[Ads-l] three card monte (UNCLASSIFIED)

[Wilson Gray]

On Thu, Apr 9, 2015 at 10:03 AM, ADSGarson O'Toole <
adsgarsonotoole at gmail.com> wrote:

> the thimble-rigger ventures to hint that he will risk the like amount upon
> an anxious search for the "little joker."
>

So, the thimble-rigger is a kind of shill for the monte-man? Or does the
anxious search for the "little joker" refer to a different game?




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