| 单词 | faro |
| 例句 | Its driver was James Fur- faro, thirty-eight, who’d left home that morning a bit late. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z She was a terrible card player, but she had loads of money to lose, so her companions would keep her at the faro table as long as possible. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z He could get a job dealing faro in Reno—regular hours and no dames. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z In the foyer, tables had been assembled, and the Young Men were seated about them, playing at faro and whist. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z A few hours later, people had begun to fill the Fur- faro home. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z A few men, slow-witted and pale, played faro at the gamingtables. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z During a sojourn in Paris she gambled regularly at faro and one night lost an extravagant sum. Capturing the essence of Pushkin, the revered poet killed in a duel at 37 2017-02-07T05:00:00Z Teeth were aplenty in Dodge City, but so were faro tables. 'Doc': Mary Doria Russell's intoxicating novel of Doc Holliday, Wyatt Earp and Dodge City 2011-05-11T20:59:05Z Without any sour cream, I would be inclined to choose a dry red with the earthy flavors of mushrooms, leeks and faro. Dumpling Flavor, Stripped Down to Its Essence 2020-01-13T05:00:00Z The flightiest dish we ordered was grilled antelope with blackberries, balsamic, cherries, faro, pistachios — and even that seemed informed by a place, and that place surely wasn’t the Southwest. Choice Tables: Beyond Brisket and Burritos in Austin, Tex. 2013-12-03T21:04:26Z Recommended Dishes Guinzaglio; smoked swordfish brandade; pork belly with faro; bacon fat pizza; pepperoni pizza; mushroom pizza; clam pizza; “eggs in hell” pizza. Pizza Moto Comes to Rest in Brooklyn 2016-02-16T05:00:00Z The tuberculosis that killed his mother is slowly choking him, yet he tries to establish a dental practice in Dodge City even though his skill at dealing faro could earn him far more. 'Doc' is a fresh look at a unique Western figure 2011-05-03T11:31:13Z Eating meat every day is expensive, but learning how to cook different things, such as inexpensive lentils and chickpeas or faro is not. Food activist Alice Waters takes to Web, mulls TV 2010-04-21T21:05:00Z A whole poussin bore the deliciously smoky flavor of the wood fire on which it was grilled, but the accompanying faro, lacking the flavorful juices that accented it on the vegetable plate, was unexciting. Review: Tillie’s Brings Farm to Table in Short Hills 2016-04-28T04:00:00Z When she cooks for her family, she always uses simple, healthy ingredients like grilled vegetables, lean protein, quinoa, and faro. 4 Helpful Health Tips from a 'Top Chef' Judge 2016-04-14T04:00:00Z Dorothy’s family history also extends back to that time; her great grandfather was a faro card dealer in one of Skagway’s saloons in the 1890s. Writers retreat nearly complete in Dyea 2015-06-14T04:00:00Z This year, the spread includes brioche stuffing with roasted squash; charred Cinderella pumpkin soup; and roasted root vegetable salad with Tuscan kale, faro and pumpkin seeds. Get your feast to-go: Thanksgiving 2014 dining guide 2014-11-13T05:00:00Z Ground lamb meat and fatty pork are deep fried, nestled into a swirl of thick honey-laced yogurt and topped with a crunchy flavorful garnish of cocoa nibs, almonds and fried faro. 10 Most Creative Jeans-Appropriate Restaurants in Boston (Part I) 2014-10-09T04:00:00Z The liquor from the vegetables turned the faro beneath them into something extraordinary, and roasted garlic suffused the entire dish with a sweet and pungent flavor. Review: Tillie’s Brings Farm to Table in Short Hills 2016-04-28T04:00:00Z The lavish red-carpeted second floor was dominated by a cabinet of Japanese curios, bogus copies of masterpiece paintings, and expensive faro and custom-built roulette gaming tables. City Room: 100 Years After a Murder, Questions About a Police Officer's Guilt 2012-07-15T14:00:00Z The French, Italians, and Spaniards to-day use the term almost in its original purity: thus, French for lighthouse, phare; Italian and Spanish, faro. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 2 2012-04-03T02:00:36.237Z A game at cards, resembling the modern faro, said to have been invented at Venice. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) 2012-03-24T02:00:19.387Z Dare was dicing with Fitzgerald; someone was playing faro with Jack behind me. The Black Moth A Romance of the XVIIIth Century 2012-01-31T03:00:13.827Z The two gentlemen, who had been conversing on faro and Newmarket, and laying each other fantastic odds, arose and walked eastwards. Parson Kelly 2012-01-28T03:00:30.303Z In the gaming room they found a good sized crowd around the roulette table, and a smaller group gathered at the faro lay-out farther down the room. Loaded Dice 2012-01-04T03:00:36.343Z More probably, however, the visitors from the port are at that hour busily employed at the "green tables," where, at faro and roulette, enormous sums are frequently lost and won. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume III (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. 2012-01-04T03:00:31.713Z The law against faro banks was not strictly enforced as it is now. Life Gleanings 2011-12-01T03:00:23.890Z I came back home and I gambled here; played in the faro banks all the time. Steve P. Holcombe, the Converted Gambler His Life and Work 2011-11-01T02:00:21.043Z Then I dealt faro—turned professional gambler for wages in the best place in Dawson, but the hooch had got me and I lost out. Snowdrift A Story of the Land of the Strong Cold 2011-10-23T02:00:22.547Z At last I got to a new camp on the gold-fields where I heard the Count was; he had started in at his old trade, gambling, and was keeping a faro bank. Luck at the Diamond Fields 2011-10-06T02:00:43.067Z “Oh, yes,” said Hall, “but don’t go into the gambling dens, boozing-kens, dancing-saloons and faro tents, to squander your money, time and health.” Cupid in Africa 2011-09-28T02:00:21.467Z I once saw George Plantagenet, one of the best known of the New Orleans gamblers before the war, win $60,000 in an afternoon's play at faro. Taking Chances 2011-09-21T02:00:36.667Z After spending a short time at Atlanta, he went to Hot Springs, Arkansas, and then again to Louisville, where he opened a faro bank and once more settled down for life, as he thought. Steve P. Holcombe, the Converted Gambler His Life and Work 2011-11-01T02:00:21.043Z At the roulette wheel and the faro table he lost twenty-five thousand dollars, and later, in a game of stud, he dropped one hundred thousand more. Snowdrift A Story of the Land of the Strong Cold 2011-10-23T02:00:22.547Z Some roughs had made an attack upon him and his partner, who were keeping a faro table, and I, who had been losing my money to him, came to his assistance. Luck at the Diamond Fields 2011-10-06T02:00:43.067Z As for me, as soon as my pockets are full, I shall settle myself in a faro house, and I will there dare fortune in the midst of players and bankers. The Barber of Paris 2011-09-18T02:00:25.547Z One night he walked into 'Don' Haskell's Madrid Club in St. Louis—this was in the fall of '59—and stood and watched a few deals out of the box at the $500-limit faro table. Taking Chances 2011-09-21T02:00:36.667Z Then he traveled around to different places playing against faro banks and "catching on" when he could. Steve P. Holcombe, the Converted Gambler His Life and Work 2011-11-01T02:00:21.043Z I'm figuring on starting up a new layout—faro. Snowdrift A Story of the Land of the Strong Cold 2011-10-23T02:00:22.547Z Do you remember that day on the racecourse when Cockney Bill and his pals tried the system of going for the banker at faro and jumping his satchel? Luck at the Diamond Fields 2011-10-06T02:00:43.067Z What a figure I can cut in the gambling dens and at faro. The Barber of Paris 2011-09-18T02:00:25.547Z Back in the sixties Tom Naseby was generally considered the most dangerous man at a faro table on the Pacific Slope. Taking Chances 2011-09-21T02:00:36.667Z The initiation of Mr. Holcombe into the game of faro was an epoch in his life. Steve P. Holcombe, the Converted Gambler His Life and Work 2011-11-01T02:00:21.043Z From Stoell's Brent drifted to "The Nugget," where for a month, he dealt faro on percentage in a "limit" game—for with the tin-horns and the chechakos had come also "limits" and "table stakes." Snowdrift A Story of the Land of the Strong Cold 2011-10-23T02:00:22.547Z The calling to which he devoted himself in the early days of the Fields was that of an exponent of faro, roulette, poker, and other games, more or less of chance. Luck at the Diamond Fields 2011-10-06T02:00:43.067Z And, somewhat disturbed by having to make this humiliating confession, Madame Bodard returned to her game of faro. The Works of Honor? de Balzac About Catherine de' Medici, Seraphita and Other Stories 2011-09-02T02:00:23.810Z Barrick's double-ended luck, both at faro bank and horses," said one of the bookmakers in the party, "is a whole lot out of the common. Taking Chances 2011-09-21T02:00:36.667Z I have opened a game of faro here, and I am afraid I can not protect myself. Steve P. Holcombe, the Converted Gambler His Life and Work 2011-11-01T02:00:21.043Z Three faro games, each with