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  ''The Sharp''s Vade Mecum, or a Theoretical and Practical Treatise on the Art and Practice of Cheating


id: 53835
type: WORK_OF_ART
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  fickle"!--is in the long run pitilessly severe upon her votaries, one and all, there are times and occasions on which she seems not indisposed to smile.


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id: 19569
title: The Guests Of Hercules
author: Williamson, C. N. (Charles Norris)
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  "Is Monte Carlo like that?" Mary asked, with the quick, only half-veiled near-sighted lady, like her half-sister, Mary''s adored Reverend Mother; "Mary isn''t such a baby that she ought to need looking after," said courageous, he thought, and looked at Mary closely; but her eyes Mary Grant''s eyes had looked to him like "Yes, I feel I shall like roulette better," Mary decided. Prince Vanno saw the four leaving the Casino together, Mary and Carleton Vanno came to the rock-town with the ruined castle which Mary had looked Vanno turned in the direction of her glittering eyes, and saw Mary Grant "And yet," Mary said, almost pitifully, "I have _liked_ men to think "I should love to come--to see it--but only as your friend," Mary said, said, looking Vanno straight in the eyes, a way of hers when people had Both men looked disappointed: Vanno because he wanted to hear Marie''s "I love Mary," Vanno said.


id: 23058
title: The Queen Of Spades
author: Pushkin, Aleksandr Sergeevich
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  "How is it, Herman, that you never touch a card?" remarked one of the "A fable," remarked Herman; "perhaps the cards were marked." the young man; "only tell me the three cards which are sure to win, Herman paused as the old woman opened her lips as if about to speak. "Will you tell me the names of the magic cards, or not?" asked Herman The young man then drew a pistol from his pocket, exclaiming: "You old Tchekalinsky, a man who had passed his whole life at cards, opened "Permit me to choose a card," said Herman, stretching out his hand over Herman chose a card, and wrote the amount of his stake upon it with a "The tray wins," said Herman, showing the card he held--a tray. Herman then showed his card--a seven spot. "The ace wins," remarked Herman, turning up his card without glancing at


id: 21706
title: Twice Bought
author: Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)
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  "Right, Paddy," said Tom Brixton, with a harsh laugh; "we''ve done "Tom," said Westly, when their comrade had gone out, "don''t give way to "Sure it''s a bar," said the little man, going down on his knees to "Because--because, Paul Bevan," said Tom with sudden earnestness, as he "You are right, Paul," said Tom, bowing his head, while a flush of shame "Only stunned, Betty," said Tom; "will be all right soon, but we must "Out o'' the way, _I_ know how to stir him up," said Tolly, coming "Dear Tom," said Fred, in a low voice, "don''t give way to despair. two friends of speech--Tom Brixton turned abruptly and said-"No fear o'' Tolly," said Flinders; "he''s a ''cute boy as can look after It need scarcely be said that these were our friends Paul Bevan, Fred "Tom," said Fred that night, as he sat by the couch of his friend, "we


id: 23587
title: Forty Years a Gambler on the Mississippi
author: Devol, George H.
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  got our money." "All right," said the party, and they broke for "Enough," says I, and up went the money in the "hungry" man''s hands. night playing the bank--when a good looking old fellow walked in told the old gentleman it was a kind of lottery I saw a man play, After I got the watch the Jew came to me and said: "Look poker going at one time, so I opened up the good old game of monte I don''t want to win a black man''s money anyway." That got his fun." Then I said to the cow-boy, "Will you bet money on the game I then said, "I will bet you $1,000 that I can turn up the old man The old gent got out his money and wanted to bet $100, but the Then he wanted me to bet money on the game, and I said:


id: 23534
title: ...Or Your Money Back
author: Garrett, Randall
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  "That''s good, counselor," said Howley. Instead of telling you what Jason Howley _said_ he was going to do, I''ll "Two thousand limit, sir," the croupier said, when it looked as though the table when the croupier said, "Thirteen, Black, Odd, and Low" for "Well, I knew you was working on that Howley case, and I thought this The ball fell into Thirteen, Black, Odd, and Low. A huge grin spread over Thursby''s face, but he was man enough not to "I wonder how the thing works?" said Thursby, looking at the gadget in a "You''d better be able to prove that it _does_ work, Thursby," I said, "Let''s try another number," Thursby said. Thursby said: "Oh, if the Court please, I should like to remind counsel "Call your next witness," said the judge, looking at me. I turned Howley over to Thursby. "I wonder, myself, sometimes," Howley said.


