Evening journal., 1890-07-21


ite pastine.
On the 10th q juno, therefore, he got up
At o'clock, opened tho store himeelf ana
waited for tho nswsboy to bring the Petit
RousuDais, In which the result OF the draw
ing was always publlshed.m "a At last he heard
q harsh voico calling,
buy tho Petit Rousnnais-eu the news
| from Paris-nurdsr Of Fontaines Courtl
| The lottery OF MeKidonn- In another minute
Mr.. houlinier had bought paper, and with
bis heers beating wildly, turned to the third
| page, where 10 Fead:
DRAvIso % rlIn aRzrDos LOTTERY.
Grend prlza Of 10000 francs has been drawn by
tb~kss No. sn,d1.
Two prizes OF 1000 francs each By Nos. 2oi, SIC
And Ol30A
He uttered stfled cry Of Joy and read nc
| further
s-ols,o 1O,0oO francsF' he repeated, and
| bis brain beginning TO reel he leaned against
tho counter for support and accidentally
knocked down giass jar containing assorted
caramels 1t fell 10 the floor and broke in
/ pieces, and Immediately tho rasping voice Of
Eudoxia was beard from the bedroom above
II should like 30 know what you are doing
there, Mr. Moulinier, she screamed.
IA Jar Of carsmels fell down, dearest he
replied, and before she had time TO say any
! thing more he added
"Hurry and come down, my love; am
| going ont to get new jar
| SYou need not be in such hurry she
said, but her husband had alreody gone out
OF the shop, without waiting to exchange his
velvet cap for the high silk hat which he
always wore in the street. He rushed straight
to the Office Of The Petit Rouennas, andlbeg
| ged 10 be allowed 30 see tho dispatch respect.
ing the winning numbers in the lottery. His
request was granted, and he saw that the
newspaper report was ooTrect-No. 0l302s
had drawn 10000 france
Mr.. Moulinier, now quite calm again, re
turned home in a very Thoughtful frame of
i mind. A new subject for anxiety had pre-
| senbed itself Ho would have 10 confess to
EudoxiR that he had dared to invest the sum
Of one franc without consulting her. Prob
ably tho thought of the 10000 francs would
mollify her eventually, but there wouh first
be a scene a terrible scene.
"Iow much better TO tell her nothing
about tho lottery ticket" he thought, "She
need never hear a word about my windfall-
yes, that is my best plan, and there rose to
mind delightful vision OF unlimited games
| Of dominoes.
A few minutes later be reached the tobac-
conists, whore he had bought tho ticket, and,
/ TOllQ Win y hulAlE OF ETablLfue. ne
saw Miss Clorinde standing at the door Her
dark hair was slightly disheveled by the
breeze and IN her hand she held The Petit
Ronennais As she caught sight of Mr.. Mou-
liner She exclaimed gnyly;
Have you heard the newsl How lucky
You are-ten thousand franosl Think Of itr'
"How did you know my numbersn asked
the gentleman in displeased surprise
II sold You the ticket, sir, and when you
read out the number, O13, OPS, | put it down
in my little book. l thought that if you won
you would perhspsn-
~ would whatm
Il thought perhaps you would want to give
me little present out Of gratitude for hav
ing chosen the lucky number for You. All.
Mr.. Mouliner | saw yesterday in the jewel
er's just opposite the museum Of art, little
bracelet with tigers eye in the middle Of it
such a love Of bracelet And the price is
nothing, only twenty-five louisn-
twenty-five louisn repeated her hearer,
that Is 800 francs-no indeed
Then, as a bright idea occurred to him, he
exclaimed suddenly;
"Wait. You shall have your bracelet, but
on condition that you do not toll any one OF
my good luck. Here is my ticket, you may
collect the amount Of the prize for me-keer
500 francs for yourself and give me the re-
naming $500. VIII you agree 70 thisg'
Yes indeed. / will buy the bracelet at
once, for can take the money out Of the
drawer and return it in day or two, and nc
one need know anything about it.n
1T would be better for you 70 wait unit
you have collected my money"
"Oh, no; cannot wait-my tigers eye
win be sold"
DO as you like then"
Theophile returned home congratulating
himself upon the clever way in which be had
arranged this little matter.
The next morning. when he opened the
store, the first person he saw was Clornde
who rushed toward him with pale cheeks anc
frightened eyes. At the sight of her Mr.
Moulinier felt cold perspiration break out
upon his forehead; Mime. Eudoxia was liabl,
to come down stairs at any minute.
"Have you read the newspapers this morn
ingf gasped Clornde
mo, not YETI no answered; "but what
possessed you 70 come here-suppose my
wifen
"Read thatln cried the girl, thrustiug The
Petit Rouennais into his hands, and witt
amazed eyes he read;
There was a slight error in one Of our dis
patches yesterday.
I'm the drawing Of the Mezidon lottery
ticket No. Ol3,02S was given as having drawn
1000 francs, but the correct number wa
103.03S.H
Theophile dropped the paper and groanet
with disappointment, and Clorinde exclaimed
II bought the bracelet yesterday witt
money out Of the drawer. Give me the so
francs, for l must pat them back before the,
are miased -
"NeverT' said Mr.. MoulinieE, ''it was al
very well when thought had won 10000
but now the bargain is on
"Ah. sir, If you do not give me the money
my employer will thi y. me a thiefn erie,
Clorinde, aud her dark eyes hllod with tears
. lin heavens name, my good girl, 20 home
and will see you later -peThaps We can ar
range the matter, but il madame sboul,
come down stairs and hear nsn--
"Madame has come down stairs and mad
anne has heard you'll" said shrill raspinI
voice Suddenly, al-s turning round Theophil
saw his E0doxia in her dressing gown sand
ing at the foot Of the staircase.
$50 you are in the habit q spending mon
ey on lottery tickebs," she said furiously
I "aDd Of bdying Eve hundred franc bracelet
for such husries as this
"Madamel" broke in Clorine Indignantly
but Mrs Moulinier said in a voice Of thunder
Il did not speak 70 your
Then, with her eyes dilsted with rage, an
, her face as red as a peony, she bore down uI
) on her trembling husband who recoiled fror
!. her in terror. Theme instant she stopped
j, and without another word she sank beavil
to the floor.