The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1914-03-04
An American
Lady Of Lyons
By RUTH GRAHAM

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| Something similar happened recently il
Paris to Betsy Baker of South Dakota.
/ Betsy. who hadn't much idea Of
| prOprietieS except such as she had
| learned in Dakota, went abroad all by
| herself and. rather liking Nice, spent
| q good deal Of time there. She fen
| in with some very nice persons and
! some who were not very nice They
We're all pretty much the same to
Betsy-at least, they appeared to be
for she seemed to have no power Of
| discrimination between classes.
Two young Parisians. Jacques eau
| tier and Edmond Villiers. comparing
| notes, discovered that they had both
| proposed to Miss Baker and had been
| turned down. Whether or not they had
| seen the Lady of Lyons" played and
| taken their enc from it doesn't appear
| but they concluded to fOiSt a spurious
nobleman on Betsy. They selected
| crOupier at a gambling house who had
| found his employment on account of d
very distinguished appearance and
| mellifluOus voice. the latter being
| advantageOu in calling upon players
| to make their bets and the winning
numbers They introduced him to Bet
sy as Count CharbOulier, Il member OF
| one of the oldest families in France.
1t is quite possible that had Betsy
been fancy free the crOupier might
| have deceived her as to his real posi-
| ton and won her; but, unfortunately
for the plan. she was already pledged
| to Jack Rowland, young New Yorker,
| who had taken a fancy to ranchins
and had spent much of his time on his
| property IL the neighbOrhOOd of Bet
| sy's home in Dakota. He had fallen
desperately in love with her, and, while
| aware of the fact that she was not Of
the conventional type of girl to whom
he had been accustomed in the east, he
was only too happy when she consent
ed to marry him. She therefore re
| fused the cTOupier, and since be had
nothing to gain by persistence and
must have living he went over to
Monte Carlo. where he had been em-
| pIoyed before being introduced to Bet
sy. and resumed his calling.
HOwland joined his fancee ut Nicp.
| and the two made a trip to Monte
Carlo. where they saw the bogus count
| presiding 1T the gaming table. Betsy
| recognized him at once and told her
lover of the trick that had been played
on her by the Messrs. Gautier and
| Viliers.
That's the best joke | ever expert
enced." she said. laughing merrily.
Joke! YOu don't call such vii
famous scheme Il joke"
OF course | do. But | must get it
back on them. Let me see. How shalt
l manage it?''
For heavens sake I'd let them
alone
Not till 1 have paid them in their
own coin
| Leaning on her lovers arm, Betsy
approached the crOupier, giving his
monotonous call: Make your bets
Make your bets. Red or black?"
How do. COUNT" she said.
The crOupier looked up and. seeing
her. turned red as Il cocks comb.
Come and see me. count"
The man booked rs if he would break
for the door but made NO reply.
Come tomorrow morning at ~
O'Clock Don't fail NE. You have
nothing to fear and something to earn
quite easily
The next morning Antoine Boyer
which was his real name. presented
himself to Betsy and was offered 1000
francs to ala her i'm turning the tables
on the men who had introduced him To
her Returning to Nice. she sent word
to Gautier and VillierS that if they
would come and see her she would in
troduce them to her fiance. They. be
ing ignorant of what had recently
TRANSFERRED. wondered if their game had
succeeded Repairing tu Miss Bakers
hotel. they found her with an Ameri
can. whom she introduced to them.
and the crOupier.
You know the count of course. and
there is no use for ME to make YOU ac-
quainted Count. stand up there and
exhibit your fine voice To the gentle
men,"
Boyer arose and. posing himself. be
gan to make the calls pertaining to a
roulette table. The two cOnspiratOrs
looked at each other in CONSERVATION.
There was no mistaking the sOnOrOuS
singsong manner i'm which the prOfes-
sional makes these calls. When be
had gone over the same routine several
times Betsy turned to Gautier and vii
Tiers and said:
II promised to present you to my
fiance This is he-Mr. Rowland. from
America
| They bowed in constrained manner
to Mr.. Rowland and appeared at the
same time to be looking for an exit.
Gentlemen" said Rowland impa-
tiently. I'VE have had enough of this
farce. have yielded reluctantly to
Miss Bakers desire to pay you for
your iaS.ardly trick in her own way.
A good cowhiding would have been
more appropriate. You needn't remain
any longer. and 1 recommend that you
both keep out of my way lest / give
you punishment more in keeping with
your deserts"
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