id: 17917
author: Green, J. H. (Jonathan Harrington)
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  old and advanced member of the "Secret Band of Brothers." Knowing, as he "Green," said she, "some person has been robbing my room." Colonel Brown was a Grand Master of the band of Secret Brothers. Previous to this visit by Mr. Green, Wyatt had told me that gambling was The man has since reformed, and Mr. Green said that when he last saw congratulated the audience that no such thing had been attempted, Mr. Freeman having acknowledged gambling to be an evil. The discussion on gambling, between Mr. Green the Reformed gambler, and Mr. Freeman complained that Mr. Green had classed _all_ gamblers as men Mr. Freeman said that he knew Mr. Green''s friends had a reply to cover Every man in this state knows that Mr. Green himself could not pass the law without the aid of the legislature. know all about us--we are called gamblers--and the young man thinks he

title:
  Secret Band of Brothers A Full and True Exposition of All the Various Crimes, Villanies, and Misdeeds of This Powerful Organization in the United States.


id: 5163
title: Guy Garrick
author: Reeve, Arthur B. (Arthur Benjamin)
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  Garrick what looked like a discharged shell of a cartridge. "Where did you leave the car?" asked Garrick of Warrington. "There was no trace of the car in the city?" asked Garrick, of the "Do you know the place?" asked Garrick, watching Warrington narrowly. "You know my ideas on modern detective work," Garrick remarked to me, house the same night and about the same time that Warrington''s car "Yes," answered Garrick, "so far it does look inexplicable." As she placed her small hand in Garrick''s, she looked up into his face, Garrick managed to leave Warrington for a time under the pretext that headlight of a car which Garrick had turned on him, he looked ghastly. "And she''s already in the city?" asked Garrick of Warrington as he "Looks pretty deserted here," remarked Garrick to Dillon''s man, who had "Good!" exclaimed Dillon as Garrick brought our own car to a stop with


id: 759
title: James Pethel
author: Beerbohm, Max, Sir
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  "Not while Jimmy Pethel''s taking the bank," he answered, with a laugh. I thought every one knew old Jimmy Pethel." I asked what there was so wonderful about "old Jimmy Pethel" that every Pethel asked me to tell him who every one was. "They were QUITE right," said Mrs. Pethel, evidently not for the first "They were QUITE right," said Mrs. Pethel again. To gloss over the mother''s disability, I looked brightly at Pethel, as Pethel looked so very I said to Mrs. Pethel, with more Pethel asked her if SHE really wanted to come. "Shall we go and put on our things, Peggy?" replied Mrs. Pethel, rising replied with all possible emphasis that I should like to be with Mrs. Pethel. Pethel, like the good driver he was, did not talk; just drove. cry, and entitled "A Gambler''s Wife." Mrs. Pethel was not like that. "Seen Jimmy Pethel?" he asked.


id: 466
title: The Gaming Table: Its Votaries and Victims. Volume 1 (of 2)
author: Steinmetz, Andrew
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  which in a few years he so lost at play, that he died in great want and wit, and _EXCELLED AT PLAYING A CERTAIN GAME WITH DICE_. to pay his gaming debts, the king one day deducted seventy-two thousand who wanted to establish public gaming tables at the watering-places of house or room wherein he permitted unlawful games to be played. to the play-rooms in order to secure good places at the tables, which, temptation to a man who has won a sum of money at a small gambling house fortune; but having lost all at the gambling table, he gradually came titled ladies not only gambled, but kept gaming houses. suppressing the public gaming houses kept by the said ladies. life he never won or lost L20 at any game, and that he never played at games may not be played in public rooms after one, and before eight,


id: 531
title: The Gaming Table: Its Votaries and Victims. Volume 2 (of 2)
author: Steinmetz, Andrew
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  3. An Operator,--who dealt the cards at the cheating game called Faro. at cards, or dice, or any game of chance; this is well known to the But the lord chancellor said that THE GAME PLAYED IN THE COURT OF TURN-UP CARD,--the times and places at which it was said to have been Card-tables were regularly placed, and Whist was played dinner time the nest day, different games at cards, dice, and E O were least, and a turn for such diversions, to play well many games at cards. to card-playing about that time--their favourite game being the rather which says: "Five Cards is an Irish game, and is much played in that ''Many attempts have been made, at various times, to turn playing-cards playing-cards are now spades, clubs, hearts, and diamonds; but at ''The game of Put is played with an entire pack of cards, generally


id: 34743
title: Gamblers and Gambling
author: Beecher, Henry Ward
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  Gambling is the staking or winning of property upon mere hazard. bets and wagers, and the gambling of games of hazard. the jury, and the bar, shuffled cards by night, and law by day--dealing to a gaming-house, but, with apparent kindness, warned not to play. When _playing_ becomes desperate _gambling_, the heart is a hearth where this, what does it amount to but this, that men who _really_ gamble, gambling which includes the _roping-in_ of strangers, young men, When a man _begins_ to gamble he is as a noble tree To every young man who indulges in the least form of gambling, I raise a Playing is the seed which comes up gambling. which you play but the _excitement_ of the game? and Judges are gamblers, with what hope do we warn off the young from GAMBLERS AND GAMBLING, by Rev. Henry Ward Beecher.


