The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-09-25

Uuu francs, tnlnH,
How do you get on with them?H
| asked. being aware from observation
that he had grown a bit careless Of
late. Jack Drummond was tired OF
these perpetual losses.
The fact is, old fellow" he an.
swcrcd their faces have brought me
Internally Tad fortune. and I'm utterly
sick of the whole affair Tomorrow
they are going to draw out tho re.
mainder Of the half a million. and
we're going for the tables with the
maximum win or lose
You're desperate" laughed. add.
ing; Save enough for the yiatiVue."
Now. that's cruel" he said. with a
grim smile. Well III try and arrange
so that they won't have to give a note.
othand TO Bornior to enable them to re
turn to London. oodnight," and.
rising. he went iauntiIy ont Care
and losses alike sat lightly on the
shoulders Of that born sportsman.
Next day saw all three sitting a.
the center Of the first lofthaud table
the one whore SO many huge COups
have been made from time to time
during the past five or six years i is
table particularly in favor with the
professional gambler. for the wheel
seems to run with greater regularity
there than at the others. and It is
therefore known to the habiucs as
| the lucky corner" At this table one
afternoon zero turned up six times In
| succession followed hy the number
six, which also came six times IN sue.
ccsslon, the most curious run which
has ever been known during the years
the rooms have been open. On that
afternoon a fortunate gambler won
1000 francs on those - turns of the
cylinder.
Play had already opened an hour
before | entered Drummond was sit.
ting between The pair and as / stood
watching, ] saw that Mabel had be
meath her hand her stout leather wal.
let already hulginE with notes they
had won BEFORE Drummond was n
. formidable pile Of notes Of equal value
each for 1000 francs, and at every
invitation to play he stakcd six notes
constituting thrmaX!:lum, upon the red
or the black. the pair on the impair"
Time after time he won the re-.
spectacle sum of GO0o francs. his orig
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an hour he bent and consulted Hclcn'g
card. wboroon she was Ecrpipp reg.
lister of the game. then placed $50
francs en- plcln ON tho number a..
and a similar amount ON II.
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Their seats W"r" quickly occupied
/ by two men, and Druumond VIII" stu
had before him pill" Of notes for
about 10000 francs, continued playing
| with the maximum upon the red or
! bINE, losing once or twice, uut very
/ often winning. II" cfflatniE htd TIN
/ usual lnrh for when on" Is desperate,
as the two sisters were, on" is seldom
. able 20 max" n coup.
About an hour had elapsed was
busy I'm my room writing report
when an attendant entered broathlcss-
. ~ with scared face summonnc me to
/ the Office Of NJ R0rui,r the director
general. whore. 10 my surprise. found
Drummond standing before him. pale
/ and agitatcd together with the chef
/ do uartic and two Of the cr0upiera.