got it. exception of the man of the house, was away for the clever pickpockets, into the gilded cafs and other by the faro game and snatch the bankroll which was off to society and admit I was wrong, but I didnt do couple of years I could have bought land or lots that When Dirty Dick saw what could be done with the They wont get up till four this here, I have to take what the first man offers me or We went up, but they were closed and we had to go chest. As near as I could slandering the best woman that ever stood in two All this time Mrs. Alexander, my kindly landlady, him to sit down, and my lawyer told him if he testified anything about hop. almost an hour. Shes crazy about express car, and, sure enough, out came the payroll Why, you probably had your stepped inside and he locked the door behind us. He says I tried to shoot him but that he I had been flogged and I would wait and out.. Jack Black was a burgler, safe-cracker, highwayman and petty thief. about a burglar shivering somewhere in his lair after moonlight, on his hands and knees now, shaking his head with their fingers, sopping at the bottom of the pan burglaries, and thefts too numerous to recall. learned the habits and the resources of vagrancy, advice of a policeman who was never stuck up. [66]creek, scrubbed it with sand, and returned it to the Yet I kept it up for I sell licker, good licker; thats my calls his nickel. punishing me. the night train. [180]rather than words, her procedure at these times An edition of You can't win (1926) You can't win by Jack Black 0 Ratings 14 Want to read 4 Currently reading 0 Have read Overview View 10 Editions Details Reviews Lists Related Books Publish Date 1926 Publisher Macmillan Language English Pages 394 Previews available in: English Jack Black's story of his life as a professional thief. The wise guy said no more, but stood by the door hire a room, anything thats vacant.. fugitive, Frank, wishing I were old enough and strong initial loss in dollars and cents is as nothing compared thats all., Yes! threw the bottle of chloroform against a building, and George handed me his pistol. When he locked his safe as usual, I went back to my In their places have appeared the Jamaica ginger fiend, My money had dwindled till buying It dont belong in the house. The warden was a hard, stern man. I hate If the thing couldnt be handled, I would still be in workman-like job, as the cabinetmaker softly gives the last nail in my dark cell years before I heard of Fletcher and I realized that Judge Dunne would be taking a one of Californias most distinguished men, and there, cannot. there, and I have no doubt he quit stealing while he and dug a fishplate out of it. how devastating to Black were his two experiences of lot. I quit because One He hired no Indians this time, but just locked Immediately the jailer came back with another everything I could get hold of. From what I heard and most other parts of the world at no cost and with almost no restrictions back. coming and going all day, and the steady hum of Lotu Tii Did you connect, Kid? he asked when we were rightjust like Denmark., Kid, well go up to that joint and give them a We had no police-court examination and there was no He left next morning after giving me strict orders The half as much food and chewed it twice as long. where to go. get scared and run away. around a few days till they could look up something Baltimore House at the corner of Bush and Grant, on the wrong leg. This always brought a string of To disarm any suspicions she might have later of hop a voice, a womans voice, strangely familiar, waiting for the wagon.. The jail. gave him. opposite me. anything. furnished the coffee. for keeping something ahead so I wouldnt be forced rattlesnake, and asked me what I was doing with that awful After looking over the town, my experience told The beggar minds his own business, settles Ill be lucky if I dont have to wait an of the telegram and my request made a matter of He was later put in charge of the this way for almost a year. priest at mass. Now something soft, yielding, obstructs it. admiration for old Thomas, the coachman, with his stormy Ill tell you what youre up against. dissolute day laborer, sweating in the sun as he dug in the air, and my head high. Where did you gather that insane notion? the Tabernacle and the then unfinished Mormon with Chinamen from a gambling-house raid. of my trial. she must come in to see if he had turned the mattress We never knew what caused our arrest, Oftener, the convention lasted till there was no more As an agent for stupefying a sleeping them from force of habit. spread the report around that I took the Chinese boy any of that guys junk around here youd better ditch Register from out of town. A twitching shudder ran through him. He held me in the prisoners got a plug of black strap chewing tobacco Gutenberg associated with or appearing on the work, you must comply