The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-08-17
EWAINUTBEACH
 lAaMONTEaCARLO
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nbacer. and cigarettes for the boys. .sOn4y- a,a nickel a chance and the first marble wins.''
 The cry came from a woman who sprobably had seen 60 summers come and go Her figure was matronly, Ives, and a little more. Her hair Ii twas difficult to tell in the glare of the electric lights as she moved around her little booth under the trees what her hair really was or had been, but two things were certain, there was a suspicious quantity of it and it was desperately red. Her manner was according to the rules of etiquette as laid down in books op that subject in vogue 40 years ago.
 Arranged on shelves back of her were pound cans of coffee. Two pound packages of sugar. Various Kinds of tobacco goods eand some packages of candy. The narrow counter in front of the booth was laid off into 50 numbered squares
 A woman stood in front of it listen ing to the call repeated over and over again with slight variation. Heslta- tion showed in her manner. She or the red hair came over and in a most confidential manner remarked:
 ssReaI Good Cawfee.''
 'Its real good cawfee. I've got candy too," then in a confidence in spiring tone added Its only a nickel 
 Still the woman hesitated.
 Wont the gentlemen try 1t? The Times man obligingly laid his nickel on one of the numbers. The woman who had been hesitadng did the same. The red-haired operator tripped across the booth to a board supported in the middle like a see- saw and pressed down one end. Per haps a score of numbered marbles came rolling down the board, thrown right and left by wire pins, and gath cred together by shaped grove at the end. The madam reached over and lifted the bottom one out and held it up between her thumb and finger. It did not bear the num- Der on which either one of the nic- kels had been laid. Two more nic- kels were laid down; this time on different numbers. Once more the marbles were rolled but with no bet ter success. The woman with a sur prised and chagrined look hurried away.
 Rough Trip
 The reputation or Walnut Beach had come to- the ears of the Times man and he started out to see for himself. Thinking to get seat in the bus he had waited for it at the corner of Middle street and Fairfield avenue but it had standing room only when it reached him; nevertheless he boarded it and stood in the rear holding to grab rail attached to the ceiling. Once it reached Barnum avenue the driver seemed to become possessed of as much eagerness to . reach the beach as his patrons and produced a speed which caused the old bus to roll and pitch like a small boat in a choppy sea. Once when he suddenly swung into the ditch to avoid a collision shipwreck seemed certain but nothing happened except to throw the passengers around like corn in a pepper and the bus went merrily on without slackening it's speed for a second. Around the cor ner at Devon the bus kept at full speed stopping only to take on board =-several firemen in red shirts bound Nor some sort of celebration. The ap- proach to the beach was indicated by a stretch of road about as smooth as a potato patch which did not cause the driver even to hesitate but on we went till he brought up with jerk at the end of the trip.
 When the Times man finally got his balance and looked around after tumbling out of the bus as best he could he found himself on sort of broad walk running up and down be- fore a. long row of booths.
 on closer ne discovered II was the roadbed to MT. Storr's troll ley road which is double tracked at this point, the rusty rails just show ing above the surface.
 Crowds Gather at Counter
 Opposite the booths against a black background of trees was a solid row of parked automobiles. All around him and gathered in punches at the gaming counters of the booths was the crowd in hundreds.
 Unlike most crowds at such places it did not have a Ieisurely amusement seeking air but seemed rather to be bent on business. The reason for this soon became apparent Following along to where tho crowd in front of the gaming tables was tnickest and wedgins his way in he found a grea table on which were spread out quan. titles of market baskets. Some helt potatoes, some were filled with beet, and carrots and cabbage, there were baskets of onions. dozen of green corr smaller baskets of peaches ant pears, rows of watermelons, package. of coffee and various other househo oly commodities. The counter was mark ed off into one hundred and twent, squares and the game was played fo a penny a square. Three or four per sons were needed to run the game make the change, etc. The movin, spirit and probable owner of tn game was an old man in his shirt sleeves and without hat who, putin his hands to the sides of his moutl so they formed sort of megaphone kept up shouting at the crow which ran:
 "Play Penny''
 Play a penny and take 'em away The greatest bargain on earth Fol How the crowd. Only a penny take Fem. The quicker you lay 'em dow the quicker you take 'em ava, Every body is taking them home. N waits we play every minute"
 Half or more of the squares has pennies on them. A girl holds up box of checks for some one in tn crowd to draw from. the number announced.
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