midnight
Twice he frowned purty serious , an ' once I caught him givin ' Dick a queer hurt look . The ol' man had n't a drop o ' welcher blood in his make-up ; but cheatin ' was spelled in mighty red letters to ` im . Dick was smilin ' now as sweet as a girl baby , an ' makin ' funny , joshin ' remarks , which was a new turn for him ; but at the same time the ' was somethin' in his face that was n't altogether pleasant . When midnight arrived Dick an ' Piker was each about two thousand ahead , I was slidin ' back to taw , an ' the old man was payin ' the fiddler . We had doubled the edge again at eleven , an ' were usin ' both the strange decks , changin ' every few deals . Then the luck began to settle to Dick . Two out of three times on his own deals , an ' every single time on Piker 's deals , the devidends slid into Dick 's coffers , while I was growin ' resigned to havin ' had a good run for my money .