>Rara-avians, Kathy,
>
>Can anyone help---(I'm sure this has come up before
but I can't find it
>in the rara-avis archives)---I've been asked what are
the 'stuss games'
>Polhaus refers to in his resume of Thursby's
career:
Stuss is a fast-paced variety of faro, but that's really all
I know about
it. Damon Runyon frequently works the game into his stories,
and suggests
that players came to the games with their pockets stuffed
with money--the
perfect environment for hijackers like Thursby.
Sorry I can't be more specific!
Best,
Kathy
Katherine Harper
Department of English
Bowling Green State University
kharper@bgnet.bgsu.edu
Visit the W.R. Burnett Page at http://ernie.bgsu.edu/~kharper/
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