The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-11-29

wealthy lunbermen at their club In Flag
staff last fall she was nlethodical in Lsr
habits as timepiece. she spent most OF
each day horseback riding with ner proth-
er. Then came nap in the afternoon and
dinner at six, aft& which she and her
brother went to the clubrooms-
At exactly midnight she left the game,
Her brother attended to paying her bills
and to her bank account one cay he
bought draft for $50 for her ii was evil
IDENTIFY a weeks earnings. she breakfast
ed at nine o'clock and never rad lunch
con- She was never known TO converse
With any one about the hotel during the
five weeks she was there
Come of the old faro gamblers IN Ari-
IONA believe that the little Mexican gil
gambler has system, but no one Knows
for certain. She plays capricously Some
times she will watch the progress OF far
times she will watch the progress Of a
faro deal an hour or two. then, suddenly
seeing point to be made, will reach into
the chateIaine bag strapped to her waist,
draw out handful OF coin and bet on the
turn of the cards.
At Prescott several months ago she
studied a faro layout for several nights
before she would risk dollar on the
game. Late one evening the mood for
fresh gambling came upon her, and with
out a word she bought a stack of ch ps
and began playing fve-dollar bets.
Every gambling place in the territories
welcomes the young woman. Even the
'tin-horn" gamblers esteem her She
moves from town TO town and from min
ing 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 a share Of her yellow
coin in a community, but oftener she goes
away with her associates wealth in her
chatelaine bag.
Many red faced hard listed fellow
among the mountains of Arizona and
New Mexico would fight instantly for the
girl gambler, though she has never 50
much as recognized that he is on earth.
She speake quantity in English. Spanish
scholars say she is a mistress of her own
tongue ard well informed
How did get to be professional faro
player" She repeated the question slow
L
made a study of the game by mathemat-
les. He would deal cards day after day
at home and watch the probabilities. 1 got
to know what chances there were for GER
tain cards to come out of the little silver
box certain times ! got interested, and
when l saw how foolish most people are
in betting on turns of card in faro,
got to playing for a few centayos at a
friends place in Guanajuata.
You know gambling is not so horrible
among my people. Everybody CANDLES in
Guanajuata. Lots of times l have won
money from our finest families. Pretty
alta: Senorita de Hara is fine faro play
err / tried to like the great MEXICAN
game of monte. but 1 had no luck. and it
is not so lively or 50 fair as faro.
When papa moved US all TO Juarez l
learned English. | met American tourists
there. and they liked to play, faro with
me. l made a great many dollars as faro
dealer in Juarez the year ! was twenty.
-One week 1 made $50 betting on an Anleri-
cans game Esst
That set my blood on fire. had never
dreamed / could get SO much money to-
gether. / was invited TO join some New
Orleans ladies and gentlemen in faro
game at the Pierson house in FL Paso.
across the river. Ny brother Manuel went
with me. That was money easily made.
1 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 / was wild to play
faro for business. | have been playing
ever since. Manuel ana / go everywhere.
My father fent to Benson last year 70
see how l played, and he went home sat
isfed
My dream is TO go to Monte Carlo.
Every day l say to myself, I'll break the
bank at Monte Carlo
NO; / never tell how much money I
have made made. Manuel and / only know
that. Sometimes l lose and sometimes 1
win. Manuel take sit ali down in a book
But l will say that l have made good
money so far. Sometimes see far deal
ers handle cards and act so that I fear
that am not having a fair deal. Then
say no word, but cash in my chips and go
away
DO you ever have temptations to
drink?''
NO because / have nothing TO do with
the people in a faro game 1 play faro for
a living. and / don't care who is betting
or playing or betting or looking on. I see
nothing but the cards as they come out Of
the box and the case records
Sometimes there is drunken row In
saloon. but / do not even turn my head.
nor do l hear the cursing. Some one In
the same orders drinks every little while.
but now I am 50 well known that 1 am
not asked TO join. Besides. Manuel is al
ways near
of 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 Il is all
a matter Of chance. but ore learns 1T
tie by experience TO know what those
chances are. ! simply try to bet safely
and 10 take fe wTisks. ] have my lucky
days. and then I crowd my hard luck.
At other times ! get distrustful Of my
self. Then ! keep far away from faro
~ year ago I got superstitious about
my good luck on Wednesday, and I MADE
good deal or that superstition Now It
seems that the ninth o; the month is ny
lucSiest day. but | don't know how long
this feeling VIII stay. No. doa't know
how lcng / shah keep this up, buI could
1--we in luxury in Mexico az ny life on u1y
winnings, even II quit gambling today"
A STRANGE STORY.
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