The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-10-01

nriccs. all the fantasies, all
occentricities, all the supersti-
iOrs and all the ambitions;
'nrOuent world, where gold is king,
sore millions in hard, yellow ma
,,,ors dance before the dazzled |
~,s NJ the ruined, where million !
noe toss away the maximum as
songh II we're five-franc piece, and
,iDces barons, grand dukes, titled |
,Sies and ladies of grande marque ell
bou with the scum of Europe to
nourhtfully place down their stakes
eagerly grab their winnings
Among the professional habitues of
hs rooms-those men who for few
cuis day will place the money of
nv timid gambler ignorant of the
L,me-was one who, although wild
nd reckless, was, nevertheless, very
Eood fellow. He had been an English
bacer and was known to the croupiers
Can't Drummond, although I have
easou to believe that was not his
sme We were excellent friends,
Ind on many UCCdSiohS, "hoh "S"iS'
e would slip into my private room
Ind gossip over a cigar.
One evening in late autumn he en-
ered laughing as usual, and, sinking
no the chair opposite me, exclaimed
Fith laugh:
I'm in for a real good thing now,
Martin. Congratulate me-"
oh" exclaimed, interested. Has
kOmebody died and remembered your
no. not that" he answered, grim
y Il only wish somebody would.
IAN through my little bit too quickly,
r shouldn't be here. No. Two
firls have engaged me to play for
hem. They've got half a million francs
byer at the Credit Lyonnais. and in
end putting it on the tables!"
"A slice of luck for you-eh?" l
sughed Who are they-pretty?"
NO the reckless damsels are
earcely prepossessing," he answered
Owly. They saw me playing this
nOrning inquired of Grenat who |
sas spoke to me, and the result is
bat We start tomorrow on regular
ig bust The girls won't tell where
hey hail from. They're either Eng
sh or American. They gave me their
ames as Treherne-Helen and
label"
We'll, | observed, after pause
It's fortunate for them that they've
allen into your hands, Drummond
Certainly, nobody else who takes com
issiOns could be trusted with Level
ai Million"
"Ah!" he laughed you're in q
supplementary mood today, my deal
Elbow. One thing is certain, that the
ank will get some. of the money
md Bornier will rub his hands con
entedly."
What do they intend playing?'
Roulette, Of course" the captain
answered, biting at the end of hi!
gar They say there's not enough
icltement in trente-et-quarante."
They'll find both games pretty ex
lung in about week, when they be
=" iosSt IellldTkcu.
expect therell be some fun befor
eve finished" he laughed as WI
DOOR hands. Just now Pm the ga
wiser of a couple of girls. with hal
million at my disposal! Last nigh
mad to walk down to La Condamin
"a get a two-franc dinner. Couldn'
iOrd the table d'hote at the Paris. b
I'VE this is funny world, isn't it,
admitted that 1t was, and, with
Jerry au revoir, he left me to go t
rooms to dress, for he had prom
IL 10 dine that night with his fai
apoyers over at the Metropole, an
erWards to instruct them in tn
rulcacles of the game.
Next afternoon | saw them at tn
u roulette in the center. They ha
Isl hree obtained chairs at the opel
vi the play, and were engrossed
chances of the black and the re,
ammonds estimate that they wei
very prepossessing was certainl
,ect' They were exceptionally ugl
W We're tall and thin, with willow
%es' narrow, bony faces of u
''"hy pallor, their dark eyes bur
WIN unnatural excitement as the
'ened their mentor place their lou
posltlon on the various numberC
'aares They were we'll dressed.
~ severe tailor-made style which
sul'arly English, for only an En-
"onlan can wear a tailor-maC
All other nationalities loo
''uVey hideous in cloth dresses
'Vullhe facture. Their faces we
aV and their hats were alike, b
shades of their Gresses were d
w. me elder one, who | Learnt
neIen, being dressed in gree
NJ mabel in dark gray.
I%eh Drummond. clinking the lou
s hand as he considered VIII
paliun of numbers he shou
- d habit Of his. had finished p