Excerpt: ... the ace, king and queen of diamonds. "Whew! What a hand," said Phil. "How did you manage it, Jacob?" "Dry up, no chaff, you dealt," he said. "And turned it down, worse luck. I might have got through, as yours were all reds." "Very good hand," said Kylis. "Oh, oh, my black bird, you think so, do you?" laughed Jacob. "I don't often treat a nigger, but after that hand you shall have a tot, here you are." He handed the glass to the black, Phil grunting his disapproval, and remarking that it was throwing good stuff ...
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Excerpt: ... the ace, king and queen of diamonds. "Whew! What a hand," said Phil. "How did you manage it, Jacob?" "Dry up, no chaff, you dealt," he said. "And turned it down, worse luck. I might have got through, as yours were all reds." "Very good hand," said Kylis. "Oh, oh, my black bird, you think so, do you?" laughed Jacob. "I don't often treat a nigger, but after that hand you shall have a tot, here you are." He handed the glass to the black, Phil grunting his disapproval, and remarking that it was throwing good stuff away. Kylis saw they were fixed up for a long sitting, and this favoured his plans. He watched the game for some time and then sneaked away unobserved. In case anyone chanced to see him he went in the opposite direction to Jack's cabin; he returned, crawling along the deck silently and swiftly. In his hand he had one of the big knives used for opening pearl shells. He paused when he neared the cabin, listening, and the steady breathing denoted Jack Redland was sound asleep. The night was not dark, and Kylis had seen the dim outline of Swan Point in the distance before he left the card players. Again he crawled forward until his head reached the door, which was open. Looking in he saw Jack lying half dressed on his bunk, the belt with the case in round him. Kylis could have stabbed him as he slept, and probably would have done so had he not seen the end of the case, in which the black pearl lay, peeping out of the inner side of the belt. For once Jack had evidently been careless, and not fastened it securely in the belt. If he could obtain the case without awaking the sleeper there would be no need for violence. Kylis crept like a cat to Jack Redland's side, then his big, black hand went slowly up and gently drew out the case. It was locked, but with a quick twist with the point of his knife the black opened it, slipped out the pearl, closed the case, pressed the broken spring in as far as he could, and noiselessly put it back in its place....
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