The Deuce of Hearts (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from The Deuce of Hearts"What is his name, Clough? I've seen him somewhere, " said Holland."His name is Drinkwater, but he is known in our best barroom society as Tank. He and the attorneys of the heirs of the Cooley Estate have been trying to attack me on my first accounting, but they can do nothing, we have loaned the estate over eighty thousand dollars to save it from bankruptcy. The Mohawk bartender told me yesterday that the drinking trust a few days since, to save themselves from ruin, voted to charge our friend Tank a dollar a drink. When he heard of it, instead of being angry, he felt flattered. He pays up like a major, they are the only debts he ever does pay."The object of this eulogy had his eye upon his bet, which doubled twice. "Time, " he cried, and cashed in his chips. Presently Holland left Clough, and a Mr. Van Nest, a hostile lawyer known to Clough, drew near Drinkwater."Counsellor, " said the newcomer to the many-chinned, "I want your advice upon a delicate question." The expression of Drinkwater's face at once changed from that of Falstaff to Solon. "You have heard of the scandal about Mrs. Brooton Stevens, is there any truth in it?"Two brandies, cried Drinkwater, delighted at being thought an authority on questions of gallantry. Then raising one eyebrow up to his forehead and drawing the other down to his chins, he slowly nodded his head. "'Tis a nice question, " he said gravely.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.