The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-03-05

expressed. Since he did not with
draw his winnings it was assumed
that he would leave them where they
| We're. If he lost he would lose the
whole amount; if he won he would
win five times the sixty or 600 gold
/ pieces.
The direction Make sur bets" was
| given, and the wheel va twirled
! By this time those out the table
had largely lost Interest in their own
| bets in the more absorbing diversion
of watching this reckless player. who
! seemed resolved to risk all on one turn
OF the wheel. The ball ratified louder
/ than ever in the surrounding silence.
/ The hush continued till the croupier an
nounced that the 10 l bet had won
again. then burst forth Il din of ex-
/ CARNATIONS.
! The only impressive person at the
/ table was the winner. lie made no
! sign of excitement, did not extend
| hand toward the gold that was poured
Oh to the table for him to take up.
! The seedy man who was the cause Of
/ all this good fortune had ceased to
/ bet, being apparently intent upon the
person he had befricnded. But his
I features. too. We're concealed the prin-
cip1l one his eyes. being covered by
/ the co!Orcd glasses
/ The eycIamationS Of the onloollor-
Were succeeded by another hush.
| Ccnld it be possible that the winner
wCuld leave what now amounted TO
/ nearly $1,000 of cur money where it
/ wRs, taking the chances again Of los
/ ing all or winning five times the
| am3unt? The silence was broken 10y
/ soft voice coming from the woman
standing behind the object Of al this
/ interest:
Carl hadn't You better take UP
/ some of your wiuningS:'
There was no reply-at least none
! was heard. for at that moment the ball
ratified again
Fog the third time the five to one
| won.
| What was before mingled eXclama-
/ lions was now hUbhub. The heap
| of coiEs would he too large for the
! spot covered. and an ! O L was laid
on the pile. The seedy man sat stolidly
looking ut the man for whom he had
rendered nossibIo those WINNINGS Iut
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| fa+a fm.fbnr
"Oh, Carl" cried the woman behind
/ the gambler. Don't, Please don't
risk it all again"
Rut tba onrool wa. disroo,rdod
| Tho sninna,. Of tho Who'll ,,.oitod , foy,
oonont. L,,+ r,.oi,,i,,,, ~, .i,,,, +I,o+
/ tho ,nona,. a., rho 4ro ~ ono sno+
/ rouId bn ,b,nood tr.irIod II md
oaain tbe cronnia,. In-o,,nrod th,+ ,rn
/ banl, had Io.t
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was noti.ad tbot sba .bridor.d III.
sendy man oprositn arose with hi.
ewes gIuod to the connie bafcrn him
[ Then the woman cave a shriel;
Some one pulled the gamblers hat
off A burst of horror followed the I'M
covering of a face that bore the pallor
of death, eyes that were fixed i'm Il Va
cant stare on the pile of gold before
them. The woman tainted and was
carried out of the room by one party
Of attendants while the dead gambler
was carried out by another. These two
objects of interest having been remov-
ed. q crowd looked about for the
man win Inc ihrtaubare clothes VINO
had IurhlSHed the ori@lhal stake
lie nau uISalpeHrSl.
ME tne excitement the horror
was at IT'S helSht lie WAS iea'lhg the
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