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Show What Did He Eat. There comes a good story from Monte Carlo, from that holy of holies, the salon sa-lon wherein are the trente et qnaranre tables. Just as the cards were being shuffled for the commencement of play a gentleman dclibtTatelycounted out 12 1,000 francTotes and" placed them on the black Without even taking the precaution pre-caution of Insuring them. It was "playing "play-ing the limtifc. ". and a bystander remaik- eu: "Rather bold play, sir. " ' "Well, 'of-i the player, "I dreamei; Is ni'jklt tnat Iaw thiss table exactly as it is? 'w, and oh the iirst coup black won." s The cf - ds were dealt for the first coup and lj I' won. A suppressed "Oh!" from (Vbvstanders greeted the an- uuuriCcuicUr, ivfcci iOscs, " iinti men from across the table came a woman's voice: "What did you have for supper last night? Do tell me!" Xew York Herald. |