The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-01-29

Calais one winter afternoon buriy OLD
man persisted i'm talking TO me. He was
Of the rich, vulgar variety. clean shaven.
double-chinned, with decided fangs like
a bulldogs And he had all bulldogs
pertinacity. ] do not jump at new ac-
quaintances particularly on board
Channel boat. whore my sea-legs may be
uncertain. but / was powerless TO check
his flow of prattle about the doings OF
the aristocrscy. Did / bellows the Queen
would be going 10 Bordighera this sea-
son? Did l know that the Earl of st.
Rollox was on board? Could point out
his lordship?
My answers were growing shorter and
shorter when. happily. deliverance came
in the shape OF a very quiet young man
clad I'm black. He carried dressing bag
with coronet on IL. and this was quite
sufficient to attract my perseoStor away
from me. / saw them conyersing with
animation. nearly all the way across. and
the other listened with a patience which
simply astounded me.
As we neared Calais the younger man
went below. and my prosecutor returned
to the charge.
Charming passage we've 'ad," he re-
marked affably: 'at least charming for
the time OF year. never remember
'aving ad so Charming. a passage. AS
versiIg with the Earl OF st. Rollox al
the time. Such charming companion.
so interesting. so well Informed. and not
IL was on the tip Of my tongue 10 tell
him that Lord st. Rollox was an old
friend of mine. and that the charming
companion" was his valet. but 4 reflect
ed that old. Bulldogs had had very inno-
cent pleasure. which he would certainty
tain. about to the end of his days. So my
"a 4
plerriment TO myseif-a course which.
later on. had good reason to regret.
] went on to Switzerland. and Bulldogs.
be Burrows, took the train for Paris. He
had a young lady with him, but ] was SO
thankful TO escape from him that ! paid
40 further attention to either of them.
After A few weeks on the Lake OF Cen
eva. | made my way as my habit is. TO
Monte Carlo. / am not gambler. but
ike TO stroll about the rooms in quest OF
a sensation Ny very first night j was
gratifed by the sight of one. A great
tables watching some phenomenal play
| found that remarkably pretty girl
was the attraction. People are usually
gambling rooms TO notice any ones looks.
but this pretty girl was evidently pos
sessed Of a far more important auality--
with flushed face and fiashing eyes. scat.
Se midds Dozens an and i stesS
ably. inexorabiy, the middle dozen kept
turning up. Al each spin Of the wheel the
"A-h-h-h,' which welled forth as the ball
settled IN the right compartment. She
really crowed. with triumph as her win
nings were shoveled toward her at the
End Of rake. Never. had there been
such run on dozen within the memory
OF the oldest croupier.. and she took ad-
number, each cheval. each transversale,
each carre. and the dozen itself with the
limit. No. IL came up. and she , had won won
De parti whispered together; they must
send for more money The bank was
sroken There Would c !, De vn no ,nno mT5s play
lady % who had been following the run with
stop and never come near the place
This remark breaking upon the strained
slea aleace the Sf spsctstors raised hear1
laugh. II had a strange .enect upon tho
girl. too She had been all agos with ex-
Vow ali of a sudden, she swept aIi her
winnings into a reticule and walked un-
S"Weii what DO YOU think OF nv ,iaugh-
ter's pluck said disagreeably familiar
" looked around with z start and rec
boat. il was shock 20 me 70 discover
| thai the radiant creature ! had been ad.
4 miring was rented 10 tnlS uftHulhi plu
| snob but for her sake | treated him with
| uneKpccted tolerance. and even accepted
4 His Invitation to come outside and crack
| "A bottle I'm honor OF the event.
/ 4 saw n good deal OF her during the nex'
| few days for she had wisely given NJ
\ play after her sensational WINNINGS. and
4 she was accordingly az a loose end. old
I Buildogs, who haunted the tables like 4
( spirit in pain. welcomed a relief from at
| tendance upon her outside. During hei
( Rut on closer acquaintance she proved q
quiet practical, humdrum young woman
! OF the lower middle class. j tried te
\ draw her out, and ! found her wonder
! rully natural and frank. but there wa'
| VI rallied her about her prudence ir
| stopping play when she was a heavy win
"Do YOU know how much ! won7'' sh'
twenty thousand pounds. daresay."
1 ~ eli. ali 4 know II that. II ] won for
! ~ thorsand pounds. 1 should want e
| make a hundred And II ] made hun
drcd / should set my ambitions upon
Yes Yes. but you don't need money"
Nor DO yoji, | imagine. Your fathel
| must be WORTH And l swept my arm
toward the Mediterranean 10 indicate
'Yes' but my father threatens 70 Gu
me ON with "A shilling IL / do not MARI,
the young lord OF his.choice
And there 10 soms one else I want {,
marry. II Is true he 10 only shop
want 10 choose for myself snd fort
thousand pounds enables me TO DO so"
| Yes. hut why not use "a ntuc dipioma
| cFf Forty thDusarH pounds IL not az
huencc. Besides. Sou don't want to ausI