The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-06-09

that. wonderful tribunal, Aliens people
received a full report of the affair within
three days 1t was quite evident, there
fore. that the object of the conspiracy
was to injure Allen, not In the eyes of
a damsel of no Importance. but in those
OF his relations.
After moments hesitation ! gave up
my intention TO send for Allen b TO
ask him whether he knew Harold W
or Edward k, who, as 1 mad good
reason to believe, were one and the same
person. I felt confident 1 was on the
right trail, and decided to start opera
tions that very night,
In the course of my career / remember
having only twice assumed a disguise.
and this was one of the occasions. / do
not aspire to rival M Gemier or Mr.
Beerbohm Tree In the art of making ones
touches about the eyes, the nose. with q
dark wig and dyed eyebrows, / felt pretty
safe as I issued forth TO enter the
enemy's camp.
1 was no longer M, Goron of the de-
tective police, but NJ Achille Huard
boot manufacturer at Limoges and l
had taken the precaution of sending
note, to one of my friends-who kept a
him to say, In reply to any inquiries,
that NJ Huard. respectfully known In
Limoges, was staying there. That gen
tleman had died the year before, but as
l happened 10 have one OF his cards,
took the liberty of borrowing his name.
At 10 o'clock in the evening pre-
Maubeuge AS expected. was In
formed that only members had a right
TO enter; but the doorkeeper took my
card. after which a gentleman came
me for my address and, apparently salts
fled with my appearance, remarked that
could join as n country member:
1T is not quite regular" he said, 'for
introduced; but. as you do not reside in
Paris. and intend TO return soon to
Limoges, we will allow you TO come In
now, on payment Of the entrance fee: You
must be duly proposed and seconded"
I knew the old story; l had heard 1T
before,
where, around a long table. covered with
green baize, dozen persons were seated,
I looked about me. 1t was still early
and the business OF the evening. had not
begun The players We're OF the ordi-
nary type The majority OF them were
pigeons ready 10 be plucked, the rest
bore the undeniable stamp OF the pro-
fessional gambler; Ny. attention, how
ever, was centered on the croupier.
Few people-even those in the. habit
Of risking their money In fashionable
ing places-have a remote Idea of the
| important post this official holds. With
Il long. flat. wooden scoop-something
like cricket bat-he rakes in the coun-
ters from the losers, and pays the WIN
ming side
In great clubs these men are carefully
watched to avoid any trickery; but in
the small gambling dens their role la al
together a different one. When some
one opens one OF those dens. which. be-
Ing clubs. can be raided only with diff
Guilty. the croupier becomes his partner.
Both are bent on robbery.
II the proprietor-always profess
sional sharper-takes the bank, he will
cheat the players by series OF tricks,
When, however. a guileIess stranger acts
as banker, tho croupier' s role comes In;
for. while he rakes In the money for the
banker. a portion of It disappears into
his pockets In manner which only the
most expert eye can detect.
And 1t is for this reason that. in all
are used. Some Of these counters repre-
sent as much as five hundred and even
one thousand francs each; and | have
francs and more have been stolen in one
night. At the close Of the evening the
proceeds OF the robbery are divided be-
tween the proprietor and his croupier-
For the benefit of the uninItlated. 1
will explain the principles OF the game;
The PLAYERS sit on tho right and left
OF the banker. who has several complete
packs of cards in front OF him. When
the players have staked their money.
the banker deals one card to the right.
one card to the left. and one To himself.
fIo repeats this operation.
One of the PLAYERS on either side of
the banker takes up the cards and plays
them against the banker for his side OF
the table,
The object OF the game Is to score nine
mot more--or near that number as
possible-with the two cards; third
card can be had " desired. Court cards
and tens are valueless- If the total OF
the spots comes to more than ten. ten
must be deducted,
II the bankers score is below that OF
the players he loses, II above. he wins
Slowly the room began 10 fill, and to-
ward half past eleven a tall. thin sshar