Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-05-22
WON AT MONTE CARLO.
THE ONLY SYSTEM THAT EVER
FRIGHTENED THE HOUSE.
Woman Won Heavily and Sold the
secret of Her system-It Cost 10000
Francs, and Was Considered Cheap
at the Price.

AoSs' anu Nas Considered Cheap
at the Price.
LORD RosSlyn's recent vain attempt
TO break the bank at Monte Carlo" has
brought out a number of old stories re-
garding similar attempts in the past.
Perhaps the best OF the lot was told
by an official az Monte Carlo to a Lon
don writer. This official declares that
never but once did a system play
give the bank any uneasiness.
You remember" said he, what is
generally known as the suicides table
The second on the right on entering the
roulette-rOom: Ii was at that table a
teW years ago that saw one afternoon
an old lady who. like many others here,
makes her living 10y obtaining good
places at the table on the opening of
play and selling them to eager players
an hour or so later. This old lady, whom
you must know as Nine Y, was
Well known TO me and was surprised
10 notice that she had a young Italian
with her. They were playing occasion
ally with five-franc pieces and win
ming. But so small were the stakes
that | took very little notice save to
congratulate madam when she rose to
go home 10 dinner. Then the old woman
turned to me with an air of surprising
defiance and asked: How much will
m'sieur give me for the secret of an in
fallible system at rouletteT Nothing
| responded, laughing; we are not buy
ing secrets to-day To this she respond
ed; 'Ah, but m'sieur will be glad TO pur-
chase it some day. Bon soir" And she
was gone.
For several days | did not see her
and the matter passed completely from
my mind. One afternoon a week later,
however, l saw her at the same table
in company with three men. The chef
de partie' whispered TO me that they
were winning heavily and l told the
surveillants TO watch and report. An
hour later one Of the men came to me
and stated that madam and her party
had won 10000 francs. and that,
strangest Of all, they only played for
the maximum and scarcely ever lost.
That evening | myself looked on at
their play several times and certainly
they seemed 10 win each time they
staked. The curious point, however,
was that in twenty coups or so they
would never play more than twice, first
one Of the partners and then the others,
but on each occasion they won the
maximum. Indeed, the system certainly
seemed to bear out the prophecy of
madam. and was actually infallible.
"A week passed and their winnings
amounted 10 very respectable sum,
all Of which had been safely lodged in
the Credit Lyonnais and transmitted
to bank in Milan. The matter was
now growing serious, for three times
they had broken the bank at the table
where they played, and at length l tele
graphed to VI. Blanc in Paris. He asked
for further reports, and these being
still unsatisfactory he came to Monte
Carlo to see for himself. What he saw
greatly Disconnected him. The gang
was winning most assuredly, but by
what system we were untterly unable
to discover. Well, to cut long story
short, NJ. Blanc had an interview with
Madame and, after long haggling, he
purchased the secret for 10000 francs
and it was cheap at the price.
The money being paid after play
had ended and the rooms closed. Mad
anne led us 10 the table and astounded
US by her statement. She told us that
after some years at the table she knew
quite well that no system was infallible
until of sudden. when registering the
numbers. she noticed that certain of
them always followed each other.
Thus, if the cropier spun with the num-
Der opposite him 2G was certain to be
the next, and if zero was in the same
position 81 would surely follow. For
days she watched this, then played and
won. She quickly got together her lit
tie syndicate II Italians and upon her
observations they profted nearly 300,-
600 francs.
And why was it that these numbers
turned " IN sequence: Well, 1t was
quite simple when Madame told us.
The roulette wheel had become warped
by the heat and wuS not quite round.
Hence # turned from certain point il
Invariably siurk ai certain other
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