Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1914-01-16

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expressed. Since he did not with
draw his winnings it was assumed
that he would leave them where they
were. If he lost he would lose the
whole amount; If he won he would
win five times the sixty or 300 gold
pieces.
The direction make your bets" was
given, and the wheel was twirled.
By this time those about 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 seyer in the surrounding silence.
The hush continued till the %croupier an
nouneed that the 3 to l bet had won
again, then burst forth a din Of ex-
CARNATIONS.
The only impressive person at the
table was the winner. He made 40
sign of excitement. did not extend a
hand toward the gold that was poured
on 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 befriended. But his
features, too. were concealed, the prin-
cipal one, his eyes. being covered by
the colored glasses.
The ordinations of the onlookers
were succeeded by another hush.
Could it be possible that the winner
would leave what now amounted to
nearly $1,000 of our money where it
was. taking the chances again of los
ing all or winning five times the
amount? The silence was broken by
a soft voice coming from the woman
standing behind the object of all this
interest:
"Carl, hadn't you better take up
some of your winnings?
There was no reply-at least none
was heard, for at that moment the ball
ratified again.
For the third time the five to one
won.
What was before mingled exclama-
lions was now a hubbub. The heap
of coins would be too large for the
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on the pile. The seedy man sat stolidly
looking at the man for whom be had
rendered possible these winnings, but
he made no protest against tempting
fate further.
"Oh, Carli' cried the behind
the gambler. "Don'ti Please don't
risk it all again."
But the appeal was disregarded.
The spinner of the wheel waited a few
moments. but, receiving no sign that
the money on the five to one spot
would be changed, twirled it, and
again the croupier announced that the
bank had lost.
Something like $4,000 had now ac-
crued to the credit of the winner. The
woman behind him put her arms about
his neck, with her face close to his. 1t
was noticed that she shuddered. The
seedy man opposite arose with his
ayes glued to the couple before him.
Then the woman gave a shrek.
Some one pulled the gamblers hat
off. A burst of horror followed the I'M
covering of II face that bore the pallor
of death, eyes that were fixed in a va
cant stare on the pile of gold before
them. The tainted and was
carried our 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, the crowd looked about for the
man with the t%hreadbare clothes who
had furnished the original stake.
He had disappeared.
While the excitement, the horror,
was at its height he was leaving the
gambling hall and, passing u of the
gardens IN which the building stood.
called a cab. got in and to the driver.
who bent down to hear to what point
he wished to be driven, said:
ITO the palace of the grand duke"
Stopping before a door in the rear of
the building the fare turned him
over to a lackey for his pay and hur-
ried upstairs. Entering n of the
apartments, he summoned attendants.
who divested him of his clothes and
handed him others.
"Send for the Count de -" he said.
The Count de - was the prime
minister. In half an hour he appeared
at the palace and was ushered into an
apartment where the grand duke was
awaiting him.
Count" said the latter, Baden
Baden must cease to be a gambling
hell"
The count, astonished, waited an ex-
PLANTATION. The grand duke continued:
Gone of our brightest young men,
Baron Carl Steinforth, whom l have.
intended for a high position, has re-
cently-so l heard-been losing his
patrimony. Knowing that he has fire.
quented the Casino every day and
evening, / went there tonight in dis
guise partly to see him for myself and
partly to look upon what Is going on
there. l was present when he staked
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