The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-26

morning until night Her beady twitchlng nervs ously saw nothing but ivory ball as it fell into gaming tables late night people pitied her.
 Her whole soul, life seemed aosorped In the awful desire of winning The old woman at times heavily-for her; then she regaineo ner losses For a long time she enabled to live and continue her feverish pursuit of the game
 One night the old woman lost nearly all her store. As passed from the table, despair In ner eyes, attention was attracted by another wheel She stopped bent the table Again and again the wheel spun around and stopped. The oio woman eyes sparkled flush suffused her pallid checks
 As she left the she clapped her hands, and her laugh-a shrll. nockng chuckle-started ths gamesters ominous. uncanny.
 Better watch the old woman" one or the omciai lookouts told a detective. He followed Mamma viaud her hotel He listened outside Of her door, There was no alarming sound. In a short while she extingushed her lights and evidently had retired.
 The following evening she reappeared in the gam ing hall. Her eyes still sparkled her cheeks were still flushed With her several notorious game sters They approached a table, Mamma Viaud began to play.
 She won The gamblers who had loaned her money watched. She played a second time-and won and a third time-and won The gamblers looked amazed. and saw the old woman raking in thou
 During the evening the old sat by the table, playing persistently. Her winnings doubled trebled. quadrupled and piled up about her.
 The management became alarmed. consultation was held Special detectives sent to watch her. Scores had gathered about the table. looking on breathlessIy at her wonderful of luck. The de- tectives reported to the management that Mamma" Viaud was playing certain combination of numbers that invariably won
 desist playing the bank would be broke he declared She smiled and continued to play.
 The director offered her $5o,o00 to cease playing doubled figure if she would tell him the secret of her success He importuned her to take s20oooo. s26oooo only cease wagng her successful battle for
 QUICK EYE WON A FORTUNE
 Finally he offered her $sOooOO, Accepting this. Mamma" Viaud gathering together fortune. told him quietly that in passing the table the night before quick had detected that the ball of this particular wheel stopped at certain place at regular intervals The managers examined the wheel. found that it was out of order. and congratulated them selves upon having compromised with the old woman.
 Among the habitues of Monte Carlo are many old women-women whose one interest in life Is to pur the elusive god of chance. There widows. grandmothersS women who have never married act- of the past whose only pleasure in old age Is to pursue still the uncertain race for gold
 For years old played roulette at the Casno-a, Hsts. shriveled old woman known as "the woman in uRlack" She played steadily. calmly never betting nore than s1o. Finally she had slo bet; for the first time in years left utterly penniless.
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 'as SoS4 S.4 ne none %ossz | sSs sighed @ an agreement depart e as she 3 play. Then she rushed to the roulette table, threw down her "traveling money"-and won
 Madame. said the croupier you cannot play. That is your travelling money"
 a She cast the amount of money giveR her by the
 Take 1t backr she cried. q suppose keep my wnningsw
 She threw these down desperately. The eroupier refused let her play. The onlookers cheered the old woman. and the inspector permitted her to play to soo,Ooo francs Go back to Hungary? No indeed said one of the habtues to visitor She will apply for travelling money again. be refused. she will go hungry, and--the revolver poison!'
 They look upon suicide in a matter-of-fact way Monte Carlo If the victim is woman perhaps there Is faint feeng of py usually the body is buried by the officials and more is heard of the matter.