Deadwood Dick's Big Deal; or, The Gold Brick of Oregon — page 25: what you’re looking at

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DEADWOOD DICK. | “Lew, will you be kind enough to fetch Mr. Virden here at once?” “Tf he will come, my lady.” “Teil him that it is imperative.” The gambler turned and left the Palace, but was back in five minutes accompanied by a well-dressed man, ; “Mr. Virden,” Gold Brick said, “yonder gentleman, Mr. Cleveland St. Cecil; holds my check for eighty-four thousand, five hundred. Will you give me a statement of my bank account up to now, considering the check?” “Any others outstanding, ma’am?” “None.” 7 Virden took a note book from his pocket and made a few figures upon one leaf, which he tore out and handed the gambler queen. . Gold Brick glanced at it with an approving nod, and handed it to St. Cecil, “You will see I have still sixty-eight thousand bal- ance,” she remarked. “That is ail, to-night, but don’t consider my bank broken. To-morrow, after noontide, by asking Mr. Virden you will learn that I am ready to see you again. We will play for the sixty-eight.” “One moment, please. Mr. Virden, is Mr. Chester’s check good for twenty-nine thousand, five hundred?” S¢t. Cecil asked. The banker smiled. “Less sixteem thousand dollars, sir,” he responded. St. Cecil gazed at Ralph Chester a moment, with a pe- culiar expression. } “Your nerve is unparalleled,” he finally said. “How. ‘ever, I dare say your friend will make it all right.” And he turned inquiringly toward Gold Brick. : “As I indorsed his check, certainly!” was the haughty answer. “I believed Mr. Chester better fixed, financially. | . Chester, draw St. Cecil a check for thirteen thou. five hundred, and give it to him. I will then stake ixty-eight against fifty on a game of poker, which will up the erence. Is that satisfactory, sir?” address to St. Cecil was sharp, to say the WE att 3 8 I would not take advantage of you, meanly, will my even eighty-cight against first making good Chester’s defitiency.” oo : I g i CoOnnicoooksxeonn ©