Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-02-19
CHAPTER XII.


 years old, with the appetites keen and the need for action always pressing; then to have loved girl with quick, strong, youthful ardor, and to have had the ideal smirched by gossip, then shattered before hls amazed eyes-this is situation in which the male ami nal is apt to behave inequably. In the language of the estimable Herr Doctor von Herzlich, he will seek those ave nues of modification in which the least struggle is required. In the simpler phrasing of Uncle Peter Zines, he will "cut loose"
 During the winter that now followed Rercival Zines behaved according to either formula as the reader may pre- fer. He early aseertained his limita- Sfohs with respect to New York and it's speople. Aa ' Say. old man." he asked Herbert sDelancey Livingston one night, across the table at their college club, Fare all the people in New York society impe- scunious?"
 z AVlA6SLOu uhu UOCA WAth AALA os Harvard, and Livingston's family was 4so notoriously not impecunious that the question was devoid of any per- sonal element. Livingston, moreover, had dined just unwisely enough to be truthful.
 Well, to be candid with you, Zines" :" the young man had replied, in burst of alcoholic confidence, about all that you are likely to meet are 'broke-else you wouldn't meet 'em, you know" he explained, cheerfully. You know, old chap, few of you western people have got into the right set here; there's the Nesbits. for instance On my word the good wife and motner hasn't the kinks out of her fingers yet, nor the callouses from her hands. by love! She worked so hard cooking and wash ing woolen shirts for miners before Nesbit made his strike, As for him well, caviare, I'm afraid, will always be caviare to Jimmy Nesbit., And now the sons married girl that had ev- erything but money-my boy, Nellie Wemple has fairly got that family of Nesbits awestricken since she married into 1t, just by the way she can spend money-but what was l saying, old chap? Oh, yes, about getting init takes time, you know; on my word, think they were as much as eight years and had to start in abroad, at that. At first, you know, you can only expect to meet crowd that can't afford to be exclusive any longer"
 From which friendly scouasel. and from certain confirming observations of his own. Percival had concluded that his lot, in New York was to spend money This he began to do with large western carelessness that speed fly earned him fame of sort. Along upper Broadway his advent was a golden joy. Tradesmen learned to love him; florists, jewellers and tailors hailed his coming with honest fervor; walters told moving tales of his tips; cabmen fought for the privilege of transporting him; and the hangers-on of. rich young men picked pieces of lint assiduously and solicitously from his coat fa
 One of his favorite resorts was the sumptuous gambling house in Forty fourth street. The man who slides early learned to welcome him through the slit, barred by its grill of wrought Iron. The attendant who took his coat and hat, the waiter who took his or .er for food and the croupier who took his money, were all gladdened by his con- Ing; for his gratuities were as large when he lost as when he won. Even he reserved proprietor, accustomed as he was to a wealthy and careless clien- sele. treated Perciyal with marked con- alteration after a night when the young man persuaded him to withdraw the limit at roulette, and spent a large sum in testing a system for breaking the wheel, given to him by a friend lately returned from Monte Carlo.
 T think. really. the fellow who gave me that system is an ass" he said. lighting a cigarette when the play was done. New I'm going down and de- molisa eight dollars worth of food and trinx-you won't be all to the good on that. you know"
 ais host decided that a young man vno vas hungry after losing sl0o.O0O In five hours play. was 2 person to be not lightly considered.
 And, though he loved :ke rhythmic vhir and the ensuing rattle of the lit- tIe ivory ball at the roulette wheel. he did not disdain the auieter faro. play ing that digniaed game exclusively with the ehocolate-eolored chips. which zst u.0o0 a stack Sometimes he won. nut not often enough to disturb his hosts belief that there is less of chance ;. his business than in any other known to the captains of industry.
 There were, too. sociabls games Of poker. played with Garner. of the lead trust: Burman. the intrepid young wheat operator from Chicago. and half a dozen other weIl-Eoneyed spirits. games In which the limit to use the Chiezkoan's phrase. vas ~ths bssutiful but lofty North star Al these games he loe; eyea more regularly than al those where win the exception of a trifing psrrsatsgs. he Uzs solely at the mercy of chance But he rzs a Joyous loser. endssring himself 10 the osher players. to Garner. uhOz Bur rsn hzbifuaIly sccgssi af bsing -clc.=r than a warn night zs vel as