Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-08-02

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Montys 0rriral gnte him u ne,c coiGp-
ton o. tic strenuous Htr.
was sadly bruised about the face, ana
hi> arrest had probably saved hila
from worse punishment.
Il told you | couldn't wear d mask.
lie explained ruefuliy as Monty led h.:
home. But how could know that ne
could hear me all the time?''
The day after the carnival Brewster
drove his guests over to Monte CARO-.
He meant to stay only long enough to
try his luck at the tables and laee
enough to make up for the days at sea
when his purse was necessarily idle.
Swearengen .Iones was forgotten. aud
soon after his arrival be began 10
plunge. At first he lost heavily, ~. | il
was with difficulty that he conc. ,'Fel
his Joy. Peggy Gray WAS wat h:ng
him and in whispers implored him t.
sep lat Me- Dan cXcitedly urged
him to continue until his luck CHANGED
TO the girls cbagrin it was the raore
reckless advice that he followed In
so desperate a situation he felt that he
could not stop. But his luck turned too
soon
Il can't afford TO give up he said
miserafy to himself after a tiine.
I'm already Il winner by $4,000, and
must at least get rid of that
Brewster became the center of in
T., tIn.. ;,-hn ,pG NOT nlHy
and peon3e marycled 1T his luck They
quite mi&interpratcd his e}gerness and
the flushed ;lhXia;lS lock With which
he fo'lD"TcI each spin Of the wheel.
He had chosen Il seat leside an Eng
lsf duchoss whose practice it was to
appropriate the winnings Of the more
inexperienced rl:'ycra% and he was
aware that m;iif.' of his gold pieces
were being deliberately stolen. Here.
he thoHgllt was at least helping
hand, and he WAS on the point ct m0N
ia. hi stack toward her side Nhol
nrMille in!erfere'l. He had watched
the GE,hcss and had called the
croIlnier'S attention to her neat little
method Isut that austere indiyiduH
si,cnred him by saying in surprise
| "But she's duchess what do yo'
expect
Not to be downed so easily, DeMillt
| watched the play from behind Monty
chair and cautioned his friend at til.
| frs opportunity.
"Better cash in and change yOul
seat, Monty They're robbng you" ht
| whispered.
"Cash in when I'm away ahead Of
the game? Never!' and Monty did his
best to assume joyful tone.
At FIRST he played with no effort at
system. piing his money fiat on the
| numbers which seemed to have least
| chance of winning, but he simply
could not lose. Then he tried to re-
verse different systems he had heard
| Of. but they turned out to be winners.
| Finally in desperation he began
| doubling on one color in the hope that
he would surely lose in the end, but his
particular fate was against him. with
his entire stake on the red, the ball cOu-
tin,ed to fall in the red boles until
|
| was broken.
| Dan DeMille gathered in the money
and counted $4,000 before he handed
| it to Monty His friends were over
| loved when he left the table ana won
| dered why he looked so downhearteu
| Inwardly he berated himself for po'
taking Peggy's advice.
I'm so glad for your sake that you
| did not stop when | asked you, Monty
but your luck does not change my hf
lief that gambling is next to stealing
Peggy was constrained to say as they
went to supper.
81 wish | had taken your advice, ne
said gloomily.
"And missed the fortune yo" nave
won: How foolish Of You, Monty. You
we're a loser by several thousand do''
lars then" she objected. with whimsical
inconsistency.
But. Peggy" he said quietly, looking
deep into her eyes, ''it would have woi
| mo vour resnpct"