injured look. "You takee um card and puttee in your boot, so be."