The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-11-24

did notice, however, faro-layout and hazard
board, but as no was playing at either, my eye
along tho middle of the room, Some ten or dozen
men IN evening clothes were gathered watching with
on tho table, nothing but piles of chips of various de-
nominations Another thing that surprised mo as
players anything but the feverish, haggard gaze
| had expected. In fact, they were sleek, wel;fed'
the noticeable in dress and carrying their ayorduPos
as if life was all easy game with them Most of them
There tragedies; tho tragedies elsewhere
in their offices, homes in the courts anywhere,
but not here at the club Here all was life light and
laughter
As we advanced, We heard only the rattle of the
Of the spinner s'Twenty,tbree black Eight red
Seventeen, black, 1t was almost like the boys in
brokers' office calling off the quotations of the ticker
Leaning forward, almost oblivious to the rest
Percival DeLong, tall, 1.-the handsome young man,
whose boyish face i'll comported with tho marks of
dissipation clearly outlined on it Such boy, il
possible plays of football of evening in the field
house after his dinner the training table rather than
the possible gyratious of the little platinum ball
the E6ssi .h ,n,, no exclaimed =. ,7,, ,nn.,r.a
4 Hebrew banker sakcd a pile of chips on the
"17i' to come up a third time mqrmur of applause
his through the circle DcLong hesitatcd,
who thought, Seventeen has come out twice
the odds against its coming again are too great, even
stake HI placed his next bet another number.
'fHo's playing Lord Rosslyn's system, tonight =
The wheel spun, the ball rolled and the croupier
called again. Seventeen, black. - tremor of
citemeut through the crowd. 1t was almost un.
precedentcd.
DoLong with stifed oath leaned back and scanned
the faces about the table
And ~ has precisely the same chance Of turning
up in the next spin If it had not already had
1t Kennedy. The roulette table needs no in
PRODUCTION when curious sequences are aoot Al! are
friends.
cd my friend, be excused himself reluctantly for
another appointment - But no trge gambler viii be
All eyes turned on Kennedy. who made
gesture OF polite depreciation. if the remark Of nv
friend true bUt-he nonchalantly placed his chips
'sTbe odds against ~ appearing four consecutive
times some millions, ne went on, and yet, hav.
ing appeared three times it Is Just likely to appcur
again before, It is the usual practice to avoid
number that has had run, on the theory that some
would be the case if it were drawing balls from
bagfull of red and black balls-the more red ones
drawn the smaller the chance OF drawing another red
Que But If the balls arc put back in the bay after
being drawn the chances of drawing Il red after
''You talk like professor had at the university
calculated DcIorg contcmptuousIy Craig finished
his disqusition the practical aibility Of heoreti
avoided the II. as we'll as the black.
The wheel spun again; the ball rolled. The knot Of
spectators around the table watched with bsted breath
Seventeen won.
As Kennedy piled up his winnings suporciljously.
without the appearance of triumph. man behind
me whispered, " foreign ncbleman with system
watch him
''Non, monsieur said Kennedy, quickly, having
overheard the remark - no system, sir There Is only
system of which l know ~
'What!'' asked DeLon2 eagerly.
Kennedy staked a large sum on the red 70 win The
played again. and again lost With amazing calmpess
Craig kept right doubling.
''The martingae, heard the man whisper behind
me. ''In other words double or quit. -
Kcnncdy was in for some hundreds sum that
was sufficiently large for him but he doubled again.