- Joined
- Aug 21, 2011
Jake was a riverboat gambler with a reputation as a high roller. The man wasn't afraid to lose, but seldom did. Though it wasn't known publicly, his prowess at poker was at least in part due to his ability to cheat and not get caught. To this end he had made a science of distracting his opposition. One of his favorite techniques was to enlist the unwitting aid of a pretty girl. He would station her behind him in full view of everyone but him. This would put his opponents at ease since she could only see his hand.
That particular evening, he was in the middle of a high stakes game, when he spotted a beautiful young woman from across the room. Between hands, he made eye contact, and then arranged for a waiter to take her a glass of their best wine. It hadn't been long before she was standing behind him, watching the game. What he hadn't counted on was that she was really watching, and when he palmed a card, she saw it. Being ignorant of what he was doing, she asked why he had done it out loud in front of everyone. That of course ended the game with Jake accused of cheating. The constable kept the peace, but barely.
Jake was fuming mad! later that night he saw her on deck with her escort and as they were looking out over the river he crept up on them and clamping a hand firmly over the girl's mouth he knocked out the escort with a black jack and pushed him over board, before bodily throwing the girl in after him into the churning wake of the riverboat. She tried to scream as he tossed her over the rail, but her screams were lost in the sound of the huge wheel churning the water.
That particular evening, he was in the middle of a high stakes game, when he spotted a beautiful young woman from across the room. Between hands, he made eye contact, and then arranged for a waiter to take her a glass of their best wine. It hadn't been long before she was standing behind him, watching the game. What he hadn't counted on was that she was really watching, and when he palmed a card, she saw it. Being ignorant of what he was doing, she asked why he had done it out loud in front of everyone. That of course ended the game with Jake accused of cheating. The constable kept the peace, but barely.
Jake was fuming mad! later that night he saw her on deck with her escort and as they were looking out over the river he crept up on them and clamping a hand firmly over the girl's mouth he knocked out the escort with a black jack and pushed him over board, before bodily throwing the girl in after him into the churning wake of the riverboat. She tried to scream as he tossed her over the rail, but her screams were lost in the sound of the huge wheel churning the water.