"You see," Noah explained, taking it for granted Bob knew nothing of the games, "this is ruelay. You play your money on one number and then rue it." The hill billy chuckled at his pun. "There are 36 numbers on the table," he pointed a long forefinger, "and there are 36 numbers on the wheel. You put your money or chip--the chips are five cents apiece--on one number, and if the ball stops at that number on the wheel, you win 35 times what you played." "But if it doesn't stop on your number?" said Bob. "Then you are out of luck." Noah Ezekiel had again begun to place his chips. "Of course," he explained, "you play this thing dozens of ways; one to two on the red or black, or you can play one to three on the first, second or third twelve. Or you can play on the line between two numbers, and if either number wins you get 17 chips." Noah won this time. The number in the centre of his star came up and he got 67 chips. "Better quit now, hadn't you?" suggested Bob. "Nope--just beginning to rake 'em in," replied Noah. "Wish you would," said Bob, "and show me the rest of the games." Noah reluctantly cashed in. He had begun with a dollar and got back $4.60. "You see," said Noah, clinking the silver in his hands as they moved away, "this is lots easier than work. The only reason I work for you is out of the kindness of my heart. I made that $4.60 in twenty minutes." "Here is craps." They had stopped at a table that looked like a gutted piano, with sides a foot above the bottom. "You take the dice"--Noah happened to be in line and got them as the last man lost--"and put down say a half dollar." He laid one on the line. "You throw the two dice. If seven comes up---- Ah, there!" he chuckled. "I done it." The face of the dice showed [3 and 4]. "You see I win." The dealer had thrown down a half dollar on top of Noah's. "Now, come, seven." Noah flung them again. Sure enough seven came up again. A dollar was pitched out to him. He left the two dollars lying. This time he threw eleven and won again. Four dollars! Noah was in great glee. "Let's go," urged Bob. "One more throw," Noah brought up a 6 this time. "Now," he explained, "I've got to throw until another 6 comes. If I get a seven before I do a six, they win." His next throw was a seven, and the dealer raked in the four dollars. "Oh, well," sighed Noah, "only fifty cents of that was mine, anyway. And the poor gamblers have to live. "This," he explained, stopping at a table waist high around which a circle of men stood with money and cards in front of them, "is Black Jack. "You put down the amount of money you want to bet. The banker deals everybody two cards, including himself. But both your cards are face down, while his second card is face up. "The game is to see who can get closest to 21. You look at your cards. All face cards count for ten; ace counts for either 1 or 11 as you prefer.