The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-11-25
Won 4 FORTUNE At FARO
CHICAGO WAITER, HOWEVER.
WASN'T HAPPY UNTIL HE HAD
PLAYED TT BACK
STORY TOLD BY GEORGE FIX
Man Took Down $4,000, but After
a Spree He "S1ftedy 1t All in
and Returned to the
Napkin.

The recent talk OF Placing a monu-
ment over the grave of George Fix, OF
Chicago, recalls to mind the last story
he ever told says the New York To-
graph. Mike Mcdonald, once the lead
ing bank keeper in Chicago, has been
mentioned as custodian of the fund to
be raised by subscription among men
who played against or with Fix one of
the noted faro players and bankers of
the wide open days. But none has faith
in this. least of all ]. E. Upton, who has
dealt bank from the Atlantic to the Pa
ciflc, and from Manitoba to the Gulf
Tip" says the boys lack the money,
even If philanthropy of the kind mention
ed should prevail to any alarming extent
1T is nice of his friends to talk that
way" he declared, but a monument to
gambler by popular subscription--weil
never Not that it isn't right and proper
but there are not enough gamblers to
make fund big enough for such pur-
pose Besides, would the public stand
for it? Of course no one could pull
down any sort of ruonolith oil marble
that might be placed over his grave, but
would the people think that a former
public gambler should have such a tes-
umonial? Not while there are so many
Notwithstanding
Some weeks ago, shortly before he
dted-you know that was about a month
ago-I was in a party down at Billy
Boyles and George told this story of
himself l give it as he told it as nearly
as can remember it:
PLAYED ALL IN TWO YEARS.
There was a red-headed, bow-legged
smooth faced, gawky looking waiter who
served me at my restaurant. He was at
tentiVe, and when he got to know me he
would suggest things for me to eat when
L appeared as If undecided in what !
wanted. Later on he began coming to my
faro bank tables. Finally it got to be a
habit with him. Regularly every Satur-
day night he would take his weeks
place, buy $40 In red chips, and in the
end go away without 81 cent He kept
This UP for two years The $40 renre-
scented his week. wages, and he lived IF
to leave with dime. He would take
the soda card and play 1t through one
Deal to lose. His bets were never over
half a dollar The next deal he would
copper the soda and then it would WIN
Never in my gambling experience did I
see bad luck follow a fellow so persist
emily.
Zone Saturday night he came in as
was his custom. Before he could buy
chips 1 forbade the dealer from selling
him any l took the waiter aside and
he wanted to gamble his money away he
could go to some other house. told
him, but as for me, l had Won the last
dollar from him was going to win. I
offered him 800 if he would STAY away
''0.'1 cards for six months, but he would
make no promise.
FOUND ANOTHER TABLE
There were three tables in the rom I
had given the order for5idding him. to
play to but one of the dealers. He had
been his favorite, and ] thought If he 1
couldn't get to play with him he would
go on away. Soon the rooms were
or Hf Il - I1xeIJ
sight of the red head. Pretty soon one
of my men came over to me and sur
gested that exchange dealers-swap
the men about-for SAID he, there was
a man at Stakes layout who had al
the chips in the check rack In front OF
him. walked over to take look, and
who should ] see but my alter. He was
having everything come his way-was
whipsawtng the deal, calling the turn
putting his chips down recklassy on
every card on the beard to pick them uD
again after they had been doubled. O.
course l kept quiet. Really, / was glad
he was having a change of luck. In
stead of exchanging dealers. I let the old
one stay, and the water kept on win
ABOUT every ten minutes he would or
der drink and thought that in little
naturally quit. But he didn't lie PLAYED
on until daylight. when I ordered the
dealer to turn the box over Then the
walters chips We're counted, and they
represented an even $4,000 He Wants9
the money then and there, but refused
to give it to him. A gang of toughs were
in the room, and / knew IL he went ont
of my place with that much money ON
his person he would never get to his
home with it.
g Come in Monday and I will give it to
YOU [ said.
MADE FLEECE THREATS
'He cursed around and threatened me
with the police and all that sort of stuff
But 1 knew it was the whisky in him
that was talking. At all events, I re
fused to give him more than 500. WI h
that he went away. This was on Sun
day morning, about O'Clock Monday
passed, Tuesday Slipped by, Wednesday
came, Thursday dawned. and still no red
head. He hadn't been seen by any of his
waiter friends at Kinsley's
mo one | could find could throw any
light on his whereabouts. l got uneasy
and reported his absence to the police
Well, along about 8 O'Clock on Thursday
night he came in. He was as straight as
a string, but he had been drunk. He
said he had come for his money and that
he was going to New York on the II
o'clock train. I 6idn't have that amount
of cash in the safe, but / agreed to give
him $4,000 and promised If he would tsi-
esraph me his address in New York that