Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-11-04
GRAFTERS AT MONTE CARLO
Folks Who Live By Leading
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| and fetched out three 100 franc notes
Without any particular plan she beg
ged gentleman in front to place
them on the red and they won for
her, Just as her lover at the other end
of the table had lost 800 francs on the
black.
Some one made room for her. She
took a seat just as the young count
bet 900 francs between the first and
second columns. They'll both lose,
an intuition told her; so she quickly
slapped 800 francs on the remaining
one. Click. She raked in 500 francs
the 600 that he was losing! And the
luminous idea pursued her. So long
as her stakes held out she would bet
against her lover. Should she lose IT
would matter nothing-he would be
winning But should he lose she
must win for him.
She won and won; her pile of bank
notes grew imposing; she let herself
go into speculative byplays: she was
winning more than Y. was losing.
Then the end came quickly. He rose
from the table. Sweeping all her new
wealth into her purse satchel, Suzanne
followed.
He walked the beautiful terrace in
the darkening twilight. Suicide was
They sat in the marble hemicycle.
Il am ruined and dishonored." he
said. II have just lost 10000 francs
that are not mine"
That is funny" answered Suzanne,
Il have Just won 26,00O-a wonder
full run of luck at table No. 3d.
That's where ! lost my money.
Black and even and the double col
umns."
And | won on red. odd and single
columEs." laughed Suzanne brayely.
My friend | have evidently won your
money"
Then orCning her satchel to show
the mass of wealth, she added: You
must take il back: / cannot keep It,
Lucky count. to have Suzanne 10
save him from suicide. The admins
tration would have done its best
but less surely and gently. The reve-
lations of the reformed police spy can
not hurt it's businesS-publiShed at a
distance.
"Silence hovers over this place"
said the reformed one" The whole
population. from officials. doctors, edi-
tors and bankers down to chamber
maids and cafe walters. have one mas
tering fear-to hurt the season.
There's not a lamplighter in the park
or soubrette in the toilet rooms who
is not capable of cutting down hang
ing man or covering up poisoned
lady under piles of dirty towels
THE burials are at midnight
said.
when there are no relatives who
want to take away the body" was his
answer. THE proceedings are sensa-
tional. but natural-given the power
Of the princely government that has so
large a stake in good season.
when a body is found the order is
to hide 1t on the spot until night II
not possible, then get it away quick In
the death automobile that looks like
a pleasure vehicle, but whose floor
space is open for body TO lie fiat.
when a body is found in hotel =
well, each Monte Carlo hotel has It's
death room,' situated for quick back
stairs access. In it Monaco doctor
makes the certificate-heart failure.
Then wait until night. Between = and
8 o'clock a. m., an express wagon
stands half a block away. Is the coast
clear? Six men come running with
what seems a long trunk. Hop! on
60 the horses on a trot to instant
burial or railway-there's no other
choice"
But what if relatives object?" l
said.
1T is distasteful to our rich, aristo-
cratic guests to see daylight funeral,
explain physicians and officials. Then
comes the hotel proprietor with bill
for 81, 900 damages. Many guests have
quit because of the suicide; the room S
furniture must be renewed; he must
pay heavy fees 10 servants for their
silence. In a word, he wants $1,000.
Gould he get it?"
That is not the question: answered
my informant. IF the family cannot
pay-the USUAL case with suicides be-
cause of losses-indignation turns to
fearful thanks when the Casino offers
to pay the bill if they go off quietly" "
Suppose they refuse" l said.
They're in a false pOsitiOn-owing
money and attempting scandal They II
be hustled. Folks who can't pay their
bills have no weight
And If they pay"
"Oh. If they pay $1,000 damages
they are important people. Quick;
take the thousand dollars away from
the hotel man! Hasten! Fill pri-
vate car with flowers. All is arrang-
ed. Shall we send you the body to
Paris or give ii a splendid funeral at
Nice? Unfortunately there Is not a
single hearse in Monaco.
Evidently the Casino corporation
cannot give their money back 10 heavy
losers. like the Brazilian merchant on
his annual buying trip who opened his
veins i'm a Hotel de Paris bathtub
when he got to the end of his 100000;
or the Russian widow who died of
poison She bet Obstinately on the
number until her fortune of $780,
900 was expended.
How much wOuld they give to stop
Suicide?" / asked.
You see, they don't much believe
in those who ,hreuten." answered the
ex-Spy. Ten times a day some one
goes to the Inspector general threat
ening suicide. Yet should the Casino
reimburse all the real tragic cases
there would be nothing left to pay the
winners
But the really desperate" said:
the big lOserS?'
once had iD wHtch Il Russian
n0bleman three days because he lost
$4,000 ! became his best friend
helped him make his application for
big Viaticum.
"Rebate?'
Not quite. viHlicum means travel
ling expenses; but he hoped to get
back $4,000. Well. at last he was
extremely glad to take $500 cash at
| Nice. outside Monaco territory.
why not" he added. players are
so foolish that the administration de-
SpseS them. An Italian officer lost
| $500: threatened suicide: got back $l2
cash for railway fare plus draft on
| Rome for 500. Well, instead of hur-
rying t. Rome to cash his draft he
slipped into the playrooms again as
the guards were changing and actual
| " won 5000 with the $l3.
"Of course he had no right To pay
that railway fare against the bank
the more SO as it is Il general super
stiti"n that viaticum money always
wins Annually the administration
puts Az $500 credit i'm its budget to
get rid II dead hf0kcs-nOt to stake
| them"
When you're broke you hunt Up the
Inspector general.
What tables have you played at?'
asks the funCtionary.
such and such" you answer.
Good. Come with me"
Then begins an UdiuuS promenade
| through the long suite of playro0ms.
| The inspector walks you I" Il table
| where you lost y glance between
him and the croupers asks: Has this
man lost" The employees give n