Smart Money Page #4

Mr. Short ordered some cigars

to be sent up to his room this afternoon.

- Yeah?

- And it's 346.

Boy, am I itching to get in that game.

Ho-ho-ho-ho.

I hope you don't think I'm butting in,

Mr. Venizelos.

Call me Nick.

All right, Nick.

Attagirl. Heh-heh. Say,

we getting along swell, aren't we? Heh.

- What is it you're gonna say, baby?

- You've been so nice to me and all.

I was just going to suggest

that you put some money in the hotel safe.

- Yeah?

- For carfare home, in case you...

There won't be any in case, sister.

I hope not.

All right, I got an idea.

Here.

Now, you keep this for me.

- A hundred dollars? Why, I couldn't.

- Yeah.

You keep this for me, baby.

After the game, I'll make you a present

of it. And if I lose... Heh.

Gee, it sounds funny to hear myself

saying "lose. "

Well, if I should lose,

I'll need it for cigar money.

But you don't know me,

I might run away with it.

Now, listen, sister, I'm a gambler.

It's my business to read human nature,

to know people.

- And I can tell that you're on the level.

- But you could put it in the hotel safe.

Oh, no. You're safe enough for me, baby.

Well, all right, if you insist.

Attagirl. Come on, put it in the sock.

Heh-heh.

Uh...

I'd like to see Hickory Short.

Well, I'm Hickory Short.

Yeah?

Well, I'm Nick Venizelos from Irontown.

- Nick the Barber, they call me.

- Oh.

- Come in, Mr. Venizelos.

- Thanks.

I've often heard of you.

Yeah? Heh-heh.

Well...

Have you any way

of identifying yourself?

Why, yes, I...

Gee, I forgot my badge.

Yeah.

Here.

- Mm-hm. Yeah.

- "Nick Venizelos. "

- Well?

- You didn't miss many of them, did you?

Well, here's the convincer.

- That's me in the middle.

- Hmm.

Well, I guess you're yourself, all right.

I'm glad to meet you after all the stories

I've heard about your luck, Mr. Venizelos.

- Oh, call me Nick.

- Hmm.

- All right, Nick.

- Attaboy, Hick. Heh.

You know, I've been wanting

to meet you for a long time.

- For a little action? Heh-heh.

- How'd you guess?

Come on over.

I want you to meet some of the boys.

- Sure.

- King's high.

Boys, I want you to meet Mr. Venizelos.

Ahem.

- Mr. Tompkins.

- Honest John Tompkins?

- That's me.

- Oh, glad to know you, John.

- Mr. River.

- Old Deep River himself, eh?

In person. Not a motion picture, Nick.

Heh-heh-heh.

- Mr. Shultz.

- Back-to-Back Shultz.

You're the fella that almost

broke the bank at Monte Carlo.

- Guilty. Glad to know you, Nick.

- Well, I'm glad to know you, Shultz.

And Mr. Barnes.

- I don't like them from the bottom, brother.

- All right, Nick.

I'll make an exception in your case.

- Hello.

- Have some grape, Nick?

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