Duane had seen gambling-resorts--some of the famous ones in San Antonio and El Paso, a few in border towns where license went unchecked.

But this place of Jackrabbit Benson's impressed him as one where guns and knives were accessories to the game.

To his perhaps rather distinguishing eye the most prominent thing about the gamesters appeared to be their weapons.

On several of the tables were piles of silver--Mexican pesos--as large and high as the crown of his hat.

There were also piles of gold and silver in United States coin.
Duane needed no experienced eyes to see that betting was heavy and that heavy sums exchanged hands.