The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1896-10-04
WARNED THE GAME.
A GAMBLERS TIP TO A FARO DEALER
THAT HE WAS ION"

SI Walked Fifty-three Miles Today" He
Said, "and Then 1 stumbled"-He Got
Back the $500 That He Had Lost, but .
"sucker" Understood and Quit.
II saw funny thing in Chicago last
week." said New York business man.
II was in a gambling house-not q very
elaborate establishment, but place where
25 cent chips were tho rule-when good
looking man with keen black eyes took
the scat beside mo at the faro table and
began betting on the high and low cards.
always observe little things, and when
this man sat down noticed that the deal
er paid very little attention to him. None
of tho attendants bowed to him either, and
gathered from this. that, like myself, he
was a stranger in the place. Most of the
other players seemed to DO known; that is,
all but the man ut my. other side. He was
q short, stout, rcd faced fellow. who kept
up g rapid Ere OF conversation all the time
he played. Ho seemed to have 1000 sys.
TENS, and he informed me that he rarely
lost Mt faro bank when the game was on
the level. When my keen eyed neighbor sat
down, the fat man was slightly bevildercd
over the failure of his systems to work. He
was about s1G5 in tine hole and didn't
seem to understand it. I was some $50 be-
hind myself, but l wasn't at all worried
over IT, for never gamble heavily and al
ways lose anyway.
well, the keen eyed man had varying
luck fon half an hour Flo played in a
cool, precise way, which told even inexpe-
licnced mo that he was an old hand. When
10 tired Of playing the high and low, he
switched to the numbers and began cop
pering on tho odd ones and playing the
eyei:s to wip. At the end Of tine half hour
he led lost at least $3.50, but he didn't
seem at all worried &bout 1t. The luck con-
tinued against him until his losses aggre-
gated $500. When the last Of it was hauled
in, ho pulled SOL in bills from his pocket,
leaned u little bit forward, and, placing II
on the high, said very quietly to the deal
or: That's my last bet tonight. walked
SO miles today and then stumbled, SO I'm
very tired Now, to my mind, that was
tho most innocent sort of a remark but
my fat neighbor almost had fit over it.
He had laid q bet of $50 on u card, but like
a flash hc seized it back and glued his eyes
on the box. The high card turned ZIP, tho
quiet man rose from the table and started
away, while my fat neighbor leaned over
voice:
.'Watch him! Watch himr
II watched and saw an attendant ap-
proach tho man. The latter seemed to ex-
pect sono ono Co come to him, for despite
his assurance that he was going right
homo, he stood In an off corner of the
room. No one was paying the slightest at
tention to him save rny neighbor and my
self, and I wouldn't have even glanced
around but for the fact that my attention
had been directed his way.
"Well, the attendant was very obsequi-
Gus, and after n few words ho escorted my
late neighbor TO another end of the room,
where they met Garper looking little fell
low. There was some handshaking, and
then the three men went out of the room
together. WE'LL sir, you never saw such
mad man as my fat neighbor in your life.
The oaths he Missed into my ear were
something ..wful. l went to make bet,
and he stopped me. Get me out Of here or
I'll bust, he said Then he gathered up
his chips and gathered up mine, not hav-
ing the least idea why was doing it, and
after cashing them in we went away. Out
side in tho street the pent up rage Of my
companion broke loose in all its fury.
"'A hundred dollars, cool hundred,
he roared, and you, how much did YOU
Drop
"'Only about $50, Ireplied, but what's
the use of making such fuss about itp'
'Fussp he fairly shrieked. do you
think I'm making q fuss over that 800?
That isn't 1t, but the idea of being done, I
cheated, makes mo crazy
My friend, l said, don't be foolish.
am satisfied that l lost my money In a
fair game. You mustn't yell murder every
time you get the worst of it in faro
HE L>oked at mo for moment in
plying way All the rage was gone.
"'You don't mean itS' hc asked.
"'Why, of course, 1 said.
"'Well well, wellr was all he could soy
for moment. Then he turned to me
again. Tell me- he said, did you hear
what the man on your left said, and did
you watch him after he left the table, as
told you tor f'
Il replied that had, whereupon he in
obliged in some moro well, wells, and
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