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mason's yard. A taxicab waited
there. Garth maneuvered so that he
had seat by the window. He let
his hand. winch clenched the piece OF
paper. danGle through. Such police.
men as he saw were Indifferent until
crossing l2ith street he noticed one
who looked straight at the cab. He
let the paper flutter from his fingers
hut did rot dare glance back to see
if the policeman had picked it up.
The cab halted in dark side street
off Lexington avenue. They alishted
and walked with an unconcern that
surprised Garth to the servants en-
trance of a large house. This Nora
unlocked. They entered and waited
in the alley while one by one the
four from the boat slipped in.
Garth understood what these num-
hers meant. In order that Nora.
George and he might accomplish
their task undisturbcd, these men
would bear to each inmate of the
house chlornform, or. under ncccs-
sity. something more permanently
silencinE.
When Nora had unlocked the house
door he found himself brushing
against her in the hall. Then h" was
flung into a stealthy. sure and dread
full whirlpool of action. He heard
feline movements on tho stairs. IA
muff1ed thud in the darkness ahead.
from the second floor a shrill cry.
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has been obliged to permit a rake
off" Of 10 yer cent on every bank.
II does not attract at all like Monte
Carlo.
Baecarat is supposedly club game.
To keep up the club illusion. club dues
from 60 to 100 francs are demanded.
though you play but for a single even
ing. Passports are requisite. and a
certain Smartness Of dress and bearing
--alp1 to keep up the club pretense.
Bacarrat also is Played with players
money only. You find no certain
bank" to play against Either the
Ghemin-de-fer box passes and each
player in turn is temporary banker. or.
at baccarat proper. the hottest sport
rI oduces the biggest bank roll and is
banker until he gets enough of it. At
10 pm. there may be "A big game. while
u. II pm. not half the players may he
able To get action. The establishment
just rakes off its commission.
In public gambling. Styl le Monte Car
10. the establishment" corporation.
holds the bank with unlimited capital
against all comerS. Its sure profits
c'zern' and the refaiD do not exceed
las per cent on simple ChanceS-at
which price you can buy insurance
against them This moderation makes
great attraction. The motto is big
aIeS and small profits SO. by doing
business. not in sea sons" only. but the
year around. Monte Carlo. for 1919. de
rIared dividends on 54.O00.000 francs
earnings above all expenses. What its
undeclared gains We're. no outsider
may know. not even stockholders.
Monaco is a prIncIpallty.
Here is real temptation to needy
European governments. the big annual |
contributions; of the consortium plus
the money spending public, which the
public tables draw.
DELGItM is heroic. but it is not
- certain how long Belgium will re-
main heroic. Up to 1913 the public
tables of Spa. Namur and Ostend
brought great revenues and prosperity.
They even took off, the zero advan-
tage at certain hours of the day, as an
''attraction,' so that system players
really had a chance in theory. Then
Belgium. in a moral wave. suppressed
the public gambling. The war fol-
lowed. and now they need all kinds of
money.
| passed through Eamur last sum-
mer. The magnificent casino stood
lamentahle by the riverside. And citi-
Zens were mourning: If we only had
our roulette back"
Scarcely a tourist stopped at Eamur
Il. st summer Strangers merely NaSSed
through. oftenest on business. Yet
formerly Eamur was gay. bright,
charming.
Rumania had a great gambling con-
cession before the war. 1t has been
started again. stopped. and doubtless
will be started once more in full blast
next summer. 1t means prosperity for
those Rumanan baths-a national
temptation.
And even Italy has closed it's gov
ernmental eyes this summer to the
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THE GRAY MASK

ago. when you first came. I never
dreamed man could make even that
much difference to me again"
She sat down. hiding her face.
Later-I don't know. How can
tell? How can anybody"
She arose She spoke wistfully.
Then, goodbye. Jim. And you'll
try to understand? Maybe you'll come
to see me Just the same when you
get back"
When / get back" he said
Garth waited at the end of the
bridge above Garrison. 1t was dark.
AT a short distance two men smoked
and chatted. They had withdrawn
themselves in response to Garths s
moodiness. He fancied they discussed
him as one already dead.
A whistle shrieked. The hills rum
bled. Flinging their cigars in the
water. the men rejoined Garth. He
slipped the mask from his pocket and
secreted his features behind its gray
protection
The train dashed across the bridge.
sparks grinding from its wheels
When it stopped. painting sulIenly. the
two men Sprang aboard. Garth watch
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4 Detective Story BY Wadsuorth Camp

a successful climax. This anguish
too. he must suffer.
