The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1901-03-29
He MADE THE MONTE
CARLO CROWD STARE
Million Dollar" Schwab Amused
Himself Two Days at the Fa-
nous Gambling Resort.
As LUCKY THERE AS ELSEWHERE
Two Nights He Made the Players Eyes
Bulge Out With His Betting and
Carried Away Some of the
Princes Wealth.

A Paris special to the New York
World says:
Monte Carlo is grateful to young
Schwab, Of the steel combine, for
Nvening up two of it's few dull days.
1t was at the fag end Of the season
last spring. Mr. schwab, drifting about
Europe on a short vacation, went to
Monte Carlo, and, after dining at the
Hotel de Paris, strolled over to the
gambling house.
He made no stir as he came In. The
eroupiers were rather contemptuously
serving the little groups of obscure
tourists and other nobodies who were
gathered about the several tables.
Young Schwab had only one peculiar
ity. He wore frock coat 1t was hot.
1t was evening. But Mr.. Schwab wore
his most clerical looking attire. That,
with his smooth young face, boyish
eyes and Ingenious smile, made him
look like a western preacher spirited
from home by the Industrious Mr..
Cook.
He stood at roulette table and
watched the play Queer-looking old
ladies and their queer-looking
daughters" glanced at him, as they
did at every new male, then looked
away. They thought that Mr.. Schwab
Presently Mr.. Schwab took a seat
vacated by one of the players. He
reached into the inside breast pocket
of that awful hot and somber coat
His hand reappeared with 100S-franc
note ($200). He tossed it carelessly to-
ward the croupier. That persons dull
eyes lighted up. He looked again at
closely. He saw through the boyish,
rather firm expression, smiled and
passed over the chips with great gra-
ciousness.
The "Ladies" Get Interested.
Schwab tossed them about on many
numbers-like man who knows the
roulette table well but cares little for
gambling and less for money. He lost.
Again his hand disappeared into that
hot pocket of that hot coat. Again 1t
reanpeared with 1OO0-franc note. In
a few minutes his purchases were gone
once more He thrust his hand into
his pocket and look of annoyance
came over his face. The outside OF the
coat was agitated. His hand seemed
to be funbling and fumbling in vain.
The croupier and the queer-looking
ladies'" mothers" and daughters
watched him anXiously.
Gradually the expression of annoy
ance faded from his face and his arm
began to reappear from the depths of
that mysterious pocket. That side Of
the coat collapsed; the hand reap
peared. In it was huge bundle of
lGG0-franc notes-a small fortune. Mr..
Schwab had disentangled his roll and
was ready for business.
The croupier beamed, the mothers"
and daughters" exchanged glances
and began to circle slowly, like vul-
lures, toward young Schwab's chair.
He invested 1000 francs and absorbed
himself in the table.
The mothers" stood as rear guard
and the daughters advanced to the
attack.
He did not observe what was going
on until he suddenly found himself un-
able to move either arms or shoulders.
Then he glanced around. He started
up in amazement and alarm. The
daughters in their enthusiasm had
SO pressed in upon MIN that he was re-
posing upon a sea of chiffon and lace.
Their faces were close to his. Their
hands rested upon his shoulders.
AS he rose one of them, as if yielding
to an uncomfortable impulse of adora-
ton, pinned great red flower upon me.
lapel of that now splendid coat-the
home of that mighty roll
look of annoyance came into young
Schwab's frank, open. sunny, face,
then vanished. And his beautiful
smile returned-the smile of the jay
Eawker who gratefully accepts a gold
brick from a confidence man. the smile
Of the hayseed with the bag full Of
green goods
Thank YOU" he said in English.
''Merci,' he said in French. And he
bowed like prince dismissing an am
bassador. Then he sat down again and
paid no more attention to the "daugh-
ters," although they caressed his hair,
patted his shoulders and poured into
each of his ears a flood of compliments
In French and broken English.
Smiled and Vanished.
He played 'heavily'-for that time
of the year. And soon the stacks of
eolored ivory in front of him began to
/ tower and to multiply. He was now
looking at the croupier over a perfect
breastwork of ivory. When excite
ment in the neighborhood was at its
height and fifty at least were backine
his play, and mothers" and daugh-
.ers' were on theverge of nervous pros
tration, the young man emitted
mighty yawn and pushed his mass of
iiscs toward the croupier. With a
glance of the eye the croupier made the
estimate and counted upon the table
we'll, it was good many 1OOO-franc
notes: Schwab shuffled them together.
rolled them up and the coat engulfed
hem. He rose and buttoned it care.
hlly. his eyes dancing merely from