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"Lefty says he stacked the deck," I told them. "I say he lies. You know there's nothing to choose between our statements. Lefty is a cheap grandstander, and I'll settle with him myself. LEFTY SAYS HE STACKED THE DECK I TOLD THEM I SAY HE LIES YOU KNOW THERE'S NOTHING TO CHOOSE BETWEEN OUR STATEMENTS LEFTY IS A CHEAP GRAND STANDER AND I'LL SETTLE WITH HIM MYSELF
 his lying throat out. Funny, but there were kibitzers on my shoulders before I could rise an inch out of my chair. "Down in Texas you could get shot for a crack like that, Lefty!" I said. I guess I really yelled it. "And in New York you can, and probably will, get your rotten throat slit for a trick like the one _you_ just pulled," he replied. He turned to the other gamblers, most of whom had their hands on the edge of the table, ready to jump to their feet if it got any rougher. "I stacked the deck this last deal," he said coolly. He held a palm up at their surprised mutter. "Tex's fifth card was stacked to be a heart, gamblers. You saw him get a spade and take the pot. I won't sit at the same table with a guy that can do that. Telekinesis has no place in poker." "Pretty near as bad as stacked decks," one of the gamblers rasped. But the others weren't with him. I only had to take one look at Nick's face. I stood up slowly, and the hands on my shoulders didn't hold me down any longer. IF THEY HADN'T STOPPED ME I WOULD HAVE TORN HIS LYING THROAT OUT FUNNY BUT THERE WERE KIBBITRS ON MY SHOULDERS BEFORE I COULD RISE AN INCH OUT OF MY CHAIR DOWN IN TEXAS YOU CAN GET SHOT FOR A CRACK LIKE THAT LEFTY I SAID I GUESS I REALLY YELLED IT AND IN NEW YORK YOU CAN AND PROBABLY WILL GET YOUR ROTTEN THROAT SLIT FOR A TRICK LIKE THE ONE YOU JUST PULLED HE REPLIED HE TURNED TO THE OTHER GAMBLERS MOST OF WHOM HAD THEIR HANDS ON THE EDGE OF THE TABLE READY TO JUMP TO THEIR FEET IF IT GOT ANY ROUGHER I STACKED THE DECK THIS LAST DEAL HE SAID COOLLY HE HELD THE PALM UP AT THEIR SURPRISED MUTTER TEX'S FIFTH CARD WAS STACKED TO BE A HEART GAMBLER'S YOU SAW HIM GET A SPADE AND TAKE THE POT I WON'T SIT AT THE SAME TABLE WITH A GUY THAT CAN DO THAT TELECHANIS HAS NO PLACE IN POKER PRETTY NEAR AS BAD AS STACK DECKS ONE OF THE GAMBLERS RASPED BUT THE OTHERS WEREN'T WITH HIM I ONLY HAD TO TAKE ONE LOOK AT NICK'S FACE I STOOD UP SLOWLY AND THE HANDS ON MY SHOULDERS DIDN'T HOLD ME DOWN ANY LONGER
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