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

home; tell him
"you do not understand, he has not lost.
he has won. He has Won. oh, SO many
rolls OF money. but he will not stop. Do
you not see? He has Won as much az
wo could earn in many monlns-in many
years, sir, by saving and working, oh.
so very hard! And now l,c risks it again,
and I cannot force him away. But II
you. SIR if you would tell him how
great the chances are against him. II
you who know would tell him how fool
ish ne is not TO be content with what
he has. he would listen. He says TO me,
red and fierce: he Is imbetile with the
sight of the money, but he will listen to
q. grand gentleman Ike you. He thinks
to buy another third from old Carbut
him"
"oh. yes" said tho cioodwood Plunger,
nodding, Il see now. You want me 10
take him away so that he can keep
him He will not listen 10 me. You know;
have no right 10 interfere
lie turned away Iuobing his hand hand
that this woman would leave him by him
self.
"Ah. but, sir, cried the girl. desper-
ately. and touching his coat. "you who
are SO fortunate, and so. rich; and OF the
great world. you cannot feel What this
Is to me. To have my own little shop
and TO be free. and not 10 slave and
burn with the pain. Speak TO him, sir:
all, speak to him. 1t is so easy q thing
to do, and he will listen to you
The Goodwood PIunger turned again
abruptly. Where Is he?" he said. Point
him out to me-
The woman ran ahead. with murmur
of gratitude, to the open door and pointed
to where her husband wac standing
leaning over and placing some money on
one OF the tables. He was A handsome
young Frenchman, as bourgeois az mis-
-ll-Ix, .-.,t
In the self-contained air Of the place
and IN contrast with the silence OF the
great hail he seemed even more conspic-
uously out OF place. The Plunger touched
showed Tire hand off impatiently and
without looking around The Plunger
touched him again and forced him 10 turn
weir said the F'renchman, quickly
"well?'
Madame. your wife" said Cecil, with
the grave .PolIteness OF an old man. has
done me the honor to take me into her
confidence, She tells me that YOU have
won q great deal OF money: that you
could put 1t TO. good use at home. and
debt. and all that sort OF trouble. You
are quite right IL YOU say il is no con-
cern OF mine. 1t is not, But really, you
know there is a great deal OF sense IN
what she wants. and YOU have apparent
" already Won n large sum.
The Frenchman was vIslbly surprised
at this approach. he paused for sec
ond or two In some doubt. and even awe.
for the disinherted ono carried the mark
Of a parsonage OF consideration and of
one whose position Is secure: Then he
gave a short. unmirthful laugh.
You are most kind, sir" he said with
mock pollteness and with an. impatient
shrug But madame, my wife. has not
done we'll 10 Interest stranger In THIS
affair. which as you say. concerns You
He turned to the table again with
defiant sHagrer of Independence and
rlaced two rolls OF money upon the cloth,
casting at the same moment childish
look OF dlspleasure his wife. You
see'' said the Plunser. with a depreca-
tory turning out of his hands. But there
was so much grief on the the girrs face tna1 od
touched his arm Fre could not tell why
he was go interested In these two. lie
had witnessed many such scenes before.
and they had not affected him In any
way except to make him move out Of hear
ing But the same dumb numbness in
his head. which made so many things
seem possible that should have been ter
rlble even 60 think npon, made him stub
born and unreasonable over this. He
felt intuitively-it could not be said that
nc tlought-that the woman was right
him again by the arm. and said sharply
this time.
Come away: Do you near: You are
acting foolishly."
and the Frenclman with a boyish CUR
gle OF pleasure raked In his winnings
with his two hands, and then turned
with happy, triumphant laugh TO his
wife 1t Is not easy to convince man
that he is making a fool OF himself
when he is winning some hundred francs
every two minutes. His silent argu-
answer But the Plunger did not re-
gard this in the least.
"Do you hear me-" he. said in the
same manner with which he would have
spoken to d groom. Come away"
Again the Frcnchman tossed off his
hand, this time with an eNecration, and
,n the red; and again the red won,
My God" cried the girl running her
'ingers over the rolls on the table, che
las won half of the 10000 francs Oh
sir, stop him, stop him. she cried.
Take him away"
DO you hear mo-" cried the P1unger,
excited 10 a degree OF utter self f-forget-
Gness !i.In; az and carried carrie t beyond himself
Take away your. hand" whispered the
-ounr Frenchnian fiercely, Sec. I shall
yin it all; In one grand coup l shall win
all ] shall win five years pay In one
He swept all OF the money forward on
he red and threw himself over the table
o see the wheel.
What, confound you!" whispered the
Isk II with some reason You can't
lay all that money; they won't take II,
ix thousa nd francs is the limit unless,' |
e ran on quickly. ''you divide the $4,000
-ancs among the three Of us. You un-
erstand, 5000 francs Is ALL that any one
erson can play; but II you give !
900 to me. and 1000 to your wife and
eep 5000 yourself, we can each chance
: You can back the red IL you Ike.
our wife shall put her money or the |
umhers coming up below eighteen, and /
will back the odd. In that way you !
land to win $4,000 francs n our COM
natlon wins, and you lose less than II 7
ou simply back the color. Do you under I
NO" cried the Treuchman. reaching .
'r the piles Of money which the Piunger q
ad divided rapidly into. three parts, '
IN the red, all on the red'" h
GOOD heavens. mani" cried the
lunser. bitterly. 81 may not know b
uch but you should allow me to un- 3
>rstand this dirty business" He y
.usht the Frenchman ny the wrists. u
ID the young man. more Impressed
lrh the strange look on the boys lace 81
an by his physical force. stood still. y