Chapter 5
The dice clattered across the table and were swept up by the
hand of the man behind the table before Pierre could note them.
Sick at heart, he began to turn away, as he saw that hand reach out
and gather in the coins of the other two bettors. It went out a
third time and laid another fifty-cent piece upon his. The heart of
Pierre bounded up to his throat.
Again the dice rolled, and this time he saw distinctly two fives
turn up. Two dollars in silver were dropped upon his, and still he
let the money lie. Again, again, and again the dice rolled. And now
there were pieces of gold among the silver that covered the square
of the five. The other two looked askance at him, and the owner of
the game growled: "Gimme room for the coins, stranger, will
you?"
Pierre picked up h
