Their light was extinguished, but, up near the ceiling, a shaft of light came through the partition from the other room.
Diamond saw it.

He jumped up and dragged a trunk into position by that partition.

Mounted on the trunk, he applied his eye to the orifice and discovered that he could see into the Frenchman's room very nicely.
"What can you see ?" grunted Browning.
"I can see everyone in there," answered Jack.
"Name them." "The Frenchman, the Englishman, the superstitious man, and our fresh friend, Bloodgood." "Same old crowd," murmured Frank.
"Yes, and a hot old game!" came from the youth on the trunk.

"My! my! but they are whooping her up! They've got plenty to drink, and they are playing for big dust." "Tell them to saw up till to-morrow," mumbled Bruce.
Jack did not do so, however.

He remained on the trunk, watching the game, seeming greatly interested.
A big game of poker interested him any time.