Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-12-18
CHAPTER VI.
KILL HIMSELF! Ar rwENrT!'

lonis fell upon the chevalier's stake
s%L,r, knowing it, he had staked OF
black and won.
This was the time or never TO take vi
money and pay the driver, but Case
. olways interested himself in hi
\ ,lbors' sorrows, and had now com
Il ,,lc iorpotten his stake in his interes
a ina player who had Just lost. The
81 mn, mans hand trembled rs he laiC
an another pile OF bank-notes. anG
Il altered features betrayed his anguish
hst again, and the chevalier's stake
n again doubled
Tbe game went on with frightfuI
i 'dty: nothing was heard but the
n scnnd OF the terrible rake, and the
hi Of the golden rain that tell upon
4 winner. This went on for eight OF
minutes during which Casse-Cou's
4 \, we're riveted upon his neighbor.
\ lner each play there was slight muir
,m, i was as though those who were
Il Sy sang the praise of chance, the
Ini goddess. The chevalier, who did
understand this, thought they were
HIM the young man. The ivory rake
A for the ninth time swept away the
n stake, and now he flung down a
de note and waited.
ii Red loses and color wins :"
These were sounded like u death.war-
Id and the note was swept up with the
IN. The young man smiled, ran his
trrs through his hair, and rose.
A IN has spent his last cartridge NUT.
Eda PLAYER who had seen many man
kned
eaSe.Con would have been glad to
&na to the rescue Of the unfortunate
Il whom fate had despoiled, and he
&iel anxously at him.
y Whose is this pile OF money, gentle
4 l?' demanded the croupier, striking
\ pile Of notes and gold with his rake.
bad accumulated while the red had
4 ten times running.
There was a short silence, and Satan
Ny knew the temptations that assailed
ICre than one player.
Tits yours" said charitable soul
nndgng the Chevalier's elbow.
! Mine" repeated CasseCou in amaze
bent.
There are one thousand and twenty
|clr louis and yon know, sir, that the
naSimnm is twelve thousand francs"
psumed the croupier. "Make your play,
Fntlemen"
Take my ADVICE" whispered Il little
n man to Casse-Cou, gather up your
klnnIngs, and stake Il hundred louis on
lhf reverse"
lhs specimen OF gamblers slang was
eEcomprhensibIe to the chevaiier, who
n not stir.
Say what you stake, sir" said the
fan with the rake.
lie Young man had bultoned up his
A with trembling fingers, and left the
TIL bet he will buy Il pistol when he
No, he'll try the Seine; ii he had Il
ll'el lfancS to buy pistol he would
PIE again"
The brutal dialogue made the chevalier
Binder. .
G' wall make away with himself,
IN ) certain" said the first speaker,
atlle utmost GOODNESS.
d ~, prevent that, upon my word |
w muttercd Casse-Cou.
h =, gathering up his winnings with
yaiIEe eagerness, gold and bank notes
HvlI' he stuffed the whole into his
~" and unceremoniou5ly turned his
upon the players and the croupier.
null himself! ut twenty" muttercd
~ he followed the youth, who was
w slowly toward the exit. "Just as
g' l. Francis Cambremer, would
n lhal He cannot refuse to 90
s ar with me-"
G, at 'hpeluous chevalier waited impa-
Eauy until the unfortunate lad had
IT, ms hat from the servant at the
1" pu' he was too wise to make his
Ia'us oiler publicly. lie waited I'M
H. reached the stairs, and went down
4 g II. MN with the intention OF accost-
n'Il IN the doorway.
~ Ille seventh step, Casse-Cou, who
A GGImIIying ON much too fast, slipped
"u' Ills hand encountered cold
A yI winch he mechanically seized.
|, 4J IS ao, AT what he had found, it was
\. rur cNeyalier, thanks to his being al
w m hurry, had fallen very often,
6 "% > not the less shaken by the fall
Rg Gv '[aScaii stairway, though used to
i b ga, h'mseII. lie picked himself mp
lCmo oD,'c dIlllculty, and remained for Il
IN WIFI, upon the stairway, rubbing his
bwo "'i W. one hand, and holding the red
nv I'LL III the other.
hlin" ahy other circumstances, this
hoIss VI he red flower would have
Inn i o II',arlIrd him. The beauties who
iuso ""ao',naIly TO the notorious gambling
ebIv scattered their flowers about rs
iIni l "S Their virtue, and flowers are
leyoIGiou' 70 DE lost. But that which the
lkeF4, "a '''''A Was Nllllkt Ollltl
Nh ro5 was a cluster Of petals OF Il
| the b,s"ll upon u slender stem, surrounded
hg '''' ny leaves Of gliltcring bright
ley i,,,u was no botanist, and was en-
lafmip,s,,n ignorant Of the name of this
D0bt i"ss vegetable creation, but did not
IN in II moment that lac had already
\ sagc.Itn'r hamd Of the young man in
ere i5 ao, a The form, the vivid hue
bw in inv same and the chevalier was al.
ne j Ti..'ned to believe what he wished
! wa ""'sSotyery greatly pcrplexcd him.
iOmg ANY, Ii44hgly tempted 10 return TO the
nl il Ln peBln his rounds once more
gslerinnoo ' ice more began to seek the
bm tLe I 70 ipelhg whom he had followed
ping a go "ueIh, he must needs give NJ
b porbSo Y'u ueed, The despairing player
'Ne corner "npuI To destroy himself IN
"'r lie might save linn viii