And as far as that goes there will be no such play as you imagine." "Yes, there will--I beg your pardon--but Jack Ruthven said so--" "Gerald, listen to me.

A bo--a man like yourself has no business playing with people whose losses never interfere with their appetites next day.
A business man has no right to play such a game, anyway.

I wonder what Mr.Neergard would say if he knew you--" "Neergard! Why, he does know." "You confessed to him ?" "Y-es; I had to.

I was obliged to--to ask somebody for an advance--" "You went to him?
Why didn't you go to Captain Selwyn ?--or to Mr.
Gerard ?" "I did!--not to Captain Selwyn--I was ashamed to.

But I went to Austin and he fired up and lit into me--and we had a muss-up--and I've stayed away since." "Oh, Gerald! And it simply proves me right." "No, it doesn't; I did go to Neergard and made a clean breast of it.