[
 {
  "chunk": 172,
  "story": 30,
  "summary": "Steelman, a humorous spieler, takes the weedy, cringing Smith in hand to teach him and beats him when he fails; as Smith sets off to beg at an old Scottish couple's store, Steelman stops him in despair.",
  "predicament": "A hard, sharp companion takes a weaker one under his wing to teach him the game, and punishes every failure."
 },
 {
  "chunk": 173,
  "story": 30,
  "summary": "Steelman calls Smith a born mug, which hurts him most, and wearily offers to stage the business for him.",
  "predicament": "A domineering companion scorns his pupil as a born fool, then offers to set up the whole scheme for him himself."
 },
 {
  "chunk": 174,
  "story": 30,
  "summary": "He dresses Smith in rags and greasepaint as a dying consumptive, and scripts a tale of a faithful mate who gave up his first job in nine months to carry him.",
  "predicament": "A domineering companion disguises his pupil as a dying man and scripts a tale of loyalty to work on kind strangers."
 },
 {
  "chunk": 175,
  "story": 30,
  "summary": "He drills Smith in a Scottish birth, a wronged old mother, the right church and the right symptoms, and threatens him if he comes back empty-handed.",
  "predicament": "A schemer drills his pupil in every detail that will soften one particular household, and threatens him if he fails."
 },
 {
  "chunk": 176,
  "story": 30,
  "summary": "Smith returns laden with food, clothes, medicine and money; later Steelman prospers managing a pub, and Smith turns up broke expecting help.",
  "predicament": "The pupil's trick succeeds, and later, when his old mentor has done well, he turns up broke expecting to be looked after."
 },
 {
  "chunk": 177,
  "story": 30,
  "summary": "Steelman lectures Smith for failing his training and gives him a pound in disgust; later, down again, they team up, and Smith asks to borrow Steelman's overcoat for the night.",
  "predicament": "A man who prospered lectures a broke old companion for failing him, helps him grudgingly, and soon finds himself leaned on again."
 }
]