Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-11-04

not count; he followed her with the
blinl alteration of a dog. And she
was ruined. not by gambling but by
Monte Carlo graft. A swindling young
Italian was its spokesman.
My uncle is croupier at Roulette
No. Z" he told them. Il am not al
lowed to play"
that croupiers by infinite practice can
throw the ball into any compartment
This, pretended the Italian, is to give
them the obedient ball." to make the
establishment win its average. 1t was
risky: he himself dare not appear. but
once a month the uncle would double
cross the establishment and throw the
sure thing" for the benefit OF the
family-on condition that the nephew
could find honest confederates.
He will give me one win each day
for three days." he told the young
French couple. IF you can stake a
maximum of $4,000 francs l will ar
range the signals.
Monte Carlo has a mind poisoning
atmosphere. People get money drunk
The corporations millions are there
10 win on the fall of a little ivory ball.
WHY could not a croupier help his
family get a share? They hesitated.
then drew out their letter of credit
some 5000 francs.
1T will do" said the young swindler.
but as l have promised uncle you
will stake $4,000 francs you must pay
me 5000 francs all the same from the
first win"
The grasping proposition clinched
their confidence.
when my uncle takes snuff place
your money on the red" said the 1tal-
ian. II must stand back. l must not
be seen.
Talk about the emotions of gamb-
ling. What must not have been that
scamp's emotions. awaiting an event
which would put 5000 francs in his
pocket or start him running! He knew
that the signal would soon be seen
-lIlt CIOuplSi ielu oNSPNSN go N'''
Gle took snuff with unfailing regular
ity. There was a stir. The young
French couple emerged from the
crowd beaming. Without knowing 1t
they had risked 5000 francs-and
won.
Here's your 5000 francs" they
whispered with glee; and they could
scarcely wait for the next day to
make their second winning. They put
down 10000 francs-and lost.
The italian was not there to see
what followed. He had skipped. The
Young husband wanted to go home
and the wife wanted to stay; and now
she is still here alone. persuading
others that she knows a secret way to
win at roulette.
she does. At times she works on
fnnocents the very uncle" plot that
caused her downfall; at other times
she whispers the secret Of defective
roulette to be exploited. Only the 9TH
er day a young German baron found
a charming French lady touching his
elbow timidly. 1t was she; and she
murmured in haste:
Please do me a favor l have three
100 franc bank notes on the red
there held down with a gold piece;
and here comes my father-in-law. If
he catches me gambling it will be ter
rible. Please rake them off and pass
them to me when he is not looking
The young baron slipped the bank
notes to her as requested. moment
later the monotonous voice of the
,Toupier announced that black had
won.
That's bad" he heard a manly
voice declare beside him. Il had fif-
teen louis on the red-hello! the crou-
pier has raked them in already"
The young bsron sat close. There
had been no other money on the red
at that side of the table. Lleoer
Gott!" he said later. y must nave
stolen them for that charming French
lady. Had red won l would haye been
obliged in conscience to pay stake ana
winning to the rightful owner.
-
formed police spy tells me. The ad-
ministration has a quantity of docile
nratty women for decoration and II
breads being robbed by its own crou-
piers. SO il shuts its eyes to deals be-
tween the only two forces who can
watch them-the pretty women and It's
paid police spies.
There is one limit-scandal. The day
there has been public scandal at a ia
BILE where the poor little siren must
earn her protection money by picking
mn sleepers." as they call forgotten
stakes or do plain rObbing with shoe
makers wax. a Frenchman at my no.
tel caught her at it and laughed.
Il was playing in stakes OF hVe
louis and sitting just in front OF me
was this charming young thing. As
II was troublesome for me to reach
over each time she asked me:
Shall / hand them to YOU"
IF you wilt | answered. ! con-
tinued winning and it was only TO-
ward the end of my run that | care
lessly counted the pieces she was
handing me. Instead of ten there were
eight. The next time l handed her
six gold louis to put on the black.
Then hastily, as II changing my mind.
| borrowed a rake from nelghbo1
and pushed my six louis over to the
red. In doing SO l purposely knock
ed the pile over and | saw there were
but five With a little shoemaker
wax in the palm Of her glove she had
knocked down a four dollar gold piece
ON me every time" Madame. | said
10 her. i fear l am giving you toe
much trouble. l will place my STAKES
with this rake
Take my chair" she replied sweet
~. and disappeared.
Yet if the poisoned atmosphere
makes sirens it also brings out traits
,of wonIanly devotion. What of the
tUu, ming. romantic story of Suzanne
o., .rnnatzki. who became infatuated
with young Comte X. a confirmed
gambler?
Count Y. had gambled away his
family fortune. though no on but
Suzanne knew how near he must be
To the crash. Only certain funds
which amounted to Il trust were at his
call. one afternoon suzanne dlScoN-
cred that he had sent for the money
and was on his way To play ii. She
haStened to the Casino: found him at
Roulette No. 3 and watched him at Il
distance.
He WAS losing already embarked on