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Updated: May 31, 2025
Steve, striking the bar with a heavy hand, shouted in menacing tones: "Hol' on, I say! Nobody goin' to break in on a play that's running in my card-rooms. If you fellers want anything, you ask me." "Go ahead, Bud," said Carson jocosely. "It's only the ol' black calf bawling same as usual." But Lee needed no urging.
"Nay, indeed!" answered the master of the ceremonies, with a simper of gratification; "I scarcely know who he is yet; the captain only made his appearance here to-night for the first time. He came with two other gentlemen, ah! there they are!" and he pointed the earl's scrutinizing attention to the elegant forms of Mr. Augustus Tomlinson and Mr. Ned Pepper, just emerging from the card-rooms.
The card-rooms, the faro, stud, and roulette layouts were deserted, save for policemen here and there on guard. Carruthers led the way to a room at the back of the hall, whose door was open and from which issued a hubbub of voices one voice rose above the others, heavy and gratingly complacent. "Clayton's back," observed Carruthers.
Off the casino itself small card-rooms opened. The big room was well filled for a wet night. The faro-tables were busy, and at the central table at the farther end of the room the table designated as Tenison's, because, at the rare intervals in which the proprietor dealt, he presided at this table a group watched silently a game in progress.
"Nay, indeed!" answered the master of the ceremonies, with a simper of gratification; "I scarcely know who he is yet; the captain only made his appearance here to-night for the first time. He came with two other gentlemen, ah! there they are!" and he pointed the earl's scrutinizing attention to the elegant forms of Mr. Augustus Tomlinson and Mr. Ned Pepper, just emerging from the card-rooms.
Another time, Wyatt, I'll tell you more than you know now. What can we do for you, young fellow?" Norgate rose to his feet. "My work is already chosen, thanks," he said, as he shook hands. "I have been preparing for some time." The card-rooms at the St. James's Club were crowded, but very few people seemed inclined to play. They were standing or sitting about in little groups.
Now he had arrived among those outlying camps where camp-followers and masters mingled. Certain card-rooms were open to him, certain drawing-rooms, certain clubs. Through them he shouldered, thrilled as he advanced deeper into the throng, fired with the contact of the crush around him.
His face betrayed his emotion. "Come over here," he said in a curious tone. "I have something to tell you." I followed him a little way down the passage which led to the card-rooms. When we were out of sight and earshot of the club servants he stopped abruptly and turned to me. "Jack has been found," he said quickly. "He was found gagged and bound in a house in Grafton Street half an hour ago.
When he wasn't in the tennis-courts, or the billiard- or card-rooms, he was generally to be found in this corner. He had seen all manner of crowds, armies pursuing and retreating, vast concords in public squares, at coronations, at catastrophes, at play, and he never lost interest in watching them; they were the great expressions of humanity.
"Will you have the decency to grant me five minutes' conversation or wasn't that included in your plans?" He nodded, his mouth unable to form words. Indicating coldly that he was to follow her she walked out into the hall with her chin uptilted and headed for the privacy of one of the little card-rooms.
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