The tragedies, as we came to know,
were elsewhere.
We sauntered into another room where they were playing keno. Keno
was, we soon found, a development or an outgrowth of lotto, in
which cards were sold to the players, bearing numbers which were
covered with buttons, as in lotto. The game was won when a row was
full after drawing forth the numbers on little balls from a
"goose."
"Like the roulette wheel," said Garrick grimly, "the 'goose' is
crooked, and if I had time I could show you how it is done."
We passed by the hazard boards as too complicated for the limited
time at our disposal.
It was, however, the roulette table which seemed to interest
Garrick most, partly for the reason that most of the players
flocked about it.
The crowd around the table on the second floor was several deep,
now. Among those who were playing I noticed a new face. It was of
a tall, young man much the worse, apparently, for the supposed
good time he had had already. The game seemed to have sobered him
up a bit, for he was keen as to mind, now, although a trifle shaky
as to legs.
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