The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1908-08-20

10 watch her CLOSELY ,,s
n my auSoand, | have been keeping OBJ
s :, upon her for tbp.o s last |
.hree months. She has no m 'reoe and |
has come to Monte Carlo 10 'T rnsiIsnish |
her funds" ~ W repieni'N
Of him." 1'einenyi' """
,,,, She has only lately made his ac,
qualn,ance' From what I have OBJ
served there is some comnact be-
.,, them. She is to meet him here
This afternoon"
scarcely had this handsome woman,
whose passport gave her immunity
from arrest throughout the cars I'M
pre- uttered these words when we
Sd" the pair approaching and moved
ava! 10 escape observation.
Ihey walked on to the right-hand
~ nte-etquarante table, where Pas
qudle was already seated. and stood
Tor some time intently watching the
game Madame Severine left me 10
wander about alone, having agreed
lhat We would both keen the pair I'M
DER observation. | saw her later on
seated at the old Italians side, playing
quite as eagerly as any other gam
bier But her manner was perfect
A seat at last becoming vacant
next TO Cruel, the tailleur, the ugly
little Austrian in an instant marked
it by finging down louis. Ihen'
leisurely seating himself. with MS
companion standing behind his chair'
he commenced playing with precision
and care.
Suddenly, Just as two clustering
men-one of whom was the falr-halreu
player, who had previously expressed
impatience-demanded gold IN ex
change for notes. Madame de Gourleh
drew from her pocket a paper con
tanning about a thousand francs III
gold, and, in her haste to stake
louis upon the table, the paper broke
and the gold fell to the floor In a per
feet cascade the louis rolling ava!
beneath the feet of the players, unde
the chairs and under the table. I'M
created hopeless confusion, Tor hearl'
EVERYDAY rose in order that the al
tendants might collect the lailel
money while madame, red ana COL
fused. uttered a thousand paroohs
The hunchback uttered a word
analogy to Cruel that his fair CON
panion should have caused any sue
interruption in the game; but 500
afterwards all settled again, and thei
sounded the well-known invitation
"Messieurs, faites vos jeux.
Nina de Gourieff, with gambler
fear lest her gold, once fallen, shouI
bring her ill-luck, took some not'
from her pocket and placed H. u
maximum, on the noire, while, strane
" enough. the deformed man acte
in a similar manner.
"Rien ne va plus" cried the ia
leur and he dealt the cards swiftly
two ranges.
"Deux. six, rouge perd ct coule
eagne," Cruel exclaimed loudly n
ment later, raking in the stakes up
| the red.
Both the man and the woman n
won the maximum, and were pald WI
the swiftness and precision Whi
cbaracterizes the fulfillment of the
legations of the bank.
Again came the invitation to PHI
and both staked upon the black, wh
Pasquale, noticing his friends &c
fortune. also threw 10000 francs uI
the couleur.
"Quatre, cinq, rouge perd ct coul'
gagne." was Cruzers announcem'
a few seconds later, the excitement
the table becoming intense when
was noticed that all three had won
maximum.
Cruel was playing swiftly, wi
Madame Severine approached
hastily, saying
There is some mystery here. ii
those cards counted"
Again the game was made, and
third time the trio won; then, as
chef bent over to Cruel, Madame
Gourieff rose quickly, gathered up
winnings, and left.
The cards were at once counted,
it was discovered that there were
cards in addition to those supplied
the table that morning!
According to Madame Severi
statement it appeared that the
spiracy had been very carer
worked out, and that Nina de Gou
and her two confederates, having
afed a confusion, Remenyi had at
instant slipped unnoticed into CRU
hand a pack of prepared cards. l
when all became again tranquil,
players had placed down the
imum. confident of success.
The hunchback was arrested dow
the Condamine half an hour later,
both were, in due course, tried De
the Tribunal at Monaco, sentences
two years Imprisonment being pa
unon them. Against Pasquale not
conclusive could be proved;
N;no do GOurieff. ingenious alv