Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1907-09-19


| what went on there, for men and wo-
men stood ten deep about it and 9th
ers perched on chairs and tables along
the walls. A roar arose suddenly, fol-
lowed by utter silence; then came the
clink and rattle of silver a moment
and the crowd resumed its laughter
| and talk.
"All down, boys. sounded the level
| voice of the dealer "The field or the
favorite. He's made eighteen straight
passes. Get your money on the line z
There ensued another breathless In
slant wherein she heard the thud of
dice; then followed the shout of tri-
umph that told what the spots reveal
ed. The dealer paid off Glenister
reared himself head and shoulders
above tie others and pushed out
through The ring to the roulette wheel
The rest followed. Behind the circu-
lar table they had quilted, the dealer
was putting away his dice, and there
was not a coin in his rack. Mexico
Mullins approached Cherry. and she
questioned him.
He just broke the crap game. Null
Inns told her. Nineteen passes without
losing the bones
How much did he win Z"
.Oh, lie didn't win much himself.
but it's the people betting with him
that does the damagei They're gam
blers, most Of them. and they. play the
limit He took out the black Jack bank
| roll first, $1,000. then cleaned the Tub
BY that time the tin horns began to
come in. It's the greatest run / ever
see,
Did you get in9"
Now, don't you know that / never.
| play anything but bank? If he lasts
long enough to reach the faro layout,
III get mine"
The excitement Of the crowd began
to infect the girl, even though she
looked on from the outside. The ex-
ultant voices. the sudden hush. the
tensity of nerve it all betokened. set
ner a-thrill A stranger left the throng
and rushed to the spot where Cherry
and Mexico stood talking. He was
small and sandy, with shifting glance
and chinless jaw. His eyes glittered.
his teeth shone ratlilze through his dry
| lips, and his voice was shrill He
darted toward them like some furtive,
frightened little animal, unnaturally
excited.
Il guess that isn't so bad for three
betsw He shook a sheaf Of banknotes
at them.
@Why don't you stick?s inquired Null
Inns
81 am too wise. Ha! I know when
to quit. He can't win steady-he don't
play any system
'Then he has a good chance" said
the girl
There he goes now" the little man
cried as the uproar arose. 81 told you
he'd lose" At the voice of the multi
tude he wavered as though affected by
some powerful magnet.
"But he won again" said Mexico.
mol Did he? Lord! quit too
| soon!'
He scampered back into the other
room, only to return, hesitating, his
money tightly clutched
1
saw man bet SO reckless. l guess
I'd better quit, eh?' He noted the sneer
on the woman's face, and without wait
| ing reply dashed off again. They
saw him DANGEROUSLY fight his way in
toward a post at the roulette table.
"Let me through! I've got money, and
| want to play it!'
n.
"He's one of them Vermont despera-
does that never laid bet till he was
thirty. If Glenister loses he'll hate
him for life.''
There are plenty of his sort here"
the girl remarked. His soul would fit
In flea track" She spied the Bronco
Kid sauntering back toward her and
wall, watching the gossamer thread Of
smoke twist upward from his ciga-
rette, seemingly oblfvious to the sur
roundings and showing no hint Of the
emotion he had displayed two hours
| before
'sThis is a big killing, isn't it," said
the girl.
The gambler nodded, murmuring in
differently.
"Why aren't you dealing bank? Isn't
| this your shift?"
II quit last night"
| '.Just in time to miss this affair.
Lucky for you"
Yes; 1 own the place now. Bought
it yesterday"
"Good heavensl Then its your mon
| ey he's winningr
"sure, at the rate of thousand
minute"
| She glanced at the long trail of dew
astated tables behind Glenister and
| his followers. At that instant the
sound told that the miner had won
again, and 1t dawned upon Cherry that
| the gambler beside her stood too quiet
| ly, that his hand and voice were too
steady, his glance too cold to be nat
rr-z 4 Z.