its inlaid table, its impassive dealer, its armed "lookout," and its ring of silent players, lay beyond the baize doors. The City of Numbered Days 2011-08-31T02:01:25.807Z He wished he got as much the best of it at a deal of faro as honest Mr Bowker, the member of the Legislative Assembly, did when he started the Boschfontein Mining Company. Luck at the Diamond Fields 2011-10-06T02:00:43.067Z Add the faro and barley mix, and stir with the peppers for a minute. Recipes for Health: Barley and Farro Risotto With Red Peppers 2011-08-23T21:17:58Z I'll bet any man on the side, just for a flyer, $5,000 that the next king out of the box wins, but no more faro. Taking Chances 2011-09-21T02:00:36.667Z Within two blocks of the two faro banks which Steve Holcombe used to own and run, he was now every day at high noon declaring the Gospel of the grace of God. Steve P. Holcombe, the Converted Gambler His Life and Work 2011-11-01T02:00:21.043Z He’s gone to Denver, so Tolley says, to deal faro at a big place there.” The Heart of Canyon Pass 2011-08-04T02:00:24.083Z They cleared me out at faro properly last night,” he answered as he left the bar and went out with Nat Lane. Luck at the Diamond Fields 2011-10-06T02:00:43.067Z If you wonder why the club held together, you have only to recall the story of the cow-puncher whose friend beckoned him away from the faro layout to inform him that the game was crooked. Fore! 2011-07-11T02:00:06.097Z Instead, the fellows hanging around the whisky mills and the brace faro layouts good-naturedly took me in hand and started in to give me a good time. Taking Chances 2011-09-21T02:00:36.667Z After this," says Mr. Holcombe, "I continued gambling, traveling around from place to place, and at last I settled down at Nashville and dealt faro there. Steve P. Holcombe, the Converted Gambler His Life and Work 2011-11-01T02:00:21.043Z Some guy is running a faro bank, or something of the sort. The Trail of the Axe A Story of Red Sand Valley 2011-06-27T02:00:56.823Z Then he struck a run of luck and made enough to strike for Gold Fields and open a saloon—faro at the back. The Salamander 2011-06-10T02:00:22.890Z Your pulse is 75, and that won't do for a man who habitually deals faro. Gabriel Conroy 2011-06-08T02:00:19.217Z I didn't have any more sense than to agree, and, the other three chaps being willing, of course, we went up to the second floor of Kingsley's rum and faro honkatonk and waded in. Taking Chances 2011-09-21T02:00:36.667Z He had now come to Denver and opened a game of faro. Steve P. Holcombe, the Converted Gambler His Life and Work 2011-11-01T02:00:21.043Z No man who had graduated as a gambler in such a region as the Yukon was likely to run a faro bank straight. The Trail of the Axe A Story of Red Sand Valley 2011-06-27T02:00:56.823Z "Mining is simply a grand lottery and is about as much of a game of chance as poker or faro." The Comstock Club 2011-05-18T02:00:16.367Z It may be parenthetically remarked that his own game was faro. Gabriel Conroy 2011-06-08T02:00:19.217Z Last night I poisoned my only remaining sister because she would have wed a circus-keeper, and scarcely an hour ago I lost two millions at faro. The Orpheus C. Kerr Papers, Series 1 2011-04-21T02:00:47.647Z The rest were empty-headed boys, who'd have taken up religion as quickly as faro bank, if some one led 'em to it. Plain Mary Smith A Romance of Red Saunders 2011-04-09T02:00:09.887Z In the evening they went to the gambling-rooms where they had met the night before, and Bernardi was soon absorbed in the game of faro. Mississippi Outlaws and the Detectives Don Pedro and the Detectives; Poisoner and the Detectives 2011-03-28T02:00:28.167Z Going to the rear where a faro game was in progress, Andy exchanged his fifteen dollars for chips and began to play. The Comstock Club 2011-05-18T02:00:16.367Z Whist and ombre not being to his taste, however, he proposed a game of faro. The Eichhofs A Romance 2011-02-19T03:01:37.327Z She learned the game of faro and how men act who have won or lost at it. The Westerners 2011-02-14T03:00:39.347Z Every division had its “dealer” of “faro” or “monté;” and almost the first canvas spread in an encampment was that which covered the tapis vert of a card table! The Bandolero A Marriage among the Mountains 2011-02-09T03:00:48.583Z Even the sanctity of the Sabbath is no check to this amusement: all day yesterday the tables were surrounded with players, at two of which they were dealing "faro;" at the third playing "brag." The South-West By a Yankee. In Two Volumes. Volume 2 2011-02-05T03:00:13.817Z At faro there is no betting less than a dollar; here, stakes as low as a quarter are permitted. The South-West By a Yankee. In Two Volumes. Volume 1 2011-02-02T03:00:22.253Z You know I never play faro," Werner replied, and then added, in a low tone, "and neither ought you to play it. The Eichhofs A Romance 2011-02-19T03:01:37.327Z The faro dealer called his cards imperturbably over his scantily patronized game. The Westerners 2011-02-14T03:00:39.347Z Among the treasures stolen were all the loose funds belonging to the "Combination Troupe," the night's winnings of Mr. Copperas's faro bank, and Miss De Montague's diamonds. The Galaxy Vol. XXIII?March, 1877.?No. 3 2011-01-31T03:00:16.193Z They were engaged in a game of faro. Garrick's Pupil 2011-01-22T03:00:14.780Z One night at a faro table a player suddenly slipped from his seat to the floor, a dead man. The Life of Bret Harte With Some Account of the California Pioneers 2011-01-14T03:00:47.427Z Stick too close behind your faro box, you do. The Rider of Golden Bar 2011-01-04T03:01:06.347Z At the other end of the room the faro dealer shuffled his cards, indifferent, imperturbable, cat-like; a strange man, without friends, implacable and just. The Westerners 2011-02-14T03:00:39.347Z It is very similar to the modern faro. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 3 Atrebates to Bedlis In Paris, where to improve his finances he frequented gambling-houses, he met a doubtful character, who quarreled with him at faro and then shot him in a duel. The Romance of the Canoness A Life-History The most popular games were monte, usually conducted by Mexicans, and faro, an American game. The Life of Bret Harte With Some Account of the California Pioneers 2011-01-14T03:00:47.427Z They do not actually buy or sell a share of stock; their managers are merely like the dealers in a faro bank, paid to run the game. Rockhaven Over beyond the bar of dusk, two men were staking small sums at faro. The Westerners 2011-02-14T03:00:39.347Z Poker, I tell you, and faro—and all the rest. The Haunted Pajamas In an adjoining room silent men joined the hosts of faro and the timid tenderfoot gamboled o'er the green. Cordwood It was observed that after a long drought dimes took the place of gold slugs upon the roulette and faro tables. The Life of Bret Harte With Some Account of the California Pioneers 2011-01-14T03:00:47.427Z Dutch is one of my bouncers and this fellow started upsetting the faro tables after he had lost his roll. Penny Nichols and the Black Imp The two men at the faro game cashed in and quit. The Westerners 2011-02-14T03:00:39.347Z She laid this heap of gold down on the table before the man with the faro box and cards. First Fam'lies of the Sierras He leaned on his left hand over the middle of the faro layout, put the muzzle of his gun against the eye of the dealer as he was sliding down and fired. Chiquita, an American Novel The Romance of a Ute Chief's Daughter A foreign officer kept a faro bank, at which he made a fortune, and some of the young officers ruined themselves. The Student's Life of Washington; Condensed from the Larger Work of Washington Irving For Young Persons and for the Use of Schools Down one side were ranged tables for monte, faro, senate and stud. Stepsons of Light In the background the faro dealer ceased shuffling his cards, and began imperturbably, indifferently, to pack together his layout. The Westerners 2011-02-14T03:00:39.347Z Oh, it's faro they play; my own game," whispered Calvert, "I was afraid the fellows might have indulged in some of their own confounded things, which no foreigner can compete in. A Rent In A Cloud "What's a 'apex'?" he inquired of Douglass, some six hundred dollars winner for the night, as he left the faro table and walked arm in arm with him to the hotel. The Song of the Wolf I know every faro bank in it, which speaks well for my memory, if not for my morals. Si Klegg, Book 3 (of 6) Si And Shorty Meet Mr. Rosenbaum, The Spy, Who Relates His Adventures That brought up tales of the old games, poker, faro, three card monte, blackjack, roulette—and crapshooting. Noble Redman All types were there in their best clothes, from the spotlessly immaculate faro dealer, dressed in a black broadcloth frock coat, to Dave Kelly, with his new red handkerchief and his high-heeled boots. The Westerners 2011-02-14T03:00:39.347Z Is my wife a slave--a chattel in her husband's power, so that he can sell her, or gamble her away at faro? The Serapion Brethren. Vol. II "Only faro, and poker, and roulette, with other divertisements of divers kinds and sorts," he said humorously. The Song of the Wolf Across the room from the bar, roulette and faro tables, bright with varnish and gaudy with nickel trimmings, were waiting with invitations to feverish excitement. The Blue Goose Don't you know that a faro- banker never dare lend of