Nora. however. was protecting her
lips.
You promised--'' George began
Il said if YOU had that much nervc
Bu; know YOU haven't Even if YOU
had croaked him You wouldn't dar.
aCkn ledge il here. Why. George
you're kneeling where he lay"
What difference does that make ?
I'm knecling to you. And let Slim
rave I'll give You your price. You
needn't he ashamed to kiss me. Nora
jumped me from behind that sofa.
and let him have tn" knife"
He raised his lips cNp"ctantly.
Garth didn't understand at first. II.
only realized with a savage JOY that
their lips did not touch. Yet he qlles-
toned why the big man. instead of
answering the temptation of that
mouth half-opcn and inviting. droop-
ed backward until he lay stretched
on the floor.
. GEORGES cry in his ears aroused
him. and he saw, in tn" rccling
drunken shaft of light. that blood
flowed and Joined the ancient stain in
the carpet.
He arns. He knew what that
scream would unloosc upon them.
Sprinsing backward. n" graspcd
the handle of the safe and opened the
doors.
Nora" he whispered. come here -
He snapped off the light. Grasping
her hand. h" seated himself on III"
floor with his back to the open safe.
II" drew her down.
wv hv"" Sh" asked.
They will be here" he said. There
is no way out except through that
door which th..N will use. II is Sa!.r
to wait here. Why don't they come 80
He felt the quick shaking of her
body.
Il know what | hav" done she
aid "w hat | hav" done to YOU
q understand Il little" he answered,
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over the PROSTATE figure OF George
The man breathed. The wound was
in the shoulder and appeared OF
little real consequence. He straight
ened To find the inspector standing
over him with a look of pleasur~. it
hurt Garth To think Of that express
sion's Vanishing for one % unhehef
and revolt
This fellow will stand his tSA-'
he said. For the murder - so.
kridel. II was here. you know.
The :-:1,,.-:nr puffed.
earth. I'm proud Of you.
His eye caught the figure Of Nora
crouched agains; thu safe. His voice
grew hard and huSiness-like.
Bring that woman here.
Slim. hound and AT the door.
laughed.
nrn, G,r,h ErasrHd the '"snTStoT's so,har som
about her. Let her go.
But the inspector strode 10 IN"
safe. raised Nora. and drew her hands
from her face.
He sasped and leaned heavily
appeared old
I'm tcll YOU" Garth cried You
have to thank Nora as much ms.
That is. we put il over together, !;
WAS "A winning combination, but w"
didn't have the nerve 10 put you
wise
The color rushed back TO Nora's
cheeks. but the inspectors face did
not alter. He looked doubt fully from
one to the other. At last he seemed
20 gather his emotion in volley Of
wrath for Garth.
You dra acE"d a woman in this.
You ought to hr h"rSewhinoed. Drag
cinc my daughter into this hell"
Garth took tn" girls hand
Cheer up. chief" he said be
cause il You and she would only let
me I'd drag her into lot worse than
that"
He turned to her auNiouSly Their
We're tears in her eyes, He questioned
if they had sprung from pity for him.
She touched his hand. He looked
away, for the quick pressure "N-
pressed only thanks. and friendship
troubled 10y his persistence.
Copvricht. 1921
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| heavy roulette game which sprung up
! in 1919 at Campione. just ACROSS the
| Swiss frontier-t0 the rage of the
! Swiss who saw a thousand tourists
! slipping over Switzerland has had a
mighty moral conflict. The anti
/ Gamblin: party has won all along the
! line.
/ At Monte Carlo the dead season
| is now beginning.
+, Alas. the name has sinister appro-
; priatenesS. though the casino remains
very much alive to new and different
business.
The public. now. is different from
! the three cateGories Of the brilliant
Writer season proper. drawn up by
! that old Specialist. Sir Frederic Treves
-"rich men, fools and for-the -fun-of
/ the things.
! The latter category is hard To define.
! II includes nearly all tourists and
short term visitors who want TO try
; it" and all those who bet ii little "h. =
cause were at Mont. Carlo. Many
win--and many lose ii back again.
