Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-07-28
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At last he was in the casino where he
| had often desired to be- and With Il
I, feeling of self congTatulatiom he looked
around as if to recognize Il familiar
sight, but was almost surprised to find
the saloons We're larger and more mag
niticent than he had imagined.
As it WAS comparatively early in the
day the rooms We're not crowded, but
!, in each there were Il number of people
<, seated and standing at the tables de-
voted TO roulette, rouge-et-noir and
trente- t-quarante.
III he never played he could spend de-
4 lightful. days In watching those who
did. and entering into the spirit of their
f, feelings.
He wandered from room to room and
! from table to table, thinking that even
If he never played he could spend de
lightful days in watching those who
/ did. and entering into the spirit of
their feelings.
/ II Was in the fourth room seated at
a roulette table, ts%t he saw a man
whose presence seemed familiar. and
whom he soon remembered had break
| tasted at his hotel at the same time
as himself.
He played for high stakes, seldom
looked up from the table. and as for
4 tune tlucuated with him, accepted hi;
gains or losses With tranquility, his
nervous excitement only apparent in
the deepening pallor Of his complexion.
or the twitching of his thin, hcHible
| hands. Max felt his interest center in
/ the stranger. whose fortunes he fol-
lowed as if they were his own when,
Las If becoming aware of this. the man
suddenly raised his eyes. and recognize
ling i'm MaX's face the same absorbing
| passion for gambling as possessed HIM
!, self, smiled a him in friendly man.
1 ner.
| That evening Max was seated in the
dining room of his hotel at ono of the
little tables seated over the great saloon
I when the stranger entered. cast a
rapid glance around, and seeing Max.
came toward him, bowed. and asked
permission to share his table. which
was gladly given.
Have you won?Y Max asked inter
| estcdly.
Only few napoleons, nothing worth
while" came the answer, in Il quiet
concentrated voice.
! This is my first Visit here; YOU know
/ the place, suppose
Yes. for Years I have been here
every autumn, but this Will probably
be the last time l shall come to Monte
Carlo
/ How is that ?"
II intend To make my fortune and
gamble no more.
,a,,, 49,. - ~ III uusstlp'ieu NaN.
J"M'..s q, .i'.S uislliei, VIC merely
- s,aiis. tii,ta1 WI iisi nl.e
You, too" he said after a mement's
silence, have the gamblers passion"
/ II fear ! have"
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.'a,su .'ie uessel., ana
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franc niece and Wien ha ,rn, h. ,hlas
/ HIS h,dle as :, nro,nis. Of ,,,,,t 1890 ,,..,s.
| In stora fo,. hin, A., h; .,,, a., m"a
not mistaken. for When c i,si ~, linz, Mas
came he had close mon i've h7,n' eI,..I
/ mounds i'm his no,lsot s''
Nothing could exceed his pee for
he now fcIt nuita s,,re mt ha -, ,p
make his fortune befnre he ,art ,,o,,,a
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damned on bca,Jng fr,,,, ~ 81. 49,,
/ he Mad lost three b,,nd,ed ,o nv e''a.
statement made nv MIN VIM .J his ~, =
ancholv smile lii nm the ,.,y,.a. ~ IL
we,,v f.,na ~ '4te ''''dets VI MS
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the casino onened tic dnnrs t,,.' VIII
Witch he wa. n,,. ,f a. 49,. .iiou5ii
determined ia sec,1re tn,.t,,n. ,, l'nSs'
self He alternntely won and ln @, , ,,,t;,
lnte in the artern,nn mhan w. e' unia,i
/ that he had narted WITH on, ~ ,,,,,,',a..i
/ and fifty hounds whtch he nrn,,,isad
himself To reen,.or ~ ns p.oiii s.'l
when tho closing ti,na ,a,,,a us IVY IVY
he had searceiv a rrs,,,. laf, IS, M, M.
ano,,nt no b,d a.inaI ~ W. . .l'a.
day. or OF The balnnce ram, inina 80 -
him of his fathers cbsnl ''''''''e "
"a ,avt ,,,n,,,i,,o h., ~,
to dnd his late cempanion and A., nt ,s,ie
:, loan If ,,nss;h1o irn 80, i,nu obtain
he was prenared ia nrn,,is .e.a al pu W. posu
awning which co,,Id gain Vic ~ go, 5as
for the fever Of pamhlins ba . ,''I ~.
blood and ,no,nted to his hrain .' Ia