Evening star., 1897-01-23
ADVENTURE OF A $500 ROLL.
Up Against Half Dollar for . whole
Evening Without Knowing 1t.

Evening without Knowing 1t.
From the New York Sun.
The sporting man stood at the bar toyins
idly with the dice box.
Funny thing, joe" he remarked to the
bartender, "how little saloon gambling
there is nowadays. Now. there was a
time. only a few years ago. when you
couldn't go into a saloon up this way with
out hearing the rattle of the dice box"
A plainly dressed young man came in and
ordered drink of whisky. He gave 1t a
dash of absinthe, tossed 1t OFF at one gulp,
threw fifteen cents on the bar. and glanced
over at the sporting man.
shaker" said the latter
one or two to kill time" said the
stranger
The sporting man tossed a half dollar on
s sne par, Inc stranger did likewise, the
ace rolled out and the stranger won He
Won the second and the third time then
lost twice and won once more.
LUCKY start remarked the sporting
man. Have somethng?"
Nothing for me- thanks"
ne sporting man drank a hot Scotch
ana the game went on Half an honr
the game. ~ "~
Make it a dollar and ons s,., ;. +,
gested "e S"s
Il never change my game" said the
stranger. s"'' Inc
Very we'll" said the sporting man. good
ha.urediy. s. It's little faster that's ali. =
inns Is fast enough for me-"
oHave drink?''
No. thanks"
The sporting man drank another hot
scotcn, and the game went on The luck
was against him. and his losses grew with
every shake. Once In a while he'd make
a squirt and win three or four straight nots
men the stranger would win half dozen
10 make up for 1t. Two hours had passed
.
He grew excited
IN shake you for $50 or quits" he said
hauling out roll as big around as his leg
never change my game" said the
In another half hour the stranger was
nervous W" 'eis
Friend. will you oblige me by having a
Il really don't care to drink" said the
stranger. and the sport drank his Scotch
alone once more
Ihen there was turn in the luck. Ten
aollars went back to the sporting man in
less than fifteen minutes. Ten more fol-
lowed 1t. and the sports brow cleared The
stranger never turned hair Gradually
the half dollars went back to their original
owner; and finally after three hours of
play the men were just where they started
NOW have a drink" said the sporting
man. with sigh of relief.
NO, thanks" said the stranger tossing
d NAIL doildr on the bar and picking up the
box. Lets shake
In three throws he rolled out four deuces.
me sporting man threw four trays and
hauled in the money.
Thank you, remarked the stranger.
FOR pleasant evening"
You're not going to quit:' said the
sporting man in amazement
cant do anything else. Only started
with half dollar. l couldn't drink with
you without asking you to drink and I
couldn't do that without using money
which l meant to give you chance to win
back. Good day" and he walked out OF
the saloon.
We'll, L N blanked'' said the sport to the
bartender. ITO think l had roll OF $500
up against his fifty cents. Great Scott, 81
the luck hadn't changed he might have had
the whole roll and l never had a chance
to get more than that half dollar Give me
another Scotch, and, looking very pale,
the sport drank up his liquor. buttoned his
coat and went out