“Hum!” murmured Jadwin surprised. “That does give you a twist on the situation. But to tell the truth, Sam, I had sort of made up my mind to keep out of speculation since my last little deal. A man gets into this game, and into it, and into it, and before you know he can’t pull out⁠—and he don’t want to. Next he gets his nose scratched, and he hits back to make up for it, and just hits into the air and loses his balance⁠—and down he goes. I don’t want to make any more money, Sam. I’ve got my little pile, and before I get too old I want to have some fun out of it.”