What bonds?
Oh, yes," he exclaimed, suddenly remembering, "yes, I know, my bonds, of course; yes, yes--well, I--those--those, I had to sell those bonds--had some debts, you see, my board and my tailor's bill.

They got out some sort of paper after me.

Yes, I had forgotten about my bonds.

I lost every damned one of them playing cards--gambled 'em all away.

Ain't I no good?
But I was winner once--just in two nights I won ten thousand dollars.