The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1921-10-27

you 500 to let me bet $1,000 on
one turn of the cards. The dealer
accepted the proposition for that play
He took 500 and allowed the gamb-
Ter to wager $1,000. Then he took
the $1,000, too. This was an excep-
tional play, though, as the dealer
wanted to get rid Of the troublesome
player and thought this was the
quickest way to do it. The dealer
was French Levy himself and he
took the responsibility for raising the
limit"
A run of luck on some particular
system chosen by the plunger would
soon break the house without a limit,
Young explained. If a gambler got
a winning streak and elected to let
his winnings "ride," they would soon
run into any given amount.
Luck Biggest Factor
do I believe in luck?" he repeat
ed. Most assuredly l do. 1t can't
be explained, but any man who has
watched the progress of gambling
games or anything else must believe
in the mysterious thing we call luck.
l have seen players who couldn't be
beaten and others who couldn't win
for hours. Their good luck or bad
luck was just as sure is death and
nothing you could do would change
the streak. Change of cards had no
effect upon them. Fate was with
them or against them and they seem
ed powerless to control it.
zone night a young man with both
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to the saloon with 25 cents he had
begged to get a bed with. 1t was
every zen he had and then 25 cents
was the smallest piece of money that
we recognized. Instead of getting
the bed he bet the coin and won at
faro bank. He bet on the high card
and won $57. He kept betting the
whole stack and doubling it until
he had $1,000. He was one gamb-
Ter that quit when he was ahead. He
bought a railroad ticket for the east
and went to join relatives there. Such
cases as that one are hard to eX-
plain without believing in luck"
The class of gambler most danger
Gus to the professional game was not
the rich plunger, ready and willing
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it, but the man with the small roll of
money which he acquired, most like
y by hard work, Young found in his
long experience across the green felt.
1T was not the man who bought
800 worth of chips and prepared to
for gain that gave US the
.rouble," he said. "It was the man
who bought SIS worth and had little
eft in his pocket. He had a chance
o win hundreds or thousands of dol
ars and the house could gain only
he little that he brought in. With
he big fellows, the luck was certain
O break about even for the house in
he long run and the percentage
would give the house a handsome
'rofit besides"
While faro bank was the "squarest
anne he ever saw" Young had rea-
lily conducted along the lines of
nance.
Hand Deceives Eye
1.-THE hand is quicker than the eye,
ny friend" he said. II know that
mems hands were quicker than
ly eye for I have see things happen
hat / was not willing to leave to fate
Though I could not prove that any
hing was wrong. 1 recall a worn,
stranger that came in
} the saloon one night. I was not
a game, but l was busy. He
up to me and said, Partner, /
got a cent and I want to get
ito that poker game back there. VIII
on lend me $2.50?" I gave him the t
loney and kept on with my work. !
retty soon he anne back and told '
e had lost and declared that if I {
ould give him $40 he could beat I
lat game. I gave him the $40. l
II thought nothing of the incident !
ut when 1 got a chance 1 went back /
the poker table and my strange /
lend showed me his hand. The v