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g PERSONAL EXPERIENCES of ONSIEUR ANTOINE
ptin CFATDAl. DIRECTOR of the; SURYEIEEArVCE
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(CopyrlRht. IOCS, ly W. G. Chapman.)
AS I GOT LEVEL WITH
THE CASCADE OF GOLD
I was silling one bright afternoon on
lie terrace outside the Cafe de Paris,
.Monte Carlo, idling over a cigarette ami
a inazagran. It is my favorite resort at
about four o'clock, for while skimming
the Figaro I can, if I choose, watch
each iereon who ascends or descends
the Casino steps, while very often the
o;s:05o!itan chatter at the tables in
:av vicinity is of unusual interest to
ine.
On such occasions 1 present, out
wardly, the appearance of a well-to-do
Parisian, and, although the pro
fessional gamblers and the staff are
well aware who and what 1 am, the
hundreds or thousands of strangers
moving through the principality have
no idea ol my true position.
As I sat in a lazy attitude, my
thought far from my surroundings,
some words uttered in a man's voice
cuuubt my ear, and brought me back
to a consciousness of where I was.
The words were unexpected, and
xjmkon In a curious, squeaking voice,
the owner of which 1 knew, without
turning to look at him. He was an
old man named Pasquale. an inveter
ate player, who had been known in
the rooms for many years. He lived
ia Nice, and regularly, twice or thrice
a. week, the whole year round, he
came ovor and played throughout the
afternoon, always with great care and
precision. One of his eccentrictities
was that, when In the rooms, he car
ried in his hand a huge, bag-like purse,
worked In colored beads of the style
of a century ago; and legend had it
that he believed this bag brought him
;ood fortune, he having used it on one
celebrated occasion when, nearly 20
years before, he had made an .unusu
ally large coup.
I have seen him lose ten. and even
fifteen thousand francs in an hour
with perfect sangfroid, and I have, on
the other hand, watched him win simi
lar amounts, and then walk back down
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Found in Ancient Egypt.
Dr. Flinders Petrie, the Egyptologist,
has been describing his latest discov
eries in ancient Memphis. On the
ground beneath the foundation of the
western court of Ptah, built by Ra
meses II, a great number of lime
stone tablets and pieces were found.
Some of these exhibit a very remark
able feature. Figures of ears for
the hearing of prayer are Inscribed
upon them, with great skill and fidel
ity: sometimes there is only a single
ear and no other carving; in other
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HER, 1 RAISED MY HAT AND CLAIMED ACQUAINTANCE.
the steps to the station without even
affording himself the luxury of a
demitasse or a back. He hated what
we always term '"the small change
crowd." namely, the people who. after
collecting a few odd live-franc pieces,
come to Monte Carlo expecting to gain
a fortune, and he never failed to vent
his sarcasm upon them.
The words he had uttered were, how
ere. puzzling. I kept my ears open in the
hope of something further, but the old
fellow maintained a discreet silence.
His companion laughed, and when I
gave a furtive glance in their direc
tion I saw that the man sitting oppo
site him was an ugly hunchback.
"Would a very large capital bo re
quired?" the hunchback inquired, in
a tone of affected carelessness.
"I don't think so. Fifty thousand
francs, the sum you mention, would
be quite sufficient." the old man re
sponded. "But, of course, there's a
risk a terrible risk. A single blun
der would be disastrous."
Later that day, owing to instruc
tions I gave the doorkeeper, I dis
covered that the hunchback's name
was Paul Remenyi, of Vienna, and
that he was staying at the Grand ho
tel. My suspicions being aroused, I
accidentally lounged into the hair
dresser's in the Rue de la Scala, next
morning, and while waiting discov
ered the hunchback there. He spoke
enthusiastically of the beauties of the
principality, the attractions of the
play, the excellence of the music, and,
as far as I could judge, was a highly
educated and refined man. No, he had
not lost yesterday. He had won two
zeros at roulette, staking a louls each
time.
