A BLACKJACK BARGAINER by O.HENRY

1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales

Jon Hagadorn

Fiction, Arts

4.2 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 21 October 2018

⏱️ 42 minutes

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0:00.0	And the The Hello everyone and welcome to one
0:32.8	one classic short stories and tales.
0:35.8	It's time for another short story from O Henry,
0:39.0	so grab a favorite beverage,
0:41.0	probably that coffee on the way to or from work, and listen up.
0:45.7	By the way, we're in Chapter 10 of King Solomon's Minds over at 1001 stories for the road.
0:52.4	And just as I suspected, it's quite a story
0:55.0	and getting better with every chapter.
0:57.0	If you don't have 1,001 stories for the road,
1:00.0	you might want to subscribe.
1:02.0	We have all kinds of stories in that one for you to enjoy.
1:05.2	Also we've been getting lots of great reviews and with each one our rankings go up in the
1:10.0	country they were sent from. So please take a minute, especially Apple
1:14.4	listeners, where most reviews come from, and send one for us. Thanks. We'll read a
1:19.8	few fresh ones right after this story. And now a blackjack bargainer by O Henry.
1:27.0	The most disreputable thing in Yancey Gore's law office was Goree himself sprawled in his creaky old armchair.
1:36.4	The rickety little office built of red brick was set flush with the street, the main
1:41.5	street in the town of Bethel. Bethel rested upon the foothills of the
1:46.4	Blue Ridge. Above it the mountains were piled to the sky. Far below it the
1:51.9	turbid Kataba gleamed yellow along its disconsolate valley.
1:57.6	The June day was at its sultriest hour.
2:00.3	Bethel dozed in the tepid shade. Trade was not. It was so still that Goree reclining in his chair distinctly
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