sSreet -> Street, rather exotic transcription error
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Nick Corrado 2023-08-27 12:53:10 -04:00 committed by Alex Cabal
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<p>Well, says Andy, it does seem kind of hard on ones professional pride to lope off with a bearded pards competency, especially after he has nominated you custodian of his bundle in the sappy insouciance of his urban indiscrimination. Suppose we wake him up and see if we can formulate some commercial sophistry by which he will be enabled to give us both his money and a good excuse.</p>
<p>“We wakes up Whiskers. He stretches himself and yawns out the hypothesis that he must have dropped off for a minute. And then he says he wouldnt mind sitting in at a little gentlemans game of poker. He used to play some when he attended high school in Brooklyn; and as he was out for a good time, why—and so forth.</p>
<p>“Andy brights up a little at that, for it looks like it might be a solution to our financial troubles. So we all three go to our hotel further down Broadway and have the cards and chips brought up to Andys room. I tried once more to make this Babe in the Horticultural Gardens take his five thousand. But no.</p>
<p>Keep that little roll for me, <abbr>Mr.</abbr> Peters, says he, and oblige. Ill ask you fer it when I want it. I guess I know when Im among friends. A man thats done business on Beekman sSreet for twenty years, right in the heart of the wisest old village on earth, ought to know what hes about. I guess I can tell a gentleman from a con man or a flimflammer when I meet him. Ive got some odd change in my clothes—enough to start the game with, I guess.</p>
<p>Keep that little roll for me, <abbr>Mr.</abbr> Peters, says he, and oblige. Ill ask you fer it when I want it. I guess I know when Im among friends. A man thats done business on Beekman Street for twenty years, right in the heart of the wisest old village on earth, ought to know what hes about. I guess I can tell a gentleman from a con man or a flimflammer when I meet him. Ive got some odd change in my clothes—enough to start the game with, I guess.</p>
<p>“He goes through his pockets and rains $20 gold certificates on the table till it looked like a $10,000 Autumn Day in a Lemon Grove picture by Turner in the salons. Andy almost smiled.</p>
<p>“The first round that was dealt, this boulevardier slaps down his hand, claims low and jack and big casino and rakes in the pot.</p>
<p>“Andy always took a pride in his poker playing. He got up from the table and looked sadly out of the window at the street cars.</p>