On the night of the Battle of Con
fetti at Nice, having another matter
in hand. I found it necessary to go to
the redoute or balmasque, on the
Jetee promenade, that pier-like struc
ture which is the most prominent fea
ture of the esplanade. I chose a pier-
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cases there is a pair of ears; others,
again, have four, five, six, ten, 13, 22,
44. 50, 110 and 3S6 ears. The meaning
of these is stated by the inscriptions
"Ptah listens to the prayer made,
Amenmes," "Ptah. south of this wall,
listens to the petition made by" so
and so.
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An Antarctic iceberg has been seen
that was 20 miles wide, 40 miles in
length and 400 feet in height
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United States, by Wm. Tue Queux.
rot's dress of the carnival colors, mauve
and vert d'ea,u and entered the
theater about 11 o'clock, just as danc
ing was in full swing. Only those who
have spent a carnival at Nice and at
tended the balls know the wildness
of the dancing and the mad frolic
there.
Masked, like all the others, I made
my way with difficulty through the
throng in search of the man upon
whom I had for several days been
keeping observation, a young Russian
who was wanted by the Moscow po
lice, but of whoso identity I was not
sufficiently-certain. But, though I
searched through room after room, I
could not find him, and concluded that
he had been prevented from coming.
For fully half an hour I wan
dered about, dancing now and then
with unknown partners, until sudden
ly, in the fine Moorish room used or
dinarily as a reading room, I saw a
dwarfed figure in a dress represent
ing the English Punch. He was seat
ed in a corner with a lady dressed
as a clown in black satin, studded with
silver moons, whom, from the lower
part of her face and the plump white
ness of her dimpled hands, I judged
to be young and attractive.
He spoke, and in an instant I rec
ognized the voice of the hunchback
Remenyi. Just then a lady, passing
me, laughed merrily in my face, and,
eager for any excuse to remain in tha
room, I invited her to dance with me.
"M'sieur is very kind," answered a
well-modulated voico in French, which,
however, was not quite perfect in its
accent "But for tha moment I prefer
to remain here. It is too hot and
crowded in the theater."
I noticed she was looking across ar
the lady in the clown's dress.
"A pretty dress that, is it not?" I
remarked.
"Yes." she replied. "And, if I mis
take not, its wearer is even prettier.
"You know her?" I Inquired
eagerly.
"Yes, if she's the lady I mean. Her
name is Madame de Gourieff, and she
comes from Petersburg." i
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And you, mauame. are uussian al
so eh?" I inquired.
"What makes you think that?" she
asked, with a low laugh.
"Only a Russian can pronounce the
word 'Petersburg as you have just
pronounced it," I answered.
At that instant I noticed that,
at her throat, beneath her domino
of mauve satin, she wore a brooch
with a tiny watch enameled in blue
and set with diamonds. It was a
beautiful little ornament, and I
marked its appearance well.
Some days later, however, I met the
hunchback in the roulette room. He
was accompanied by a young, dark
eyed, pale-faced lady, whom 1 judged
to be about the same stature as his
companion at the ball; but I could
not tell with any degree of accuracy,
because I had only seen her seated.
She was not more than 25, and her
face was pretty, with a grave, intense
expression, which added to its attrac
tiveness. Her dress of dark grey stuff
was not exactly of that elegance usu
ally seen at Monte Cairo, yet it fitted
well, and suited her admirably.
As I stood watching, the pretty
young woman took off one of her
gleves the more easily to handle her
louis, thereby revealing to me a white
hand with dimpled knuckles, the same
I had noticed at the ball. By this one
fact alone I was convinced that she
was Madame de Gouireff, and a few
moments later my interest in her
was increased by a dumb motion
which she made to a tall, florid-faced,
fair-haired man, who was sitting at
the opposite side of the table. It was
as if she desired him to remain pa
tient. In return, he smiled cynically,
as if tired of waiting, and, resting both
his elbows upon the green cloth, con
sulted the register-card before him
Suddenly he rose, and, as he passed
her closely without stopping to speak,
she whispered to him:
"You're a fool. Be patient. You
know what a single blunder would
mean!"
