At last he lost the dice and someone else took them. Joe bet with the new man and began to win again. I also did pretty well, but I finally left and went to the roulette table. I had a lucky streak there, too. Finally, I decided I’d had enough. I got up and went to see how Joe was doing. He was still winning. I caught his eye and he reluctantly left the table.
“Joe,” I said, “I want you to go to L.A. early tomorrow.”
“Yeah, sure.”
“In the meantime you’re getting a little gassed, and before you know it, you’ll lose all your money. Quit while you’re ahead and get some sleep. It is important that you get there tomorrow. I’ll be there and I want to talk to you.”
“All right,” he said unhappily. “I’ll play two hundred dollars more and then quit. Honest.”
“Okay, Joe. I’ll talk to you tomorro
