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"Me bettee you hundled dollee you gottee um jack of hearts in you bootleg, so be!" "What!" cried Roche, as he looked down at his feet. "Do you mean that, you heathen?" "Me allee samee meanee," was the reply. "Me wantee givee you chancee to gittee square, so be." The villain had a hundred dollars out in a hurry. "There you are!" he exclaimed. "Cover that!"
"'Me makee all lightee for Sclaggsee, you bettee, hellee dammee! says he. "He was that earnest I overlooked the name. 'Good, says I. 'Now, Charlie, you cut wood, haul water, and keep things goin' out there and your fifty is waitin' for you on Tuesday.
"Velly big Chinaman," whispered my cheerful friend; "first-chop man high classee no can washee no can eat no dlinke, no catchee him own glub allee same nothee man China boy must catchee glub for him, allee time! Oh, him first-chop man you bettee!" I had heard of this singular custom of indicating caste before, and was amazed and disgusted, but I was not prepared for what followed.
But Ching woke just then, and, nodding and smiling, he helped me to turn our poor companion back, when we found him flushed and excited, muttering angrily, quite off his head. "Nevy mind; pilate get tired; go to-day," whispered Ching. "Get bettee soon. Now have bleakfast. Waitee bit: Ching makee butiful bleakfast, chicken, toast, egg, nice flesh tea. There. On'y 'nuff blisket for to-day.
"Do you mean to say that I stole the card from the pack?" "Me allee samee bettee ten dollee you gottee um card somewhere, so be!" was the quick retort. "You will, eh? All right. I'm a betting man, I am. It don't make any difference who I bet with, either. I'll bet you ten dollars that I haven't got the card on me. If one has got it you're the one, for you are doing the trick."
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