IN. majority lose. not very much
each one. perhaps. and yet their total
contributions make a SenSi bic part OF
i Monte Carlos profits. As for the rest.
the fool will not accept advice. and
the rich man does not need it: so the
game goes on Thus Sir Frederic
sums up the winter. when ."nce it
! is understood that. in th" long run.
the tables must win and dc win. then
let the poor man he advised"
These dead season players are not
poor They're worse. They're neither
rich nor fools. They're heeled-and
desperate. These silent. correct visit
ors with thousands in their pockets
come from every part of Europe on
a last hope. They are business men on
The eds/ of bankruptcy. They are
honest men who have. had heavy
lpSSnS hV he They nrpfeS-
sors and army men WHO have dhapi
dated their wives dot. They are trust
I'd officials and employees who are
short in their accounts. They are no.
tarits and executors who have made
bad stock exchange investments. Here
is the quick chance-hcadS or tails.
1t is more honest than the stock eX-
change. more tiger and less snake.
X = :;
THREE days ago such a party won
AT single turn of the roulette
wheel. $1,000 francs. The maximum
bet. at roulette. it should be explain
ed, is 5000 francs, i. T.. YOU may not
lay any larger single stake than will
produce that sum. But. having staked
the limit on ii number. column. or
whatever, nothing prevents your
stalking other maximum producing
bets on as many other chances as you
please. T4sfs man had spread his chips
largely-and The whole combination
won for him. He was so fiuStered that
he overlooked a win of 5000 francs
And. observe. like Scrupulous bank
clerks with "a fiustered lady customer,
those employees of the casino raked
his every stack in for him. like Shep-
herd herdng lambs, and pushed them
up in one big pile beneath his nose.
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He got fresh with the girl" Garth
answered
Slim waited. taking in the details
Of the tablcau.
You're blufting simmons" he
rdsI zaid at AT last, last, nInns Inn after facts nov"
He raised his revolver. aiming at
Garth'S body. Nora gave little
cry. Garth laughed.
You don't quite understand. he
answered slowly. and YOU re- usually
50 obscrvant. Slim. Look around.
The safe is uren behind us. Your
bullets would clip through Nora and
me into those SjckS of Army destroy
erS What then" SO YOU wont be
surprised when take my hands
down"
He lowered them. He took his own
revolver from his pocket.
But he went on: there's moth
ing behind YOU but steel wall. and
If one of you comes a step closer I'll
shoot.
He snatched the mask from his
face. and took a police whistle from
his pocket. He raised it to his lips
He blew a cali which he felt would
penetrate beyond these steel walls.
He laughed outright.
NO more fighting in the dark
Thank God" The four men stared
with the helnless rage. the a ba andoned
suffering of shared animals
X
GARTH wondered if relief would
~ ever come. He was afraid that
the slip of fraycd white paper must
nave gone astray. Otherwise it seem
cd TO him, it would have brought
help even before he had sounded his
Shrill alarm.
Then he heard a tramping in the
house a struggle out side the door. a
voice whose roar betrayed excitement
and trilnph.
w heIo Garth"
The door filled with men in uni
form.
Nora covered her face with her
hands and turned away. With a
start Cart h graSprd the reason. Plan
ming vaguely. n" aroS" and leaned
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couldn't recognize him behind the
mask
Whole force at your heels. Nora
the leader asked gently.
NO" she said but it might he
tramping on the dock without your
guessing it. Listen. Slim. There's A
bull here. There's cop with his
hand at your throat. It's straight
From your father?
She nodaed.
"How ~
Il don't know" she said. but he
was sure he'd have stool with you
tonight. He's tried 80 long | know
he wasn't bra agging. Slim, We can't
trip up now. I've worked too hard
You've told me what mess YOU made
last time. when that COP. kridel. was
croaked. Where will we be if any
thing like that's pulled again?'
The girl glanced rapidly around.
Then. advancing steadily. shc raised
her hand and pointed Al Garth She
spoke evenly.
Who could il be hut this man that
hides his face" TIL. res no doubt
about the res: of YOU. You only have
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No light fingered party in the public
touched a single sleeper.
Aye. they took care OF him. like big
brothers.
The man seemed almost suffocated
Shortly. he arcs. recovered. W..
could see implacable will power fore
, ing him. He took his total winnings.
