The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-09-18
sEGaHhlsT's Tip 10 Faro Dealer that
He Was ION to The Game.
OF THE GIVE WAY
81 walked Firts.Thrce Miles To-day"
He said. and Then stumbied-He
81, Got Back she $500 That he Had
Lost, Nus Sucker Understood
;h and Quit for the Night.

\ elaborate establishment, but place where
25 cent chips Were tho rule-when good
i looking man with keen black eyes took
{ the scat beside me ut the faro table and
1 began betting on tho high and low cartis
n always observe little things, and when
\ this man sat down noticed that the deal
Ser paid very little attention to him. None
of the attendants bowed to him either, and
i gathered from this that, like myself, he
was stranger in tho place Most of tho
: other players seemed to be known; that is,
all but the man at my other SIDE He was
q short, stout, red faced fellow, who kept
up rapid fire of conversation all the time
! he played. He seemed to have 900 sys.
TENS, and he informed me that he rarely
! lost at faro bank when tho game was on
8 thu level. When my keen eyed neighbor sat
down, the fat man was slightly bewildered
over the failure of his systems to work. He
was about 800 in the hole and didn't
seem to understand It, was some ESQ 30.
bind myself, but / wasn't at all worried
over it, for never gamble heavily and al
ways lose anyway.
8 well, tho keen eyed man Ind varying
luck for half an hour. Ho played In a
cool, precise way, which told oven inexpe-
rienced mo that he was IN old hand. When
he tired of playing the high and low, he
switched to the numbers and began con-
sperlng on the odd ones and playing tho
evens to win. At the ond Of the half hour
{ he had lost at least $3.50, but he didn't
seem at nll worried about it. The luck con-
finued against him until his losses aggre-
gated $500. When the last of 1t was hauled
in, he pulled SCI in bills from his pocket,
leaned little bit forward, and, placing 1t
on the high, said very quietly to the deal
er: That's my last bet tonight. walked
4 o. miles today and then stumbled, SO I'm
very tired. Now, to my mind, that was
the most innocent sort OF a remark, but
my TAT neighbor almost had fit over 1t.
de had laid a bet of $50 on card, but like
q flash no seized it back and glued his ewes
on the box. Tho high card turned up, the
quiet man rose from the table and started
away, while my fat neighbor leaned over
greatly excited and whispered in husky
voice:
Watch himi Watch himp
watched and saw an attendant up
proach the man. Tho latter seemed to c1-
poet some ono to come to him, for despite
his assurance that he was going right
home, he stood in an Off corner of the
room. No one was paying tho slightest at
IGNITION to him save my neighbor and my
sell, and L wouldn't have even glanced
around but for the fact that my attention
had been directed his way.
S3S WE'LL tho attendant was very obseaui-
Gus, and after fow words he. escorted NV
late neighbor to another end of tho room,
1 who're they met dapper looking little fell
low. There was some handwriting. and
shen tho three men went out of the room
together. Well, sir, you never saw such a
mad IN, man as my fat neighbor in your life.
Inc oaths he Missed into my ear were
something awful. 1 went to make bot,
anu he stopped me. Get me out of here or
IN bust, he said. Then he gathered up
his chips and gathered up mine, not hay
ing the least idea why was doing it, and
a9er cashing them In We went away. Out
sue In the street the pent up rage Of my
companion broke loose in all its fury.
hundred dollars, cool hundred
ne roared, and you, how much did YOU
,drops'
y Only about $50, replied, but what's
che use of making such fuss about itp,
FussI he fairly shrieked. DO you
think I'm making fuss over that slooS
That isn't 1t, but the idea of being done,
cheated, makes me crazy
My friend said, don't be fooliah.
Z am satisfied that I lost my money In a
talr game You mustn't yell murder every
Nme you get the worst of 1t in faro.
he looked at me for a moment in O
Pltying way. All the rage was gone.
You don't mean it?' he asked.
Why, of course said.
Well, well, wellp was all he could say
Stor 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
suld you to-
replied that I had, whegeupon he an
nuiged In some moro well, wells and
snen explained his remarkable conduct M
follows: ="
you knew as much about gambling
houses as do, you'd know that that wac
crooked game tho moment that man
SPOKE he was a professional gambler.
Lou SEQ, and VICE stranger in the house
sxhsy didn't know him ct all And went
Rght on with their crooked dealing He
sgas On" In a moment, Of course, bat aam-
oilers never make a fuss. Il vasn,S his
sS y to inform you and me and that
hns array OF other suckers around the ia
0se snAs we we're being done. All he want
Cd was his own money. So be nIaved on
untl no had dropped his Ssoo. then he
sllaue tnas remark to let the dealer know
es Was on, walked away and waited Sor
= cno INVITATION 10 see MIR. Blank. he didn't
AAIe 70 wait long, as You yourself knew,
game, ''
- Thae sounds very nice, 1 said, but
10y ask how such simple remark con-
ssyeo al that you cay Is did TO the dealerf'
Ia. was va rewarded with another look of
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