The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-14
WITH MARKED CARDS.
4 Gamblers Attempt to Reform q
Fallen Bank Cashier.

I'm bothered about that young fell
low" said Nellish early one morning
70 the professional gambler, Pony
RowelL
"Why?"
''He comes here night after night,
and he loses more than I imagine he
can afford he has no income, as far
as can find out, except what he gets
as salary, and Il takes a mighty sight
bigger salary than his TO stand the
strain he's putting on Il"
What does he dO?"
He IS cashier in the Ninth national
bank. don't know how much he gets,
but il can't be enough to permit this
sort Of thing TO go on
Pony Rowel shrugged his shoulders.
81 don't think I would let it trouble
me, If l were you. Mellish"
Nevertheless II does I have ad-
vised him to quit, but it Is no use. II I
tell the doorkeeper not % let him n
here he VIII merely 90 somewhere else
where they are not Sc particular.
y must confess I don't quite under
stand you. Mel;sh, long as ! have
known you Ia your place, now,
would either give Up keeping 4 ganb-
ling saloon or l would give up the
moral reformation line OF business I
wouldn't try 10 ride two horses OF such
different tempers u the same time.
I've never tried 70 reform you,
Pony" said Mellish, with rePToach il
his voice
NO; viii give you credit for that
much sense"
"lt's ii. light with old stagers ike
you and ne. Pony, but with 4 boy Just
beginning life, il IS different. Now, it
struck NE that you might lie able 10
help me il this -
Yes ! thought shat was what you
were leading I'D to. said RoweN.
thrusting his hands deep II his
trousers pockets. I'm no missionary.
remem Der. What aid you want ne TO
do?"
u wanted you 10 give him a sharp
lesson. Couldn't you mark a pack Of
cards and get them 70 play high?
Then. when you have taken all his
ready money and landed hin IN debt 20
you SO that he can't move, give him
back his cash i he promises not 10
CANT again
Rowell looked across at the subject
Of their conversation. Il don't think /
would fatter him So much as % even
stock the cards on him III clean him
ou: # you ike. Bu: It won't 90 any
good. MelIish- Look az his eyes The
insanity OF gambling Is IL them I
used 20 think Il ! bad one hundred
thousand dollars would quit. I'm old
enough now % know that wouldn't
ID gam bic 4 l had = million 50
i stopped alter I vas your age"
On. yes Neuish. you are the VIZ
tuous exception that proves the rule.
You quit gam bling the way the old
woman kept tavern" and Rowel cast
glance over the busy room.
Mellish smiled some hat rrimlv,
then he sighed. u wish was out Of
OF it he sighed. ''BGc, anyhow. you
think over what I've been talking
about aud i you can see your way 70
giving him sharp lesson ! wish you
would
An right, J Will. but merely 70 ease
your tender co1scierce. Ne.ljsh- It's
no use, l tel you When the snake
has bitten tae victim Is doomed.
Gambling isn't simple thing ike the
opium habit
Reggie Forme, the bank cashier. rose
at last from the roulette table. he was
flushed with success, for there was Z
considerable addition % The sum he
had IN his pockets when lie sat down.
he battered himself that the result
was due 70 the system he had elabo--
stely studied cut
Nothing lures man = destruction
quicker than q system that can be
ENTHUSIASTICALLY demonstrated L gives
81 air Of business &c gam bling which
IS soothing - the conscience Of a per-
son brought I'D on statistics TIE sys-
TEN generally works beautifully ~ drSi
and thea G cog slips ana financial
cyclone strikes you before you know
where Won are. As yo11g F0rEe eft
the table he fell hand on his shoulder,
and looking around met tie impzssiFe
gaze OF Po2y Eoweu.
You're young IL the business, J
see. said the professional. ouietiy
Why 60 yoG think thai ?" asked The
-ouurster. coloring. for o-A l5kes 70 -
taken for E veteran, especially when
one IS an amateur
"Eecause ycu fool away rouE LIE