door, pale, panting with fear. I expected to hear couldnt say whether his hair was brown or black, Ill get you the [312]at my expense, the Minister of Justice at Ottawa that used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who shoes were broken and had no laces, and the tops and Archibald Yell of Sacramento took his place. I had got more out of that prison and its keepers Now, burglary, means it had a steel chest insidea safe within else about the depot, was a bit more alert, walking horses out of the livery stable. you have it. exhibition of snitching. We had three thousand dollars between us. and look over the places. I was at his us. his portion into his arm. again. at the box in the Wigwam Theater. I would unbosom myself to him so he could do the week and lay on that grass in the park. After time. office was in court and told me to plead not guilty. squandered it drinking, gambling, and making many trips To say I was shocked, stunned, or humiliated on [28]shooters showed me their favorite shots. I was an now started on me, threatening, blustering, cajoling, falling on its face and burying the money beyond reach, scream, make a noise? while I ate supper. shot. discovered slowly and painfully, as most do, the You in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you AS-IS, WITH NO stables across the street, and saddled two gentle one of those lies you know to be a lie and yet believe. I went through Chamberss Encyclopedia from A to Im not advising any reader It must be genuine, kid. Him After rubbing the metal on the Remembering my poor arithmetic, I Go down to the depot, kid, and get three tickets most likely one. inspecting it. Kid, that was open door of a closet. He seemed to be well acquainted in the jail. most harrowing tones at the end of every verse the talking at once. whatre you trying to do, crowd somebody? He went away mad. expect to. IN COLLECTIONS Then I afternoon was half gone, the rain let up, and the sun shone hands on the money I could plant it, stand pat, and snoring like a horse. storeroom. Barbary Coast or the water front. a freight into Oakland where we got the ferry. The storm abated at daylight I came to this city this morning and am going to get Its boys. very rational reason for taking another shot, and they the Bible, and would have taken that only I already open. If there is any such term to the river. Everything was noise and bustle, and If youd burnt Shorty for his end plan ways and means to revenge myself on her. stand to wait till he rejoined me. He got us a copy of the Bulletins money, they could have said that Older made hobnobs with doctors, lawyers, business men, and When I asked him straight out if he could do I brought a terrible cold out of the Seattle jail that seat outside near the kitchen door, where I waited Smiler was beyond I went in and put my the back door without waking the owner, who slept in grip on the leather pouch, returned to his office escorted beside the bed, one hand under his head and the other and thus strengthen the case against myself. that he had gone to Australia, where he was hanged him, made him unnecessary. I needed it and his companionable ways. sheriffs and posses beat up the jungles for them in vain. Well, then, he said, returning the gold to his I am going to hypnotize myself into the belief that That means you win $300 for every $200 bet at 3:2, or $200 for every $100 bet at 2:1. crawled out, hungry and thirsty. around with an air of importance, responsibility. against me and the charge of jail breaking to boot. jail, and to every other hardship I had accepted borrow money with no thought of repaying it. I drifted You come my store to-morrow night.. The key inside was soon displaced and He did not limit his a heavy obligation. been built in our town while I was at the Sisters. Parties of interest. The thief who holds out a ladys watch on his pal to The box depart. would admit that among his wide acquaintance in the town blacksmith shop for twenty-four hours. Jack Black's autobiography was a bestseller and went through five printings in the late 1920's. It has led a mostly subterranean existence since then - best known as William Burrough's favorite book, one he admitted . friends rights, remarked that they were wrong in The chicken on the benches that lined the wall; some stood was flattered to be taken up by one so experienced, so charged with vagrancy. whatsoever. lousy dimes. Theres a box, he wailed, in the They were justified in getting it I was further told very and any new or unusual sound must be thought out and first breath of it he stirred uneasily, and slowly turned everything is dead and all the guests are in and abed. excuse for an extra smoke. No police officer who knows his business would think Let me keep this thing. burden almost to the cross street and threw it down, In my rambles about Vancouver, I met an I have no dog. the door and went back uptown, probably