The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1910-04-28
BY
HAROLD
MAC CRATll
Copyright. 1903. by ths Bob5s.
t.erri!i Co

he is Hes no ordinary Ciic. lil CT
tain. begin to recognize the face Of
the man With him He's Gistingui sh-
ed Diplomat"
The It;l!ian played like an OH hard.
q number once in awhile. but Mailing:
it Il point to stake on tho coinrs. .:ed
began to repeat. itself He doubled
and doubled. On the sixth ron::a, u
tive turn he played the maximum Of
12OCu francs ard won. The diplomat
touched him on the arm significantly.
but the player shook his head. Ten
minutes later he had won ,4O.E3)
francs. Again he refused to leave Iii:
chair
IF he stays now" said Hillard. he
will lose it all. Ills friend is right "
''Forty thousand francs. $500"
murn,urod M5rrihew sadly Why
couldn't he have luck like this?
| Hil!atd was true prophet. There
came II change in the smile Of fortune.
The game jumped from color to color.
seldom repeat ting. with zero making
itself conspicuous. The man with the
scar played on. but he began to lose
small sums at first. then larger till
finally he was down to his original
stake. The scar grew !ivid. He waited
| five turns of the wheel. then placed
his stake on the second dozen. He
lost. He rose from his chair scowlin-
His eye HANGED to meet Hillard's, and
their glances held for moment.
"Fccl!' said Merrihew in an under
tone as the man strulled leisurely past
them. Eight thousand and not con-
tent to quit!'
Meanwhile the trolleys from Nice
and MentOne had poured into Monte
Carlo their usual burdens of pleasure
seekers. On one of the cars from Nice
there had arrived two women. both
yelled and simply gowned. They sell
dom addressed each other ANA never
spoke to any one else. Doubtless they
were some sober married women out
for lark. Upon leaving the car they
Gid not at once go into the casino. but
directed their steps toward the ter
races. for the band was playing. They
sat in the shadow Of the statue Of Mas
seret. and near by the rasp Of a crick-
ct broke in upon the music. When the
music stopped they linked arms and
sauntered up and down the wide
sweep Of stone. mutually interested in
the crowds. Once as they passed be-
hind bench the better to view the
palaces of the prince they heard the
voices Of two men.
AS they went on the women heard
something about 'thcse bad cigars"
The men were Americans evidently.
1t was only an inconsequent incident.
and moment later both had forgot.
ten It.
AT which table shall make the
stake. Kltty:''
1.-THE center. There IL always a
crush there. and we shalt not be no.
ticed.''
II do not agree with you there How.
ever. It shall he the center table. What
would you do. Kitty. II should break
the hMn!.?''
die Of excitementy' truthfully.
"You will live through this event
then" With u light, careless laugh Lii
Signorina pressed her way to the ta-
bic.
She lost steadily from the start. She
gave no sign. however. that her forces
were in full retreat from the enemy
She played on. and the hand which
placed the bets was steady. And wher
the gold was all gone she opened
her empty hands eXpressively and
shrugged. She was beaten.
, Behind the chair of the banker. oppo
site. stood the Italian. The scowl still
marred his forehead. When the wo
man in the veil spread out her hands
he started. There was something ia
miliar in that gesture. And then the
woman saw him. For the briefest mo-
ment her form stiffened
kitty" La Signorina whispered, "le
us go out to the atrium. am tired"
They left tie hall leisurely and found
vacant settle in the atrium
Flow cold your hands are" ex
claimed Kitty.
kitty. / am fool fool! l have
unwittngly put my head in the lion:
mouth. If l had not reached this sea-
in time l should have fallen. wout
willingly give all my rings If at thi.
moment ] could run across the hal
and out into the open!'
"AIerciful heaven. Why. what 1.
, the matter? What has happened:"
> 81 cannot explain to YOU"
"Was it some one you saw in there
"Silence. and sit perfectly still"
A man in evening dress came GU
into the atrium. lighting cigarette
At the sight Of him both women wer,
q startled.
J ut is Mr.. Hillard. Mr.. Merrihew
friend" Kitty would have risen In,