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he said, sticking his chin out at me and walking out. Nick grabbed me again. "Don't get hot, Tex," he warned me. "I don't want a killing on my own sidewalk. HE SAID STICKING HIS CHIN OUT AT ME AND WALKING OUT NICK GRABBED ME AGAIN DON'T GET HOT TEXTS HE WARNED ME I DON'T WANT A KILLING ON MY OWN SIDEWALK
ds on my shoulders didn't hold me down any longer. "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. Nick, I won't embarrass you tonight. This isn't your fault. But I'll be here tomorrow night, and you had better be glad to see me!" "Sure, Tex," he said uncomfortably, rising with me. "Take my seat, Shorty," he directed one of the kibitzers. He walked around to grab me by the elbow and steer me as far away from Lefty's truculent face as he could. At least the sharp-chinned little rat had quit the game, too. Both of us had left our chips on the table. Nick wanted me to leave. "Pay me off," I insisted. He said yes a lot quicker than I thought he would. The other gamblers could have squawked that my chips should go into the next pot, but apparently none of them did. Lefty sidled out as Nick was paying me off. "Wait outside for me," I said to him. "Why not? T NICK'S FACE I STOOD UP SLOWLY AND THE HANDS ON MY SHOULDERS DIDN'T HOLD ME DOWN ANY LONGER 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 NICK I WON'T EMBARRASS YOU TO NIGHT THIS ISN'T YOUR FAULT BUT I'LL BE HERE TO MORROW NIGHT AND YOU HAD BETTER BE GLAD TO SEE ME SURE TEX HE SAID UNCOMFORTABLY RISING WITH ME TAKE MY SEAT SHORTY HE DIRECTED ONE OF THE KIBBITZERS HE WALKED AROUND TO GRAB ME BY THE ELBOW AND STEER ME AS FAR AWAY FROM LEFTY'S TRUCULENT FACE AS HE COULD AT LEAST THE SHARP CHINNED LITTLE RAT HAD QUIT THE GAME TOO BOTH OF US HAD LEFT OUR CHIPS ON THE TABLE NICK WANTED ME TO LEAVE PAY ME OFF I INSISTED HE SAID YES A LOT QUICKER THAN I THOUGHT HE WOULD THE OTHER GAMBLERS COULD HAVE SQUAWKED THAT MY CHIP SHOULD GO INTO THE NEXT POT BUT APPARENTLY NONE OF THEM DID LEFTY SIDLED OUT AS NICK WAS PAYING ME OFF WAIT OUTSIDE FOR ME I SAID TO HIM WHY NOT
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