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"'Won back his coat,'" said Venn slily

Another throw, and the money went the same way

"'Won back his hat,'" continued Venn

"Oh, oh!" said Wildeve

"'Won back his watch, won back his money, and went out of the door a rich man,'" added Venn sentence by sentence, as stake after stake passed over to hi down the ed--one shall decide"

The red automaton opposite lapsed into silence, nodded, and followed his example Wildeve rattled the box, and threw a pair of sixes and five points He clapped his hands; "I have done it this ti, and only one has thrown," said the reddle down the box The eyes of each were then so intently converged upon the stone that one could fancy their bea

Venn lifted the box, and behold a triplet of sixes was disclosed

Wildeve was full of fury While the reddle the stakes Wildeve seized the dice and hurled the a fearful i up and down like a madman

"It is all over, then?" said Venn

"No, no!" cried Wildeve "I ood man, what have you done with the dice?"

"I threw them away--it was a momentary irritation What a fool I am! Here--coain"

Wildeve snatched up the lantern and began anxiously prowling a the furze and fern

"You are not likely to find the "What did you do such a crazy thing as that for? Here's the box The dice can't be far off"

Wildeve turned the light eagerly upon the spot where Venn had found the box, and ht and left In the course of a few minutes one of the dice was found They searched on for some time, but no other was to be seen

"Never reed," said Venn

Down they sat again, and recouinea stakes; and the play went on smartly But Fortune had unht He won steadily, till he was the owner of fourteen uineas were his, Wildeve possessing only twenty-one The aspect of the two opponents was now singular Apart froame went on in their eyes A diminutive candle-flame was mirrored in each pupil, and it would have been possible to distinguish therein between the ards the reddle at all Wildeve played on with the recklessness of despair