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Then I gave the brim a few more turns, ripping it clear off the crown. In a minute or two I tore up the brim and made it look like black pasteboard checkers. "'The cigars are on me! said Andrews, as everybody around gave him the laugh. "I went up to my room soon leaving Andrews that night to wear his brimless hat.
"Whew! You must have given him an awful dose, Checkers," said the man of the house. "Had to do it, Dude. If I hadn't, I'd never got him here, that's a cinch." "Well, get his gun off before he comes to." Ted was stripped of his weapons, a glass of water was thrown into his face, and he began to regain consciousness.
"No, I shan't play; we want to hear you," she laughingly exclaimed, putting her hands behind her. "I am only a novice, and you know the old proverb, 'The poor ye have always with ye." Without more ado Checkers sat down and played a couple of lively airs. "Now, a song," exclaimed Pert; "I am sure that you sing." "How did you guess it?" asked Checkers, smiling.
"Summer we are letting men go every day. But don't get discouraged. I worked four months for my first job, and I didn't come from McGraw either. Keep going the rounds." Then he seemed to forget my existence and resumed his game of checkers.
The dwelling of the heir to the throne was swarming with youth of the aristocracy. Some on the ground floor were bathing and anointing themselves, others were playing chess and checkers on the first story, others in company with dancing girls were drinking under tents on the terrace.
Jean threw his bridle, and, getting down, mounted the low porch and stepped into the wide open door. A face, gray against the background of gloom inside, passed out of sight just as Jean entered. He knew he had been seen. In front of the long, rather low-ceiled store were four men, all absorbed, apparently, in a game of checkers. Two were playing and two were looking on.
In turn he was given his gold piece in exchange for his ticket, but the $400 was gone, to return no more forever. Under any sudden and crucial misfortune the subsequent action of the average man is largely a matter of temperament. Numbers, no doubt, in Checkers' position would have felt themselves justified in drowning their sorrows in the flowing bowl.
It was there when we bought it and has been kept just the same ever since. Even the furniture, red plush chairs, kitchen stove and everything, are there. We'll go down there and have a regular frolic sometime, popcorn, molasses candy, checkers and everything. We've a wonderful cook who once lived on a farm. We'll take her along as a chaperon. Now will you come? Will you?" she urged eagerly.
I have digressed.... Mr. Scherer unfolded his scheme, talking about "units" as calmly as though they were checkers on a board instead of huge, fiery, reverberating mills where thousands and thousands of human beings toiled day and night beings with families, and hopes and fears, whose destinies were to be dominated by the will of the man who sat opposite me.
Some time after I started, say about three seconds, I thought I'd like to slack a bit and view the scenery. The way I was travelin' the scenery looked like the spokes of a flywheel. I left my stummick and my immortal soul about ten rods behind me. You could play checkers on my coat-tail, as the sayin' is. Man! And I pushed up a hurricane. It cut my eyes so I cried icicles a foot long.
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