id: 41169
title: Sharps and Flats A Complete Revelation of the Secrets of Cheating at Games of Chance and Skill
author: Maskelyne, John Nevil
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  The sharp who uses marked cards will always contrive to ''work cards, or as many of them as happen to fall into his hands, from time to Thus with one hand the sharp is enabled to mark any card he secreted a card in the palm of his hand, the sharp, under cover of the each card is dealt, the finger and thumb of the dealer''s right hand fall of cards in your left hand, in the manner usually adopted in dealing, ''second-dealer'' will place a known card on top of the pack and deal the case of this kind, the sharp will endeavour to manipulate the cards in cards in a manner which will bring good hands to the sharp and his thumb of his right hand he takes off one card from the top of the pack, very simple, but they mean a great deal, sometimes, in a game of cards.


id: 47237
title: Sybil Chase; or, The Valley Ranche: A Tale of California Life
author: Stephens, Ann S. (Ann Sophia)
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  "You had better ride a little way with us, Mrs. Yates," said Dickinson. He rode away, and Sybil stood watching them for some time; but her face Sybil made no answer to the woman''s remark, but sat for a time in moment Margaret fell," said Laurence. "Miss Waring looks pale," interrupted Sybil, whose head was still Mr. Waring, the uncle of Margaret, was one of Miss Laurence''s nearest "Good-by, now," said Sybil; "I shall miss the train if I stop another group then with another, looked about and missed Margaret and Hinchley; "It is Margaret," said Sybil. Laurence and Sybil Chase watched every movement and look. "You gave that man a note from Miss Margaret," he said. Well, Mr. Laurence, you don''t seem to believe us yet; Sybil shall "Sybil," said Laurence, in a grave, low voice, "is this thing true?" "That''s enough--that''s like you, Sybil," said Yates, triumphantly,


id: 46266
title: The Sharper Detected and Exposed
author: Robert-Houdin, Jean-Eugène
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  The game began well for the Greeks: the young man placed on the table He held in his hands three cards--say, the seven of hearts, the king They, having seen the card in his right hand, and followed it closely The bet was accepted by the Greek who, turning over the card pointed used to play at cards, at a table placed close beside his bed. "You observe nothing in this hand of cards?" said Chauvignac. When the Greek, takes up the packet of cards No. 2, to place them on In order to do this trick, the Greek keeps the cards he wishes to neighbourhood of the card-tables, with his right hand placed, as but the Greek manages to play on, and to know the card which is coming, taking up the pack, the Greek selects the cards required, and places is, to know even one card in the hand of your adversary, in that game.


id: 53407
title: Dave Porter''s Return to School; Or, Winning the Medal of Honor
author: Stratemeyer, Edward
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  "How long?" asked Dave, looking sharply at Plum and Poole. "Plum, listen to me," said Dave, leaning out of the carryall and facing "Dave, this is hard luck," said the boy''s uncle, on receiving the news. "Then maybe Dave won''t have so very much spending money," said Gus A few minutes later found the students on the return to Oak Hall, Dave "By the way, I didn''t see Gus Plum and Nat Poole," said Phil. "I don''t like Nick Jasniff at all," said Dave, slowly. "Do you know, Sam, I don''t like that fellow at all," said Dave. "I know two men started for this place to rob your house," said Dave. asked the master of Oak Hall about Dave, for after he came away he said "I am certainly going out," said Dave, to Roger and Ben. "I don''t think we''ll ever see anything more of Jasniff," said Dave one


id: 53835
title: Light Come, Light Go: Gambling—Gamesters—Wagers—The Turf
author: Nevill, Ralph
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  gaming at White''s--The Arms of the Club--The old betting-book A gives B one thousand guineas to play in this manner six hours a day fashionable gaming-houses of his time, frequently played through a pleasure and because the game amuses me, whilst you play merely to win." Though Fox rather excelled at card games of skill, horse-racing was a number of ladies kept what were practically public gaming-tables to having "played at a certain fraudulent and unlawful game called faro, played for were ten pounds a game, and guineas were betted on the odd gambling-tables at country race meetings, whose banks he was given to Club, in old days notorious for high play, still exists. he lost very large sums at the gaming-table, where he once staked existence of the Paris gaming-tables there was at times a good deal In 1814 the stakes on the tables of the French gaming-houses consisted


id: 60897
title: The Non-Electronic Bug
author: Mittleman, E.
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  And every time I got a look at his hand, I pushed the little button on Henry knew every card the other man pointed to the window of Henry''s place, where I wanted it to face. got into the room and I laid it out for Skippy. We took our time getting back to Henry''s place, so Chapo would have "I can hear every word that''s on Henry''s mind," he said somberly. "All my life," said Skippy, "I''ve been hearing the voices. "You think Henry took eight thousand off Chapo, don''t you? "Well," he said, "you want to know what "Black," Skippy said. When Skippy said black, I put the fifty on red. I could understand a lot about Skippy now--why he didn''t like most However, Henry had more brains than Skippy. After all, I had told him I was going out to look for Skippy,


