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Updated: May 23, 2025
He was much taken aback upon entering, however, to find the "old joker" a man of about thirty. "Is Mr. Jameson in?" he asked. "I am Mr. Jameson," was the reply. "Well, I wanted to get a little advice, but " "Certainly; come into my private office." Checkers was trapped. "I do n't believe," he began desperately, "that you 'll be able to help me.
Later he wandered restlessly about dark, medieval streets where squat groups were clustered about some coffee house door, intent upon a game of checkers or some patriarchal story teller, recounting, very probably, a bandied narration of the Thousand and One Nights.
He twisted around and felt for his revolver, but it had fallen from his holster, and he felt his arms grasped and a thong passed around his wrists, and then around his ankles. The weight was lifted from him and he rolled over on his back. Standing above him was the man whom he knew as Checkers. "Well, my lad, you delivered yourself like a lamb to the slaughter," said Checkers, with a smile.
The building blocks, the checkers and the dominoes were moved out of the way, and then the Calico Clown took his place, ready to count "One! Two! Three!" so the three toys would know when it was time to jump. "I'm allowed to come out of my box, am I not?" asked the Jack. "Oh, of course," said the Lamb on Wheels. "It would not be fair to have you jump and carry your box with you. You may come out."
Lessons, or tasks, should be short. Mistakes of some manual labor schools. Of particular amusements in the nursery. With small wooden cubes pictures shuttlecock the rocking horse tops and marbles backgammon checkers morrice dice nine-pins skipping the rope trundling the hoop playing at ball kites skating and swimming dissected maps black boards elements of letters dissected pictures.
It is forbidden to discuss politics in these clubs, the hours being occupied mostly over games of chance, such as cards, dominoes, chess, and checkers. Gambling is as natural and national in Cuba as in China. Many Chinese are seen about the streets and stores of Matanzas, as, indeed, all over the island poor fellows who have survived their apprenticeship and are now free.
It was well that he did, for the old man suddenly reached for him, "and if he 'd have got me," said Checkers, afterwards, relating the incident to me, "he would n't have done a thing to me. We made a few laps around the room," he continued, "with the chairs and table in the middle.
Ham Gossett, the town marshal, had a posse in the houses and stores across the street, and was trying to bag a Trimble or two through the windows. "I lost that game of checkers. I'm free in saying that I lost three kings that I might have saved if I had been corralled in a more peaceful pasture.
They spent an hour in talking over their plans, then went into the house and played checkers, and were glad indeed when the hour for retiring arrived. They made a show of going to bed, but they removed nothing but their boots, which they slammed down on the floor with more noise than usual.
"Pert, get your banjo," said Arthur, suddenly. "It seems like years since I 've heard you play." "It has n't but one string on it, Arthur," laughed Pert, "but I 'll fix it up to-morrow, sure." "I think it would sound very smooth out here in the moonlight, Miss Barlow," suggested Checkers. "If you have some new strings I 'd be glad to fix it up for you. I used to play a bit myself."
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