The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1915-06-26

the approval Of her friend. who
laughed heartily. The man she was
seated with was a fabby, pink-faced
tlny-eyed individual, his light brown
hair combed smoothly back over his
mead ana 'accentuating lack OF fore
head that he had done better to have
left covered. The second drink was
brought, disposed of in as short order
as the iirst, and the girl again seemed
Trying - '7-suade the tiny-eyed man
across ne hle His waverirg was
gradually lessened as she coaxed, and
he at length got up and followed her
to the wall, alongside that noiseless
door. Her fingers seemed fussing with
something on the wainscoting, when
suddenly the wall slid back as though
on a track.
Inc young man in the far corner of
the room had to steady himself ex,
ceedingly not to betray his surprise
The room on the other side of the wall
was S softly lighted as was the room
In which he sat-but it was busy in
there. without the subdued restraint
Of the dining room. The smoke of in,
Vulnerable cigars and cigarettes made
foggy haze through which was dis.
tinguished a high chair on which a
man sat spinning a softly running
wheel Around him, with tense. eager
faces stood group of men and women
in evening dress watching with fas-
cinated eyes the swiftly rolling ball
At low table in the foreground stood
group of men exctedly watching a
man in an enormous cravat and gar,
tered shirt sleeves shaking a leather
cup out of which rolled clicking trans
parent dice. All this young man at
the table saw at glance, indistinctly
yet COMPREHENSIVE the young
man of the tiny eyes. and the dancing
girl, met by tall stoop-shouldered
man of about thirty, who after a few
words from the girl and a mute, eX-
pressive glance, grasped the young
man cordially by the hand and led
him toward that high-stooled chair on
which the man sat monotonously spin
ming the wheel The girl stepped back
into the dining room, the panel slid
noiselessly into it's place and all was
as, before.
But now some of the diners had
arisen and the panel began an endless
sliding to and fro as they went to join
those in the smoke-hazy room be-
yond.
The girl walked slowly, smiling to
the far end of the room in which the
young man sat. hesitated a moment at
his table, her head poised question
ingly. He arose courteously, and pull
ing out a chair from the table, said,
Wont you sit DOWN."
THANK you"
Twill you have something's"
She smiled her assent and gave her
order to the waiter.
"You dance very beautifully, miss
"Ah. yes, | love to dance" And
then, inapropos. You care to play?"
mo, not tonight"
"The playing is high tonight. The
bankers are hard pushed. 1t seems
as though luck is with the players to-
night Would you like to try
81 don't feel | should win tonight
he answered, laughingly. And. his
lips frightened over his slightly parted
teeth, Il like to win. | like to clean
up. I'll enter the game some other
night" he said, smile turning the
corners of his mouth. Il shall come
again, probably very soon, and when
do, guarantee you I'll make clean
sweep Of It,"
Eyes, of course" she said YEARLY.
She had heard that tone Of surety
many times before.
ne rose and she followed.
Good night she said smiling.
Good night"
He took his things from the waiter
and as he started to go turned anu
said II shall see you again.
She bowed and moved OF, as ne
turned and made his way toward the
low door of noseless hinges.
II.
eft seems almost incredible, l
know-especially at time when the
lid is generally supposed TO De
screwed on tight, Mr.. Bell, but there
is a gambling joint in this city rlght
in the heart of the white light as
trict, that is running wide open "
those who are in the know Roulette
wheel. dice, cards, everything! l was
there myself. last night-saw II all
with my own eyes. The police must
be fixed or they'd be onto that LOOKOUT
on the street-they probably get