Telegram-herald., 1890-11-24
VAIL OF FHs aAMBLER.
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t4a Ass Ass9ans fsr a. a..
TsE~e assa stood in tse shAao&s *
Ssssts h0<zl, "a Reasi 81, zss sgea-
~. fw0 aeEe tsil, ausiy pTe oFteasd
haae sene ts.ioes. Nalls tas tb "a sas
saogt and hesny, and spgarest.y the
s.deE of tss tro. Tbey Aera al wsll
dressed, tlt there aas thai uzke 4p-
pezsaDce a4eh in1 Satea ta&t taY
WsFe asa % tas seEal, nlen w8o xefe
ga lal % almost aay emergency, Il tnsy
eeEe p4t - the tesl
well. l gaess e = al up with Is
Hos. remarked size Short nlso.
Is, g came ratneF susaen GA us,
remarked 4lotheF. All taAt nazzle-
nle. though. WY the eniefnot.rra 81.
ln tee manner ~ d.d. Ia Fonnis nave
bsea runnlng rgnt along AMI lnrre has
bveu ~ EFFORT made % stop them uugll
nov. Why, g h4s been almost al un-
oefslo0d thing, aud the ~ coPp -
We're Ia the habit OF coming up snl
watching as when We played whenever
they wished %. The only restrictiOEs
were that We were not 10 DO anything
crooked n the town"
Yes, Ne know all that" answered
the others Why. se aaYe often been
playing With a detective al our elbow.
WHAT haul they could have made II
tney nad pulled us All" !"
Indeed they would, and Il would
have meant hne for all Of US
BY this time three others came from
the direction cf the square. They
stopped, greeted good evening with
those who had beea standing IN the
shadow OF the hotel, aud joined IN tue
conversation.
''Nice taing. this" said one OF tbs
new cOmers."
Too d-n nice for comfort, said
another.
''Guess we'll have to get out of the
town now"
"Yes. the place IS no good"
II tell you what It will result inl" ex
claimed one.
WHAT
"Why, there will I've no end of small
rooms started up, and they are tel
times worse than the big ones"
81 know the cause of Il al" ven
tured one OF the tall men.
Tell usl" exclaimed the others.
"Ihe election" he answered. "YOU
see before Eastman allowed the place
10 run openly, and now that II is owe
he orders them closed. Can't you sc,
the signiticance?"
THAT tips his hand surely" said on,
| of the men.
BY this time the Tower clock indi
Gated the hour of 10, and the 81,
| gamblers, grumbhng and lamentlng q
the fate which compelled them TO re
main IN the streets, strobe away IL
pairs up Monroe-st., in search OF sOm'
convenient place 10 drown their ebblnj
| spirits. They were certainly dis
consulate lot, but these were no
the only ones. All day .yester
day they could be seen. The,
could not account for the fact, though
OF the rooms being closed in SO quiet
manner. They thought 1t would b
| only natural that they should hav
| been given dose of the law.
There is a certain fascination in tn
| faro table for the professional gambler
Still he never wins much at it. More
over, he Is in, the long run, the loser
OCCASIONALLY ne makes = good winnln 9
but only occasionally. Generally he
looking to break the bank, but as
rule the bank breaks him, no matte
how sharp player he may he. Tner
are certain gamblers who make Gran
Rapids their home, but it can be said t
their credit that they never try I
| fleece anybody here. They go away
and are gone sometimes for months j
a time. When they return they ger
orally have fat roll Of money, an
the faro bank, nine times out OF tel
gets the greater portion OF 1t.