The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-03-20

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Theophile imprinted, as was his custom,
kiss upon her forehead.
A few minutes later duet of regular AM
musical snoring seemed to indicate that tn
| loving pair had fallen into delicious slumber
We say seemed to indicate advisedly, for in
1 deed Eudoxia was the only one who wa
asleep, and her husband was merely initiating
her notes in order to mislead her in the even
of her awaking unexpectedly. He could no
sleep, for group of magic figures seemed t.
! be dancing before his eyes, the figures which
! formed the number Of his lottery ticket
0l3,02S.
The next day Mr.. Moulinier, true to hi
word, kept away from the Cafe du Com
merce; indeed, he had something more i'm
| portant than dominoes to think of.
He had the store all to himself that day
for Eudoxia, being slightly indisposed, KEEP
her room, and Theophile was able to appro
pirate the price Of several candy sticks anc
three POUNDS of sugared almonds, and tn,
amounts did not appear in the book Of sales
In this way be contrived to cover his losses
and the small deception weighed but lightly
upon his conscience.
The confectioner waited anxjousIy for the
18th of June, the day of the lottery drawing,
for he was possessed with the desire to be
able to retract his VOW and resume his favor
tie pastime.
On the 10th OF jane, therefore, he got up
at 3 o'clock, opened the store himself and
waited for the newsboy to bring the Petit
Rouennais, in which the result of the draw
ing was always published. At last he heard
harsh voice calling:
+ba Patti oil fba ,,ar-o
from Paris-murder of Fontaines Courtl
The lottery of Mezidon"- in another minute
Mr.. Moulinier had bought paper, and with
his heart beating wildly, turned to the third
page, where he read:
DRAWING OF THE MEzIDoN LOTTERY.
Grand prize Of 1000 francs has been drawn by
ticket No. %, SCI
Two prizes Of 10000 francs each by Nos. POI, S7s
and Ola, 028.
He uttered a stifed cry of joy and read no
further.
Job, 02S-I0,000 francs" he repeated, and
his brain beginning to reel he leaned against
the counter for support and accidentally
knocked down glass jar containing assorted
caramels. 1t fell to the floor and broke in
pieces, and Immediately the raspiag voice Of
Eudoxia was heard from the bedroom above
,
there, Mr.. Moulinier,n she screamed.
"a jar Of caramels fell down, dearest he
replied, and before she had time to say any
thing more he added:
Hurry and come down, my love; l am
going out to get a new jar"
You need MOI be in such hurry" she
said, but her husband had already gone out
of the shop, without waiting to exchange his
velvet cap for the high silk hat which he
always wore i'll the street. He rushed straight
TO the office of the Petit Rouennais, and beg
ged to be allowed to see the dispatch respect
ing the winning numbers in the lottery. His
request was granted, and he saw that the
newspaper report was correct-No. 0l3, OPS
had drawn 10000 francs.
Mr.. Moulinier, now quite calm again, re-
turned home in a very Thoughtful frame of
mind. A new subject for anxiety had pre-
sented itself He would have to confess to
EudOxia that he had dared to invest the sum
of one franc without consulting her. Prob
ably the thought of the 10000 francs would
mollify her eventually, but there would first
be a scene, a terrible scene.
How much better to tell her nothing
about the 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 he reached the tobac-
consists, where he had bought the ticket, and,
CHANGING round with smile of gratitude, he
saw Miss CIorinde 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 gayly:
Have you heard the news? How lucky
you are-ten thousand francsl Think of it,"
How did you know my numbergn asked
the gentleman in displeased surprise.
Il sold you the ticket, sir, and when you
read out the number, 013, 02S, l put it down
in my little book. thought that if you won
you would perhaps"-
Il would whatf'
81 thought perhaps you would want to give
ma little present out of gratitude for hav-
ing chosen the lucky number for you. All,
Mr., Moulinier! l saw yesterday in the jewel
er'S just opposite the museum of art, a little
bracelet with a tigers eye in the middle of it
such a love of bracelet! And the price is
nothing, only twenty-five LOUIS
twenty-five louis" repeated her hearer,
that is 500 francs-no indeed"
Then, as bright idea occurred to him, he
exclaimed suddenly:
"Wait. You shall have your bracelet, but
on condition that you do not tell any one of
my good luck. Here is my ticket, you may
collect the amount of the prize for me-keep
500 francs for yourself and give me the re-
naming $500 VIII you agree to thisg"
Yes, indeed. l will buy the bracelet at
once, for l can take the money out of the
drawer, and return it in day or two, and no
one need know anything about it,
1T would be better for you to wait until
you have collected my money"
''Oh, no; l cannot wait-my tigers eye
will be sold"
do as you like then"
Theophile returned home congratulating
aimsef upon the clever way in which he had
arranged this little matter
The next morning, when he opened the
store, the first person he saw was Clorinde,
who rushed toward him with pale cheeks and
frightened eyes. At TIE sight OF her Mr..
Moulinier felt a cold perspiration break out
upon his forehead; Nine Eudoxia was liable
10 come down stairs at any minute.
Have you read the newspapers this morn !
ng?" gaSped Clorlnde
mo, not yet" he answered: 'but what |
possessed you to come here-suppose my
Read that" cried the girl, thrusting The !
Petit Rouennais into his hands, and with /
eyes he read:
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