Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-27
Numerous Schemes En-.
p1oyed ty the Unscru-
pulous to Swindle
Patrons of the
Game.

ing you too much trouble. Henceforth /
will place my stakes with this rake.
Take my chair she replied sweetly.
And the moral of it is that 1 had better
have let her continue pilfering, for from
that moment 1 began losing heavily. YES
seated In chair brings me bad luck
He did not blame the lady much Here
nobody blarnes anybody. Money is but
counters, and If the poisoned atmosphere
makes women victims 1t brings out delicious
traits of womanly devotion. Indeed. know
nothing more touching than the romantic
story of Suzanne Bernatzki. the ivory white
and purple-red brunette from Budapesth.
who became infatuated with young French
nobleman-Comte x, a confirmed gam
bier.
In fact. he had already gam5led away
his family fortune. though no one but SUI
zanne knew how ne3r he must he to the
crash. The month before he had made a
last raise on some Paris real estate, and ne
was now suffering q great temp:a tion Ger
tain moneys which amounted TO kind or
trust were at his call. He could use them.
but he must not lose them.
One afternoon Suzanne discovered that he
had sent for the money and was on his
way to play 1t. Frantically she FASTENED
to the Casino She found him at roulette
No. 3. She watched him at 4 distance.
At first he won. Suzanne breathed more
freely. for should he Gene off a winner all
might yet go well. Unbappily, she knew
his character made it difficult for him to
come off a winner.
Suzanne mentally Kept track or MS play.
He began losing He embarked the
stubborn mans system of ''Detting against
the banks Gare"-forcing the luck! She
wanted to cry out to him: AT least. bet on
the red and the uneven but. of course.
she dared not. She dlved into her great
satchel-purse and fetched out a lW-eranc
note. Without any particular pan she
begged a gentleman in front of her to
place it on the red.
Red won. She had won 100 francs-iust
her lover the other enu O. the table,
had lost $50 francs on black.
She Wins Again.
Some one made room for her. She took
a seat. She found two other 1G0-franc notes
in her purse and some loose gold. When
X next put 300 francs upon the even
space she put 100 francs en- the uneven"
elbow. The latter. winning, paid her two
fer one, just as " lost go francs on
"even.''
Now he placed eco francs between the
first and second columns, to win 900 on
the double chance. Suzanne had her final
inspiration. She promptly placed 2oO francs
Oh the third column. 1t won for her. She
raked in GOD francs-the 900 x was los
ing. And the luminous idea pursued her.
AS long her stakes held cut she would
bet against her lover. Should she lose 1t
would matter nothing; he would win. But
should he lose she must win for him.
Again and again she won. Her pile of
bank notes grew imposing. She let her
self so in speculative byplays even. She
was winning more than x was losing.
Then the end came quickly. She saw him
rise from the table. Sweeping all her new
wealth into her purse-satcnel Suzanne fol
lowed him.
He Slowly walked along the beautiful
Monte Carlo terrace. She approached him.
Il am ruined and dishonored' he said
simply. Il have Just lost 20,990 francs
that do not belong to me, and l cannot re-
place them"
THAT is funny answered Suzanne with
a gulp. II have just won 10000 francs. !
had a wonderful run of luck at roulette at
table No. j."
why. that's where l lost my money. l
played black and even and the double col
umns."
And l won on red and uneven and the
single column, laughed Suzanne. My
friend. 1 have evidently won your money
a bad proceeding between partners
Then. opening her satchel to show the
mass of wealth, she added: You must take
it back; l cannot keep it,
STERLING HELLO.