Evening journal., 1912-09-19

i nave Travelled through many
beautiful cities in Europe. I have
seen the most wonderful scenery that
nature could bestow upon the sight
of mankind. But let me say that the
most beautiful place in Europe, that
is, that appeals to me for climate and
beauty is Monte Carlo. / am very
sorry to say that it is beyond me 10
describe the marvellous beauty of Mo-
naco sEd Monte Carlo.
Monte Carlo is a principality, own
ed, more or less, by the Prince of
Monaco. Monte Carlo is dependent
upon the Casino for its upkeep. The
prince receives twelve million francs
per year as his share of the profit
If the Casino would not exist, l dare
, say Monte Carlo itself would not eA-
ist It is one little healthy pleasure
resort. For enc who has The means
snd desire to live in a May climate
during December, Monte Carlo is the
place to 60 Everything is in full
bloom. Really the eye cannot mag
inc the loveliness of this wonderful
Monte Carlo.
Aside from the beauty of the city
o. Mo- ts carlo the Casino ts-f is
most beautiful place-ehl-that is
Ito lose your money. After watch
i Ing some players play. roulette. you
would leave the scene with the i'm
preston that money grow on trees.
4 To see a man G beg your pardon) ]
mean to see a gentleman play every
n one OF the thirty-siX numbers on
the table, including zero, by so doing
q winning one TO be sure, bat ~ the
\ same time losing a thousand francs az
a turn. you soon say 10 yuuisct:
"Well, that gentleman no doub. can
\ afford to lose his money But echo
answers that no man can afford 10
lose his mOhes
Then surely the man could not
y have earned all that gold through
the efforts of his yoluminous BRAIN
because he would not throw his
money in such a reckless way. The
bystander becomes inquisitiYe
enough to ask who the player is and
whore he got his money. You hear
that the flow Of this gold is due TO
the good streak Of luck which Provl-
dence has been kind enough TO be-
L stow upon him i'm the form of sprout-
z ing wells of oil.
The big player happens to be a
\ Russian, and truly his nationality pc
fits his attitude toward the table. He
merely happens to Russian the table
and throw his hundred franc gold
pieces in such a haphazard way as tc
put YOU to shame, with your four fNe
france pieces in your hand. You
: merely changed a louis to throw
piece of silver now and then on the
table to feel the sensation of rea
big player.
During one play the big player
played actually every number on th'
table, but overlooked quance tl6)
BY this time I had gracefully dropHeC
into a soft leathered chair and was
beginning o feel important ] noticed
fifteen wasn't being played, and as
lingled my silver five franc piece
rolled to quance and to my i'll for
tune / won. Why to my III fortune
Well 10 be candid with you II mad
a veal live gambler out OF mo fc' III
next half hour resulting with my win
nings all gone, including my remain
ing three silver pieces. But the eA
: citement and pleasure that / receiv
ed in the half hour was we'll wort
the money. that is, their money. Blu
the funniest part Of the perform
ance was the fact that, as | said be
fore the fellow who always sprun
the Russian act played every mum
her. including zero. But he forge
4 fifteen, and ! won It, as the. littl
white ball of fortu.3 gracefully roll
ed into my number.
Well the croupiers were so Dus
shoveling in the gold hundred fran
pieces that they overlooked my do
lar on the winning number which va
waiting to be paid. My silver piec
y was all alone (sung TO the tune
Il the same name Sil vous plaiD and
remained so until 7 pleaded to tn
croupiers to kindly count me OF
thirty-five 0ya france pieces.
Nj Pardon, Monsieur cent fax qulnl
n francs payee quarz, s1l Vous plal
monsieur was all that he said an
7 took it for granted ! mean Il
money, IT'S francs. -,
Then I began the end after |, III
all good Americans lost my none
II again gracefully arose from u
table and all 7 was given was a sml
nv the croupiers with a You're
wise one" expression on their face
n Let me say right here that 1t is wor
anv amount to see the way the Gro
piers of Monte Carlo manipulate Il
3 coin II is a delight to watch thel
The casino is run in such systema
ic wsv that it would benefit any ol
In study their methods Clock wo
is not too good an expression of the
work
We'll all Of that is very nice b
10 lose your money is an altogetn
different story, so as ] left the tai
I resolved with my right hand up tn
n would never again. but what's I
use. That's what they all say
that I may some day return TO MOI