The Holly chieftain., 1902-09-12
a ROMANCE OF TIE RIVIERA.

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That was only to be expected, and
scores OF Others did the same thing.
some for tidy amounts.
No one deigned to notice him ~
yet. but Jones Wis mot seeking noto-
\ riety-he would u good time have all
bat he cared FOR; Ind. more. too.
like other great men, he could be
dent, knowing that everything
Comes to him who waits.
Jones' won again. !.
He never touched his stake, but
cast his eyes down to the white cuff
Of his shirt1leeve. upon which . few
apparently hierogiyphic figures had
been marked.
Merrick swept . sllnce around.
AS usual there were numerous spec
tators back Of the players. though no
great crowd was in attendance.
He quickly discovered the one he
sought, and bowed across the table
to Constance Dare
The count sat close to Jones, and
followed his play with n much small.
er stake. T.--'
Evidently he believed q half loaf
was better than no bread. and in,
tended sharing the coming glory and
vindication Of Darragh's system.
Little Jones cared.
1t was not 70 much the money he
desired as the decentralization Of the
gaming faculty, which was yearly
sending IT'S deadly blight all over Eu-
rope. and even reaching out its ten
tacles across the sea to the young re-
public of the west.
AS time passed and Jones' little
pile upon the table grew "a quantity,
some of those near by began .to show
an interest in his work. being forever
on the lookout for = phenomenon.
Still he won, with only an occa-
sional setback. .
4 The dealer condescended to shoot
him glance of curiosity as he shov.
ed q glittering mass in his quarter,
though at the same time 4 cynical
smile momentarily fitted over his
sallow features.
He had seen them before, lots of
them-like the old sexton. 1t was only
a question Of time with him ere he
gathered them in.
OF course, the keen eyes Of the deal
er had ere now detected that Jones
was proceeding upon a regular rou-
tine OF play-possibly he had discoy-
cred the marks upon the cuff, as 1t
was an old dodge.
When Jones won again he became
Interested enough to make some little
remark across the board as he pushed
goodly heap Of gold ,.lither.
For the limit had been reached.
Should Jones be lucky enough 10
win again. he must begin to stow, his
gains away.
OF course. this might happen, but
the dealer, in his superior wisdom,
rested under the belief that 1t was
about time 4 decided change took
place. ~.
He would smile in his usual ironi-
cal way when the collapse came, and
that was all.
40 ulm II was N OLD story. ~
Another rake Oh for; Jones. &
He calmly drew out . formidable
buckakin bag, and ratified the thou
sands OF francs into 1t - nonchalantly
as the dealer passed them over. "A, Il
Indeed, his very action seemed TO-
say that he certainly expected more
to follow, fnc the mouth OF the, capee
cious bag yawned hungrily bstwesn
his knees. :: IN
The whisper had gone around, and
all interest MAS now centered at this
point.
Keen eyes, watched the action :of
Jones ~ he changed to red after win
ming q certain number of times on
black.
Red won, Of course-his system had
worked, beautifully thus far, and II 1t
kept up the ruin Of Monte Carlo was
assured. q 4; !;
More intense grew the excitement
ali old failures were forgotten and
one more hope revived In hearts that
had grown sick with waiting. K
The worst Of 1t was when JONES.
won every one raked in with him,
since none dared to 60 contrary to,
such extraordinary luck.
So that the bank was losing heavily
There was chance that II might