Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-06-13

Monte Carlo. Monaco SPECIAL: The
little old woman in black who dashed
past the controle and pumped down
her "viaticum' on red is now COM
paratively rich and famous
The officials lookouts say she was a
'piker' at roulette-a steady player,
whose bets never rose above $40. Then,
one day, she had no money left.
For such victims there is Il depart
ment of discreet investigation. How
long have you been at Monte Carlo?
How much have you lost? h Is
your average play? Where do you
want to go?"-no matter where get out
of Monte Carlo, quick!
They call it Ii "viaticum' or
%'traveling money"-to save the ex-
pense and scandal of a suicide.
She asked for the viaticum and got
1t, signed a castiron quit-claim. and
found the Casino barred against her
till she paid back; but, instead of going
out to buy her railway ticket TO some
town in Hungary-she is Il m~agnate's
prodigal OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES ran to the
roulette. slapped down her cash-and
won!
Here, you can't play that money!"
an inspector told her. Its travelling
money. owned to the administration"
Then take it back!' she triumphed,
what 1 won is mine. hope." She
flourished the new gold pieces. The
well-dressed crowd ~applauded. Let
her play" they clamored. Monte Carlo
is tactful. Monte Carlo hates scandal.
The Inspector used his judgment. CT
in p~eace!" he told her. So she played
again and won enormously for her COM
paratively modest stakes. That joke
about the viaticum cost the administers
ton 500. 900 francs one of the commits
saries said yesterday: while the inspec-
tor who used his judgment has been
discharged.
SHE will lose her winnings back!'
says everyone regretfully. ever the
English army officers widow at our
hotel, herself a victim-while a tempo
rary winner.
nave never seen the man. who be-
gan telling the good lady of eighteen
Italians who won 500, 900 francs in ten
days. betting on the physical defects OF
II certain roulettt. They had discovered
that the compartments 0, 8. IL, Ia. 10
II, "a. IS and 81 were a trifle larger
than the others.
Nowadays the administrator
changes the roulettes from table tc
table every night l told her; its i'm
possible to recognize one"
The English widow smiled mys
teriously. Little by little she told me
body! She met this man. He had put
her on a good thing. She had won lots
He had been an employee of Schwilge
the manufacturing optician at Stras-
burg, to whom the administration pay!
5000 for each roulette Wheel" she in
formed me. (The Schwilge roulette:
have a European reputation for precl'
sion. Turned with force they revolv'
for twelve minutes)
"A year ago, when they We're makins
new machines for Monte Carlo sh'
continued, this oun German arrang
ed one so that six numbers would vii
oftener than others. Then he resigned
his ~situation-and came here to wait
Recently he recognized that roulett
and proposed a partnership to me
Naturally. l furnished the capital
And you lost" l suggested.
Lost! Why, no. We won! The frs
day we won $4,000 francs. I bank e,
my original capital and too LOO
francs of the winnings for expenses
while he kept the rest-to play mex
day. Then suddenly. he wrote me
mysterious note, he feared suspicion
That was.fifteen days ago. l have no
seen him since. l fear they hav
banished him because he knows to
much!"
Victims Of a Clever swindIe.
She is ready to be victimized mex
time for good-the more because thi
time. by chance and the moderation {
a still half decent s%windler. she is nc
a loser-but the winner OF 5000. c
course the Young German simply mac
her risk her money. They won. S
much the better. He has gone I
spend 1t. Some day he will com
back. His game resembles the danger