Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-05-02
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place, both in its planning as we'll as
fittings. Down the center ran a wide
hall, flahked by richly, furnished
rooms on either side. Fitting through
the heavy portieres which closed of
the rooms one caught giimpses Of ex-
quisitely gowhed ladies n ma1f
men in the more soinbrc evening
clothes.
Breshkaya lost no time in seeking
out the hostess who presided over
this place of chance.
We were introduced to Madame
Rene, a finely gowned woman. past
middle. age, but remarkably vivacious
and still handsome. AS she moved
about, 1 could but wonder how she
c%ontrived, in spite Of high living, to
mould her rather stout figure along
the. slim lines OF the existing styles.
However, she did contrlve 1t, ana.
Y made u striking figure into the bar
gain. Ms
There was also Monsieur Jacques.
He was a %heavy-set man, rather hand
some, with dark eyes, q small, dark.
c~lose-curIink tlustache and a general
foreign appearance. as indeed had
Madame Rene. "a!
They were both excessively glad 10.
see us, especially Is we came appar-
entity SO we'll introduced by Bresh-
kaya. whom everybody here seemed
to know intimately and called by her
first name. Celia. Nor did they OF.
anyone else ask any Inconvenience
questions, probably tacttly. lest some
one elise might ask the same.
A Poker Game Going ON.
We strolled into one of the rooms
IN which the game was poker. PLAY
was going on, fast and furious, with
much laughter and conviWality,~ al.
though 1t was evident that all could
not win, The game was at it's height.
with huge stacks of chips upon the
tables. and the players all excited ana
chatting gayly.,
AS / looked, about it did not appeal
that there was any large crowd here,
but yet 1t was quite a comfortable
gatnering,. and everyone seehied to be
upon the most intimate terms with
the others. -.
AS i noted the gossip /. gathered
that in another room quite d suff
game ofabridge was in progress with
another party. This room was very
interesting. Men ana women seemed
about equally divided 1T the little
green tables.
We passed TO another room, where
we could hear the click OF a roulette
ball. This was by. far the nos inter-
estins. and We fingered. All the wo,m-
en- were richly gowhed, as If thev
might have come from families OF
wealth. We were Introduced to sey-
era! But it wa evident that ali were
passing under assumed names. I s.ud-
isd tne races carefully. This was no
ordinary casino. ~
VI HI 61N MT to1.h e1nAs M,
thai excise laws were held in scar #
respect here, apparently. Refresh
menA flowed and were ordered at
ONT own or someone's else expense
with utter disregard " money. r.
vas no plaoe FOR a&piker. Altogether
tnerea wal q luxurious atmosphere.
~ I looked about, l ~recailed hay-
ms heard before. Of such TEMPLES ~
chafce, but never on a scale thai an
preached this. Stories. had rome
o4t OF society, girls caught In the tolls
OF such lie. fnA4fohs afraid to admit
ioeees to their Husbands, pen who
a become mixed up In liaisons fran
which they scoulA not escape.
S@ Btudytns the Faces.
Bad as it was beneath the nav 20
neer, ! knew THAT, gambling such &c
thts could lead only to worse a,,tis
AesSI studied the faces 1 w%ond.rna
= tragedies might be concealed he.
hind the siesk ~extsriprs. for II In nevsr
in.tnes brlEhtslieht of such places That
Tragedies are revealed. They ser
4enpne tnek'5slin1y Way into the do
srsnt, piaces = tssin the homes that
and lost sionon wrexl 1their wnrs. ues
It seerledsalIsyet II nhnA ~ -
though I tfixd5 M iie' al