"The hell you say!" he finally ejaculated.
"The undented truth, every word of it.

No wonder you are shocked.

A fine state of affairs, isn't it, when a plain-spoken, pleasant-mannered gentleman, such as I surely am,--a university graduate, by all the gods, the nephew of a United States Senator, and acknowledged to be the greatest exponent of scientific poker in this territory,--should be obliged to hastily change his chosen place of abode because of the threat of an ignorant and depraved mob.

Ever have a rope dangled in front of your eyes, sergeant, and a gun-barrel biting into your cheek at the same time?
Accept my word for it, the experience is trying on the nerves.

Ran a perfectly square game too, and those ducks knew it; but there 's no true sporting spirit left in this territory any more.
However, spilled milk is never worth sobbing over, and Fate always contrives to play the final hand in any game, and stocks the cards to win.