Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-12-20
SAVANNAH MORNING NEWS: SUNDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1885.

had been placed; on each Of the two Ia
/ bles Of trente-et-Quarante, 10000. This
( is the usual stake OF the bank during tho
/ season, and il is very seldom that the ad-
mInstration has n repienisn the starting
fund. Except with drawn game
or a zero the bank must win.
And it always wins. The game
/ than that, it is stupid, for its conditions
are Unfair.
Round each of the roulette tables are
eight croupiers, rake in hand. occupying
the places reserved for them. BY their
side, sitting or standing, are the players
and spectators. In the saloons the in
spectors stroll to and fro, watching the
croupiers and the players, while the walt
ers move about for the service of the pub
lie and the administration, which en-
ploys not less than $50 people to look after
the tables.
About L: 80 the train from Nice brings
its customary contingent. To-day they
/ were perhaps rather numerous. The Sc
1 ries oil seventeen for the rouge had pro-
4 duced its natural result. 1t was a new
attraction, and all who worshipped chance
/ came 10 follow It's viclssitudes with in
creased ardor.
An hour afterwards the rooms had
filled. The talk. was chiefly of that ex-
tra0rdnary run, but it was carried on in
/ subdued voices. In these immense rooms
! with their prodigalitv OF gliding, their
wealth OF 0rnamentatiOn, the luxury Of
/ their furniture, the pTOfusion of the lus-
I tres that poured forth their floods OF gas.
light 70 say nothing of the long suspend
( ers from which the green-shaded oil-lamps
more specially Illuminated the gaming
tables, the dominating sound, notwith-
standing the crowd OF visitors, was not
/ that OF conversation; it was the CHATTER
and ch1nkiRg of the gold and silver pieces
as they were counted or thrown on the ia
/ Die, the rustiing OF the bank-nOtes, and
the incessant Rouge gagne ct couleur,"
/ or "diXsept, noir, impair ct manque" in
/ the indifferent voices OF the chiefs Of the
/ parties-and very sad sound it was.
/ TWO Of the losers who had been
/ amongst the most prominent the evening
/ before had not yet appeared in the saloons.
/ Already some Of the players were follow
! ing the different chances, endeavoring to
/ tap the the veine Of luck, some at rou-
/ lette, others at treute-et-quarante. But
| the alterations Of gain and loss seemed to
/ be pretty equal, and it did not look as
/ though the phenomenon Of the night be-
! fore would be repeated.
4 1t was not till 3 O'Clock that Sarcany
and Torouthal entered the Casino. Be-
/ fore entering the gaminG-rO0m they took
stroll in the hall, where they were the
object Of little public curiosity. The
/ crowd looked at them and watched them,
and wondered il they would again try a
struggle with this chance that had cost
/ them so dear. Several of the profession
| would willingly have taken advantage OF
the occasion to favor them with infallible
| dOdges-lor a cOnsideration-had they
looked more accessible. The banker with
| a wild look in his eyes did not seem to no.
tice what was passing around him. Sar-
cany was cooler and finer than ever.
Both shrank for a time from trying their
last stake.
Among the people who was watching
them with that special curiosity accord
ed chiefly to patients or conVicts, there
was one stranger who seemed resolved
never to lose sight Of them. He was a
knowing-loOkiug young man Of about
/ three-6nd-twenty with a thin face and
pointed nose--one OF those noses that
seem to look at you. His eyes, Of singu-
lar Vivaclty, were sheltered behind spec
tacleS merely OF preserver glass. As II be
had live money in his veins, he kept his
hands in his coat pocket to prevent their
gesticulating,and be kept his feet close to-
gether in the first position, to make. sure
OF remaining IN his place. He was fash
ionaOly dressed, without any sacrifices TO
the latest eXigencies OF dandyism, and he
gave himself no airs-but probably felt
very i'll at ease in his well-6tting clothes.
For the young nar-there could be no
doubt about twas nobody else but Point
Pescade.
Outside, in the gardens, Cape Matifou
was in attendance. The person on whose
behalf these two had come on a special
mission TO this heaven or hell of Monte
Carlo was DR.. Antekirtt.
The vessel that had dropped them the
night before at Monte Carlo Point was
Electric No. 2. Of the flotilla Of Antekirtta,
and this was their object:
Two days after the kidnapping on
board the Ferrato, Carpena had been
brought ashore, and in spite of his pro-
tests imprisoned in one of the classmates
on the island. There he found that he had
only changed one prison for another. In
stead Of being in the penitentiary ofCeuta,
he was, although he knew it not, in the
power of DR.. Antekirtt. Where was he?
He could not tell. bad he gained by the
change? He wondered much, and not with
out anxiety. He resolve at any rate to
do all he could to improved his position.
And TO the first question propounded
by the doctor he replied with the utmost
! trankness.
Did he know silas Toronthal and sar-
cany?
TOronthal, no, Sarcany, yes-but he had
only seen him at rare intervals.
Had Sarcany been in communication
with Zirone ana his band while they
were in the neighborhood of Catania?
Yes, Sarcany was expected in Sicily,
and he would certainly nave come, if 1t
had not been for the unfortunate eXpedi-
ton which ended in the death of Zirone.
Where was he now?
At Monte Carlo, at least unless he had
left that town, where he had been living
for some time, and very likely with Silas
! TorOnthal.
Carpena knew no more. But what he
had just told the doctor was sufficient In
formation for a fresh campaign,
TTo Blk Continued