his winnings? Weird Tales, Vol. II. Nevertheless, she seemed to be lukewarm about Che faro, merely remarking after hearing it that it was more like the slow tunes her niece played than the quick ones. When Ghost Meets Ghost In one of them we found Johnny, rather flushed, bucking a faro bank. Gold The only possible exceptions were the C Bar men at the counter and a slight, well-dressed young fellow who was watching the faro game at the other side of the room. The Song of the Wolf Most of it right away was saloons and dance-halls; and the pressure for faro accommodation was such the padre thought he could make money by closing down his own monte-bank and renting. Santa Fé's Partner Being Some Memorials of Events in a New-Mexican Track-end Town Yes," Haney was saying, "'tis possible to bust a bank if the game is straight—that is, at faro; but most machine games are built so that 'the house'—that is, the bank—is protected. Money Magic A Novel Understand me——it is not probable that he had ever entered a gambling hall openly or frankly since his youth, or ever sat down with swindlers or professed blacklegs around the faro table. Mabel's Mistake We hunted up Johnny, still at his faro game; but he positively and impatiently declined to accompany us. Gold She gave him money, which he recklessly spent at the faro tables at the Garrison. Where Strongest Tide Winds Blew They was all so deep in the game that none of ’em noticed a seedy-lookin’ chap who come in, kinder quiet like, and set down to the faro table and began to play. The Award of Justice Or, Told in the Rockies A Pen Picture of the West We were just getting light on the game of faro. Money Magic A Novel The battered Thompson was driven back, to fall against a faro layout. The Plunderer A faro game was running, with a dozen or more players, at the end of the bar; several poker tables stretched across the gloomy front of what had been the ballroom of more hilarious days. The Duke Of Chimney Butte Rayder walked to the faro table where Amos sat with his back to him putting down twenty dollar gold pieces on the money. Where Strongest Tide Winds Blew To the onlooker who does not know its hazards faro is a funereal game. When the West Was Young These whiskey dives and faro joints get them the minute they are paid, and for ten days after pay-day we can’t get a hundred men back to camp.” The Mountain Divide All down?” the sharp snap of the case-keeper’s buttons before the faro layouts, the screech of the orchestra in the dance hall, and the heavy shuffling of feet; yet her words and intonations were distinct. The Plunderer When I struck town I got pretty drunk and busted a faro bank. The Vagrant Duke The tiger’s blood was now afire and he leaped upon the faro table, revolver in hand. Where Strongest Tide Winds Blew The prominent business men of Dodge watched the hectic consequences of this lawlessness over their faro layouts with speculative eyes and came to the conclusion that killings were becoming altogether too promiscuous. When the West Was Young This Polish artist person is as much out o' place in Arizona as a faro lay-out at a Sunday school picnic. Faro Nell and Her Friends Wolfville Stories Three faro layouts stretched themselves in line as if watching for newcomers, and in the rear a man was lighting the coal-oil lamps of the dance hall. The Plunderer "Do I understand you that he's been bucking agin faro with the money that you raised on hash? and you makin' the hash?" The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to Prose, Vol. X (of X) - America - II, Index He saw them lift the affrighted 247 Rayder from his place of safety at the baseboard, then his eyes rested on the dead woman at the faro table. Where Strongest Tide Winds Blew They arrived in Tombstone in the days when the outlaws were rampant, and they began dealing faro in Oriental. When the West Was Young I'm not one of these crazy cowboys who blows in all his wad on faro and drink—not on your life! They of the High Trails Piles of gold and greenbacks littered the tables where roulette, faro, poker were in progress. Valley of Wild Horses Keno, faro and roulette were not introduced until later, and the same may be said of pangingi, the Scandinavian game. Arizona's Yesterday Being the Narrative of John H. Cady, Pioneer I also knew he was a gambler and lived on his chances at the faro table. Where Strongest Tide Winds Blew The brothers issued profane and pointed defiance and went on dealing faro. When the West Was Young Perhaps this was the reason he played roulette instead of faro. They of the High Trails He watched the roulette wheel, then the faro games. Valley of Wild Horses Although I employed men to do the work, often players would insist on my dealing the monte deck or laying down the faro lay-out for them. Arizona's Yesterday Being the Narrative of John H. Cady, Pioneer Lights blazed from the Lone Tree saloon, and as he entered he saw a crowd about the faro table. Where Strongest Tide Winds Blew He wanted quicker action than faro gave him. Rimrock Trail I saw two or three tables full at faro, and was surrounded by a set of sharp faces that I was afraid would have devoured me with their eyes. All About Coffee My landlord, who was no moralist, but played faro, draughts, and billiards on the Sunday evening, would not hear of his daughter attending a public ballroom. A Tramp's Wallet stored by an English goldsmith during his wanderings in Germany and France There was much drinking of a thin sour beer called "faro," which is very popular with the peasants, and the various societies sang themselves hoarse, to the delight of all, including themselves. Vanished towers and chimes of Flanders It requires a clear head to deal faro. Where Strongest Tide Winds Blew Not all at the faro layout attempted to follow his bets. Rimrock Trail I was glad to drop two or three half crowns at faro to get off with a clear skin, and was overjoyed I so got rid of them. All About Coffee “Let's play faro again, as we did just now,” Maximov tittered suddenly. The Brothers Karamazov Our hurrying stops soon brought us in front of one of these establishments, whose lamp told us in plain letters that “faro” was played inside. The Quadroon Adventures in the Far West Coyote Jim, faro dealer, sauntered in and took his place at the table. Where Strongest Tide Winds Blew He fancied he would have the advantage over Sandy later, if the pair really meant to play faro—in his place. Rimrock Trail To the visitor accustomed to regard Wall Street as a vast faro layout, its very face should be a striking object-lesson. Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 6, July 1905 Somehow, I always was sort of drawed to faro. Sundry Accounts The simplest method of betting “against faro” is by placing the money on the face of any particular one of the cards that lie on the table. The Quadroon Adventures in the Far West He’s not likely to bother with small matters, especially when he’s 97 dealing faro bank. Desert Dust Many of them nodded at Sandy and Sam as they walked over to the faro layout and stood looking on. Rimrock Trail The rattle of chips, the whir of the wheel, the monotonous drone of the faro dealer, the hum of voices, some eager, some tense, others exultant or grumbling, the incessant jostling, irritated him. 'Firebrand' Trevison Inside the saloons faro, chuckaluck and roulette attracted each its devotees. Crooked Trails and Straight Such is faro—the game at which I had resolved to empty my purse, or win the price of my betrothed. The Quadroon Adventures in the Far West “Stud exacts the powers of concentration, like faro.” Desert Dust Sandy purchased a Champion Hereford bull for the herd out of the ranch share of the faro winnings. Rimrock Trail They had tried their hand at faro, with unfortunate results, and they had sat in for a short session at a poker game where Dud had put too much faith in a queen full. The Fighting Edge He moved to South McAlester and opened a faro game—a square game they said it was—for the Territory! In Our Town A faro bank needs no charter, no further preliminaries to its establishment than to light up a table, spread a green baize over it, and commence operations. The Quadroon Adventures in the Far West No. I have lived plainly, but the faro table has taken most of it. In A New World or, Among The Gold Fields Of Australia "Why, man, where are the red shirts and the faro joints?" Gold Out of Celebes In the rear were the faro and poker tables, the roulette wheels, and the other conveniences for separating hurried patrons from their money. The Fighting Edge The gambling hells knew him; he became an adept at poker and faro; and he soon learned how to correct or to compel fortune. American Sketches 1908 A stylish “faro box” is the ambition of every “faro dealer”—the specific title of all “sportsmen” whose game is faro. The Quadroon Adventures in the Far West An admirably adapted person for the purpose, she reflected; for, being ashamed of his bargain, he would hide in Vienna, content so long as he had sufficient money to risk at l'hombre and faro. A German Pompadour Being the Extraordinary History of Wilhelmine van Grävenitz, Landhofmeisterin of Wirtemberg Let the army general that never sat up all night at a faro bank issue the first order against monte and roulette in Havana. Peck's Uncle Ike and The Red Headed Boy 1899 Even a poker player and a faro dealer must sleep. The Fighting