One is healthy, invigorating, delightful, like baseball and football, for instance.
The other is fascinating, injurious, debasing, like poker." Bart stared at Frank a moment, as if he were somewhat puzzled, and then said: "I guess you are right, old man.

I hadn't ever thought of it just that way before.

I'd swear off and try to keep away from the game, if I wasn't in so deep." "You have lost quite an amount lately." "Yes, I have been knifed deep.

Gage has astounding luck." "Do you think it is all luck ?" Bart looked surprised.
"Why, to be sure.

The fellow plays a square game." "Why should he?
You know, as well as I, that he is not square by nature." "That's right; but his cards are cut every time, and he doesn't know enough to put 'em up." "There are other ways of cheating besides putting the cards up." "That's true, but I do not believe Gage is on that lay.