Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-02-03


naught." was Shortys answer. "They's
no gettin' away from it 4 bunch is a
hunch Here's how Come on back
Co the table. | got bunch. after
pickin you for winner, that ! can
pick some few numbers myself"
Are you playing n SYSTEM Smoke
asked NJ the end OF ten minutes. when
his partner had dropped 500
From idly watching Smoke became
fascinated. following closely every de
tail Of the game from the whirling OF
the bali TO the making and the paying
OF the bets. He made no plays. how
ever. merely contenting himself with
looking on. Yet so interested was be
that shorty. announcing that he had
had enough. with difficulty drew
Smoke away from the table.
The gamekeeper returned Shorty the
gold sack be had deposited as a ere
dental for playing and with il went a
slip OF paper on which was scrubbed
"Out $500" shorty carried the sack
and the paper across the room and
handed them to the weigher who SAT
behind a large pair of gold scales. Out
of Shorty'S sack he weighed $500
which he poured into the Golfer OF the
house
That bunch Of yours was another
one OF those statistics" Smoke jeered
Il had to play it, didn't /. in order
TO find out?" Shorty retorted
Never mind shorty" Smoke laugh
ed I've got a bunch right now
Shorty's eyes sparkled rs he cried
eagerly: What is it, Kick In an play
II pronto."
Its NOT that kind Shorty Now
what I've got is bunch that some
day I'll work out a system that Will
beat the spots off that table"
SYSTEM shorty groaned then sur
veyed his partner with vast pity
-Smoke. listen to your side kicker am
leave system alone Systems is sur,
losers They amt no lunches in syS
tens"
That's why I like them" Smoke an
swered "A system is smtistical
When you get the right system you
can't lose. and that's the difference be-
tween it and bunch You never
know when the right bunch is gciua
wrong"
But know lot OF systems that
went wrong. an never seen a system
win" Shorty paused and sighed
LOOK here. Smoke. II you're gctt,n
cracked on systems this amt no place
for you. an it's abont time we hit the
trail again
At last. after long hours and day
spent at watching the table. the night
came when Smoke proclaimed that De-
was ready. and shorty glum and pcs
simistic. accompanied his partner to
the Elkhorn Smoke bought stack
of chips and stationed himself az the
gamekeepers end Of the table Again
and again the ball was whired aud
the other players won or lost. but
Smoke did not venture chip. short,
waxed impatient
Buck I'm. buck inl' ne urged Let,
get this funeral over! Got cold tect.'
Smoke shook his head and waited
A dozen plays went by. and then sud
denly be placed ten One-dolar chips Oh
''26 The number won, and the keep.
er paid Smoke $3.50 \ dozen plays
went by. twenty plays and thirty.
when Smoke placed SO ON go" Again
he received $3.50
Its bunch. shorty whispered vo
ciferously in his ear Ride it. ride
it,
Hair m hour went by. during which
Smoke was inactive; then he placed
$40 on 81" and won
"A hunchr' Shorty whispered
Nothing OF the sort" Smoke WINS
pered back IT'S the system isn't
she a dandy
Smoke now altered his play lie Dct
more frequently. with single chips
scattered here and there. and he lost
more often ,han DC won
"Quli d. shuuy advised cash IN
iouvc rung the bullscyr three times.
an your ahead a Thousand You
cant keep u up.
Al this moment the ball started
whlrling. and smoke dropped ten chips
Oh 90" The ball fell into the slot OF
&c. and the keeper again paid him
$3.50
1T you're plumb crazy an got the
immortal cinch bet EN- the limit. +"
shorty said. Put down twenty Eve
next time"
quarter of an hour passed, during
which Smoke won and lost au small