Edge A bank at faro was opened, and many officers were ruined by gambling. The Political History of England - Vol. X. The History of England from the Accession of George III to the close of Pitt's first Administration A faro bank is a faro bank all the same. The Quadroon Adventures in the Far West During the evening she played faro at her own table, and early took her leave, pleading that she was fatigued. A German Pompadour Being the Extraordinary History of Wilhelmine van Grävenitz, Landhofmeisterin of Wirtemberg These Societies or clubs continued to grow in number and influence through the year 1793, the typical club being now concerned, not with faro, but with the "Rights of Man." William Pitt and the Great War In case the thief succeeded in saving part of the proceeds he immediately lost it at faro or in revelry, and then risked his liberty for more. Bidwell's Travels, from Wall Street to London Prison Fifteen Years in Solitude At Brooks's in 1781 Fox, in partnership with some allies, kept the bank at faro as a regular business, one partner relieving another, and play going on continuously night and day. The Political History of England - Vol. X. The History of England from the Accession of George III to the close of Pitt's first Administration To all other modes of getting at your money, the South-Western sportsman prefers “faro.” The Quadroon Adventures in the Far West He had barely settled himself in bed, when he heard a noise in an adjoining room, and soon discovered that a game of faro was going on. Stories Of Georgia The police can't get on to it, and now as all the faro games are closed or not making expenses, and afraid to open, it is doing well. Danger! A True History of a Great City's Wiles and Temptations The Veil Lifted, and Light Thrown on Crime and its Causes, and Criminals and their Haunts. Facts and Disclosures. Day faro banks were open everywhere around the Exchange, and enormous sums were nightly staked in the uptown games. Bidwell's Travels, from Wall Street to London Prison Fifteen Years in Solitude The place was never closed, night or day, and the faro wheel was seldom silent. Roosevelt in the Bad Lands “Skill” has naught to do with the game of faro; and you might suppose, as many do, that the chances are exactly equal for the dealer and his opponents. The Quadroon Adventures in the Far West What will he do? would of course be simply Kion li faros?—for there is here no question of desire or wish, but merely a question of future action. Esperanto Self-Taught with Phonetic Pronunciation Skin faro is not played at a regular establishment in which the player against the bank is fleeced. Danger! A True History of a Great City's Wiles and Temptations The Veil Lifted, and Light Thrown on Crime and its Causes, and Criminals and their Haunts. Facts and Disclosures. The night previous they had spent at a well-known faro game and had lost their last dollar. Bidwell's Travels, from Wall Street to London Prison Fifteen Years in Solitude Once a man came to the Blue Chip with pesos ciento and broke the faro bank. The Fifth Ace Any other metal would serve as well; but a professed “faro dealer” would scorn to carry a mean implement of his calling. The Quadroon Adventures in the Far West “Board of Trade, faro, or ... what?” he ventured. Aladdin & Co. A Romance of Yankee Magic The jail keepers they set outside at glass-top tables, looking suspicious as any case keeper in a faro game. The Man Next Door From Spring street to Tenth, Broadway was full of night games—faro—each and all paying large sums for protection. Bidwell's Travels, from Wall Street to London Prison Fifteen Years in Solitude I became infatuated with the game of faro, and it kept me a slave. Forty Years a Gambler on the Mississippi He had a taste for the turf—a taste for play—was well known in the hundreds of Drury, and cut no mean figure at Howell's, and the faro tables there-anent. Rookwood Rumor had it that Case's trunk contained a roulette wheel and faro "layout." Tonio, Son of the Sierras A Story of the Apache War Of course, poker and euchre, whist and ninepins, to say nothing of monte and faro, are now in constant requisition. The Shirley Letters from California Mines in 1851-52 One night we were sitting next to each other, with Harry Tenison dealing faro. Laramie Holds the Range We made good money going down, but it was nearly all deposited in the faro bank before we left the city. Forty Years a Gambler on the Mississippi The gilded youth flocked around him, neglecting society, preferring the charms of faro to those of their sweethearts. The Queen Of Spades But I got some idea of its fruits from the cases brought to me for surgical treatment from the faro and monte tables. Wonderful Adventures of Mrs. Seacole in Many Lands There was faro and poker for the Americans, monte for the Spaniards, lansquenet for the Frenchmen, and smaller games for the outsiders. The Shirley Letters from California Mines in 1851-52 The air was heavy with tobacco smoke, and a great crowd of men were playing roulette, faro, and other games. Frank Merriwell's Pursuit How to Win Each of us grabbed a valise except Pinch, who carried along the faro tools. Forty Years a Gambler on the Mississippi It cannot be said, however, that the aggregate wealth of the gamblers is increased by playing roulette or faro. Socialism A Summary and Interpretation of Socialist Principles So some lounged away to the faro and monte tables, which were doing a busy trade; others loitered in the verandah, smoking, and looking at the native women, who sang and danced fandangos before them. Wonderful Adventures of Mrs. Seacole in Many Lands You know we all lost every dollar we had, playing faro in the city. Jack Wright and His Electric Stage; or, Leagued Against the James Boys There were numerous tables, spread with games,—faro, monte, and roulette,—each surrounded by an absorbed and interested group. The Young Miner or Tom Nelson in California Still, in spite of all this, I had rather deposit my money in faro banks than the Fidelity, of Cincinnati, and I guess all honest citizens feel the same way. Forty Years a Gambler on the Mississippi The chances of gain, as a premium for the risks involved, explain satisfactorily enough the action of the gambler when he enters into a game of roulette or faro. Socialism A Summary and Interpretation of Socialist Principles So up we mounted, passing on the way the faro bank, that advertises its neighborhood by most musical jingling of chips and half dollars. Four Years in Rebel Capitals An Inside View of Life in the Southern Confederacy from Birth to Death An' thin he's put undher bonds to keep the peace, an' they sind him out west iv th' thracks; an' I move into th' house, an' tear out th' front an' start a faro bank. Mr. Dooley in Peace and in War What money the saloons failed to get was generally gambled off against brace games of faro or monte. The Red-Blooded Heroes of the Frontier Had he never seen a faro bank he would have been an immensely wealthy man thirty years ago. Forty Years a Gambler on the Mississippi There was a space for dancing, as well as roulette, faro, chuckaluck, and poker tables. Oh, You Tex! He looks after the faro game in a back room on the first floor, while the chink runs the black smoke upstairs on the stop storey. The Grell Mystery The sprinkling of drinkers at the bar strolled over to watch the faro game, and Garvey, taking off his soiled apron, joined them, lighting a black cigar. Kid Wolf of Texas However, a slight narrowing of the cold black eyes and a significant sweep of the six-shooter brought every man of them to his knees, with heads bowed over faro lay-outs and on monte tables. The Red-Blooded Heroes of the Frontier The Board of Trade is just as much a gambling house as a faro bank. Forty Years a Gambler on the Mississippi The usual method was for some great lady to give an entertainment at which faro was played, when the lady who took the bank gave her £25 towards the expenses. Donahoe's Magazine, Volume 15, No. 1, January 1886 He threw it open and entered the faro room with quiet assurance. The Grell Mystery A roulette wheel was spinning at full clip, its little ivory ball dancing merrily, and at other tables were layouts of faro and various games of chance. Kid Wolf of Texas The faro boxes were full of springs as a watch; faro decks were carefully cut "strippers." The Red-Blooded Heroes of the Frontier I will say that I hadn't sense enough to keep it; but if I had never seen a faro bank, I would be a wealthy man to-day. Forty Years a Gambler on the Mississippi The chief games played were monte and faro, but no interest attached to the games as such, the winning or losing of money was that which lent fascination to the play. The Golden Dream Adventures in the Far West I was sitting in a little game of faro at a joint in the Commercial Road about a week ago, when this tough pulls me out and puts it up to me. The Grell Mystery The saloon owner had been watching the faro game. Kid Wolf of Texas Not even a faro game was seen, and none flaunted the long, long green. Songs of the Cattle Trail and Cow Camp It is often said that faro banks are never broke, but I recall one incident that will prove the contrary. Forty Years a Gambler on the Mississippi The majority of the men were playing faro, roulette or keno, and the others sat in softly upholstered chairs and talked. Before the Dawn A Story of the Fall