Plymouth advertiser. [volume] (Plymouth, Ohio) 1853-1988, 1854-02-04

/. initiate the bank at one fell swoop, to
4 produce sum equal to that which he had
4. a chance of carrying off. At the same
. time, in societies like this one, where the
. players were all, more or less, known 10
8 each other-men of rank, name and for
t tune-it was not unusual to play this
: sort of decisive coup upon parol, and, if
!. lost, the money was invariably forthcom-
ing the same day.
e Velleja smiled bitterly.
, 81 thought had been sufficiently
a known here" said he, "to be admitted
to the same privilege as other players.
Rafael" added he, turning to his friend
and handing him key, "your fathers
l zen thousand dollars have melted, but
have packet of notes and current secu-
rites to considerably more than the need.
e full amount, in the brass>bound box in my
q apartment. Will you have the kindness
to fetch them for me! do not wish to
f interrupt my observation of the game
'With pleasure !replied Rafael, taking
the key, and eager to oblige his friend.
i. 'And, perhaps continued Valleja, smil-
ing, and OBTAINING him as he was about to
' hasten out of the room, perhaps you will
not object to tell these gentlemen that,
, until you return with the money, they
. may take Luis Valleja's word for the sum
r he wishes 10 play
e Most assuredly, | WILL answered the
n young man, hastily, 'and am only sorry
E, that the senor marquis should have thought
y it advisable to put anything resembling a
!, slight upon friend Of mine and my faith.
f er's. Gentlemen he continued, to the
bankers, i offer you my guarantee for the
amount Count Vallejo is about TO play
ii The old marquis bowed his head.
That is quite sufficient Don Rafael he
e said. i have the honor Of knowing you
perfectly we'll. His senoria, the Coun,
}, Valleja, is only known to me as Count
, ValIeja. and am certain, that on rehec.
lion, neither he nor you will blame me
4, for acting as do, when so heavy sum
q is at stake
e Don Rafael left the room The formal
II marquis removed the piece of money
from off the pack, and took up the cards
with as much dry Indifference as if he
were no way concerned in the resul. Of
The important game that was now about
E To be played. Valleja sauntered TO the
; window, humming n 'une between his
S stee,h, and stepping out, pushed the avn.
ing little aside, and leaned over the bal
e cony.
The banker began to draw the cards.
# one after the other, slowly and deliberate
' iy. Nearly half the pack was dealt out
/. without the king or an ace appearing
% The players and lookers-on were breath
!. less with anxiety the fall of pin would
o have been audible the tune, which the
n count continued to hum from his station
If on the balcony. was heard, in the stiffness
If that reigned, as distinctly asthough it had
been thundered out by a whole orchestra
Another card. and another. was drawn
l. and then the decisive one appeared The
\. silence was Immediately exchanged for 9
+ tumull Of words ard exclama ions.
i Que es ESQ 2 said Valleja, turning hal
e round, and smelling, as he spoke, at su
h perb flower, which he had just plucket
h from one of the plants in the balcony
Whats the matter?'
$, The ace said the person nearest tn,
is window, who then paused and hesitated.
re 'Well = said Valleja, with sneer, ah.
N ace ; what then It has won, suppose.
IS ut has won.'
ID Muy bien! 1t was to be expected
4, it would since went on the king
(, And turning round again. he resumed
If his tune, and his gaze into the street,
= 'Ha de ser rico,' said the Spaniard t
n an other of the players. He must be rich
is 1t would be difficult 10 take the loss o
10 thirty thousand dollars more colly thai
ut that
il Five minutes elapsed, during which tn
r, bankers were busy counting out thei
J. bank, in order to see the exact sum du
j. 10 them by the unfortunate loser. Whel
J, the jingle of money and the rustic o
to paper ceased, Valleja looked round for tn
~ second time.
* 'How much is there, Sonora 2 cried he
- 'I'hirty thousand four hundred an
a, thirty dollars, Senior Conde,' replied tn
ID old marquis with a bow of profound res
g. pect for one who could bear such los
a. with such admirable indifference.
a Very good was the counts answer
Mt and here comes the man who will pa,
10 you
ID Accordingly, the next minute, hast,
step was heard upon the stairs. Al eye
> were turned upon the door, which opsne,
and Rafael entered. ..-,
n. Where is the count?' exclaimed he, il
a hurried voice, and with discompose'
ID countenance. @
s. Again every head was turned towart
nt the window but he count had disappear
10 ed. At,he same moment, from the stree
q. below, which was quiet and unfrequente,
one, there arose an unusual uproar an
noise of voices. The monte players rush
ID ed to the windows, and saw several per
10 sons collected round man whom the
10 were raising from the ground. His sku
4. was frightfully fractured, and the pave