! more than $4,000 francs. to one of the
trenta ct quarante tables. He easily
found a seat. This game. which is NOT
so popular roulette. has ths adyanta-r
of Il l2.0a0 francs maximum and only
simple chances-like heads or tails
two al a time. if you desire. red-black
and couleur- inverse Never mind how
il is dealt, in TWO rows. under all
eyes from monster pack of cards
six packs in one. Few players take
the trouble to follow the count and
know why. red loses. color wins"
etc They know that il is all riGh:
and that there are always some who
count as accurately AS the dealer
and that there is a reward of lho oo'
francs permanently offered for the
discovery of any irreGularitY." 1t has
never heen claimed.
our man won ot.doo francs three
times in succession. lost once. won two
more times. and got up and-uuit. H"
had won. in two hours. l5o.000 francs
And Yet his face WAS like that of. "A
man condemned to death.
doubtless. he had won he sum IN
came for. But the strain had been toe
great and he looked like Il loser II il
not polite In follow people. hut he
was not noticing such tribes and w.
watched him. very interested.
He sat half an hour in dark cor
ner. hUddled. like a man who suffers
from asthma. He was thinking, sure
ly. What if had lost. instead of win
ming" What good resolutions ar';
what thankfulness must have been
his Slowly a nprls ed m and "a
ed with confidence. He walked up ID
a changers counter and cashed IN.
II serious" winners act like 'h;s.
then what about the losers" Tnt
dead summer season is well namea.
because the suicides of Monte Carlo
take place. three to one. in summer.
* x x <
NIY hero may not present a heroic
-'i figure. Yet he was not only. as is
probable. quite desperate, hut also
the most scientific player in the rooms
that afternoon
H." exposed his capital the least
times possible to zero" and the re
fait." The average system PLAYER, by
betting moderatn progressions. up.
down. up. down. all day, exposes every
hundred francs. not once bat fifty
times. a hundred times. to the estab-
liShment's brokerage commission.
Otherwise the honesty of Monte Carlo
is above suspicion. 4 public gambling
house concession can afford this lux
ury and advertisement.
Get this. Given the volume of bust
ness attracted. the perquisite Of the
zero" percentage is all that the es-
tabliShment needs to make its coloS-,
sal profits.
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ny STERLING: HEILIG.

M'N r. .AlSlI'y. May - ~
n ONTE CARLO is 20 have a
the historic Palace of
Schnnbrunn. the summer
psidencc of the Austrian emperors in
Jenna. once the temporary residence
the great Napoleon and. later on.
his son. the Aiel don, who was kept
virtual prisoner there by Metternich
ntil his death.
Ii is believed that the public gam
ling concession is actually sold To a
reign conSortium. AT the las: meet
. %. I'll" district council of MeidlinG
pr Sidcnt was asked whether
.rr. WIS anv truth in the rcpOr,. ii (
piled that there was, and undert"ok
I any case to see to i; that the
opir Of Vienna should not be de-
lived of the uSr of beautiful :Sch"n-
runn Park. Which is taken as con-
iusiNr.
There are some 1.3o0 rooms in the
are kitch ms. Tn" gardens. which were
laid ou; 10y the Iutch landscape
gardener S,eckhov"n in 1853. cover
700 acres. Tn" palace. after twice
being burned. by Hungarians and
Turks. was rebuilt in its present
favorte rosidenc" Of Maria Theresa.
and was called the rival of Yer
sailleS." The last great thing that
happened in it was the peac" confer
ence called the congress of Vienna.
which liquidat"d the empire of the
great Napoleon.
x x
IA-ITH such a stage setting for
w rival to Monte Carlo. Vienna
the coming pleasure city. will enjoy
advantages. The palaces. museums.
opera. ballet. thcaters. parks. prom
are there. ready made. Formerly they
wcr. the playground of privilege.
Now. they will be for evrrybody's
money.
The climate itself will help the new
gambling palace. Monte Carlo. by its
situation. is rather Il winter resort. al
though. as will be seen, some quiei.
heavy and sinister new business is
faShonably dead summer season.
But in summer Schonhrunn Palace is
lightfuI-summer. when Americans
are in Europe and the English money
spendcrs are on the continent.
The season" dies, yet Monte Carlo
continues to earn big profits. You
have heard how France and Italy have
tried to divert these profits to the
baccarat casinos Of their Riviera re-
sorts-while avoiding. as much as pos
silbe. the odium Of public gambling.