of Richmond The game of faro is one that makes no strenuous demands on the skill of the players. The Grell Mystery The faro dealer slid one card and then another from his box; the case keeper moved a button or two on his rack. Kid Wolf of Texas He was among the pioneers in the gold rush to Alaska and played faro in all the tough mining towns. The Easiest Way A Story of Metropolitan Life There were about twenty-five gamblers on the boat, and they were all crazy for a game of faro. Forty Years a Gambler on the Mississippi He was playing faro and losing steadily, but every time he lost he marked the moment with an angry exclamation. Before the Dawn A Story of the Fall of Richmond By midnight every saloon had been visited, and many of them pretty well cleaned out, and now Bill proposed to go and break a faro bank that some of the party spoke of. Wild Bill's Last Trail Looking at the faro lookout, perched on his high stool, he winked. Kid Wolf of Texas His two guards waited at the door, his lookout at the faro table swept the hall from his high chair with eyes keen to mark any hostile invasion. Trail's End He was dealing faro bank, and was such a square fellow that all the boys would play against him. Forty Years a Gambler on the Mississippi Every gambler in town, professional as well as social, has his I.O.U.'s for bridge, poker, and faro debts. R. Holmes & Co. He played faro, lost, got broke, and put the horse up for a tenth of its value. Wild Bill's Last Trail Using quick, almost superhuman strength, he picked up the half-breed by the neck and one leg and hurled him, like a thunderbolt, into the group at the faro table! Kid Wolf of Texas He made a pretense of watching the faro game while the Texans put down their glasses to rush after him and make him prisoner, threatening him with clubbed pistols above his head. Trail's End I then settled down at dealing faro in St. Joseph, Mo. After staying there one year I went to St. Louis, where I remained two or three months, and then went to New Orleans. Forty Years a Gambler on the Mississippi Not content with Las Vegas, I followed the road to Albuquerque and Socorro, had some deals there and spent my evenings playing poker, faro and monte with the best and "toughest" of them. Ranching, Sport and Travel There was roulette, faro, and monte, all at different points. Wild Bill's Last Trail Seizing the high lookout stool from the faro layout, he advanced toward The Kid, his eyes glittering with fury. Kid Wolf of Texas The lookout at the faro game, whose patrons were annoyed by this renewal of the brawl, jumped from his high seat and took a hand in the row. Trail's End I made inquiries for a faro bank, and at last found one; and I bolted in as if I was an old sport. Forty Years a Gambler on the Mississippi I begged him to cash in but that's the way with all who play faro. Watch Yourself Go By The company around the faro table would be playing mostly with counters of red, circular pieces of ivory, called fish, or chips, each of which represented five dollars. Perley's Reminiscences, v. 1-2 of Sixty Years in the National Metropolis The sailor had lost all his savings at faro. The Mask A Story of Love and Adventure We pass a law against race-track gambling and add to the profits from faro. A Preface to Politics I told him to get up and look out for me, and I would open faro bank for the gamblers, which he did. Forty Years a Gambler on the Mississippi They were playing faro at the principal table, but the stakes were low, and the excitement small in proportion. The Queen's Necklace The northern sidewalks of Pennsylvania Avenue between the Indian Queen Hotel and the Capitol gate, was lined with faro banks, where good suppers were served and well-supplied sideboards were free to all comers. Perley's Reminiscences, v. 1-2 of Sixty Years in the National Metropolis His first big blow-out was a raid on The Mint, where Ike Bray still ran his games; and when Rimrock rose up from the faro table he owned the place, fixtures and all. Rimrock Jones We raid the faro joints, and drive gambling into the home, where poker and bridge whist are taught to children who follow their parents' example. A Preface to Politics One night he opened a $1,000 snap at faro and I was to loan him my tools. Forty Years a Gambler on the Mississippi The company was occupied in playing faro; a dozen melancholy punters held each in his hand a little pack of cards; a bad record of his misfortunes. Candide "I don't like this faro anyhow," said the man. Cad Metti, The Female Detective Strategist Dudie Dunne Again in the Field In days gone by, at roulette or faro, or in frontier poker games, he had learned to play with big chances against him and, compared to them, Wall Street was safe. Rimrock Jones My comrade—not innocent or unmindful of past losses at faro—contemplating the gay cavalier with no loving glance, growls out, "They won't bother themselves with that rubbish long." Border and Bastille I had a good wheel game down to Memphis, where I got off and lost $2,500 against faro. Forty Years a Gambler on the Mississippi One or two of the large faro banks of the city were certainly the losers by his visits. Lights and Shadows of New York Life or, the Sights and Sensations of the Great City There were stories of big losses at faro, under which Drummond did not always bear up as a good sport should. The She Boss A Western Story But the afternoon was dull and the faro dealer was idly shuffling a double stack of chips when Rimrock brushed in through the door. Rimrock Jones It's the scream of every faro joint and 'draw' table. The Triumph of John Kars A Story of the Yukon He dealt faro, and I the red and black. Forty Years a Gambler on the Mississippi This is the only safeguard upon which the faro bank relies. Lights and Shadows of New York Life or, the Sights and Sensations of the Great City I not only go into saloons with men friends of mine, but sometimes I play poker or roulette or faro just to please them. The She Boss A Western Story With fifty cents to eat on, and one more faro game behind him, Rimrock stood thoughtfully on the corner and asked the old question: What next? Rimrock Jones He stuffed the bills carelessly into his pocket and strolled over to the faro table. Steve Yeager We won a pile of money at monte, but Bill and I lost heavily at the races and faro banks. Forty Years a Gambler on the Mississippi The table upon which faro is played is not unlike an ordinary dining-table with rounded corners. Lights and Shadows of New York Life or, the Sights and Sensations of the Great City One evening after being paid I strolled into the "Three Nines;" Bill was dealing faro, and I thought I might in a measure, show my gratitude towards him by risking76 a coin. Danger Signals Remarkable, Exciting and Unique Examples of the Bravery, Daring and Stoicism in the Midst of Danger of Train Dispatchers and Railroad Engineers This is beef-steak stewed in "faro," an acid Flemish beer, and served with a rich brown sauce. The Gourmet's Guide to Europe If the Captain, when he went down to Bon Repos, had any expectation of replenishing his pockets by means of faro and unlimited loo, he was wretchedly mistaken. The Argosy Vol. 51, No. 3, March, 1891 I took in the faro banks the first night, and the next day did not have a dollar. Forty Years a Gambler on the Mississippi This is practically all there is in faro. Lights and Shadows of New York Life or, the Sights and Sensations of the Great City He received that of a captain, and was about to start for Alexandria when his purse was emptied at a faro table. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 61, No. 376, February, 1847 His worst enemies said that he had fallen from grace while in Washington, and "bucked" with all his bonds against a faro bank. Tales of the Chesapeake At the sign of the local Whisky Barrel there is a game of faro now in progress. Under Handicap A Novel During the summer of the Centennial year I followed the races; gambling on horses, running faro bank, red and black, old monte, and anything else that came up. Forty Years a Gambler on the Mississippi At the faro table they may lose several thousand dollars; but this they consider equivalent pay for rich suppers, costly wines, fine cigars and a merry time, and they are willing to pay for fun. Lights and Shadows of New York Life or, the Sights and Sensations of the Great City For the moment, he appeared to be greatly affected, but he still sat at the faro table of that h—l, and when he arose from it he was a ruined man. Secret Band of Brothers A Full and True Exposition of All the Various Crimes, Villanies, and Misdeeds of This Powerful Organization in the United States. He discovered his particular goal at last, almost at the farther end of the great apartment, the crowd gathered about the faro table dense and silent. Beth Norvell A Romance of the West Familiar with the greater number of common ways of separating oneself from his money, Conniston was no stranger to the ways of faro. Under Handicap A Novel I had a partner in the faro bank by the name of Pettypan. Forty Years a Gambler on the Mississippi It was hinted that Mr. X--- was rather too fond of faro. Lights and Shadows of New York Life or, the Sights and Sensations of the Great City In the center of the room was a roulette wheel; near it was a faro table; and scattered in various places were other tables. The Trail Horde He understood