dome are pretentious establish
monts, othtrs are nothing more than
dives. Homo are run with a pretonae
to secrecy and some are operated
boldly with apparently little fear of
the "law horrible," To these admis
sion Is denied no one, who does
not bear the Indelible marks and ap
pearances of a, "copper,"
Near the Delaware and Hudson
Railroad depot Is located a place
which leade all the others In the mat
ter of variety of games.
On the ground floor are a number
of bowling alleys and poo! and bil
liard tables, A strictly legitimate
business Is done thera. It is on the
second floor, over tha alleys, that th
cards are dealt and the whoa) whirled,
Kntrance Is obtained through ha
alleys and up a covered stairway. At
the locked door at tha foct of the
stairway, In tha centre of tha ground
floor, a man is ported, One has only
to "leoli all right" ta gat past him,
He unlocks the doer, and as one as
cends the dark staircase tha cliok of
the key Is heard behind him as the
doorman snaps the loeU on again,
Passing through souther door at
the top of the stairs ens finds himself
in a room fifty feet square, All
manner of games are in operation.
On the night of the writer's visit
there were about 300 people in the
place, all men. It was sufToeatlngly
hot.
Like Turkish Batli,
Tobacco smoke and everybody was
smnktng clouded the room, The
lishts hung over the various tables
appeared hazy. The odor of tebaco
and perspiration was overpowering.
