In fact, before I ever broke the seal, I 'd have Wagered an equal fifty that the potatoes had failed, the bogs were flooded, the roads impassable, and the people dying in thousands; and yet, when spring came round, by some happy miracle they were all alive and merry again!"
"The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II)"
Charles James Lever
Many thousands of dollars were being Wagered on the outcome of the contest between the Phantom and the police, with the odds slightly in favor of the latter.
"The Gray Phantom's Return"
Herman Landon
I Wagered you would be late-ha!
"Erlach Court"
Ossip Schubin