once , when in a lumber-cutting town-pikesville , i think it was named-there was a lad , probably not yet sixteen , who had a bit too much to drink at the bar , and when i noticed , i gave honeysuckle the finger-across-the-throat sign that meant cut that boy off , and she nodded , and in few minutes the boy got up and walked unsteadily over to the gaming table where sat yancy , alone .