Under this name he appears on the rolls of the 4th Dragoon Guards as a trooper in the years 1862-1867; and as "Buck" Causton he attained some celebrity when, in the last-named year, he vanquished one piker Betteridge in the prize ring, in a battle which, beginning with gloves and ending with bare knuckles, lasted for nearly nine hours.
"The Story of Louie"
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Buck's thoughts wandered slowly back to the piker.
"The Story of Louie"
Oliver Onions
"Wait till I find the gem-the one about piker," she cried.
"The Story of Louie"
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