Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1882-09-24
An Ex-ThsatricaI Managers Luck
at Baccarat.
Capricious Dame Fortune Smiles on We'll
Known New Yorker-Counts, Wis
counts, Dukes and Marquises
Completely 0uMitted.
LUCK WHICH AsToUNDED PARIS.


600 in less than tat aty-ive days-that is to
say, an average 81 about 5000 day. M
one will say thsr vas bad speculation.
Nine or ten months ago Deutsch arrived in
Paris, and in shnt; time was enrolled as Q
member of two OF 'lree Of the leading clubs
of the capital. H. went into them for the
purpose of "tak:i.g a hand" but he COM
menced quietly. Sic knew nothing about
the game, and altl 4 ugh there is no particu.
lar skill required = in baccatat, he wanted
to study it for all 4 is worth. After xhile
he grew holder, 81 four months ago was
informed that he as winning heavily. So
called to see h, and in answer TO my
inquiries he said
yes; have t3n
Doing E$ry We'll Lately.
l won 60.O00 frtslcs last night and that
makes me about $4,000 francs winner in
two weeks =
Are you goEag to stop now that you
have pretty gro>t-sized fortune?' l asked.
He smiled, and replied:
II shall not stop until | have won
million"
but You may l,se il ALL
Perhaps
Two or three weeks after that dropped
around TO Deutsch's rooms, where | found
several well.known American managers
enjoying themselves at poker. | was told
that the lightning had struck, and that
Deutsch was worse of than nothing was
not at all surprised, and the way in which
be bet his money is worth telling. At the
Imperial Club-its real name is the Cercle
des Champs Elysees, but il is known as the
Cercle Imperial.-there are a great many
''swells who gamble big" and one OF these
gentlemen got the better of Deutsch TO the
tune of 100000 al one coup. With that
million as his objective point the young
American had gone into the Imperial and
Dame Fortune HAD Turned Her Back
on Him.
He began:that night to play about 10 o clock
and he stayed al the table until midnight
His luck was Uncertain, and he won about
as often as he lost but neither his winnings
or his losings were to any amount Just
before midnight the Prince Somebody or
Other bid for the blank and it was knocked
down TO him for large sum. He then an
nounced that the betting was unlimited. IL
was one of those opportunities that Deutsch
had been waiting for, and he betted every
franc that he had with him.
"Clinq cent billets de mile" he said
very quietly.
Only those grouped around the table
heard him. 1t was unusual for player to
500 Bank Notes OF 81. 900 Each,
but everybody present was too well bred TO
make any sort OF a noise over 1t.
"Do you mean it?' asked the princely
banker, very politely.
Certainly, sir.
The prince dealt card to the right, one
10 the left, and one to himself; then an
IL. a. 81, lafN 10 lt
self. He glanced at his two cards
~ give" said he.
Il accent" said the player on the right.
The six OF clubs fell to that player and he
lost, as also did all who were betting on
his side OF the table. On the left sat DeHtsch,
cool and TO all appearances the most uncon-
cerned player in the room. He did not
draw. He held a seven spot and jack
that is TO say, seven. Every good player
would have stood the same as he did. The
dealer had in his hand four spot, and, Of
course, he drew TO it. The chances were
now largely in favor Of Deutch's winning,
because the probabilities Of the banker
drawing the right card were very remote.
In order to win il was absolutely necessary
for him to draw either four or five spot, ,
with three spot he could only call il a
stand-C II, and with any one OF the ten other
cards be was sure to lose. SO everybody
that knew the position OF affairs felt salts
fed that our friend would win. IL was at
that moment dollars ~ doughnuts that he
could not lose, and the looked.for million
seemed TO be within his grasp. The prince
turned his card, and il was
AFOur Spot. by all that In Lucky.
Eight" he said.
81 loose" said the American.
He PLAYED few more games and got back
$4,000 or $1,000, but at midnight he went
home. There he found some If the boys
sitting around the dining room table. lie
took q hand, and after that for several
nights in succession stuck to the noble
game that General Bob Schenck intro
duced with such diplomatic success into
the court of st. James. month ago
DeutsCh went back 10 baccarat, and once
more fortune began to smile upon him.
This time no laid down certain rules Tor
his guidance, and he stuck 10 them. III he
saw that he was loosng he would not 20
beyond a certain amount; so long as le
won he stuck 10 the cards until o'clock;
then he went to bed. The next day his
winnings were deposited with his Ameri-
can banker, and that night when he re-
turned to ths club, it would be with only
q limited amount III his possession. some
times this pocket money amounted To 3D.
coo francs, but more frequently 1t was less
than half that amount.
Every Night He Won SomethinG.
and the thousands quickly grew into hun
dreds of thousands. When he had won
10000 francs. Mr.. Maurice Grau and myself
advised him 10 quit playing. His reply
was
mo gentlemen, not before ] get my
million. am bound to get 1T before
He was right. Grau wished him luck and
went of TO America with Theo. | wished
him luck, too, and went Fishing. Three
DAYS later 'breakfasted with him, and
when reached his house ! saw at once that
he had gained his point.
Lucky last night said ].
80, So" he answered, jauntily.
Worth million to-day, aren't your
MORN million" said he.
And we both smiled q palesberry. with.
an.egg.in -thc-center smile, and then he told
me how he had finally left OFT with just
Z. 600 francs over q million! Some Of the
incidents Of this remarkable run OF luck
are very curious TO say the least. One
evening Deutsch was not doing much,
merely bunting" that is
BETTING Louis or Two for Pasti1e
on some ones hand. Another American Ia
we'll known impressarioD had the bank and
was about 5000 francs winner. when some
one exclaimed: The next coup IL for sd
louis" This represented 5000, and, as
under the rules the banker must either be
willing TO take the bet or step down and
ont, the American concluded not 10 accept
the offer, 30 be drew out Then Mr..
Deutsch said he would take the bank: but
the individual who had called out the 800
louis coup had the preference. and the bank
was assigned 70 him.
'tyery we'll. I'll bet 10000 francs against
the bank" said Deutscb, in about the same
tone Of voice that he would have called for
a light for bis cigar. He won. The banker
Immediately burnt the cards" that il TO
say, threw up the deal. This banker
always has the right 10 do. II be wins and
then burns the cards, he must pay GER
tain forfeit to the club, but IL he loses he
does not bave 10 pay for burning them.
That night Deutsch won t1l so before 2
O'Clock. After be had gained his million he
Invested Half Of the Amount
In United States bonds. He also bought
shores in two or three French manufactnr.
Il -. - dNtr