McCabe, James Dabney, 1842-1883 · [New York] : Continental Pub. Co. : National Pub. Co. · leaf 540
stitutes a * turn, the first one being the winning.and the second the losing card; so that the first, third,ififth, and in the same progression throughout the fifty-two are winning cards, and the second, fourth, and>sixth, etc., are the losing cards. The betting is doneithis way: The player buys… … BEHIND THE SCENES IN WASHINGTON. 505 Having provided himself with the number ofchecks (which in size resemble an old-fashioned cent),he lays down any amount to suit his fancy on any onecard upon the table—one of the thirteen described.Suppose the deal is about to begin. He puts one hun-dred dollars…
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