The Lady Gambles Page #3

Still busy.

Wait till you see what I'm

getting down at the casino.

Candid shots

you won't find anywhere.

You do as you like.

Only I thought...

Well, we don't have to decide

right this minute, do we?

Why don't we see

how we feel in the morning?

Mrs. Boothe?

Now?

That would seem to be

the general idea.

I'm sorry to spoil your fun,

Mrs. Boothe, but poker is out.

Strictly out.

Really? Why?

Well, when you lose at that table,

you're not losing to the house.

Those boys

pick up the chips.

But I'm not losing.

Don't tell me

you're ahead.

Uh-huh.

About $200.

In stud poker?

With those boys?

Oh, they were very

patient with me.

They said I caught on

to the game real quick.

So it seems.

And of course,

I had a big advantage.

They were playing

for real money and I wasn't.

Huh?

Especially

when it came to bluffing.

Sometimes I can't figure out

who's kidding who around here.

No, really, I...

Now, you just do

what papa tells you.

Pick up your chips and stick to the

house games like you did yesterday.

Okay.

And people kept following me

from one table to the next.

I didn't count it, but I'm sure

I gave Barky over 1,000 in chips.

If you keep that up, you're going

to get your picture in the paper.

I'll tell you a secret,

David. It's pretty exciting.

What is?

Your picture in the paper?

No, silly. Gambling.

Hey, Jonnie.

Mmm?

Stop leading.

I'm not leading.

You are, too.

Anyway, it's a good thing we're getting

out of here before you get spoiled.

Oh? When are we leaving?

Tomorrow afternoon sometime.

Tomorrow?

Yeah.

I'll write up all my notes tonight, and

then clean up the rest of the details

at the dam in the morning.

Why don't we drive into town

after dinner and look around?

We've never really

seen it at night.

Oh, it's just the same at

night as it is in the daytime.

Everything's wide open.

Gambling casinos, wedding chapels,

pawn shops, lawyers' offices.

There's no difference, Joan.

No difference at all.

But you owe yourself an evening

off. You haven't had one...

I've gotta work. But there

are 100 things you can do.

The floor show,

movie in town...

All by myself?

...the casino.

You want me to really get my

picture in the paper, don't you?

Hello.

Well, put your husband

to bed already?

Uh-huh. I'd like to take

a few more pictures.

Could you arrange

for some chips?

I could.

Come on, have a drink.

No, thanks.

I'd appreciate it.

Why don't we go out and sit

on the patio and talk it over?

Well, you've spent hours

at the tables already.

Yes, I suppose I have.

Still, you want

more pictures, huh?

Well, if you don't want to

give me the house chips,

it's perfectly simple

to say so.

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