The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-22

a number which made a small payment.
as he would then have a better show to
win.
-" No. he said I want the whole hog or
none
with that he dropped in the nickel to
win So, the largest payment, or go broke.
The boy showed back q bar, and the
stranger turned g. crank. The wheel went
spinning and then came to slow stop.
Purple lady WINS cried the boy, and
with that the nickels came Smelling out
into the cup fastened near the floor. The
stranger gave a smile Of delight. I'll
just repeat that once for luck he said.
and another scent piece went into the
same slot. The wheel spun again, and,
sure enough, the purple lady, worth ss,1
showed. The coin was snapped to the
barkeepers for larger money. and the
crowd was asked to take drink.
1.-THE stranger introduced himself as
Brown, from New York, as he said, and
his identity was not questioned further.
With the Sc to his credit Brown went
down stairs and had beefsteak on top
Of three stiff drinks, and then came back
to buck the gamblers. He had even "a
left after buying two good cigars and
another drink. and he felt like prince.
GETS INTO THE CRAP GAME.
This must be my night he said to a
man who watched him, and I think I'll
risk three Of these simoleons on this
wiry crap game
There was a crowd at the table at the
time, though instinct seemed to make
everybody give room to Brown. Chips
were not used, and g. man simply had to
put up his own coin and shoot for 1t.
Brown waited until his turn came. and
then tossed out two silver dollars. He
took the dice and rubbed them WELL and
they scampered out to show an ace and
six, making the money double. The
banker showed two bright dollars, and
Brown shot again, without taking down.
He made eleven. Then he said he would
try for his third lucky pass, leaving the
So before him all the while. He rolled the
dice. and the banker smiled as he counted
four. It was a hard point to make,
though Brown ohuckled and said he had
never failed to make his Little Joe on
the third pass. And. sure enough, he
took the bones, and in four rifles had
turned his point. The fever had coursed
through his veins by this time, so he
quickly took the dice and tossed them
again, when the banker had placed IS
beside the So on the table. On the first
dash Brown made the $18 1872, 30 he raked
down his winnings and played on close
margins like the others. But he was
having a fine streak, for on stray bets
made on throws by others at the table
he would win, while in the long run the
others were losing. Brown said to him
self that it was his system, and 1t was
working like a charm. The luck con-
tinued, and in an hour Brown had more
money than the banker. and was still
winning. One man who had lost heavily
offered to sell his overcoat to Brown, and
the latter was quick to take 1t at $50. The
$50, however, was soon lost. and the man
went home in the cold without his coat.
BEATS THE ROULETTE TABLE.
After time the luck at the crap table
began to favor the house, so Brown pick
ed up his money and walked away. He
was then several hundred dollars ahead
and still In the humor to play. At the
roulette table he found heavy betting,
though he knew the game had run one
in fact, and so he played. The same win
ming streak was with him, and the dollars
rolled his way. His stake had passed the
thousand mark but he felt clammy about
the feet, and stopped off short when he
saw that they were not coming his way.
BY this time the crowd had caught on to
the stranger and his fine run of luck, and
everybody watched him play. The owner
Of the house, the mayor during the day,
got worried and showed 1t, notwithstand-
ing the fact that he had more nerve than
any twenty gamblers in town. The own
err said that 1t was not good sign to
see a man take 5 cents and run 1t over
81 1000, and his house would fail If the
stranger continued to win at that rate.
However, he said nothing, for all the
play was square.
Brown tried bookmakers' machine
and played IS bills on the spot which paid
20 to ]. He lost couple OF times ana
then doubled up. putting $40 on the TWEEN
ty. The ball was rolled and the twenty
showed. This was clean 5000 at clip,
and was only an instance of what the
man could do. When he had touched this
machine for nearly $500, with the gamblers
standing by with their eyes stretched,
Brown ceased to play, because his luck
had changed. While looking for another
thing to tackle he heard the talk Of a
stiff game of setback which was being
played in a rear room, 50 he promptly
walked in to see. Six mon had been play
ing, though one stopped as Brown went
in, and he was invited to take the seat.
The game was rather steep. S. an ante
and $40 a go-back. But the price suited
Rrown. and while he said he was not
much at the game. he was willing to play
just for the fun Of the thing.
For time the game rocked along.