The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1902-07-04


long a spell of silence was dreadful
ono man was quite unmoved even
when the grim cr0Upier smiled sar.
doniCally.
This was Jones.
He made another stake as coolly as
before. with n roulsau OF gold covered
the full limit on a single number, and
again won.
Confidence in Jones. which had
been scattered by his break. Just as a
coyey OF partridge might, when fred
into. returned again.
Again he lost.
Confusion!
Way. the man after all, was play
ing n hitand-miss game, just like the
rest OF them.
Many OF them brcathod a great SIGH
% relief, f-r with Monte Carlo smash.
Cd their desire 10 live would hare
been reduced 20 zero.
About this time attention begaa Co
be directed TO the other end OF the
table.
The crouplcr's rake showed little
piles OF filthy lucre In that quarter
with astonishing regularity. s1d sci.
dom dragged any back.
Another Richmond In the Siold
The excitement burst out greater
than ever.
And Morricl played on Nth just
The faintest si-u of a smile upon his
rcsolutc face. played ON and won four
times whore nc lost only once.
Jones had managed 90 reach the
elbow 81 his friend-uo one else. even
royalty Itself. could have had a pas.
sage opened o. him through the dense
iy packed audience. but they seem
cd 10 recognize a superior hcing I'm
Jones, the master wizard OF 60 all. and
that h. had rlght % be- near his cCm-
radc
To McrriJk the experience was enc
De would never IN all his life forget
i's novelty alone was enough to sitnrr
70 iudeiibls ON HIS mind.
Between deals. ne occasionally lnnl,
I'd up calmly and the faces alore the
liable wocC not the blur one miEst ron
souahly expect under the circum.
stances. with hts heart beating like a
trip hammer. and his mind devoted
20 following the line OF play umrkoG
down IN I.Jrraghs brilliant system.
A few more moves must complete
Inc play FOR this night.
Realizing that they were ~ against
the very toughest argument that had
ever fallen upon Monte Carlo, tlv
aoalurH were not az all anxious "a con.
time playing indefinitely
The sooner they admitted thc grav,
fact thur third time the famous bank
u'uIt cry dCits. the better fcu them.
MCrrick had done well.
Not single slip or mtgtuiJe haG
rcen made. There was hut q unani.
nous opinion among the noTye.rackcd
spectators that these two men really
h5't tho game by The tAroau
II they could be bougir or. the
fUurc OF Monte Carlo vus assured
since desPairing players would take
now lease ot life in the knwledge that
after all & was possible % CternaIly
vim u one but knew the wonderful
rlau by which each carefully arrang.
od move wss 10 be made.
Tho scenes of the previous night
we've repeated. though upoa q iarEer
7aeie.
VIXEN TIE dealer stood gru raised
tiA hand o. announce that the ban,
HBd again gone under. a dea'hly 81.
.gnrc hung over the dense crnwl
IA 81
GHu congressman. who had bctu
haunting the dragou's den fJr month
or moro. against the prayers OF his
pretty li'tle wife threw his sin, hat
into the air oXcitodiy jumped ca it
when % landed. and roarod cut.
"HUrral for Joues-he pHya tho
frs.slU''
!. would lc rCyt 70 Impossible %
adequately describe the scene that
followed
Shouts and laughter ard steutorian
cheers rrnt ne air wh!lc paUGemo-
MUM reirIotl-awon shook hands.
others f,'l into the arms OF friends.
and several women tainted dead SWAY.
Few loft the place
Tho hour was stll early Tor tho
play had been unusually bold and ylg-
orous
Another chapter had been closed In
Jones account hook. another page
turned; buf he seemed tlc same az.
fable. mi,d-mauncred gentleman. NJ
to be affected by flattery or threats.
MCrrick heayed q genuine sigh 81
relief wscn the elimination OF b!s
play occurred.
The dreadful strain had told upon
him, OF course. and now that II ha
fallen aside he experienced momcn.
tary weakness. which he speedily
shook on
lie had seen Constance just a short
time bCforc-surcly the colonel had
waited to witness the rout OF the enc.
my. horse. foot and artillery They
would be found. doubtless. listening TO
the music or else enjoying q last
saunter among the pains ard exotlcs
OF the garden.
So Mark set about "A search