Excerpt: ...at the White Elephant, a large and showy billiard room on Broadway, near Thirtieth Street. There were several gambling houses near by, and there or in that neighborhood he thought that Morrison might be met. He was right. On entering the billiard room he found the man he sought playing a game of billiards with Tom Calder, at the first table. "I want to see you, Morrison," he said, in a low voice. "Is the game 'most finished?" "I have only six points more to make. I shall probably run out this time." He was right ...
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Excerpt: ...at the White Elephant, a large and showy billiard room on Broadway, near Thirtieth Street. There were several gambling houses near by, and there or in that neighborhood he thought that Morrison might be met. He was right. On entering the billiard room he found the man he sought playing a game of billiards with Tom Calder, at the first table. "I want to see you, Morrison," he said, in a low voice. "Is the game 'most finished?" "I have only six points more to make. I shall probably run out this time." He was right in his estimate. Two minutes later the two went out of the saloon together, accompanied by Tom. "Well, what is it?" he asked. "Let us turn into a side street." They turned into Thirtieth Street, which was much less brilliantly lighted than Broadway, and sauntered leisurely along. "Did you buy the bonds of that boy?" asked Morrison, anxiously. "Yes." "Then it's all right. Have you brought me the money?" "How should I?" returned Ford, impatiently. "I couldn't pay him, and keep the money myself." "Oh, well, it doesn't matter. He is to meet me to-morrow morning and hand over the money." "I am afraid you will be disappointed." "Disappointed," repeated Morrison, quickly. "What do you mean? The boy hasn't made off with the money, has he? If he has--" and the sentence ended with an oath. "No, it isn't as you suppose." "Then why won't he pay me the money, I'd like to know?" "There is some trouble about the bonds. It is charged that they are stolen." "How is that? You gave them to me," said Morrison, suspiciously. Now came the awkward moment. However, Ford had decided on the story he would tell. "They were given me by a person who owed me money," he said, plausibly. "How was I to know they were stolen?" "They were stolen, then?" "I suppose so. In fact, I know so." "How do you know?" "Well-in fact, they were stolen from my stepmother." Morrison whistled. "Well," he said. "Of course you mustn't say that I gave them to you. You would get me into...
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