The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-09-29
THE SPECTATORS
LITTLE GAMBLE

osers in gambling rooms uptown In New
FORK, and the gamblers are the veriest
ambs when they venture below Fulton
street
THAT game down in Wall street." says
, weli-known gambling room keeper. rs
ike faro game, where the player makes
ais bets downstairs, and the cards are
iealt upstairs. The man downstairs makes
ais bet, and the man upstairs yells down,
You lose.''
One of the best-known New York gam
bling room keepers--he might be described
rs the best known-took great fancy, In
an impersonal way, to Wall street spec
nlator of national reputation. This gam
,ler IS known as one of the shrewdest men
b. his professional keen student OF men.
Ind, withal, a connoisseur OF the fire arts.
The speculator is an even kecner student
II men, and still more OF a connoisseur.
What caught the interest of the gambler
vas the SPECTATORS courage and resource
in fighting The biggest men IN Wall street
~ the sharp use of his wits. This sort OF
: free-ianue buccaneer appealed to him,
Tor he was buccaneer himself. When
The speculator turned things in Wall street
upside down and made killings" in the
market place, the gambler watched with
| admiration.
| Then, one day, the speculator wrote a
series of clever advertisements IN the
newspapers telling the public spectators
now they could make fortunes buying a
mining stock. The gambler read the ad-
vertisements, and, though he knew they
| we're written by a very shrewd man. who
| wasn't in the game for his health or for
J philanthropy, he couldn't resist the i'm
pulse to buy some of the stock. Now, the
stock went up just as the speculator said
| L would--but the gambler didn't sell.
| Then, presto. down II went, until the
gamblers profits were wiped out. and
hearty all his investment besides.
| But he bought more OF the stock. just
As the roulette player, when he loses,
stakes more to get even. And then he
waited for months and months. One day
the speculator began advertising the same
stock again. more cleverly than before,
and the gambler suddenly saw the van
lshing profits all come back, and thous-
lnds more besides. Every day thousands
we're added to the market price Of his
stock until he had profit OF $500 900. that
was his for the asking. He had but to
shove his chips across the table Of the
market place and receive the dealers
! rood, golden dollars.
| But, Ike o player In his own gambling
room, he wanted to see his stack grow
bigger. and he kept his chips. One morn
| Ing the bottom fell out of the market in
the mining stock, and all his 500, 600 took
wings.
4 His admiration for the SPECTATORS clev-
.rness was not lessened one whit. He had
played the game and lost. and he was a
good loser. just as he expected the men
Who came to his gambling house to be.
So he sent word through his manager 10
| The speculator, inviting him to come to his
house. not to play but to inspect his OBJ
iects dart, and perchance, take glass
Of wine.
| It was only after several invitations had
been sent that the speculator. one night
irove up the avenue to the gamblers
famous house. He was greeted with the
utmost courtesy by the manager. who ex-
pressed his regret that Mr., --- was moi
there to welcome him. The gambler had
never even seen the speculator. and he
was. The man from Wall street was
;aker thrc ugh the house that he might
| SEE what . fine place it was.
''.Now, while l am here" he said, wher
he me II the roulette table. IT want tc
make q rttle play"
| '')h No. said the manager. Mr.. ---
let 40 I'd that II you came under no CIR
substances We're YOU to be asked to play
HI. merely wanted you to see the house.
'You tell him appreciated the courtesy
suit that j insisted on making llttl,
play"
~ am sure he will fee hurt-especiall!
II you should happen to lose''
'I probably will. for I'm very much Of ,
lamb at gambling. / will play to win o.
lose $4,000 When I reach that mark II
stop"
"Weli, as you WISH
The manager spun the ball and tn,
speculator staked his chips, spreading
them over the numbers with careless un
concern. He won at nearly every turf
Of the wheel. and his stacks of chips grew
rapidly. After one big coup he locke,
over his stacks and remarked:
I'm afraid I've already overrun TIL
mark. Won't you count them?"
The manager rapidly stacked them Fl
thousands. There were SO stacks.
That's 5000 too much. Divide tina
among the boys here and let me have tn
even co."
The manager gave the player his $50, 00(
divided the 5000 among the smiling at
tendants and offered the guest a partin
glass.
TELL Mr.. - said the Wall stree
man In leaving, how much I enjoye
looking over his works OF art
The gambler. when his manager toll
him the story later that night. was sti
more convinced Of the SPECTATORS clever
ness!
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