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David A. Curtis. Stand Pat; Or, Poker Stories from the Mississippi
Stand Pat; Or, Poker Stories from the Mississippi
Table of Contents
PREFACE
S T A N D P A T
I. A NEW POKER DECK
II. THREE KINGS
III. FINISH OF THE ONE-EYED MAN
IV. LOOKING FOR GALLAGHER
V. STUMPY’S DILEMMA
VI. GALLAGHER’S RETURN
VII. GALLAGHER STRIPPED
VIII. A TRIAL OF SKILL
IX. A SOCIAL CALL
X. STUMPY VIOLATES ETIQUETTE
XI. THE NEW POKER RULE MADE IN ARKANSAS
XII. A STRANGER AND FOND OF POKER
XIII. ON HAND JUST ONCE
XIV. IT WAS A GREAT DEAL
XV. HE SAT IN WITH A V
XVI. HIS QUEER SYSTEM
XVII. AN EXTRA ACE
XVIII. PLAYED BY THE BOOK
XIX. ONLY ONE SURE WAY TO WIN
XX. KENNEY’S ROYAL FLUSH
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David A. Curtis
Published by Good Press, 2021
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On such occasions, the barroom, being handy to the landing, became not only the social centre of Brownsville, but also the news exchange where all the available intelligence of the happenings of the outside world was to be obtained. It was not that Brownsville cared specially what the outside happenings might be, or might not be, but there was more or less excitement to be had by conversing with strangers who might stroll ashore for even a few minutes, and Brownsville craved excitement.
The usual crowd was unusually noisy this evening. Long Mike, the labour contractor, who had organized a trust in handling of freight, and owned eight mules, representing a goodly proportion of his accumulated capital, had been drinking more than usual ever since the landing of the last boat, and, after his fashion when he drank, his voice was being overworked. Moreover, the small crowd of able-bodied men who were enjoying his hospitality had all of them opinions of their own which they were anxious to express, and so, though Sam, the bartender, was a man of few words, there was no lack of conversation.
