The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-02-23
JOHNNY, GET YOUR GUN.
The Author Of the Well Known Ditty
Plays at Monte Carlos
Bank.
He Baked in a Good $4,000 in
Just About Twenty
Minutes.
The Woman who Played u System and
Backed 1t With Notes of 1000
Francs Each.

Monroe H. RoEenfeld, to whose fertile
brain the world Is andor obligations for thu
creation of that charming rhapsody
ssJohnny, Get Your Cum returned from
Europe a few days since, says the New
York sun. Mr.. .RoAeufeldss trunks were
filed with Partisan and Venetian bric-a'
brac, and his head il crammed with remi-
niscenses. Among the more interesting OF
the tales told by the composer was one re-
earding his visit to tho gambling resort at
Monaco, where he won $4,000 francs. OF
about $500, in less than twenty minutes.
In describing his visit to the gambling
resort. MIR. Rossnfeld said: @ r.
''The saloon is embowsred in trees and
%shrubbery, and tho air Is filled wlth the
perfume Of flowers. You approach the
building by climbing q High OF marble
steps oarpeted with Administer. Arrived al
the tor, you find yourself confronted by =
doorksepor dressed in blue and gold rms
man opens tho door nnd usEets you into a
large antechansber, where sit = do2en CLERKS.
One Of these asks your name, business ana
place of nativity. If you give 81 German or
American name, you are cofS1alAy wei
coined, but Il Freuchman, unless no comes
from Paris, is regarded with Suspicion
When your examination Is finished q PINK
card of admission is handed to you. AL
other attendant in uniform then usnsrS you
into a second apartment, where your nA''
oyercoat, and umbrella are taken care 80.
IF YOU are a winner you feo tho attendant
when YOU come out, otherwise no fee IS OK
nacfed. Glass doors arc tuen thrown open.
rrt thu a1frarnH tp thh hulCOl Is DGlOIG
YOU, Here your admission ticket IS shown.
.Ihe area of the gambling rom stluck
me as being nearly as lssgo as that OF the
Metropolitan opera house. IL - alVloea Oh
into sections by means Of pillars, and IN
each ons of thsss ssosions there o IS q 1ap pe'
sembling q billiard table. AS neatly as
can remember. for the atmosphere of the
nIaee intoxicated me, | think there we're
i@onrtorn tables IN full operation. Around
each table theTe was q GROVE OF w per-
sons, standing four deep; Az OF ' ne1h We" the
tbs orowd wee q number Of detectives.
ka.n-eyed. bright-looking FrenchNaen, who
kent q constant watch to see that no money
was stolen. 1t was a facinatlng scenS-tne
flushed faces of the players, the colo
scrutiny of the orouplet Wno lahoa IL ~ =.
coin. the glitteling piles OF goid, ana thA
n,efonnd attention with which tho players
r.tched the ball as it fol- upon the table
in the game of red and black, which closely
resembles this game OF roulette as played ut
Long Branch. Ihe faint echo OF the sweet
AIT music reached the ears from the orches-
IRA - the corridor outside, where players
waiting a chance to get to the tables were
willing away the time by dancing.
CIT was fifteen minutes before could
Get to tbs table. Then . vacancy was
made by Two women who had lost all their
@1-I- = .a,4ta- If than hnV1NR a frAnN
niaoa loft, vsntured q gold piece of the
valne Of an English dollar. | won and let
it remain. 1t doubled. and again L was 3
winner. | let it remain on the red Tor
seven revolutions OF the wheel. Then l
took no my winnings. which amounted to
ga was a fool for doing SO, for if l had
let IL remain | should have doubled my
money once moro. To vary my play l tried
the black for 4 change and lest several DOL
lars. It was very warm; tho gas Jots blaz-
ing in the big hall made tins ali extremely
oppressive. This time ] lost. Then l
doubled nv bel, and again luck was with
me. Six consecutive times the ball rolled
en- this disk. and | cav it with q palpltating
heart fall uuon the black. l tried to reach
the little pile of gold pieces, but the crowd
pressed me SO closely that L could not get
as them. In a torment Of anxiety watched
the ball, aud again / had won. I seized
the oaken ratesu and hur1iedly raked. in
my winnings. They amounted to S512.
The banker gave me notes for the gold.
I was Row 1915 ahead of the game. not
much money for heavy bettors, but you can
rest assured | was satisfied.
"All this time | had been standing up at
q disadvantage to reach over and handle
nv money, SO | concluded to abandon any
further play until I could get a scat. l
went out upon the piazza, bought a sand
vich. 70 thin that it fell apart: for which
paid % cent?, annexed a cigar, strolled
about the gardens, and then went back to
the snloon. AS | entered the saloon ! de-
termined to bs stingy IN my play and to
back ont if my luck changed. just us |
reached the center of the saloon l heard a
commotion, and upon drawing near saw
two fa~shionaD,y dressed women in a SQUAD.
BILE about some money that ons of them
had laid down and the other picked up.
While thay Wert quarreling | slid into one
Of the unoccupied seats and took & careful
survey of the table before beginning to
play. Beside me was a woman who was
betting 1,0O0-franc notes. She WAS playing
Il system. | laid down Il few gold
pieces, and lost sixteen consecutive
times. | tried the red. the black and ths
odd ana even, and lost steadily, but by
doubling my stake at last made a coup.
The amount Was $50. | LETT the whole
amount on the table for six turns of the
wheel, and hy this time was the possaagor
of about $1,000. | then resolved to make
one bol4 play, which, win or lose. should be
the last. | tool three 5J0-frnnc notes and
placed them on tho quatIe dernier nr.ner-
ais %, 81, 35, 80. The ball rolled into 3G,
and ! received l2,090 francs. which, with my
own notes. brought me IL, 500 francs. These,
together with the 14,OJo francs previously
won and my original GIN from my first
play, brought this total mp to y, 900 odd
1 anc5, or tt(Juut aG. 400. For q novice and
an everyday wlter Of songs, | thought this
was u vrrg good GaY'R work, SO FASTENED
to bid adieu to the sceEe.'
Sl'onid Re in every House.