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"Oh, come, lady," says I, slippin' her the confidential smile, "do I look like I did fourth-rate gumshoein' for a livin'? Honest, now? Besides, the trance stuff is just what I'm lookin' for. And I'm not expectin' any complimentary session, either. Here! There's a ten-spot on account. Now can we do business?" You bet we could. "If it's in the realm of Eros, young man," she begins, "I think "
The visitor stammered, and finally pulled out a roll of yellow-backed bills "Well, I haven't gotten mine yet," he whined. "Yours is just fifty on this, for you've had a steamer assignment every day this week. You can give your friend Minnie a ten-spot. Now, report here to-morrow at ten, for I've a new line for you. Good day. Shut the door." The fat man was accustomed to being obeyed.
All was very still, save when the emphatic sweep of a trump card made the candle flames flicker. But the deals were a diversion. Then the rector, who had tiptoed about, to look over the shoulder of each player, might say, "You didn't answer Miss Ruth's call, Denner;" or, "Bless my soul, Dale, what made you play a ten-spot on that second hand round?
"All the dough I had was one pore lonesome ten-spot the one I got from ye yesterday, Cap. But I don't tell 'em that. I jest wave my hand like thirty-two plunks wasn't nothin' in my young life, and start to work meself out o' the hole. After the two guys on the floor are brought back to their senses I order up drinks for all hands and git popular again. Then I git out the bones." "Oh! I see!"
Goldsmith's verse is all clean, sweet and wholesome, and I do not wonder that he was everywhere a favorite with women. This was true in his very babyhood. For he was the pet of several good old dames, one of whom taught him to count by using cards as object-lessons He proudly said that when he was three years of age he could pick out the "ten-spot."
"Quick!" he flung at the startled chauffeur. "The nearest subway station there's a ten-spot in it for you! Quick man QUICK! Here they come!" A crowd of Chinese, pouring like angry hornets from Chang Foo's shop, came yelling down the street and the taxi took the corner on two wheels and Jimmie Dale, panting, choking for his breath like a man spent, sank back against the cushions.
The banker shook his head and pointed to the signs on the wall: "Checks for money, money for checks, no mouth-bets." Bolles felt in his pockets and repeated the futile search. "Not a damned cent!" he shouted. "Cleaned out!" "Give Mr. Bolles a ten-spot," said the banker. "But you can't play it here, Bolles," was the warning. Bolles stuffed the note in his pocket and rose.
He half arose from his chair, then cast a swift look about the room. His companions were too well occupied, however, to notice this by-play even when the waiter continued, in a low tone: "He slipped me a ten-spot, so I thought it must be something worth while." "He he's alone, you say?" "Seems to be. What shall I do, sir?"
Said it was one he took the other night when I flashed it at Burke's." "Oh, yes, I remember," spoke Andy. "You were getting too generous." "I know that part of it Gaffington meant all right. But I don't understand this." "What?" asked Andy. "Why, this is a ten-spot, and I'm sure I had a twenty that night. However, I may be mistaken I guess I couldn't see straight. But I was sure it was a twenty.
Nell's right hand shakes a trifle she's only a child, mind, an' ain't got the nerves that goes with case-hardened sports as she shoves the ten-spot forth. But it's comin' her way; her luck holds; as certain as we all sets yere drinkin' toddy, the same two kyards shows for her as for Cherokee, but this time they falls 'king-seven'; the bank wins, an' pore Holliday is cleaned out.
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