Raocarat play has been heavy at San
Reno. Bordighera. Cannes, Nice and
Mentone, but you cannot have private
gambling that is public--and this
baccarat. to make up honest profits
for municipalities and governments,
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GARTH arose and turned TO rhe
window. He leaned there. staring
~ tho busy street. listening 10 ITS
larrins discords.
Try TO understand. Jim. think !
acar"ely do myself 7 only know il
hurts 10 see YOU unhappy. Six months
The St. Johns herald., 1921-12-22

m0re-I think a lot more of a person who is faithful to someone they've loved than to marry for the sake of marrying. Lots of the "old maids" are that Some of the married ones have been so afraid they'd be thought unpopular and unwanted that they've married out of sheer cowardice."
 This was very puzzling. Had Eliz- abeth loved someone in her earlier days-perhaps when she had gone away on a visit? No one knew. But everyone was puzzled. So much pug zled that they asked no more ques- tions. They stopped telling her she should marry Howard. They stopped telling her what a wonderful husband he would make, and how much he loved her.
 They were speculating on which wis it it could have been when the trag- edy occurred. And had the mysteri- GUS man married or had he been al- ready married and so Elizabeth, as a nice, quiet girl had quickly taken herself home and out of the way7
 It was showing hard. Elizabeth was getting together her Christmas presents when the door bell rang Outside stood Howard.
 'T thought perhaps you'd not mind if I went with you when you took around the presents" he said. 'I knew 1t was just about your time"
 How lovely it was outside. The snow was falling the air was so clear and cool, and here was Howard, so
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pressed her. She had tried having one once, but she not only felt like a fool when she "dOlled up," as she ex- pressed it, but she was frightened when she saw the chauffeur's look of disgust when she told him she had no calls to make and no shopping to do except to the corner store.
 She didn't care about going to a smart hotel for tea in the afternoon. Now and again she liked to have a 'bite" in a pastry shop.
 Louis was a musician. He was one of the most popular of dance conduc- tors. He made money from royalties on his popular songs-a great deal of money. She had been often told that musicians were temperamental f1irts. But the ones she had seen were not. They liked cigars and pinochle and fat checks. That wasn't so tempera- mental. Neither was there anything tenperamental about the music pub fishers and the friends of Louis who came in of an evening for cheese and crackers.
 She was nervous when the mai, broke dishes, though she knew ther, was lots of money to buy more She was naturally a careful hOusekeeper, and the money had come a little too late or else she was one of the rare kind who couldn't spend it! Very rare. but not at all pleasant.
 When she went to shows she fell asleep. She lOnged to dust behind corners and under the rungs of chairs. She loved to bake a good cake
 But prosperity was hers, and she didn't want to let Louis know how hard it was for her to be prosperous.
 He came in this time when Mrs. Louis was sitting stringing corn for the little tree she had bought. It was Christmas eve.
 Louis was very evidently excited.
 He asked his wife to come into the little bedroom so no one would hear. Louis hadn't become used to talking before a maid. His wife noticed that
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straight and tall, his face glowing with health, his eyes so clear, so keen and so devoted. It made even the cold, crisp air seem warm and soft and affectionate.
 They had delivered the presents and were now passing the small church. Inside someone was practic- ing on the organ. That was doubt less the Organist practicing for the music for the service in the morning. There was much beautiful music al- ways for Christmas So many won- derful hymns, and such an atmosphere about if all.
 q wish," Howard said, that he'd stop pfacticing the Christmas music and play us a wedding march"
 Perhaps he would" said Elizabeth.
 Do you mean itT' Howard shouted.
 "0h yes, my dear, of course I mean 1t. You've not said a word about marrying the last four times I've seen you and I've been about to do 1t my self. Ths peopIe-they tried to keep me from seeing how wonderful you were by talking about you, making you what they saw in yOu-not giving me a chance to see for myself"
 The @gnnlst played the wedding
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what is the matter? Won't they fit you? Is the size so impOrtant?'
 My darling little girl" he laughed, what does it matter what the size is. That is-it does matter about wearing them Pm afraid, my love. But to think you thought of me even when you were getting the wedding fineries and remembered the name of the collar.
 "They're my Christmas collars" he exclaimed, "and I'll put them away in the box with the Christmas bouquet we're going to save. Such a Christ mas gift from a dear little bride should never be mangled by any laundryp
 "What a silly I am," she laughed gaily.
 "But such an adorable silly" George answered as he kissed her.