"All right."
The cards were thrown and a bet made, and the dealer was beat and lost apparently a ten-dollar bill.
"All right; I was beat that time. Who'll take a second hack at it? I've got it all right, and I'll catch some of you fellows."
"Will you?"
"I will, by thunder."
The trick was being played in the most bungling manner, simply because when properly played the exposure would have shown the game. The second man bet and won, and the dealer said:
"I give it up, let's play a little game we know something about."
"What will it be?"
"I'll deal you fellows a little faro; we might as well pass the time that way as any other."
A game of faro commenced and Desmond went into the game, and in a little time the original sharp came in the car and wanted to take a hand, and it was then that the gamblers said: