"I think my cards are good, and if I can't win on one suit, I'll try another.

To begin with, the hotel proprietor sent for me.

He stated the house was new and beginning to pay, and he was anxious about its character.

People must be amused, but he was running a summer hotel, not a gambling den.

The play was too high, and young fools got into trouble; two or three days since one got broke.
Well, he wanted me to use my influence, and I said I would." "He asked you to keep the stakes in bounds?
It's a good joke!" "Not at all," said Cartwright dryly.