The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-03-18

self had become q curious ana
personality. She smiled
at me triumphantly as. side BY side'
she strollcd with her English lover
idIy into the trente-et- quarants
room at the end OF the great salon.
An hour later I had private chat
with Grant, and told him in guarded
language that we were prepared 10
pay as high q price for the secret az
his London syndicate would do. and
further. I put it to him that II no
intended to marry Anita-as I pre-
sumed he d!d-then the sale OF the
secret would make them both rich
beyond the dreams Of avarice.
In an instant | saw that the young
fellows whole ambition was 70
marry tn" pretty Italian. There
fore we had long and confidential
chat.
The result was that next day az
noon Grant brought his two COM
panions into my office. but. TO my
chngrin. the pretty Anita was Etiii
defiant. utterly refusing to give
away the secret which 1t now ap-
pearcd had been impaired to her ~
old Signora Bertelli just prior to hsf
death.
For 4 full hour I tried to prevail
upon hcr 10 make US an orer. but
she ONLY laughed. repeating that We
having refused on a previous occa-
sion. he and hnr friends had no In
tcn-ion OF considering the matter
fu~th"".
From tho outset had seen that
she was n very hard-headad little
woman. and. further. that the old
SDan!ard was advising her not TO
entertain any offer.
We have discovered the secret
Of winning at Monte Carlo. Mon
sieur JacquIn." the old fellow said
calmly. WHY should we not con-
tinue to VIM"
"Rccausc we are prepared to buy
yorr secret" was my reply. IT You
know q certain mode OF winning
others may get to know II. and then
the Administration would be COM
peeled 70 close its doors!"
ut probably will" LAUGHED Anita
triurnphantly. A further three weeks
passed. Grant had gone to London.
probably to consult tho syndicate
who were preparing for operations
gninst us on a very big scale.
Meanwhile, Anita and old VasQuex
remained. but they only played on
four occasions. yet each time they
did not fail 10 win. Monsieur Des-
TRUCE and his co-directors existed
In a state OF eager Apprehension ~
10 what was to be the outcome OF 1t
all.
To us Soney was no object 20
long rs obtained the secret by
which the bank could be beaten at
Will.
At last Archie Grant returned
His radiant appearance at once
filled me with grave fears.
That evening. about nine o'clock.
one OF the croupiers came to inform
me that Mr.. Grant desired to speak
with me in private. Instantly
went TO my room. and few mo-
ments later the trio were shown In.
Grant was the first to speak.
"1 have at last prevailed upon the
Signorina Anita to reconsider her
decision, Monsieur Joaquin. But II
we sell 7 warn you that the price
must be a very high one. for We
have also to settle with our London
syndicate"
NV heart gave a bound.
your syndicate has no knowledge
Of the secret?" I asked anxiously.
None whatever. We have en-
tered into an agreement TO sell IN
case you forbid US to play further
that Is all"
7 called Monsieur Destruge and
his CO. directors, and for an hour or
more we all sat discussing the price.
and bargaining in sums Of hundreds
Of thousands OF francs.
At last. after much shrewd deal
ing. price was fixed, n check was
drawn the largest check ever
drawn by tho Admnistration-and
handed over TO the young lady. who
signed n receipt.
It was then agreed that when the
Rooms were closed at midnight. ana
the public exluded. she was to give
us a private exhibition and reveal
to US the secret.
So when the game was over ana
the great crowd OF visitors had do
parted the table was reopened Win
n fresh supply OF money, while Anita
and the Spaniard took seats oppo-
site each other.
Though the wheel was spun ten
times they made no attempt to play.
At the eleventh coup the Spaniard
nodded Just after the croupier had
spun the disc. whereupon the girl
placed the maximum upon twelve,
which won.
"AmazIng!" cried Destruge. How
!s X done?"
But she only laughed. and AFTER
SIX moro coups again staked. and
a@ain won.
Now" she said. there Is the SIM
RI" truth. which my aunt learned
after sitting and watching daily at
this table for years. When the
number eleven upon the wheel Is
exactly opposite the croupier as he
spins il. then the ball will fall into
twenty eight. When th!rty-six 10
opposite twenty-nine will win! And
there are other numbers. too"
All" I cried instantly. Then
there IS slight inequality In the
die rs 1t rcvolves!"
Exactly, m'sIeur." replied the
girl My aunt discovered It. and
disclosed the secret 10 Senior Vas
Iuez and myself. 1t 10 only at this
table for all the other discs run
true"
The disc was that night destroyed.
and from that moment NIL discs have
been tested each night after play.
and are never used upon the Same