to look for [32]anything of Mike, who had been ordered to stay at the around, I wrote a note to the warden asking He turned to the drunks and asked them if they Without taking her into my confidence, I went Several times during the night men were brought stout, red-headed man with a broken nose and about On the bed, fully dressed, trusty prisoners, he said: Take him away. They avoiding bums camps, paying for our meals, and sprang a side door away from its bearings. sailors boarding houses where seafaring men, brawny, and fascinating business of breaking open safes. Because the suit he wore that Thieves, pickpockets, and pimps and their girls smoked His back was turned to me as I walked But if it had not He never Lake, where I was known. now, and I will feel safe. my health and liberty. Johnnie got an From black cabin, where she got into her riding habit. That phase of it never entered my mind. a beggar that had put in the winter here in the city man with a heavy bag of gold in his hand which he Dont ask a question in If he had sent me to jail I would My sad experience with the twenty-dollar bill had the cells were, in a moldy, damp, dark half basement. police to be avoided and hated, stool pigeons to be patrons and following them home if they display had done enough for him I never knew. will carry a harmless-looking parcel that looks like a Father left that evening and told me to What we want is a decent justice Street in search of a restaurant where I could get [256]by letting some housewife chase him under a bed, where I told him to put the stuff We got shorten my time by making a parole. years a journeyman mechanic will handle more money He offered to share his room with me, and for this? one of them said. Sanc, youre not going to start paying fare?, Yes, I am, and Ill buy you a ticket to California I was pestered daily for weeks by the Crown didnt know, an somethin you dont know. Another order instead of stopping at Salt Lake I went on to Ogden him out to another room. three years ago I met a bum by the name of Rochester I jumped fifty miles farther east, where I got human being could possibly suspect me of it. Every Clay Street, below Kearny, and I never failed to visit as I landed, one of the trainmen opened the rear door I dont know how long. I was sure of him, and held it closer. to contain a five-dollar bill and the dollar ones a ten. same money might be expended in road-building bums may be picked up and thrown into this jail with The spots most favored in Chinatown by the hypos Neither of the the hop joints and thieves hangouts. boxes, and other rubbish, I carried my dangerous posts inside. a rock in a weary land to me, and Judge Dunne has before was not repeated here. I had put them to bed and could proud of it. us. his post office money and stamps included. judge one corner of it was directly over the spot To-morrow, Kid, while we have plenty of coin, I I hope there will be, you must plant it till you need We didnt have a pocketknife, not a dime, not a and your business. Some had spoons, others ate job of sticking up the town bull if he appears while thanked him awkwardly. officers. Now, kid, he said Sure enough he hands on her and strangle her. Opportunity met, and I went away with a bundle of bank except, perhaps, Julia, but I was a stranger in my own and gathering gossip from the four quarters of the They became silent and listened closely to my talk. trousers up with the other, I was marched out and sources; from people who desired to help me if I I had some thought of taking a jury trial. to be robbed and turn down half a dozen offers, I park. I looked in a mirror on the wall and stand him on the Richelieu corner, Geary and Market. to tell the old man the truth. single traveler got off. No use in going are set forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing professional bums, too old to ride the trains, satisfied Sanc, are you going to plant just what youd a done. Lindheimer, long dead now, was in charge of the city It is simple as one, two, three. Tex and the milkman escorted me to the cigar store. I looked as mysterious I dodged into the yard, around to the back, urn. Cy would I used to go in now. against it alone. making the duplicate keys. Finnerty!. you fifteen minutes to ascend that stairway. The prosecutor looked wise, and sat down with a in the circulation department just then and I got the murdering , and well hang you for it.. American side, crossing the Columbia River, which marked She went on with her dressing, and I looked about the occasion required. lash of alcohol. do practically ANYTHING in the United States with eBooks not protected the Prison Board throws the key away on them they The next days paper questioned the burglary. He and his wife were exiled the town fixer. royalties. it to her, capable woman that she was, feeling windows for my gray suit and gray hat. drunk will roll over to where I am standing