Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-02-25
AN UNLUEKY NUMBER

He showed US "A lottery ticket, which n.
said no had found secretod in the hock "a
a book which ho had bought the dav bo
T,rc N one of the bookstalls l tool, a..
niece of paper cad examined 1t. II was fo,
Zoo 600 and WOULD be drawn for in Nv,
weeks time.
Captain T., aiming out Of the window
with lis chin csting on his hands. hal
acc,cely notice the enhance of The Oh
man. but ,he, l called aim and held IN.
scr,.o a. 0.ms paper OF toward him h,
turned rorribl. pale AND sank back inz
bis SCAT
~No 5C' p murmured, aghast.
Not another word could we get ont @
Tim. dc sar pale and dumb, like onk
Turned into s'ne. Mr.. Sang placed tbs
ticket inside Is pockotbook and muttcfe.
,cud enough fr Us to hear:
zone Lundad thousand dollars Why
Than isaftrtCel But an old fool lil5o ma
will never Isl,
"you will w!uw suddenly cried ths
captain ir st1ngc tow tones, which made
ls both start
GLOW oaaou telp" whispered the OLE
o4an cl-urly
4 wait 50 TO got rid of that ticket for
as sure us ", ne living men YOU viii bs
.ho loser ia e end. "
AM pofps YOU would like TO -eours
Tho UcLot, aid tho old fellow. with :
stcu,I3r SIM
The captn only shrugged his sLoul
lsi- and turad 20 the window.
81 know, said sang, "that l could gc,
4 GOOD SUM rthis t.cNet II it wele know
had it for le However, as the captail
Is so ao-itiN Will be drawn ! Will retaiG
.ho tck.tal run the .isk of being tha
loser ON hundred thousand Gollcss.
o-uy, l soeVlau 10 is--tAo cautain = .oal.
,Asl Ha 81
Ho wont M. ano as he DESCRIBED the
s-lif- j hoax him mUmbliaG'
"A uu W- he ,Ae losor IA ,he END
What can eeltaia mean, ! wonder"
He gained -a street. and could hear Nc
-loIe.
turned Captain 2. Howas standing
a.en, and Iioulcss ~ the window.
Elr T. ls time sat Watching him.
uaud.ng 70 80 paio and silent, all tht
2hl.t C my brain how 10 account
Ic his ..ge conduct on seeing thu
nlnaur The lottery Uicket-ND. 58
What pailul reoolloct!ons did these two
Hclrps "a. 90 its uiudf asked myself
.ha quos. over and over again, bat 7
it.ll .am-led ln the dark
All ar ho closed the window and
jnr y s-d as Il speaking to himself:
''TherCu hc no doubt about 1t! No
E3 E. an arlrsed numbsr!'
Il dosn understand you, captain, "
said. 20. aeguu To- feel curious.
re aircd silent Tor some timc as u
IN do,p lght, aud did not interrupt
him.
"IiSts.' ho said suddenly, "and you
can iud- Tor YOURSELF as To the truth Of
sly s,ahu.nt." Ho liz cigarette and
l-ew Us Aair to tho table.
"FlUa years ago he begun, "my
.ather. although considered TO Le d very
sensible nan, invested u sum of money IN
Lottery r. .ci.et was drawn and he
nccamc possessed II 500, 600. Ho was
lortuut 80 everybody said. !, too,
Thought at tAo time, One evening he
entered ono Of tho gambling saloons, and
becoming fascinated 5y the play he lost al.
his ready money ia few hours. YheL
all his pu r.rty wont, and WHOM he arose
from The table at midnight he was beg
gar MadJoned hr Lis losses and rcndcroS
insane By The knowledge ot tho gticl OF III.
famty, ID shot himself through the heart
His -., was ~. 5ji'
"Tc cannot SEP how that goes tc
prove voGF statement, - ! said. "Th,
same -hlDs could happen with any NUN
Der
"T-ue." ne replied, 'Iattachcd no I'm
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