The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1881-01-11


"No," replied Sivory, who held the
cards "but any player can put upon
his cards up to twenty pounds, and
finish the board at once by challenging
the dealer.n
"Twenty pounds,' said Webber,
calmly putting the money near the card
whose face he had not seen.
"Game closed ~ cried Sivory, (the
leader) flinging another card to Webber,
and taking one himself.
Webber looked al his cards.
Enough !" he said.
Enoughl ~ Sivory repeated
The cards were flung down.
Twenty" said Sivory.
"Twenty-one,' replied Webber.
Sivory WINGED. His was the best
number but one. The next best, twenty
one doubled the loss In a moment he
had lost forty pounds.
He paid over the money very quietly,
while Webber said not word.
Stake-stake, said Sivory, dealing
one card to each person.
81 will not stake this time" replied
Webber calmly getting up and taking
cup of tea.
Now it is one of the peculiarities of
vingt-et-un that if the dealer has moder-
ately good cards he must win, for all
ties" pay him; therefore, the greater
number of players, the greater his
chances of making money.
Three hands of vingtet-u were then
played, and Austin won perhaps ten
pounds.
Webber now approached, and laying
twenty pounds down, challenged the
game. Sivory, with certain marks of
impatience, cried, "Game closed" flung
down card to his opponent, one to
himself, and waited.
Enough" said Webber, though he
had only two cards.
The dealer looked at his two, now laid
upon the table. The pips counted tif-
teen. He must take another card. He
did so. 1t was seven, and that, added
to the fifteen made twenty-five, one over
the vingt-et-un, or twenty-one, and he
had to pay the ten pounds to Webber.
Why, you are only fifteen, sir; If 1
had not drawn, you would have had to
pay the tie."
:" / should have had to pay you the
tie," said Webber, in a grave voice.
The people began to look at the stran-
ger with admiration.
81 throw up the DEAL, y said Sivory.
Sivory had lost fifty pounds in less
than as many seconds to the strange,
quiet, Italian gentleman who spoke
English with so odd an accent.
"I will take it if you like" said Web
ber.
The place was at once conceded to
him, and he placed before him about
two hundred pounds in notes and gold
Now in gambling, a cool head and
large capital are sure in the long run to
make head way. Webber's was cool
head, and certainly he had enough cap
ital before him to justify his hopes of
success.
At the end of five minutes he had
largely increased his gains.
AS Webber won, Sivory lost; and as
he played without prudence and with a
sort of rage, it soon resulted that he was
quite deprived of money. Then hap
pened what frequently occurs at gam
bling parties that Sivory played upon
trust--upon his word.
This was exactly what Weber want
ed and at once he accepted the pro-
posal. And now something very singular
occurred. Sivory was clever man, but
upon this particular night he lost his
money, simply because he played rashly
No sooner was he brought to sense Of
the danger he was in, in consequence o.
having to play upon credit, then all his
caution and ability were with him, ant
in few minutes he had won nearly
fifty pounds. These rapid gains induced
him to believe that his good fortune hat
returned. He continued to play, and hi
lost all he had won in less time than i
took him to amass it, for he played un
scientifically. He had no chance; for h,
was fighting against man who wa
cool, knew his business, and who now
had his large winnings to back him.
Gradually Webber maddened him
The detectives pleasant voice and coo
behavior grated upon his senses. Tn
mans very politeness seemed an insult
He knew nothing of the officers res
intentions-coul not possibly guess a
them; firmly he believed that he ha,