Treasure of Matecumbe Page #3

put ashore like any stowaway.

Meanwhile, you have exactly

two minutes before we cast off.

Not till I've found

that handful, you're not.

- Is the big ugly one your husband?

- No. And he's not going to be.

I don't care how much

money that Yankee's got.

They come looking for you in here,

they're gonna find you for sure.

I know. We'll hide you

in with the animals.

- I couldn't.

- If you don't, you gonna get married.

Lauriette might have

had a change of heart.

Nonsense. She's nervous. Women

are like that on their wedding day.

Did you see a lady in a wedding

dress come through here? Answer me.

What would a lady be doing

down here? And let go of my arm!

We should get back to the guests

and explain the postponement.

To blazes with the guests!

What about back there?

Most brides would be rather

conspicuous among the livestock.

But, then, I have never

seen your sister, sir.

- Look, sir...

- Let's look upstairs.

Not unless you buy

passage as far as Coahoma,

otherwise you're going ashore,

as we're shoving off immediately.

- They're gone.

- Oh.

Oh.

Lord!

Something old, something new.

If you want it, nanny,

it's yours to chew.

I presume... one can get to

the ladies' cabin from here.

If that don't beat all.

Could at least say good day.

We're gonna get in trouble

for being up here, Davie.

They can always send us downstairs.

Hey, Thad, look!

Hey, ain't that that same lady?

Yeah. What's she doing in there?

I'm looking to win it on the up and up.

Very good, sir. Now, watch closely as

I take two red aces and the baby card.

I pick 'em up slowly,

put 'em down on the table,

as all I want you to do is

to tell me where's the baby?

He picks the middle

card. I'm sorry, sir.

You were close. It was

right beside the baby card.

Don't be afraid to bet. If you don't

speculate, you can't accumulate.

I don't take bets from paupers,

strippers or grandmothers.

Well, since I'm none of those,

would it be permissible if I bet?

Unless, of course, Captain, you

have some regulations against it.

Of course not. It's just

that we rarely have the ladies

visit us here on the Texas deck.

And... what game is this?

This is a very simple game.

It's called three-card monte.

I plainly display these three

cards, two red aces and a baby card.

I take 'em and I place them on

the table face down like that.

Then I rearrange them thusly.

This is not a trick or a humbug.

It's all on the up and up.

The idea of the game is for you to

see if you can pick out the baby card.

And if you pick out the baby card,

if your eye is faster than my hand,

you're gonna take all my money.

Oh, that does look like fun.

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