The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-02-02

yOC4NS AHnSlNGrO OhD, OF IN,
" "Goodwood Plunger," az he wa
perhaps better known at tha
L time. had come to Monte Carlo II
very different spirit and In 6
very different state OF mind from any ir
phich he had ever visited the place be-
fore. He had come there for the same
reason that wounded lion. or q poisoned
rat. for that matter. crawls away into 4
corner, that 1t may be alone when II
dies. He stood lea Ming against one OF
the pillars of the Casino with his back to
the moonlight, and with his eyes blink
Ing painfully at the flaming lamps above
the green tables inside, He knew they
would be put out very soon: and as he
had something to do then. he regarde ed
them fxedv with painful earnestness. as
man who is cond smned to die at sun
rise watches through his barred windows
for the first gray light of the morning.
That queer, numb feeling in his head
and the sharp line Of pain between his
eyebrows which had been growing worse
for the last three weeks. was troubling
him more terribly than ever before, and
mis- nerves had thrown of all control
and rlotcd at the base OF his head and
at HIS wrists and jerked and twitched
as though, so it seemed to him. they
were striving to pull the tired body into
pieces and TO set themselves free. He
was wondering whether if ne should
lake his hand from his pocket and touch
his head lie would find that il bad grown
longer. and had turned into a soft
srongy mass which would give beneath
his fingers. lie considered this for some
time, a0d even went so far as 10 half
Withdraw ono hand but thought better
Of 1T and showed II back again as he
considered how much less terrible il was
20 rems lin In doubt than 10 find that this !
phenomenon had actually takon place
The pity OF the whole situation was. !
tnat the boy Was only a boy with ALL his /
mans miserable knowledge OF the world |
and the reason OF II all was, that ne hat |
entirely too much heart and not enough !
money 10 make an unsuccessful gambler |
II he had only been able to lose his CON
science instead OF his money, or even II
lie had kept hts conscience and won. it
is not likely that he would have been
waiting for the lights to go out at Monte
Carlo. But lie had not only lost all of his
money and more besides. which he could
never make up. but he had lost other
Things which meant much more 10 him
now than money. and which could not be
made up or paid back at even usurious
interest. He had not only lost the righ,
10 sit at his fathers table but the right
TO think OF the girl whose place in Surrey
ran next 10 that OF his own people, and
whose lighted window In the north wing
ne had watched on those many dreary
nights when she had been ill., from his
OWN terrace across the trees In the park.
And all he had gained WIS the notoriety
that made him a oyword with decent
people. and the hero OF the race tracks
and the music halls. He WAS no longer
Young Harrlngford, the eldest son Of
the Harringfords OF Surrey" but the
'Gooowood Plunger," 10 whom Fortune
mad made desperate love and had then
Tilted, and Knocked. and overthrow.
AS ne looked back at It now and re-
menabered hinlself as he was then, II
seemed as though he was consid erIng
an entirely distinct and separate per-
sonaSe-e boy OF whom he liked TO think
who mad had strong, healthy ambitions
and sentle tastes. He reviewed Il pas-
as he stood staring At the lights
inside tho Casino, sc clearly as he was
capable Of doing IN his present state and
with miserable interest. How he had
aughed when young Norton told him in
ooyisn confidence that there was a horse
named Siren In his fathers stables which
would win the Goodwood cup; how, hav-
ng gone down to see Norton's people I
when the long vacation began. he had :
seen Siren daily, and had talked of her
until two every morning In the smoking I
room, and had then staid UP two hours :
ater to watch her take her trial spin
over the downs. He remembered how !
hey used to stamp back over the long I
grass wet with dew. comparing watches r
and talking OF the time In Whispers. and I
said good night as the sun broke over
he trees in the park. And then mst !
At this rtrne Of all others, when the horse 7
vas the only interest OF those arouno c
nm, from Lord Norton and his whole I,
down to the youngest stable I
BOY and oldest saffer in tho village, he q
rad come into HIS money !.
And then began the then and stiIl in. '
applicable plunge into gambling. and the
vasering OF greater sums than the owner !
y Siren dared to risk himself the secret I
'acking OF tho horse through comuis-
'ioners all over England. until The boy :
~ his single fortune had brought the I
dds against her from SO to down 10 a
TO O.. Hs recalled. with a thrill that
eened 70 settle hts nerves for the mo- a
neut, the little black specks a. the start .
ng post and the larger specks as the !.
iorses turned the first corner The rest '
II the people on the coach were making Il
great deal Of noise, nc remembered
'ut he, who had more TO lose than any {