New Britain herald., 1928-03-12

or in zach check, Was not causol by this spectacle,
 T must keep her attention closely engaged for a whilo.'' Mike told herself, stealing another furtiyr glance ii the woman she knew Has suffering an agony greater than any ordinary physical pain. Shes in a state right now 10 run amuck if she's allowed to think too much. wonder now if she would--'
 "Oh, JiN.' she exclaimed, affect ing an enthusiasm she was far from feeling, Tets buy some chips ani try our luck at roulette. If you haven't any money with you I'll lend yon some. Wha' d'yuh say""'
 Jill answered with little raise ot the right shoulder. a chara etc ristic motion of natural inheritance and one that might signify alm ost any thing. Tn this instance it indicated acquie scenco.
 "I don't car',' she said. strain still more the fight she was making to hold herself in check. But I've got money" she added. quickly. All I want to lose any ! how.'
 Mike gaye vent to little sigh of Surely Jill couldn', be feeling so awfullv desperate, she thought, if she could give consideration to the loss of a few dollars.
 "All right, then she chirped brightly "We'u lay our sacrifices on the altar of the Blind Goddess and bend the knee to Lady Luck. Con- ing along. Professoro'
 "Oh. might shoot a buck or two" replied their escort, with Il carefully cultivated nonchaIance.
 The roulette table, at the moment Of their approach, was being pa1ron- i ized by a small coterie of men and women and a couple Of flappers - "nickol shooters,' evidently. the pest of the gaming table.
 Mike laid down two sl0 bills.
 Ten blues and % reds, mann = | sclle." said the man behind, with 2 poor imitation of French. as he 1 pushed the stated number of cheeks across to her.
 "Iu take tn s3mo," said Jill, and laid down S3o bill. The professor looked on.
 ! As the croupior spun the little | ball. Mike placed q blue check on , each of three numhers-1. l4 and ' .l. Jill put five blues on l,. , Clicketty- click. rattled the little ball, as it hoped it's way along on the running board of the wheel, ! turning steadily on its hall-bearing axis in the opposite direction. Gra l. ually losing it's momentum, it began to drop into the pockets. tumble out. and drop into another. until finally, it's force spent. it fell into a pocket and stayed there.
 1 "Scvcnteen-wins on the black. announced the croupler, falnt en : phasis on the verb. as though he , were surprised. Then he added. enunciating the numbers with a round. distinct utterance, thirty five times five--one hundred and sevcnty-five dollars"
 Then hc raked in all the oth r ! checks on the table save those Of the nickel shooters. who were down on the black for even money. after which no pushed across the green cloth 10 Jill her ~innings-S5 vel low checks. each representing So. and her bet of five sl checks. 4 deep silence. oppressive almost had hung over the small asshmhlago of players from the instant inc croupicr had announced the winnil- number until he made the payoff. That broke the spell.
 "Oh. Jill. you lucky dl'iI.'' s1ueaied Mike, as she threw her right arm around the others waist and gave her an inpulsive hug. "Onc hundred and seventy i've rlunkers! Yuh mnsta hadda. hnnch..' She turned with new challenge to the croupier.
 Spin 'en again. Mister Good looking, l gotta win a million dol
 lars t'night..'
 But she didn't win a cent on thai
 turn-she lost Three blue checks
 and five red ones went to the llousf
 from her stack. while Jill. hold will
 so many yellow chips before her
 lost $50 on the roll. The professor
 won 90 cents.
 On the next spin Jill distributed seven yellow chips around on seve1
 different numbers Mike laid thre'