The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1926-01-08

cious hall of the Casino On one side
was the well-stOcked bar, crowded by
both men and women, slipping Ii
quers, a necessary dring all over the
continent, after dinner.
We approached the next room, but,
without a special card, were not al
lowed to enter.
why all the red tape?" 1 inquired
while CUrtiss was giving the history .
eff our lives in exchange for the mag /
ic card of admittance.
$50 they'll know where to ship the
body" he anskered and it seemed to /
me that his tone was almost ill-hum- /
ored.
[ then recalled stories of suicides
which had been committed in the gar
dens of Monte Carlo by those who
had lost everything at the tables. l
shuddered. But my fear was gone
in a moment. The outer rooms were
filled with people intent on their sew
eral games and | started in the di-
rectiOn of the center roulette table.
Wait honey" said Curtiss, "cnly
the bOurgeOise play here. | also Sc
cured cards for the salon privee.' Its
there you'll see the celebrated gambl-
ers."
The private rooms were smaller
than the first ones we had entered
and were frequented by class which
was nOticeably more exclusive. All
the men were in full-dress or wore
their Tuxedos and the women were in
evening attire.
! We walked over to the roulette
table.
AS Curtiss had predicted, not an
: eve left the green lights brilliant
area. 7 saw an homogeneous number
of women with bObbed white hair and
| avid expressions. They smoked I'M
: ceasingly and only left occasionally
. for drink of cognac or branGy.
< watched the men with their quiet
drawn faces, many of them making
S painstaking records in little books OF
/ the winners.
: They're working out a system to
- break the bank Curtiss whispered
n "and have probably been doing it fol
f several years." he continued.
V Then only did the other occupants
e of the table give US a glance and 4
q was more in the nature of reprl
mand because we had broken the un
Ie earthly silence.
It I took the only chair which was va
d cant.
I Being novice at toilette it wa
only a question of a short time be
IS fore 7 lost nv hundred dollars.
n Next time stick to the colors:
WHISPERED a hard faced woman, 1
IN French, whose eyes glittered with a
" unnatural light. In spite CT my knON
&c ledge of French which / had gained a
ID colledge, I failed to understand hel
" She repeated in English.
It 'rYou see I've worked out syster
bv the law of averages and l kno'
when to play the reds. Try 1t.
St I looked for Curtiss. He was stanC
ing apart watching the room and II
occupants with the lukewarm intere'
of an observer.
I motioned to him.
I "Will you buy me some mo-
nd chips? I feel like will win this tin
surely"
"Broke already ?" he smiled, "we
to YOUR 1000 lasted twice as long as
ng thought it would at that II "
is want any more | will be over yondef
Ugh he added indulgently as he placed
re- my hand twice the amount that NJ
declared would be my limit.
ct Not once did he remind me OF n
mt promise, though I knew he must ma
md remembered.
Oh well, what difference did
to make? I thought. 1t would prop
one bly, be a long tim ebefore | got
Monte Carlo again and besides, l
zed gued, life was so short, that o
pa might as well have little fun wh