There was a wager, and a lot of teasing, and talk about a kiss.
"The Mermaid of Druid Lake and Other Stories"
Charles Weathers Bump
If he was highly skilled in every game, it was remarked of him that he never proposed play himself, nor was he ever known to make a wager: he always waited to be asked to make up a party, or to take or give the odds, as the case might be.
"The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II)"
Charles James Lever
There's something back of it all, I'll wager.
"The Man from Jericho"
Edwin Carlile Litsey