Deadwood Dick's Big Deal; or, The Gold Brick of Oregon — page 65: what you’re looking at

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DEADWOOD DICK, 6y “You've something like Deadwood Dick’s luck,” Gold Brick observed. “I never was so lucky!” the doctor declared, with a little “Speaking of Deadwood Dick, I came across a of that name, up in the mountains, on my way here, a fortnight ago.. Had a bullet in his liver, an’ was pretty well played out. I couldn’t do much for him, and reckon he must have pegged out, after I left him. Your deal on the new game, Mr. Raymond.” “There was no possibility of his getting well?” Raymond queried, at the same time dealing the cards. “Oh! no, not the least chance!” the doctor replied, dis- interestedly. The game was played very cautiously, but with ne different result; the doctor again won. Not only that game, but twenty more in succession, Raymond never getting a single stake. “You'd better quit, while you've money left,” Gold Brick advised, for the excitement was intense in the room, and the mine-owner was growing flushed and savage. “When I’m broke, it will be time for you to speak!” he retorted. “Go ahead, Doc!” “Don’t rob yourself, sir, on my account,” Dorking smiled. “I am willing to play only so long as you desire, as I really have no great liking for cards.” “Your infernal luck would seem to indicate that they have a liking for you,” Raymond growled. | It was ing wonderful. Twenty-eight ‘games, altogether, including the five games of fifty a side,-had been played, and the mine- owner had lost every one, Sg a total loss of over Sone hundred thousand d Renteec aude eattiene cad. _ The mine-owner won! This brightened him up, a great deal, and he called for a bottle of liquor, from which he took several drinks. “Raise her to ten!” he cried. “The luck has turned at MiThe raise was made, the game played, and Raysont me ed!” he cried, helping him- her up to fifty thousand!” coinicbooks .<onn *