"I'm sick of the whole thing," he
replied, half turning towards her.
All except Pasquale left the Casino
soon afterwards; but, as the old game
ster knew me so well, I hesitated to
speak to him yet, fearing lest by so
doing it might prevent the truth bo
coming known. That there was some
mysterious system about to be worked
against the bank I felt assured, but
of what nature I could only discover
by vigilant observation.
Several days went by and I saw
them not. One morning I noticed
Remenyi lounging in one of the wick
er chairs in the entrance of the Grand
hotel, smoking and reading a paper,
but he did not enter the rooms. The
fair-haired man apparently lived in
Nice, and in order to find out what
I could, I went over there one morning.
Suddenly, an object caught my eye
as it passed, flashing for an instant
in the sunlight. I turned and glanced
a second time at it to make certain.
Yes, it was the little jeweled watch
which the fair masker had worn at the
ball on the Jetee. It now hung openly
on the smart, white serge coat of its
owner, a well-dressed, young, and
rather handsome woman, who was
walking alone in the direction of the
Quai Masscna. She had passed ere
I had time to glance at her, therefore
I could only catch sight of her pro
file. But in an instant I made a
resolve, and turning, followed her.
That she knew more of the mysterious
Nina de Gourieff than she had told
me was evident, and I intended to
make a. strenuous endeavor to dis
cover all I could.
As I got level with her I raised my
hat and claimed acquaintance. At first
she was inclined to repudiate having
met me. but when I explained by what
means I had discovered her identity
she laughed heartily, and we began to
chat as we walked along together.
With infinite care I led up the conver
sation to the woman de Gourieff, but
rin an instant her mouth closed, and
she glanced at me with a quick look
of suspicion. In the course of our
careless gossip she, however, let
drop the fact that she intended going
over to Monte Carlo that afternoon;
therefore, resolving to meet her again
there, as if by accident, I wished her
an revoir, opposite the Hotel des An
glais, and we parted.
About three o'clock that same after
noon I was in the bureau of the ad
ministration when my fair acquain
tance entered, and, to obtain her card
of admission, presented her passport,
bound up in one of those neat little
dit-edged books which the better-class
Russians carry. Unobserved, I glanced
at it as it lay in her hand, and saw
upon the gray paper, headed with the
Russian arms, a vise, which caused
me a start of surprise. Her name, it
stated, was Vera Severine, and when,
a quarter of an hour later, I encoun
tered her in the rooms and addressed
Iier by the name she looked at me
luickly, with mingled annoyance and
surprise.
"Madame has no necessity to dis
guise her identity from me," I ex
claimed meaningly, in a low voice. "I
am chief of the surveillance here. My
name is Martin Antoine Martin."
She laughed rather nervously, and
admitted that she had heard of me.
"I noticed the vise on madame's
passport," I exclaimed. "It bears the
;pecial stamp of the ministry, which
shows madame to be an agent of se
cret police. In such circumstances
here is assuredly no need for se
crets between us. If I can aid you,
.ommand me. As you know, I am in
.veekly communication with your cen
ral bureau in St. Petersburg. I pre
sume that the person who interests
ou is this Madame de GouriefT eh?"
"You have guessed aright." she ad
nltted, as we strolled down the rooms
.ogether. "She is a revolutionist
president of the Zurich council of
Twenty."
Locks Abound
In most European countries, he said,
there is a distinct predominance of
one type over the others. In north
Germany and Sweden it is the blonde
type; in Italy the brunette. No such
predominance is found in Scotland.
Dark hair and fair are present in
equal proportions. The dominant col
or among Scottish children Is brown,
and it has to be shown how far brown
is really a blend of fair and dark.
The proportion of red hair through-
"The president!" I exclaimed. "Thea
she's a Nihilist. And your orders?"
"To watch her closely. Aided by
my husband, I have been keeping ob
servation upon her for these last
three months. She has no money, and
has come to Monte Carlo to replenish
her funds."
"And this Austrian, Remenyi, what
of him?"
"She has only lately made his ac
quaintance. Prom what I have ob
served, there is some compact be
tween them. She is to meet him here
this afternoon."
