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"You thief!" he roared, "You dirty, low-down thief; I held four aces where did you get the fifth one?" Kirby did not so much as move, nor betray even by change of expression his sense of the situation. Perhaps he anticipated just such an explosion, and was fully prepared to meet it. One hand still rested easily on the table, the other remaining hidden.
The return of service should be certain. After that it should be low and to the server coming in. Do not strive for clean aces in doubles until you have the opening. Remember that to pass two men is a difficult task. Always attack in doubles. The net is the only place in the court to play the doubles game, and you should always strive to attain the net position.
Orndorff was willing to divide it, but he allowed that if the bear had not butted into the game he would have raked it down to a dead moral certainty. "I don't know about that," said Doughnut Bill. "The intrusion of our combustible friend was unwarrantable and ungentlemanly, not to say rude, but as the holder of three aces before the draw I claim an interest in the pot.
"Double or quits, Watson," he cried. "Return the new certificates or take others for twice the amount. Are you game?" "I'm on," agreed Watson coolly. Halsey laid down his hand in triumph. There were four kings. "I win," ground out Watson viciously, as he tossed down four aces. Constance was on her feet in a moment.
Even as Clint's informant ended there came a burst of handclapping and Harry Westcott, who was umpiring, announced: "The games are 5 3. Holt leads." Amy had the service and secured two aces at once, Holt returning twice into the net. Then a double fault put the score 30 15. Holt got the next service and lobbed. Amy ran up and smashed it safe into the further corner of the court.
Somewhere Manuma sat quietly and awaited his opportunity. Walker won game after game and pocketed his winnings at the end of the evening in high good humour. "You'll have to grow a little bit older before you stand much chance against me, Mac. The fact is I have a natural gift for cards." "I don't know that there's much gift about it when I happen to deal you fourteen aces."
Before I had got everything ready to take the "three aces" over the turn-table for her breaking-in trip, the foreman of the back-shop came out with a package done up in a pair of old overalls, and said that here was Hopkins's clock, which I might as well use until he got around again 'fraid someone would steal it if left in his office. Hopkins's clock was put on its old bracket.
We found this a lively mining town about sixty miles above Marysville, on the north fork of the Yuba River, and only reached by a pack trail, but everything was flush here, even four aces. The location was a veritable Hole-in-the-Ground, for the mountains around were very high, and some of them wore their caps of snow all summer, particularly those on the east.
The deal proceeded, Chorley drawing the cards with that air of imperturbable sang-froid so characteristic of his class. "Ace wins," cried a voice, as two aces came forth together. "Pay you in cheques, sir?" asked the croupier. I assented, and a flat round piece of ivory, of a red colour, with the figure 5 in its centre, was placed upon my half-eagle. I permitted both to remain upon the ace.
"Very well, sir, but while speaking of aces, it's always best to have 'em up. And the higher up the better. Larkin is a great pilot when he has plenty of altitude right where a lot of the others fall down. Take him with you and let me go with Yancey." "Oh, very well. I started in to ask for advice and I had as well take it. That will be all to-night, Lieutenant. No, wait!
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