The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1890-08-10

In6 DOaTu-IaCeS OIL Olu women, cunning ana
avaricious; faces of pale, dissipated boys, scarce
old enough, one would have thought to care
for any game but those of the school ground;
faces of hardened, cool, determined gamblers;
faces OF girls young and beautiful and men old
and feeble Strange table, around which youth
and beauty, age and deformity and vice should
congregate together and meet on equal ground.
Suddenly there was movement at the further
end of the room. whisper went round the
spectators made way, and the players drew
aside for one who now approached and took his
place among them. This Difference is shown
only to those who play high and play frequently
Who is this noted gambler? Count Albert Won
A cry of agony breaks from the pale lips of
young girl at the other end of the room as she
clings to the arm of an elderly gentleman beside
her, and leans wildly forward to be sure that it
| is really he. Alas ! it is no error-t is Albert
He neither hears nor heeds anything around
him He does not even look toward where she
stands. He seats himself very quietly, as a
matter of course, takes some rouleaux of gold
and packet of notes from his pocket, and
stakes large sum, and begins to play with all
the cool audacity of one whose faith in his own
luck is unshakable, and who is perfect master
of the game. Besides this, he carried his self
command to that point which is only to be OBJ
| tanned by years of practice 1t was splendid to
| see him so impassive. His features were fixed
and inexpensive as those of statue, the steady
earnestness of his gaze was almost terrible,
| his very movements were scarcely those of a
| man liable to human frailties and human emo
| tions, and the right hand with which he staked
and swept up the gold was stiff and mechanical
as that of the Commandant in "Don Giovanni"
! The Baron could contain his Indignation no
| longer. Leaving bis daughter to the care of her
| friends, he made his way round the tables and
| approached the young mans chair. He ex-
tended his hand to touch the players arm, when
| his own was forcibly seized and held back. He
turned and saw one of the most celebrated ply
scians of Germany standing beside him.
"Stop !' he exclaimed. "Do not speak to
that young man; it might iniure him.
'That is exactly what / wish. | will disturb
his calculations, the hypocrite."
"You will kill him."
"Pshaw You are jesting with me-"
81 am perfectly serious. Look at him." con-
tinued the physician, pointing to his pale face
and set gaze. "Look at him He sleeps A
sudden shock might be his DEATH You cannot
see this, but can have studied this thing
narrowly, and 1 never beheld more remarka-
| BILE case of somnambuism.
The physician continued for some time con-
versing with the Baron in an undertone. Pres
emily the bank gave the signal, the players rose,
the tables closed for that evening, and the
Count Won Steinberg, gathering up his enormous
winnings, pushed back his chair and left the
| room, passing close before the Baron without
seeing him. They followed him down the street
to his own door; he entered by means of his
| latch-k key, and closed it behind without sound
There was no light in his window-no one in
| the house was awake-none but those two had
| seen him enter
The next morning when he awoke he found
| larger pile of gold than ever on his table, He
was stupefed with amazement He counted it
and told over A, 900 forins.
| Again there came knock at his chamber
| door. This time he did not even attempt to
conceal the money, and when the Baron and
the physician entered he was too much troubled
| even to feel surprised at the sight Of stranger
"You have come again to tell me that am a
| gambler!' he exclaimed despairingly, as he
pointed to the gold and leaned his head listlessly
| upon his hand.
81 say it, my young friend, because saw it,
replied the Baron; ''but at the same time l
come to entreat your pardon for having accused
you of it, You have played without knowing
it; you have gambed, and yet you are no
gambler"
eyes," interrupted the physician, for SOM
nambulists often perform the very actions which
they detest. But it is with you mere func-
tional derangement-not settled habt-and
can easily cure you. But perhaps" he added,
smiling, ''you do not wish to lose so profitable a
malady; you may become millionaire"
''Ah, doctor ~ cried the Count, 81 place my
self in your hands; cure me, | entreat you ~
"Well, we'll, there is time enough for that
said the Baron; 'frst of all, shake hands, and
let us be friends"
"I have horror of play" replied the invol-
to the bank all that have won. See, here is
altogether 130, 900 forins ~
'Take my advice" said the Baron, "and dc
no such thing. Suppose that in your sleep you
had lost 100000 forins, do you think the bank
would have restored it to you? No. no; enter.
tain such scruples. Your father lost more
than thrice that sum at those very tables; it is
but restitution in part. Keep your forins and
return with me to my hotel, where Emma is
waiting to receive your visit. You have 100,
900 there; will excuse the other 10000 upon
which formerly insisted, and you can make il
up in love. Are you content, or must you re-
store the money to the bank ?''
History has not recorded the lovers reply; al
all events he quilted Ems that same day in com
pany with the Baron Won Hohendorf and his
pretty daughter. The prescriptions of the
learned physician have, it is said, effected
! cure, and the Frankfort Journal of last week
announces the approaching marriage of Mile
Won Hohendorf with Albert Count of Stein
! berg
Excursions to Historic Battle-Fields
A series of special excursions to the Battle
fields of Cedar Creek. (MiddletownO Winchester
, and Harper's Ferry, under the auspices of the
Grand Army of the Republic, are announced fol
August 20, September l6, and October l6. 1890
affording Il rare opportunity to visit the historic
ground where the contending hosts struggled fol
victory.
: Tickets for these excursions will be sold from
all ticket stations on the Baltimore and Ohio
II. II. east of the Ohio River at one fare for the
round trip on August 10 and 20, September Il
and 49, and October Is and 10, 1890, valid for re-
; turn journey ten days including day of sale.