Scarcely had this handsome woman,
whoso passport gave her immunity
from arrest throughout the czar's em
pire, uttered these words when we
saw the pair approaching, and moved
away to escape observation.
They walked on to the right-hand
trente-et-quarante table, where Pas
quale was already seated, and stood
for some time intently watching the
game. Madame Severine left me to
wander about alone, having agreed
that we would both keep the pair un
der observation. I saw her later on
seated at the old Italian's side, playing
quite as eagerly as any other gam
bler. But her manner was perfect.
A seat at last becoming vacant
next to Cruzel, the tailleur, the ugly
little Austrian in an instant "marked"
it by flinging down a louls. Then,
leisurely seating himself, with his
companion standing behind his chair,
he commence! playing with precision
and care.
Suddenly, just as two blustering
men one of whom was the fair-haired
player, who had previously expressed
impatience demanded gold in ex
change for notes, Madame de Gourieff
drew from her pocket a paper con
taining about a thousand francs in
gold, and, in her haste to stake a
louis upon the table, the paper broke,
and the gold fell to the floor in a per
fect cascade, the louis rolliug away
beneath the feet of the players, under
the chairs and under the table. This
created hopeless confusion, for nearly
everybody rose in order that the at
tendants might collect the fallen
money, while madame, red and con
fused, uttered a thousand pardons.
The hunchback uttered a word of
apology to Cruzel that his fair com
panion should have caused any such
interruption in the game; but soon
afterwards all settled again, and there
sounded the well-known invitation
"Messieurs, faites vos jeux."
Nina de Gourieff, with a gambler's
fear lest her gold, once fallen, should
bring her ill-luck, took some notes
from her pocket and placed 12, the
maximum, on the noire, while, strange
ly enough, the deformed man acted
in a similar manner.
"Rien ne va plus!" cried the tail
leur, and he dealt the cards swiftly in
two ranges.
"Deux, six, rouge perd et couleur
gagne!" Cruzel exclaimed loudly a mo
ment later, raking in the stakes upon
tho red.
Both the man and the woman had
won the maximum, and were paid with
the swiftness and precision which
characterizes the fulfillment of the ob
ligations of the bank.
Again came the invitation to play,
and both staked upon the black, while
Pasquale, noticing his friend's good
fortune, also threw 12,000 francs upon
the couleur.
"Quatre, cinq, rouge perd et couleur
gagne!" was Cruzel's announcement
a few seconds later, the excitement at
the table becoming intense when it
was noticed that all three had won the
maximum.
Cruzel was playing swiftly, when
Madame Severine approached mo
hastily, saying
"There is some mystery here. Have
those cards counted!"
Again the game was made, and a
third time the trio won; then, as the
chef bent over to Cruzel, Madame de
Gourieff rose quickly, gathered up her
winnings, and left.
The cards were at once counted, and
it was discovered that there were 30
cards in addition to those supplied to
the table that morning!
According to Madame Severine's
statement it appeared that the con
spiracy had been very carefull.
worked out, and that Nina de GourieJ
and her two confederates, having cre
ated a confusion, Remenyi had at that
instant slipped unnoticed into Cruzel's
hand a pack of prepared cards. Then,
when all became again tranquil, the
players had placed down the max
imum, confident of success.
The hunchback was arrested down In
the Condamine half an hour later, and
both were, in due course, tried before
the Tribunal at Monaco, sentences of
two years' imprisonment being passed
upon them. Against Pasquale nothing
conclusive could be proved; while
Nina de Gourieff. ingenious always,
succeeded in getting clear away with
her winnings, together with the two
loud-voiced men who had demanded
change for a thousand francs at the
instant she bad allowed her gold to
tumble from her hand.
Six months afterwards, however, I
received a letter from Madame Sever
ine, dated from SL Petersburg, stating
that the woman who had so cleverly
planned the fraud had been arrested in
a suburb of Moscow, and had been
banished to Nerchinsk, in Siberia, as
a dangerous Nihilist.
