The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-03-25
PLAYED CARDS LIKE MN
TWO WOMEN IN MALE ATTIRE
TEST THEIR LUCK AT
GAMBLING
THEY CUT IN A NOTED GAME
While One Shoots Craps the other
Plays ROuIette-BOth I'm Luck
and Win Il Small
Fortune.

"Did you ever see a woman gambler
asked an old faro dealer, and, without
waiting for reply, he continued: Il
don't believe any of you ever did, for a
woman in a gambling house, except in
Western mining towns, is as lare as a
white blacl1bird But you can bet that
when a woman does get the gambling fe-
yer in her blood she will hazard her
money with as much recldessness ana a
great deal more impetuosity than any
male bank fiend you ever turned for
Some years ago 1 was working in a big
Western gambling house when two
women came in and demoralized the
game. They were dressed in mems attire,
and had just left the stage of theater,
where they had been doing leading stunts
in an Eastern stock company. During
the performance the two women had a
difficulty with the manager, and he -l2d
told them that they would not be wanted
after the close Of the week. This was
Monday night, and the show was to run
until Saturday. The notice Of dismissal
so agitated the girls that they walked
away from the theater after the show in
thelr stage clothes. They were far away
from home and next to penniless
Going from the theater that night one
of the women remarked that she wished
they had sufficient funds in hand to jump
the show, so that the management would
lose its weeks business. In the play the
women, who were known as Hobson and
Hoyle, TWO wealthy young sports, had to
go In a gambling room and lose several
million imaginary francs.
Wei, since we've got these stage
clothes on said Hobson, we might IS
well hunt up a gambling house and risk
the few dollars we have. We can't hurt
ourselves by the loss, and We might be
able to win a few hundred In reality
If you have the nerve to try it, was
the reply Of her companion.
In a little while the pair entered the
room where l was dealing. There was a
crowd there at the time, and no particu-
lar notice was taken of the pair of young
sJers, who were looking on and showing
no desire to play.
You boys had better run along now"
said the big fellow who kept supervision
over the place. "If you don't want to
play, it's a bad idea 10 stay in here
HOBSON'S VENTURE AT CRAPS.
'Hobson replied that she felt like play
ing a little craps The girls had agreed
for a small start at the crap table, and
as soon as the winnings got large, If they
did, the money was to be divided for a
couple of players. When Hobson got her
chips she edged her way to the table and
waited her turn at the dice She got
the bones, put down dollars worth OF
chips and rolled. She got four. The
dice went rolling over the green table for
several passes, but the four showed, and
the player shot again without taking up
the money. She made seven. The thing
was repeated, the money being up all the
llme, ana eleven came. When she did
rake down, after winning, she had a
big stack, all from the 81 start. The girl
Kept on playing with remarkably good
luck. After her stack had grown fat
Hoyle took share and rubbered around
the room for another game
The roulette table seemed TO strike
her fancy. When she carelessly placed a
oiue chip on the IA and the Il came, she
uld not Know how to act when the deal
er put down handful of blues but he
showed them to her side of the bic and
she played. il was just luck The wonl-
an knew nothing about the game and
simply scattered one chip at a time on a
single number and waited to see the ball
stop. Numbers that sounded lucky were
prayed the most and everything that
mad nine or seven was backed.
Inc Dig man who ran the place
walked about uneasily as he saw the
TWO companions winning, but the per-
slstency with which they played con-
Ndhced MN that luck would turn In favor
or the house again. At the Gran table
Hobson was making bets that the ordf-
nary gambler would not risk. For in
stance, she put down 81, made it 81 and
soon saw 1t raised to $S She did not
rake down, but kept making passes until
the pot had grown to SIPS. The limit OF
the house was 500, and the man behind
the table told Eobson TO pinch. ooh let
him shoot" said the manager. who felt
certain In his heart that one pass of the
ulce would give him back the money and
ms hopes went higher when Hobson
rolled ten. He kept throwing. bur ten
ana not come Neither did seven. and II
must nave been on the steenth throw
lhat the ten bobbed up serenely. Well
that gambler wouldn't stand for any SOFA
shot, SO Hobson pulled down
GET OUT $1,000 AHEAD.
"Hobson had the dice in her hand ready
Tor another throw when, raising her eyes.
she saw the manager of the show and a
couple of the male actors coming. in tho
room. The manager saw her at the same
time and made dash toward her.
What are you doing here in nv
stage coStumcs| he inquired angrily. and
Si1h' turning 10 the manager of the
house, he said: Can't You see these two
are girls, in mems clothes? If YOU treat
them as they deserve you won't cash a
chip for them, as they have no right
here
But the old sport who ran the house.
as close as ne was, Just stood on hts
heels and said that the girls had won
from nm 1alrly ana he would pay cash
value for every chip. And he did il
From the two games the girls got $500.
an amount which staggered them. They
sent back the costumes that night, left
the show and occupied parlor cars for,
New York the next day, leaving the show,
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