that Farnham dealt faro, and consequently moved directly down the long main room totally indifferent to all else. Beth Norvell A Romance of the West In the center of the room, under a big nickeled swinging-lamp, a man was dealing faro while the others standing or sitting about him made their bets. Under Handicap A Novel My old friend and former partner, Charlie Bush, was running faro in New Orleans, and when he heard how much money I was making at Mobile he came over to run opposition. Forty Years a Gambler on the Mississippi When he came "inside" there were brought forth from various nooks of obscurity in his dwelling other gambling devices, among them a faro layout, a keno goose, and a roulette wheel. The Black Pearl There were two roulette wheels, a faro table, and one circle of poker players. The Big-Town Round-Up Among the various methods of separating the prodigal from his money were roulette, faro, keno, chuckaluck, and poker tables. The Sheriff's Son Van searched for Trask and found him "cashing in" a lot of assorted chips, representing his winnings at a faro game at which he had been "bucking." The Furnace of Gold My partner in the faro bank was a little jealous of me, for I was making more money out on the shell road than he was in the city. Forty Years a Gambler on the Mississippi He was our faro dealer for a while, but he's interested in mines now. The Black Pearl "Careful, Jose, careful," warned his master while stooping to pick up his saddle, which he afterwards laid on the faro table. The Girl of the Golden West There are small games at hazard, that is, faro, where nobody can point more than a shilling or two;—other card-tables, and as much talk and coffee as you please. Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 4 With His Letters and Journals To avoid stupid staring he turned to watch a game of faro. The Furnace of Gold I won a great deal of money, but as the good old game of faro followed in the track of civilization and the railroad, I lost nearly as fast as I won. Forty Years a Gambler on the Mississippi A few "regulars" still hung about the faro layout and the wheel. The Ridin' Kid from Powder River Meanwhile, at the faro table, the luck was going decidedly against the boys. The Girl of the Golden West In some of the editions, it is, 'diro,' in others 'faro;'—an essential difference between 'saying' and 'doing,' which I know not how to decide. Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 4 With His Letters and Journals And I did have the money, but I dropped it last night at faro.—Never mind, I'll retrieve my fortunes to-morrow. A Reckless Character And Other Stories After breaking up the faro man, I said, "Gentlemen, I have a game here in which I only need three cards." Forty Years a Gambler on the Mississippi Presently the players at the faro table rose and left. The Ridin' Kid from Powder River "Wipes this camp off the earth!" returned a voice that was provocative in the extreme—a reply that instantly brought every man at the faro table to his feet. The Girl of the Golden West The women sit in a circle, and the men gather into groups, or they play at dreary faro, or 'lotto reale,' for small sums. Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 4 With His Letters and Journals I was some sore the other day to find I was losing good money at Sampson's faro game. The Rustlers of Pecos County We were then ready to light out, as we had won $2,000 from the old faro dealer, and about $1,200, besides the watches and pistols, at monte. Forty Years a Gambler on the Mississippi Gary, kneeling behind the faro table, fired over its top. The Ridin' Kid from Powder River Back at the faro table now,—the incident having passed quickly into oblivion,—Sonora called to the dealer for "a slug's worth of chips"—a request that was promptly acceded to. The Girl of the Golden West A second would probably ask, if it were really known, how much one of their female acquaintance had lost at faro. A Portraiture of Quakerism, Volume 1 Not that we don't have lots of crooked faro dealers. The Rustlers of Pecos County He run in curves natural, and he handed out a right curve or a left one, just as he happened to feel, same as the feller dealin' faro, and just as easy. Heart's Desire At the table beyond the usual faro game was in progress. The Ridin' Kid from Powder River "The Sidney Duck's cheated!" he said—an accusation which was responsible for a renewal of outcries and caused a number of men to pounce upon the faro dealer. The Girl of the Golden West Then Thornton came on, walking slowly, passing about the first poker table, then by the faro table, the roulette wheel, and finally to the table where the Kid sat. Six Feet Four It is recalled that he let a partner play in his faro bank and did not kill the traitor. David Lockwin—The People's Idol Now faro is a silent game, and more than once an angry voice commanded the foolish one to choose his place and to shut his mouth. The Taming of Red Butte Western White-Eye and Pino watched the wheel, while the man with the deformed shoulder and his companion stood watching the faro game. The Ridin' Kid from Powder River As a partial acknowledgment that he had heard Nick's communication, Sonora turned round slightly in his seat at the faro table and shot a glance towards the dance-hall. The Girl of the Golden West This person, who went by the name of Vernon, was well known at the faro and roulette boards in New Orleans. Hatchie, the Guardian Slave; or, The Heiress of Bellevue Bob found his man at a faro table. Gunsight Pass How Oil Came to the Cattle Country and Brought a New West The room was darkened, as befitted its use, and a lighted lamp hung over the centre of the oval faro table as if the time were midnight instead of midday. The Taming of Red Butte Western Pima Indians and Chinamen and negroes crowded round the faro and dice tables. Mavericks The question, almost a bellow, which, needless to say, was unanswered, came from Sonora Slim who, with his great pal Trinidad Joe, was playing faro at a table on one side of the room. The Girl of the Golden West What a treat, too, to hear again the "Che faro." which brought down the Curtain, and brought down the House, on this termination to GLUCK's Orfeo. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 101, December 19, 1891 In the rear of the room were the faro layouts, the roulette wheels, and the poker players. Gunsight Pass How Oil Came to the Cattle Country and Brought a New West No devotees sat round the faro, roulette, and keno tables. A Man Four-Square His Peruvian friend he could not find, but he looked up the Chinese trader that he'd first seen him with and who had a shop on the corner between Martin Jackson's and the faro joint. Wide Courses Ashby now picked up the whisky bottle and carried it over to the deserted faro table before which he settled himself comfortably in a chair. The Girl of the Golden West Hungering for the excitement of play he collides amiably with faro and monte and what other deadfalls are rife of the place. Wolfville Nights "Good; I see that the faro of Brussels and the beer of Louvain have not clouded your intellects." The Forty-Five Guardsmen The sentries had not time to stop me, and I entered straightway the room, where six hussar officers were playing "faro." The Daughter of the Commandant Bentley's faro table than it was recorded in local history that he had ever honestly earned at draw poker in all the days of the camp's existence. The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce — Volume 2: In the Midst of Life: Tales of Soldiers and Civilians "Push me that Queen," interrupted the Girl, sharply, gathering up the cards at the faro table, and pointing to one that was just beyond her reach. The Girl of the Golden West "Speaking of wealth," I said, "tell me concerning the largest money you ever knew to be won or lost at faro—tell me a gambling story." Wolfville Nights Cards were being dealt at the faro tables, and dealt by beautiful women in bewildering attire. In the Footprints of the Padres In the afternoon they would retire to the pool rooms and play the races, and, when the races were over, they would then visit the faro banks and gamble until midnight or later. True Stories of Crime From the District Attorney's Office Whether you employ faro or billiards, rondo and keno, cards, or bagatelle, the very idea of the thing is dishonest; for it professes to bestow upon you a good for which you give no equivalent. The Abominations of Modern Society I always see mine at the faro table with her foot snuggled up to Dad's, an' the light o' lovin' in her eyes. The Girl of the Golden West It's about second drink time in the afternoon, bein' a time of day when the faro game is dead. Wolfville Nights He drinks his whiskey straight, plays his faro fairly, and is not particular about the women with whom he goes. The Easiest Way Representative Plays by American Dramatists: 1856-1911 Where has all your money gone?" asked Joe, "Lost it at faro. Joe's Luck Always Wide Awake Down the center generally ran two rows of gambling tables offering various games such as faro, keeno, roulette, poker, and the dice games. The Forty-Niners A Chronicle of the California Trail and El Dorado He was an inveterate gambler, his large professional earnings going into the coffers of the faro and monte dealers. California Sketches, Second Series Rose was dealin' faro," he explained, "and this galoot here bucks the game.... Port O' Gold A History-Romance of the San Francisco Argonauts In the other rooms, card tables, and a large faro table, were set; this is a new kind of game, which is much practiced here. