The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-19

and now add the ends of your martingale
usual-20 plus Az, equal SO. Bet that, and
you lose Enter 1t properly. Add o. again;
So; bet bet it, You win. Enter the 50 in the
gain column and cancel the 60 and the 70.
The martingale top and bottom figures now
are 20 and 40; add them and bet the 60 say
you lose. Enter properly and proceed-60
plus 90 equal 50. Bet it. Say you win
Write it under the gains column and cam
eel the 60 and the 20. There is now but one
entry left in the martingale-4O; bet it, Say
you win. Write 40 under the gains and can
eel it in the martingale column.
You have lost six bets and won only
four. but you have gained 20 francs more
than you lost and as it only takes about
three minutes to play each turn at roulette
1t is certain one can win 60 francs every
hour by this system It Is quite simple
and the only rule TO follow is, every time
you win bet you cancel two sets OF tg-
ures in the martingale column, and every
time you lose you write one in it. When
ever the number of winning events Is equal
to one-half the number of losses plus one
the martingale will be cleared away, and
you will have won the amount with winch
you started it, whether 1t is 20 francs. as in
this instance. or 800 francs, which gains
the UNI tor 6e 70 say e yo ait da
not record anything on 1t until you nave
made a loss, as, under the conditions,
loss is required In order TO pegn the sys-
tenn"
We congratulated sheedy on his good
thing" and that evening he went his way
southwark on the train de luxe" The
struggle at Monte Carlo was short and one
sided: the bank beat the professional gam
bier from hoe to soda and Pat was
knocked out by the croupisr inside OF ten
days On his way home, he said in Paris
that like Francois I, he had lost all save
honor" but he had learned useful les
son, one that would last him the rest OF MS
lifetime But it did not, for he went back
to Monte Carlo last February and tried
once more to break the bank"
On his return to New York Sheedy was
interviewed by a Sun reporter, to whom
he talked gloomily of the status QUO in
Monaco and expressed it as his opinion
that Monte Carlo will never have rival
as a gambling place.
The whole story, summed up IN nut
shell, could be told by the roulette table,
If permitted to speak for itself: Il am at
your service if you want to play, 1t would
say. Il am always steady, cool and col
lected, and / do not have TO wait TO make
calculations or keep mathematical ac-
counts My nerves are made OF brass,
wood and iron; these croupiers who sit
about me to rake in your money are not
men; they are paSSionleSs machines. YOU
permit yourself to become Hurried and ex-
cited or you forget, and whatever mistake
you make is sure to be In my favor. You
believe in good luck and bad luck; don't,
so 1 never worry. You are a mortal, with
Feelings. fancies and supersti1ons. and you
show your weak spot when you pit your
self against me- for the inevitable, I'M
changeable result of the contest must be
the transference of the money in your
pockets into my strong box. You may not
lose all the time; you may even make big
winnings now and then; but stay here long
enough and / will win every dollar or your
money. / may be held in adherence by
most people, but | am an infallible and un-
bounded success for those who own me.
| Bon iOIr. monsieur