The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-12-21
"A FORTUNE
AT ROULETTE.
A Possible Winning Of s22,6Os on
a Hfty-cent Piece
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a lucky star, after ALL" remarked Abe
Bradford, the old-time sport, as he
tipped his chair back to get a better
view of the paddock, where the horses
were being saddled for the next race.
AT least. that is my impression after
looking at the young man dressed in
gray clothes over there. See him, the
one with the field glasses?
when I first knew that young man
he was doing the best he could on a
newspaper out west. guess some of
you fellows know what that means
especially on a western newspaper.
AT that time I was in the town pro
noting a street railway line. I had
everything in a satisfactory manner.
the road was under construction, and
was just clearing up few minor de-
tails before jumping out for some new
town to conquer. 1 had met this young
man several times, and had taken a
great fancy TO him, for he was a jolly,
whole-souled sort of chap whom any
one would like.
Several times had talked with him
and asked him why he did not go east,
where the chances, in my opinion. for
bright young man were so much bet
ter. For if you know anything about
the conditions Of the country, you know
things have reversed themselves since
the days of Horace Greeley, and now
it Is Go east, young man, after you
have grown up
But nothing could say would con-
vince him. He said he would go east
when the proper time came-when his
luck pointed that way. 1t was this
young mans firm belief that he was
born under lucky star, and that
everything would go well with him IN
time.
"Of course, laughed about it at the
time, but from later developments it
seems he knew of what he was t&lking.
L was just about ready to leave town
one night when I met the young man
in question. about half seas over and
having a merry time generally.
How is the lucky star? l asked,
for want of something better to say.
She shines tonight; she shines to-
night, he answered in a sing-sOng tone,
and went on his way rejoicing.
THE rest Of the story was told to me
by a man who was a member of the
party the young man was in.
1T seems they got particularly mel
low before morning, especially the
young man in question. They finally
did as many drunken men dO-hunted
up a place where they could gamble,
and gamble they did.
My young friend on the lawn down
there had a number of small silver
pieces in his pocket. He drew them out.
and placed the large sum of 90 cents
on IL
Then he turned TO his friends and
amused himself by making faces at
them while the little ball spun around.
- Seventeen called the dealer, and
placed upon the young mans silver a
stack of checks amounting to $3.50.
1.-The young man let the money ride
and continued making faces while the
little ball spun again.
Seventeen again called the man at
the wheel, as the ball clinked into the
slot
1.-THE dealer stacked up on the young
mans checks calling for $3.50, making
total of $64S riding on H. The
young man continued making faces.
Now, if you know anything about
roulette, YOU know that 'repeaters' are
infrequent. and that double repeaters'
come but once in lifetime-that is,
when a man has left his money on
them. Therefore, the dealer saw an
opportunity to recover the money the
house already had given out in checks,
and spun the ball without giving the
young man a chance to say a word or
to pull down his money.
But the young. man did not want to
say anything. he was too busy making
faces.
ne nltlE nulA spun AoA4AA shAA0 AOAAAA1
while sober players from other tables
held their breath. Again the ball
clicked in the slot.
Seventeen said the dealer, when
he recovered from his establishment
The beads of perspira ton stood out on
his forehead as he counted out checks
calling for So, $50, and stacked the
markers for them up on IL
Again he started the ball whirling.
II could not happen four times in sue
cession he thought. and he was making
a desperate play to get back the money
for the house. That was proper. 1t
was what he was paid for.
'He counted without the host of the
evening, however, for the proprietor of
the place broke through the crowd
about the table and grabbed up. the
ball as it was spinning, and exclaimed:
You know I never turn for any
thing 1 cannot pay he said to the
dealer and if that number wins again
I never viii have enough money to
pay off,
''That ended the ascent of the lucky
star The young man was bundled out
OF the house and placed in a cab, with
a few dollars in his pocket, which he
spent before he went to bed. The next
morning he was wondering where he
was to get the price of a 'bracer' and
breakfast. when a messenger from the
gambling house brought him check
for the entire sum of his winnings Of
the night before.
"Of course, the speculation regarding
bracers and breakfast ended at once,
ana for a few days the young man and
all his friends had a good time Then
he got sober enough TO think wisely,
and invested over $40 coo in stocks
which then were below par, but which
now yield a handsome income.
HE came to New York, of course,
but the vicissitudes of Park Row life
worry him not at all When I first met
him here he laughed as he said:
We'll, Old sport, told you my star
would rise.
Perhaps it did" concluded Bradford.
''but | think the luckiest part OF il was
that he met an honest gambler. If the
proprietor OF that place had been thirty
seconds later in reaching the table the
young mans checks would not have
been worth 80 cents-Or else they would
have been too numerous to count-and
it's odds on they wouldn't
What do you like in the next racer"
TREASON to the Gar.
cleveland Plain Dealer.)