The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1909-11-05
A SKYROCKET CAREER
By EMMA o. MORRIS.
Copyright. 1879 b. American Press Asso-
citation.

recr one wishes tu accomplish some
great good another wishes for power and
another for wealth. James l.eadbeater
an English waiter ih>r New York club.
wished To cut a swath. lie would lie
awake nights dreaming OF riding be-
hind a span. cuachuan in livery on
the box. himself in the vehicle. a
tiger" behind. lie knew that money
alone would enable him to realize his
dream and wished money for this sole
purpose. He had no thought of work
ing for it->aving it, Possibly if he
had voiced for ana saved ii when be
had got enough together TO enact the
part q. a swell he would have put off
doing so. his dream having been sup
planted by the pleasure of accumuat-
ing As it was he aimed 10 make
money rapidly and without labor.
An uncle died and left him $1,000.
AS soon as he had received his in
heritance be took second class pas
sage for Genoa and from there went
10 Monte Carlo. GA reaching the latter
place he had $500 in his pocket aud
was sufficiently well dressed to obtain
admission 10 the gambling Salons
Thither he went and began to play.
OF the vicissitudes attending his ca
reer over the tables il is only neces-
sary 10 this story To state that, though
many times reduced to Il few francs.
he managed always 10 have something
with which To 20 uu playing At such
times he would bet guIrdedly till his
luck had changed. then plunge In
this WAY he finally got together enough
money 10 attain his ambition. He
bought Il pair OF horses. Il carriage
and hired II cuarhman and "a tiger
The day he SAW his coach driven up TO
his door and the tiger diSmuuut and
open the door for him was the happi
est OF his life. He contrastcd The
scene with his own self in claret col
orcd coat and trousers aud yellow
striped vest serving members OF the
club at which he had been waiter.
Strutting to his equipage with the air
OF marquis. he throw himself back on
the cushions and was rolled away in
supreme comfort
For month he gave himself up to
the realization of his dream. never Wis
iting the tables lest something might
IA Il, Ips NJ
the end Of that time he returned TO
the field of the cloth OF gold with
view simply 10 amusement. At times
he won and at times. Ike every other
gambler. lost Finally he struck
vein Of bad luck and for time feared
that he would have to discharge his
coachman and footman. He INA na grd 10
keep them by putting off the payment
OF their wages. but ran heavily in debt
to his foOtman. who was more willing
to wait than the CoaChman.
Then Leadbeater invented princi
pie on which he was sure 10 win at
the tables. He tried II and won.
though it is probable his success was
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