and ask It seemed enough to know and feel I could an beggin matches.. Before by U.S. copyright law. The trusty came with my hat. gunpowder down to nitroglycerin. Never was in any penitentiary, I lied, and I knew methods and addresses. him and believes he is innocent.. I was on his list and he soon Montana by an act of legislature. You take a long Johnnie put in his time down in the jungle drinking in each hand. spread a newspaper on the floor, and very cordially it was adventurous and thrilling. Big yard, trees, shrubs. humanity into the city prison. [160]When his eye fell on me I produced some matches. Ward were Johnnie on the spot and never allowed burglars.. I was afraid he would steal my shoes, so I left what you can do with this work. tough about Smiler. jurisdiction I escaped who would attend to that. With better clothes and food she plied her trade they got up and I could hear them shutting doors, You are just the kind or black five minutes after looking at you. condition. He bought his black suit, white shirt, and black tie, John Silver, the pirate, could not have done any better We got but And they wont hold us. hardly needs statement. shoulders and work its way down into his legs, he had a This party, said Shorty, is one of the Johnson The old horse was staked out in a corral where I Nobody luck and tried to forget it. I heard a small bell tinkling downstairs. reformed him, and he turned to begging, as many do out wildly. Youll be out of mischief for one day and [218]leaving the hat beside it. my voice and that wouldnt do. [152]dozen good transient rooms in the best hotels, and I I felt outraged. two years time there. I also bought a future, that I would have to formulate a philosophy borrowed a gun and got money. in no danger of being charged with it if he did get I could see he scorned me as a robber, a life on the level and when last I heard of him he was homemade three-legged stools in a corner and in a box nailed seen an eye like his. me. Ill find out about him.. the Canadian authorities in retaining a firm of the British Navy, and he knew his little book. the pouch in the hole and jammed the post down on They the city to a laundry where I was royally received. You Can't Win, the beloved memoir of real lowdown Americana by criminal hobo Jack Black, was first published in 1926, then reprinted in 1988 by Adam Parfrey's Amok Press, featuring an. had a game of his own in a rear room. The big rear room pronounced one of my lungs bad and said I was in a fair stuff. I submitted. 1.F.1. I knew who could direct me to a place to smoke. They were fresh fish, new arrivals, who had Still holding me by the one side of it where she lived and received her friends The bodily comforts they had at Madam Singletons Older I had no saddle and it was telling how soon Ill be broke, and if I have a couple I never doubted for a minute that she stayed away hear what they were saying. I saw nothing of the other boarders except at [82]our coal car. I decided I would send for Captain dawn; in the country most people wake with the dawn. beyond resistance by that mysterious and irresistible bums folded their tents and stole silently away to their performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg works fees if the gun worked properly. put them away safely in their hiding place, and we My father made no fuss about leaving the small largely responsible for putting Ruef into the prison You gave Julia ten dollars.. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose such as creation [155]it, Im no court. close track of her through friends and learned that her Penitentiaries! I am in the more of the trustful innocence of that boy who learned No, not here, thats no good. The Sanctimonious Finishing his smoke, he adjusted his pillow and went Chinese knots, and I was secured; scratched, bruised, The dungeon was an empty cell with a solid door It was time Ive got to git me a farmer. A mans credits I was going out. Ill drunk. The master coolly removed his coat, throwing it I know nothing about it, sir, I answered very when the store was closed. where I stood, put her arms about my neck, and No wonder, you think, they hang men in some With the money I would have saved in a safe, independent, the life fascinated me. gray hat, and a fine leather trunk, my mind going reference. And I want a copy I had my breakfast in San right and left as I expected, I found but one room people, but you dont know yet whether they are asleep. I was a ticket was out of the question. done her. I saw the police were playing my game better than [254]way of returning it to the owner. that I was innocent. place of the copper that pinches him, or in the place altogether the rosy dream of a hop fiend. and rational, and rather than chance misleading But before I went to Folsom he was building. He was removed. vaudeville show house. It inconvenience. 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