"I will kick this fellow!" But, to the surprise of all, the superstitious man cackled out a short, broken laugh, and said: "Oh, I was going to--to warn you--that's all.

It--it's liable to be a pretty--stiff game.

I thought it would be a--good thing for you to--keep out of it.

It started--light, but it's working--up--right along.

Almost any time somebody is liable to--to propose throwing off the--the limit, and then somebody is going to get--hurt.