The sun., 1903-10-18

several wealthy lumber men at their club
In Flagstaff last fall, she was as methodical
| in her habits as q timepiece. She spent
most of each day out horseback riding with
| her brother. Then came nap in the after
noon, dinner at Q, after which she and her
brother went to the club rooms.
| At exactly midnight she left the game.
| Her brother attended to paying her bills
, and to her bank account. One day he
bought a draft for $3.50 for her. 1t was
| evidently a weeks earnings. She break
! tasted at o'clock and never had luncheon.
| She was never known to converse with
| any one about the hotel during the five
! weeks she was there.
Some Of the old-time faro gamblers IN
Arizona believe that the little Mexican girl
gambler has a system, but no one really
knows for certain. She plays capriciously
Sometimes she will watch the progress Of
faro deal an hour or two, then suddenly
seeing q point to be made, will reach into
the chatelaine bag strapped to her waist,
draw out handful Of coin and bet upon the
turn Of the cards.
At Prescott several months ago. she
silently studied faro layout for several
nights before she could risk dollar on the
game. Late one evening the mood for
fresh gambling came upon her. and without
word she bought stack of chips and
began playing five dollar bets.
Every gambling place In the Territories
welcomes the young woman. Even the
.tinhorn' gamblers esteem her. She
moves from town to town. and from mining
camp to mining camp. Wherever there
are men in Arizona and New Mexico who
are held In leash by King Faro. there the
Mexican girl gambler turns up. Some
times she leaves share OF her yellow coin
in community. but oftener she goes away
with her associat es' wealth IN her own
chatelaine bag. She lives well and dresses
in fashionable attire.
Many red faced, hard fist edfellow among
the mountains OF Arizona and New Mexico
would fight instanter for the girl gambler.
though che has never so much as recognized
that he Is on earth. She speaks quantity
in English. Spanish scholars say she is a
mistress Of her own tongue ard well
informed Young woman
aHow did get to be q professional
faro player7' She repeated the reporters
question slowly "Oh, I learn ed It from my
father He made study OF the game by
mathematics He would deal cards day
after day at home and watch the proba-
bilities. got to know what chances there
were for certain cards TO come out Of the
little silver box at certain times got IN
tereste ed, and when I saw how foolish most
people are in betting on turns Of a card In
faro. got to playing for few centavos
at friends place in Guanajuata,
HYou know gambling is not so horrible
among my people. Everybody CANDLES IN
Guanajuata. Lots Of times I have won
money from our finest families. Pretty
soon everybody was saying In anajuata,
'SefIorita de Hara is n fine faro player.
I tried to like the great Mexican game Of
| monte, but had no luck, and it is not so
| lively or so fair as faro
when papa moved us all TO Juares,
| learned English. met American tourists
there, and they liked TO play faro with me-.
I made,a good many dollars as faro dealer
in Juarez the year was 20. One week
made $50 betting on an Americans game,
THAT set my blood on fire. had never
| dreamed could get so much money to-
| gether. I was invited to Join some New
| Orleans ladies and gentlemen In faro
| game at the Pierson House, in FL Paso
| across the river. My brother Manuel went
with me. That was money easily made
| I saw that half the people who play faro
don't understand the game played with
those New Orleans people every evening
for two weeks Then I was wild to play
| F1r I,,o 7 y,lo vi ~
ever since Manuel and go everywhere
| My father went to Benson last year to see
how played, and he went home satisfied.
MY dream is to so to Monte Carlo. Every
day I say to myself, I'll break the bank a,
Monte Carlo
"No, I never tell how much money have
made Manuel and only know that
| Sometimes I lose and sometimes I win
Manuel takes 1t all down in a book. But
1 will say that I have made good money
so far Sometimes see faro dealers handle
cards and act so that ] fear that am not
having fair deal. Then say no word
but cash in my chips and go away
! do you ever have temptations to drink
mo, because I have nothing to do with
the people in faro game, play faro for q
living. and don't care who is betting OIL
playing or looking on. I see nothing
but the cards rs they come out from the
! box and the case records.
| Sometimes there Is a drunken row in q
saloon, but I do not even turn my head
nor do l hear the cursing. Some one in
the game orders drinks every little while
but now am so well known that am not
asked to Join. Besides, Manuel is always
| near by.
| 1Of course, there Is no system in faro
| My father has seen too many OF those
system players come to ruin to let me ever
believe in such foolishness. 1t is all q
matter of chance, but one learns little by
experience to know what those chances
are. simply try to bet safely and to take
| few risks. I have my lucky days, and
then / crowd my luck hard. At other
times / get distrustful Of myself. Then
keep far away from faro.
"A year ago I got superstitious abou,
my good luck on Wednesdays. and made
a good deal on that superstition. Now It
seems that the 9th of the month Is my
luclxest day, but / don't know how long
this feeling will stay, No, don't know
how long | shall keep this up, but could
live in luxury in Mexico all my life on my
winnings, even If quit gambling to-day"
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