Prior to this incident the cards used
at trente-et-quarante could be pur
chased at the stationer's in the Gal
lerie Charles III., but ever since the
greatest care has been exercised in
order to render similar fraud impos
sible. Many have been the attempts made
from time to time upon the bank, but
certainly none was more daring than
that signalled by Nina de Gourieff 'a
cascade of gold.
out the country is a little over 5 per
cent high compared with the con
tinent One cannot overlook the ref
erence of Tacitus to the red haired
Caledonians. Some curious facts
brought to light suggest that red hair
is not entirely or strictly a racial
trait It may have some peculiar
physiological if not pathological con
nection. "Put your money in a piano,' ad
vertises a music house. That's all
right, if you can get negotiable notes
out of it Be still, Fido!
WOMAN PILOTS EXCURSION BOAT
Mrs. Rose E. Watkins First of Her
Sex to Hold License in Illinois.
Bloomington. III. Mrs. Rose E.
Watkins of La Salle county, this state,
has been granted a license as pilot
and master of a steamer on navigable
waters, and is now a familiar figure
to Illinois river excursionists. The
season is now at its height and thou
sands have watched her at the wheel
as she guided the vessel along the
devious meanderings of the inland
waterway. Mrs. Watkins is now regu
larly authorized to handle a steamer
up to 100 tons' burden 'on the Illinois
river or any of its tributaries.
When the government decided it
would inspect the boats used to cx'.rry
passengers on the rivers of the coun
try and examine in rules of navigation
the pilots and masters, using the same
rigidity and same vigilance as with
ocean going vessels and their com
manders, the examining board toured
the state and looked into every boat
Inspectors Peck and Mansfield, who
were assigned to the Illinois river, one
day ran across the steamer George S.
Watkins. When they asked to see
the pilot they were amazed when Wat
kins, who serves as engineer. Intro
duced his wife. The inspectors asked
her the usual questions about the laws
of navigation, lights, signals, etc..
and found that she was thoroughly in
formed, more so than the average
man. She was granted a license im
mediately and is very proud of the
document.
The regulations do not prohibit wom
en serving as pilots. Although the in
spectors were somewhat dubious
about their authority to grant the per
mit, due to lack of precedent, they de
cided that they must do so and com
plimented Capt. Watkins upon her
knowledge of the subject.
Mrs. Watkins was born upon the
banks of the Illinois, and has spent
nearly her entire life upon the river.
She taught school for several years.
After her marriage to Capt. Watkins
the latter decided to embark in the
excursion business. Mrs. Watkins de
cided to assist her husband, and. after
studying navigation, wag intrusted
with the post of pilot. She has fre
quently demonstrated her presence of
mind and cool-headedness in trying sit
uations and has won many compli
ments upon her success in an occupa
tion so novel for a woman.
IS CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR.
Workshop of R. R. Williams of Texas,
Blacksmith and Lawyer.
Dallas, Tex. R. R. Williams of
Cumby, Tex., who is a candidate for
the Democratic nomination for gov-
Workshop of a Gubernatorial Candidate
ernor against Gov. Thomas M.
Campbell, is a blacksmith and
lawyer. Until he made public an
nouncement a few weeks ago of
his candidacy for the office of chief ex
ecutive of the state he had been heard
of but little outside of his own com
munity. Lawyers in his town do not
have much to do and Mr. Williams
spends much of his time plying his
trade of blacksmith. He also is filling
the office of justice of the peace
through appointment.
Mr. Williams' candidacy has been
well received by the anti-administration
element of the party. Williams
clubs have been organized all over the
state during the last few weeks. He
is receiving the active support of some
of the leaders of the party and the fol
lowing which he has developed is mak
ing Gov. Campbell uneasy.
Texas is such a big state in area
that it takes much money to travel
over it making a campaign. Mr. Wil
liams says that he is too poor to stump
the state. He will conduct a "front
porch" campaign. It is planned to
run excursions of his supporters to
Cumby and let them listen to the !
speeches of Mr. Williams, who says he
i will remain at home during all the
campaign.
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