The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1918-08-09
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acndoa- There IN 4 mMn iivsas In
fstfrensrnt In oae Of thees has. up-
stsndias old Jseoeesn maaor hesssn,
ut nfty nslss tren Lcnaon q acdel
coaatry Squire. popalar with his ten.
aatA . thoroaxkxainx sportsman. who
rsd~s To hoaads most reilsteasiy and
sntertalns on thu mos, lavish &nale.
He can afford II. Ills annaai lneome
n somewhere In tho sisAa.eco slns. Yet
before the war this particular naaa
has.n': penny to hIs anaae
Yne srrr~t u hts ~stsessss.aasay asaSs
cess lay tn quiet. ssasnptanasly fur.
atshed hack rooass Ia aaist. eesaAsres'
place hoases In those sotaher streets
shss nestle Ia aad areaad Mayfair,
Chesnsn de fer. poker, faro. seustiass
4 roulette wheei. aud tho silded sdlers
VI cid British srlssecruey woaid BE-
swarus.ag round like moths about
candle. They s~esn 10 have m
insaisise sense for such places.
these folk. Where the average
man woaid pass by without cam'
neat, they nedsa oae's elbow and
whisper. That's old No. and,so's pamces
if .srnr yon feei Inclined for A. quiet
6utter"~-that notorious 'enies fiattrs
slxulfssHx aaytAiax frvn . Eve paand
note 10 500 " sc.
Amrng this select coterie are men
and womea ~ doubtful nationality
who n,ake best Use ~ their business
for extracting Information III their
marw highly connected clientele. THIS
was proved In The case of a recent
raid. where the woman prvprtrsef @as
discovered 10 be an aren't Ia German
a=y. Thus they attain double Cd
sees
Women Wsfss Than tbs Men.
Eut there is also another class who
frequrui these places Manufacturers
frum psovtacial taantsisn districts.
nashed With their new aud easily wen
fortunes. and wishing 10 ke Ia the 40
ciai swim. run hiindiy into these urll.
halted traps Perhaps their unpleas-
ant experience gives them wisdom,
They never repeat the performance,
They helong to tina, eternal type which
thinks II can beat the thief at his ewn
game They are gamblers for the ame
reasoa tina, drugtakers ana sipsomani.
aes are what they are. They can't
help II.
The women ere verse even than thu
men. At least a. per cent more u ne
other SEX favor the green table, They
take their gambling seriously -~deati
seriously: III tfrra+ h sa.As.s ~ sshs
sporting element os the affair: It In
custhro&t business Of pay and receive,
Onr~ woman II seired With the
gambling bug nothing On earth can
bold her II II the nrxt step Of the
many grcn, tragedies Of NE
Tragedy Of m Avistof's Wts.
Perhaps one NJ the most tragic In
Stances Of this nature was that III tbs
wife Of commander In the British ss.
Ing ccrps. Prior to the war hn was \
member AZ the stock exchange and
they lived In a quiet village m miles
from London. When he joincd the cob
ors they soId their hasne and the wife
WEI, to Ilye IN tewn--tn q tiny nat In
Knixhtsbrs,igc, Shs WAS little more
than q child. and 4 chsrminr'y un~o~
pAistieated sne nj that. 30 fen easy
virtim ID the gamblers wiiex. VI"
They got hold Of her through the
matrrv dnotsl Of The r~Saurans she
FREQ ncn,eG--even tho smartest nsi,r~s
d'hc,sl and head walters arr scene
tlmss. though unwittingly, the instru.
men,s at the cogfvderatss who 80 10
the restaurants as part Of their daily
business to ges d, the lonely naen ard
women with money who are to he dis
covered 10 every London hotel. one
day a charming wonap os distinguished
appearance stroll~d over TO her table
with a polite request tn share X With
bee. Ccasrnt was readily Esvsa, and
they rot Into Conversation.
The welccm< strsnges srsrpmthixed
with her .cceliness, and fnsah~d by In
vstins bee 10 dainty maiscnetfe Cd
Park lane. After dinner cards were
c~ednc~d. And the fleeing had begun. |
Ry The time her husband IVES able 10
fet snrre On ies~e and rescue hss the |
woman Rad been robbed Of |
the best part cf s.n.ano
orpsAirs1 Lite . Company. |
That Ia only oas es the httltiar' /.
ea1&ayed. This inssrna ticaal !
Eans its Sxrass cover every city and |
large tewn in tire wnrsh--sven Ia the /
enemy rcnntrs@-~-is organize. like 4
remraay. co profit -sharsax haxlx
There sre trusted agents ~ every ror1.
fashion cSgte7 snd hfrA risss health |
-w~srt. II II the business as these
agents. 10 i've In priecsiy r.se. graz |
assly warmlsg their way iato the ene /
sdeaee Of the Hesah1es Ct the locality. /
irving full detailed EFFORTS at their
uscreneats and has.ness sraRacssaas
10 a general headquarters. |
When nseneyess MAJ OF wromAn !
eets cot frsua ene crsrt-y ts sfoshes
IL agent 81 m. peri ~ srsaarkssf.s
xfrvs full yssrtircsarx IL hss--ar boz
ecssresA svafsaAAe rxrsf~s saA sGsssd.
NJ Essrisi @; visit - his s~afeee-sfe
~ tss neAss eas The sscfiss y sad
sw-a .na aey~c@Sssa 90 shs sr.in.
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