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 1 There in the evening the miners collected, and by faro, poker, or monte managed to lose all that they had washed out during the day. Joe's Luck Always Wide Awake They were playing faro," said the old gentleman, "and my son was gambling with them. Round the Block But what I mean is this: some people try to play system at faro, and they last about as quick as those that don't. Red Saunders His Adventures West & East Perhaps some hard luck or an unfortunate venture on the Board of Trade, or in a faro bank, makes him write a check or note. Crime: Its Cause and Treatment It is the hour of love and of faro; now is the hour to press your suit and to break a bank; to glide from the apartment of rapture into the chamber of chance. Venetia All day and all night he used to play at faro an' a heap o' other games. Tracks of a Rolling Stone He won six hundred dollars at faro in a club not far from the Auditorium, Pierson won two hundred at roulette, Chalmers lost seventy—they had about fourteen hundred dollars for their four days' "dance." The Cost Systems don't work in faro, nor love affairs, nor any other game of chance. Red Saunders His Adventures West & East The principal scene of my exploits was the hotel of Transylvania, where there was a faro table in one room, and other games of cards and dice in the gallery. Manon Lescaut I've told fortunes in one room of a mining-camp hotel where the biggest game of faro in the Territory went on in another. The Damnation of Theron Ware Billy loves faro bank jest as this gentleman loves New York. The Spenders A Tale of the Third Generation His expression was the gambler's—calm, watchful, indifferent, pallid, as from years of nights under the gas-light in close, hot rooms, with the cards sliding from the faro box hour after hour. The Cost Well, I'm sitting into a little game o' faro about twelve o'clock at night, me an' about a dozen o' the boys. A Deal in Wheat and Other Stories of the New and Old West You sat against me at a game of faro. The Spread Eagle and Other Stories There the night was spent in whist, faro, suppers, and political consultations. Beaux and Belles of England Mrs. Mary Robinson, Written by Herself, With the lives of the Duchesses of Gordon and Devonshire The company proceed to play at faro, the bank being the loser. Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 15, July 9, 1870 One night we had been together at Mrs. Luttridge's;—she, amongst other good things, kept a faro bank, and, I am convinced, cheated. Tales and Novels — Volume 03 He had mined with and for Ralston, had soldiered with Crook, had turned cards in a faro game at Laredo, and had known the Apache Kid. A Deal in Wheat and Other Stories of the New and Old West Down the centre were stationed two rows of gambling tables, where various games could be played—faro, keeno, roulette, stud poker, dice. The Gray Dawn He was wholly incapable of strong emotion, and could only be roused by whist or faro from a sort of moral lethargy. Beaux and Belles of England Mrs. Mary Robinson, Written by Herself, With the lives of the Duchesses of Gordon and Devonshire No wonder, living, as he did, at Paris, with his head at Versailles, and his heart in a faro bank. Tales and Novels — Volume 09 And I had the money, but I lost it yesterday at faro. A Desperate Character and Other Stories Shortly after, he found himself, perhaps unexpectedly, the manager of a faro bank. The Secrets of the Great City Inside the room that Pony Rowell had penetrated, a roulette table was at its whirling work and faro was going on in another spot. The Face and the Mask The duchess continued to take an active part in politics, and to mingle with the tumult of elections, faro, and party triumphs, Love, poetry, end the fine arts. Beaux and Belles of England Mrs. Mary Robinson, Written by Herself, With the lives of the Duchesses of Gordon and Devonshire And, O Madam, playing at faro in the cardroom, I won a milleleva—no less!— The Ladies A Shining Constellation of Wit and Beauty The very large number of houses," said a contemporary journal, "on Main and other streets, which have numbers painted in large gilt figures over the door, and illuminated at night, are faro banks. Mohun, or, the Last Days of Lee The game of faro is now in progress at the green table. The Secrets of the Great City "The faro bank?" asked Pony, looking up with a smile. The Face and the Mask A foreign officer held the bank at the game of faro by which he made a very considerable fortune, and but too many respectable families in Britain had to lament its baleful effects. Life and Times of Washington, Volume 2 Revised, Enlarged, and Enriched The latter plea has something of unconscious humour in the mouth of a gentleman who had lately lost £500 at faro. Henry Fielding: a Memoir At the head of the stairs was a door which Nighthawk opened, and we found ourselves in an apartment where a dozen persons were playing faro. Mohun, or, the Last Days of Lee Those at the faro tables of the market increased the stakes and opened new tables. The Web of Life He is a professional gambler, known on the frontier as 'Black Bart'; last night he was running a faro game across there in the 'Palace.' Keith of the Border In the winter when he is home in Beckersville he don't stay there much but goes away to cities and deals faro. Triumph of the Egg, and Other Stories In the Palais Royal the three most remarkable temples of dissipation are Very's for gastronomes, Robert's faro bank for gamesters, and the Café Montausier for those devoted to the fair sex. After Waterloo: Reminiscences of European Travel 1815-1819 It is scarcely necessary to explain that pharaoh or faro was the most popular game of hazard then played. The Wits and Beaux of Society Volume 2 "I'll deal you fellows a little faro; we might as well pass the time that way as any other." A Desperate Chance The Wizard Tramp's Revelation, a Thrilling Narrative Suddenly it dawned upon him where he had seen that dark-skinned face, with the black goatee, before—at the faro table of the "Red Light." Keith of the Border These are extensive patrons of the gambling-houses; and the faro, rouge-et-noir, roulette, and other establishments, fitted up with gorgeous saloons, are generally crowded with them. An Englishman's Travels in America His Observations of Life and Manners in the Free and Slave States Behind the closed door giving egress to the back room certain folk were busy at faro. The Heart of the Range Incidentally he was the head of the syndicate which controlled and dispensed the loo, faro, fan-tan and other gambling privileges of Chinatown. Tutt and Mr. Tutt The party played faro for a little while and then a regular game of poker was proposed. A Desperate Chance The Wizard Tramp's Revelation, a Thrilling Narrative Time was when Mr. Carteret cut what is called a wide swath, when indeed he was kowtowed to as Lord Carteret, who drove tandem, shot pigeons, and played all the games, including poker and faro. Bunch Grass A Chronicle of Life on a Cattle Ranch The passengers in this boat employed themselves nearly the whole of the route at games of cards, faro being the favourite. An Englishman's Travels in America His Observations of Life and Manners in the Free and Slave States And Donnegan sat at a faro table and won again, and again rose disconsolately and went on. Gunman's Reckoning Several days afterwards I learned that he had lost all his money in New York by playing faro; also that a theatrical manager had engaged him to play. The Life of Hon. William F. Cody Known as Buffalo Bill the Famous Hunter, Scout and Guide These phrases may fairly be interpreted to mean that a record of the bets, somewhat of the same style as that kept with counters upon a faro table, was constantly before the players. Indian Games : an historical research And here is a peep of a gambling party at faro. Inns and Taverns of Old London The old-woman business is about played out, Brown," he added, by way of commentary; "why don't you say you want to buck ag'in' faro? The Luck of Roaring Camp and Other Tales With Condensed Novels, Spanish and American Legends, and Earlier Papers Well, he got out o' the chicken business with a couple o' hundred dollars, an' then he come breezin' into a minin' camp one day an' tried bustin' a faro bank. The Long Chance He shortly afterwards returned to the West, and on arriving at Cheyenne, he visited Boulder's gambling room and sat down at a faro table. The Life of Hon. William F. Cody Known as Buffalo Bill the Famous Hunter, Scout and Guide Public monte and faro leave them a few "doubloons" yet. The Little Lady of Lagunitas A Franco-Californian Romance Out of a meager salary he soon saved money enough to open quite a stylish liquor saloon higher up town, with a faro bank attached and plenty of capital to conduct it with. The Gilded Age, Part 4. The audience paid visits, talked, laughed, played faro, so far as I could learn, throughout the play. The Fool Errant Being the Memoirs of Francis-Anthony Strelley, Esq., Citizen of Lucca He drifted to Nevada, where he did a number of things— including the assault on Mr. Hennage's faro bank, which, as