The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-02-26

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holiday which his father allowed him
from the routine of business. He
was merely a salaried clerk in his
fathers bank, and was only accorded
precisely the same amount of free
dom that the other clerks enjoyed
Hence he looked forward to his holi-
day with great zest, and he was
therefore rather annoyed to find that
on the present occasion, even during
that short period of enjoyment he
was not to be wholly free from the
cares of business. The day before he
started, his tather-who never talked
business out of business hours-call-
Led him into his private room from
the bank, and said:
"Evasio, as you are going to HON.
burg for your holiday, you may as
we'll superintend the sale of some
property of mine there, which I am
going to dispose Of Mr.. Watson,
my manager, will give you full in
sstructions ami necessary documents,
and when you have received the
money, you had better pay it into
Messrs. Potsdorff & Guelph, our
agents at Horoburg. That is all.
Now go and get your instructions
from Mr.. Watson. Stay moment,
though-here's &25 for yourself.
That will find YOU in a little spare
pocket money"
The young man, whose face bright
3ened up little toward the end
of the conversation, thanked his
father, and pocketed the SIS notes
which the latter had placed on the
table. Then he went, as request
ed, to receive his Instructions
from the manager about the
sale of the Homburg property.
These, not being very intricate, were
soon mastered; and Mr.. Evasio
started for the famous German spa,
with the consoling reflection thai the
business involved by the sale would
not occupy him very long.
Arrived at his destination, he made
up of his mind to get the troublesome
part his visit over as soon as possible:
and he pushed forward the arrange
ments for the sale so quickly that at
the end of the forth da y the property
had been disposed of, and the pur-
chase money; about 10000 forins,
had been safely paid into the agents
hands.
The same evening he visited, by
way of amusement, one Of the numer-
GUS gambling saloons with which
Homburg then abounded. He did
not enter it with the intention of
playing, but as he stood looking on
AT one of the rough-et-noir tables,
and watching the changing for
tunes of the gamblers, especially
of one man who was winning
largely, an irresistible impulse
came upon him to stake some
thing himself. He accordingly laid
down five forms, which he lost; then
ten more, which he also lost. Next
time he again doubled his stake, but
the twenty forms were likewise swept
away. He began to grow impatient.
Surely next time he must win. He
would, therefore, stake a more sub
stantial sum. So he laid down
hundred forms. Peste! His was
surely no beginners luck. The hun
-dred forms vanished also. Biting
his lip to check any outward express
sion of vexation, he resolved inward
~ to go on until he won. But alas!
his time for winning never came. He
continued to stake wildly and lose
each time, when at last, on putting
his hand into his purse to draw out
a fresh supply of money, he found it
empty. And it had contained all the
cash he had brought with him from
Homburg. Here, then, was pretty
state Of things! Not a six
pence left, and another week
at. Homburg before him!-t say
nothing Of the hotel bill, which
he had already incurred, and
his fare back to England! Yet, il
the truth must be told, he was
not troubled SO much by this con-
sideration as by the fact that while
B he stood and continued to watch the
{ gambling, he determined inwardly
how he shonld have staked, IF he had
money left: almost every time the
color came up in his favor! Tt was
m addening! He only needed trii-
fling sum to win 10, 900 forms; and