The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-05-17

4AOHtyS uT'TOUC yuVC IltHI u neW COnCCp-
ton OF the strenuous life.
was sadly bruised about the face, and
bis arrest had probably saved him
from worse punishment
II told you 1 couldn't wear a mask"
he explained ruefully as Monty led him
home. 'But how could know that he
could hear me all the time?''
The day after the carnival Brewster
drove his guests over to Monte Carlo.
He meant to stay only long enough to
Try his luck at the tables and lose
enough to make up for the days at sea
when his purse was necessarily idle.
Swearengen Jones was forgotten, and
soon after his arrival he began to
plunge. At first he lost heavily, and it
was with difficulty that he concealed
his JOY. Peggy Gray was watching
him and in whispers implored him to
stop, but Mrs. Dan excitedly urged
him to continue until his luck changed.
TO the girls chagrin it was the more
reckless advice that he followed. In
SO desperate situation he felt that he
could not stop. But his luck turned too
soon.
81 can't afford to give up,'' he said
miserably to himself after a time.
"1'm already winner by $4,000, and
I must at least get rid of that
Brewster became the center Of in
terest to those who were not playing,
and people marveled at his luck. They
quite misinterpreted his eagerness and
the flushed anxious look with which
he followed each spin Of the wheel.
He had chosen seat beside an Eng
lish duchess whose practice it was to
appropriate the winnings of the more
inexperienced players, and he was
aware that many of his gold pieces
were being deliberately stolen Here,
he thought, was at least a helping
hand, and he was on the point Of NOV
Ing his stack toward her side when
DeA1ille interfered. He had watched
the duchess and had called the
croupier's attention to her neat little
method. But that austere individual
silenced him by saying in surprise,
"But she's a duchess-what do you
expect?"
Not to be downed so easily, DeMille
watched the play from behind Monty's
chair and cautioned his friend at the
first opportunity.
Better cash in and change your
seat Monty. They're robbing you,' he
whispered.
"Cash in when I'm away ahead Of
the game? Neverv' and Monty did bis
best to assume joyful tone.
At first he played with no effort at
system, piling his money fat 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 con-
tinued to fall in the red holes until
the croupier announced that the bank
was broken.
Dan DeMille gathered in the money
~>AAN NouAAtSNA Y1O,OOO OClOIc liz uIuuOu
It to Monty. His friends We're over
joyed when he left the table and Won
dered why he looked so downhearted.
1nwardly he berated himself for not
taking Peggy's advice
"1'm so glad for your sake that you
did not stop when I asked you, Monty,
but your luck does not change my be-
lief that gambling is next to stealing"
Peggy was constrained to say as they
went to supper.
II wish had taken your advice" he
said gloomily.
"And missed the fortune you have
won? How foolish Of you, Monty! You
were loser by several thousand dol
lars then," she objected, with whimsical
Inconsistency.
"But, Peggy" he said quietly, looking
deep into her eyes, lit would have won
me your respect"
CHAPTER XXI.
n 4 oNrY's situation was desper-