The Doctor And the Rough Rider
“He was up four thousand dollars, and he'd won half of it on the preceding hand when he'd had nothing but a pair of deuces but bet his entire pile of chips and bluffed his four opponents into tossing in their hands rather than paying to see what he held.
He'd decided it was time to take a ten-minute break and celebrate with some imported Scotch. Not that he preferred it, but since it cost twice as much, it was what he drank when he was celebrating.
The usual crowd was there—all of Roosev...elt's Rough Riders, plus Charlie Bassett, Loose Martinez, even Henry Wiggins, who rarely drank and never gambled. John Behan walked past the window, looked in, didn't like what he saw, and kept walking.
“Bartender!” said Holliday.
“Come on, Doc,” said the bartender. “You know perfectly well that my name is Tom.”
“True,” agreed Holliday. “But ‘Bartender’ sounds so much more dramatic.MoreLess
He'd decided it was time to take a ten-minute break and celebrate with some imported Scotch. Not that he preferred it, but since it cost twice as much, it was what he drank when he was celebrating.
The usual crowd was there—all of Roosev...elt's Rough Riders, plus Charlie Bassett, Loose Martinez, even Henry Wiggins, who rarely drank and never gambled. John Behan walked past the window, looked in, didn't like what he saw, and kept walking.
“Bartender!” said Holliday.
“Come on, Doc,” said the bartender. “You know perfectly well that my name is Tom.”
“True,” agreed Holliday. “But ‘Bartender’ sounds so much more dramatic.MoreLess
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