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He gave me the eight of spades in the hole. By the fourth card I had three other spades showing, which gave me four fifths of a rare flush in stud poker. But by the fourth card Lefty had given himself a pair of jacks. That drove all the other gamblers to cover. HE GAVE ME THE EIGHT OF SPADES IN THE HOLE BY THE FOURTH CARD I HAD THREE OTHER SPADES SHOWING WHICH GAVE ME FOUR FIFTHS OF A RARE FLUSH AND STUD POKER BUT BY THE FOURTH CARD LEFTY HAD GIVEN HIMSELF A PAIR OF JACKS THAT DROVE ALL THE OTHER GAMBLERS TO COVER
ent. "Worse than that," she insisted. "You're beginning to act like a compulsive gambler." She took a deep breath, and let me have the clincher: "I could never marry a gambler, Tex!" "You've never been asked," I reminded her. She had the last word. "Let's go!" she snapped. * * * * * Angry as I was about her acting as though I were a snake, I wished I could have thrown her certification that I was a Normal in the freckled face of the sharp-chinned gambler at Nick's later that night. After Shari's needling, I didn't take very kindly to his popping off with the Law of the Pack. It's understood wherever people gamble that psis aren't welcome. Nick didn't like it any better than I did. "All right, Lefty," he said to the sharp-chinned gambler. "Calm down, huh, kid? What kinda game you think I run, huh?" I didn't let the sour start spoil my game. I was lucky right from the start and hit big in several hands. Lefty, the gambler who had yelped about psi powers at the game, dealt the tenth hand.  SECTION TWO OF CARD TRICK BY JOHN BERRYMAN THIS LIEBER OF OX RECORDING IS IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN ANGRY AS I WAS ABOUT HER ACTING AS THOUGH I WERE A SNAKE I WISHED I COULD HAVE THROWN HER CERTIFICATION THAT I WAS A NORMAL IN THE FRECKLED FACE OF THE SHARP CHINNED GAMBLER AT NIX LATER THAT NIGHT AFTER SHERRY'S NEEDLING I DIDN'T TAKE VERY KINDLY TO HIS POPPING OFF WITH THE LAW OF THE PACK IT'S UNDERSTOOD WHEREVER PEOPLE GAMBLE THAT SIGHS AREN'T WELCOME NICK DIDN'T LIKE IT ANY BETTER THAN I DID ALL RIGHT LEFTY HE SAID TO THE SHARP CHINNED GAMBLER COME DOWN I'LL KID WHAT KIND OF GAME YE THINK I RUN HAH I DIDN'T LET THE SOUR START SPOIL MY GAME I WAS LUCKY RIGHT FROM THE START AND HIT BIG IN SEVERAL HANDS LEFTY THE GAMBLER WHO HAD YELPED ABOUT CY POWERS AT THE GAME DEALT THE TENTH HAND
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