we have already been informed, also resulted disastrously. The Long Chance After dinner we asked our host to hold the bank for a game at faro. Stories by Foreign Authors: Russian Monte, faro, rouge et noir, roulette, rondo and every gambling device are here, to lure the unwary. The Little Lady of Lagunitas A Franco-Californian Romance Rouge et noir, roulette, faro, keno, and stud-poker were going in full blast. Jim Cummings Or, The Great Adams Express Robbery Now if they were playing faro I could make a killing. The Iron Trail There were many other games now in progress, games of every description, from poker to faro, keno, klondike, and roulette. Guy Garrick I'd have quit faro years back only I wouldn't leave this country as long as you were a part of it, and up here I'm only a gambler, fit for nothing else. The Spoilers The majority of these employees were gathered about the faro layout, where the cards were being run in a perfunctory manner to an accompaniment of gossip and reminiscence. The Winds of Chance You have been seen in the White Elephant playing faro, you were followed to the widow's fortune-telling room. Jim Cummings Or, The Great Adams Express Robbery Even Hall wrote to say faro was played on the square at his establishment, which was visited by none but gentlemen of fashion and circumstance. The Life and Adventures of Maj. Roger Sherman Potter My prophecy on the short reign of faro is verified already. The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 4 In faro it is customary for the case-keeper to sit on the opposite side of the table from the dealer, with a device before him resembling an abacus, or Chinese adding-machine. The Spoilers They were standing around the faro table; the two roulette wheels were going, and the Klondike machine spun ceaselessly. Half a Rogue They gathered around a table to play faro. The U. P. Trail Coloma in its palmy days had a population variously estimated at from five to ten thousand souls, with the usual accompaniment of saloons, dance halls and faro banks. A Tramp Through the Bret Harte Country Princess Amelia was at Marlborough-house last night, and played at faro till twelve o'clock. The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 4 Toby, I want you to 'drive the hearse' when Glenister begins to play faro. The Spoilers Saved quite a little money, in spite of a fling now and then at faro and whisky.... The Border Legion Durade was playing faro with four other men, or at least there were that number seated with him. The U. P. Trail In accordance with this request, though still audible, came in a monotonous undertone, the faro, dealers' oft-repeated call: "Gents, make your game—make your game!" A Tramp Through the Bret Harte Country My fears cannot go to sleep like a paroli at faro till there is a new deal, in which even then I should not be sure of winning. The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 4 When honestly dealt, faro is the fairest of all gambling games, but it is intricate, and may hide much knavery. The Spoilers Kells was playing faro again with that gambler they call Flash. The Border Legion "And do you really work in a faro bank?" Peter: a novel of which he is not the hero Extending the whole length of the room were four faro tables. A Tramp Through the Bret Harte Country I jumped up the steps—the sentinels had not time to stop me—and burst into the room where six hussar officers were playing faro. Marie; a story of Russian love Strange to say, the fickle goddess had really shifted her banner at last, and the Bronco Kid was dealing straight faro now. The Spoilers We have arrived again at last night's faro! Napoleon and Blucher The empress opened her arms, and completely subdued, he darted to his mother's heart, and cried out, "Che faro senza Eurydice!" Joseph II. and His Court After stating the case, Judge Brown thus addressed the gamblers at the faro tables: "Boys, the court is now opened, call your games low!" A Tramp Through the Bret Harte Country He turns faro in the Red Light; an',' continues Texas, a-lowerin' of his voice, 'he's as squar' a gent as ever counted a deck. Wolfville Moving to the roulette-wheel, he lost a stack of whites, but at the faro "lay- out" his luck was better, and he won a gold coin on the "high- card." The Spoilers While I can't say they ain't right, I makes up my mind my luck's too rank for faro, an' registers vows not to put a peso on another layout for a year. Wolfville Days Now the violin, mingling with the tones of the harpsichord, glide into a melody of divinest beauty; and the full, rich tones of a woman's voice warbled the complaint of Orpheus: "Che faro senza Eurydice!" Joseph II. and His Court He lighted a cigarette and leaned nonchalantly against a pillar to smile a tired little smile at the pleasure-mad victims of this life who were now grouping around the roulette and faro tables. Merton of the Movies He had; but it was when everybody played faro, and he had never played a brace game. Theodore Roosevelt; an Autobiography They had no Congress, faro banks, delirium tremens, or Associated Press. The Complete Works of Artemus Ward — Part 2: War The only bet I stands to win at faro, for plumb four weeks, is a hundred dollars which I puts on a case queen, coppered, over in Tucson the other day. Wolfville Days He was scarcely abreast of one of the faro tables when a man suddenly leaped up with an oath and discharged a revolver full in his face. Colonel Starbottle's Client Sister, you go and stand back of that crowd around the faro table. Merton of the Movies They play whist and tric-trac in the afternoon and faro in the evening. The Ancient Regime Yes, keeps a gamblin' and faro bank and a prize-fighter—I reckon that might be about her gait and style too. Under the Redwoods But Cherokee's by nacher kind o' warm an' nervous, an' bein' he's behind a faro game, most likely he sees more o'casion; at any rate, it's common knowledge that whatever he's done is right. Wolfville Days As I was sayin’—” But just then the faro dealer slammed the door. Lost Face To the backgammon board at which the good King played for a little silver with his equerries, would succeed faro tables from which young patricians who had sate down rich would rise up beggars. Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches — Volume 3 In the afternoon they would retire to the poolrooms and play the races, and, when the races were over, they would then visit the faro banks and gamble until midnight or later. The Lock and Key Library The most interesting stories of all nations: Real life Baccarat may rival dead faro in the tale of her devotees. The Works of Max Beerbohm Some stranger came to town and started a faro bank over the Red Front livery stable, and began to amass money in quantities. The Gentle Grafter He turned to the faro dealer, took his hand, and spoke solemnly. Lost Face Great piles of gold had passed to and fro during the night at the roulette wheel and the faro table. Wyoming, a Story of the Outdoor West At first he dealt faro in a pine-board gambling shack; but disagreeable necessity forced him to drop a sudden period into a man’s life, and to move on up trail. The God of His Fathers: Tales of the Klondyke It's sinful to waste time pulling up towns just to look at their roots, and playing faro and looking upon red liquor, and such restless policies as them.' Roads of Destiny You could count upon a half hour's diversion with it at faro in one of the fortified art galleries. The Voice of the City: Further Stories of the Four Million You see he was hated from Jordan to Cairo— Whence comes the expression "to buck against faro". Saltbush Bill, J. P. The old-woman business is about played out, Brown," he added, by way of commentary; "why don't you say you want to buck agin' faro? Selected Stories of Bret Harte In token of their gratitude, the packers patronized his faro and roulette layouts and were mulcted cheerfully of their earnings. The God of His Fathers: Tales of the Klondyke Shoved his agricultural degradation right up under my nose while I was telling him about the fun we had tarring and feathering that faro dealer at California Pete's layout! Roads of Destiny The card-rooms, the faro, stud, and roulette layouts were deserted, save for policemen here and there on guard. The Adventures of Jimmie Dale Roulette and faro tables were like gravestones under their canvas covers. The Faith of Men In the first place I lost money at faro—I gambled some when I came West—and then I made unwise cattle deals. Light of the Western Stars However, if you think to find there either faro or a bottle of 'Bonbon' you are mistaken. Dead Souls You remember Jim Fisher—he was the one who shot that faro dealer in El Paso. Roads of Destiny I was some sore the other day to find I was losing good money at Longstreth's faro game. The Lone Star Ranger, a romance of the border Whereupon the gamblers moved their roulette and faro tables into the mission house, and the click of chips and clink of glasses went up from dawn till dark and to dawn again. The Faith of Men Because he could afford to lose, he won, and “Pentfield’s luck” became a stock phrase among the faro players. The Faith of Men HE will play faro, or anything else, and at any time. Dead Souls We were standing by a faro table, and forthwith he tossed it upon the “high card.” The Faith of Men |
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