The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-02-14

SnOulu De the winners knight errant
for the winter? think have heard Of
such things. 1t is not strictly orig.
inal. SIR"
"No-that l should marry the girl. y
"Bui suppose the girl objected"
'Impossibel She would not buy a
ticket unless she wanted to take the
prize"
"Oh, I see. But you forget was
wanting something by which we should
make money, as well as create excite
ment. Do you think there would be
many-really many-'girls, George,
who would care TO risk dollar on the
chance of winning such a-such a
prize?"
"My dear Edith, my vanity is such
that | would guarantee a subscription
list of 100 tickets. at dollar each. But
| should propose.to have voice in the
disposition of the tickets. l should
want to pass judgment upon all appli-
cations for them, and have the power to
allot only as many as chose to each ap-
plicant. How say your"
"Oh, well! You have proposed the
thing. l am sure ii is very kind of you.
1t would be novelty, certainly. But
you would not expect me to have any
active part in the lottery, would you
that is, to sell tickets?"
why not?"
"Oh. don't know; but it would hard
ly seem ladylike thing"
NO? Perhaps mot. l will see DR..
Montgomery, and we will manage the
affair between us. But you shall have
all the credit of the proceeds"
"Yes? And do you thnk-do you,
really, think, George, that they will
amount to much?" was the fippant
query, again.
Il have already said that will guar
antee hundred dollars" Woodruff re-
piled. with knowing twinkle.
"Al you will sell hundred
chances?'
Wait. You will see."
So this was how the lottery orig
mated.
In few days there appeared notice
in the Danville Observer, intimating
that ladies desirous of purchasing one
or more tickets lat one dollar per ticket
in the rattle for George Woodruff should
send their names and applications TO
box 76, p O., city.
When Miss Wynne read this adver-
tisement, she betook herself to her
room and INDUCED in "a good cry
Her friendship with George had been
so intimate, so long, so much part OF
her life, that she had been content to-
glide peacefully along in the old pleas
ant relations without ever particularly
asking herself whether she would some
day become his wife. But now, when
she found herself face to face with the
possibilities of public lottery-with
only one chance in hundred (and she
could scorn to take even that!) she felt
almost that she had been fool for not
availing herself of the privilege of the
last leap year and asking this man to
be her husband. For now she knew
that she loved him.
Of course, she knew it was all non
sense to think OF asking man to marry
her, even in leap year. And still-and
still-she might have done differently.
She might have been little more re-
served, little less matter of fact, lit
tie more coy, little less of the good
fellow so other things, minus
and plus, in her relations with George.
And from that moment her interest in
the church fair languished.
1t chanced that DR.. Montgomery met
Miss ,Wynne coming out of her fathers
house one morning some ten days after
the public announcement of the lottery.
He gave her his customary courteous
and stately salutation, and said:
"Good-morning, Miss Wynne; you are
not looking quite so well as usual. l
hope you are not working too hard for
he fair"
NO, DOCTOR" Miss Wynne replied,
coldly; Il have not been doing any
hing at all for it the last few days"
"Ah! that is right. l am sure you
,ave done a great deal for us already.
don't know how to thank you and so
many other ladies for the great interest
you have taken in the dear church; and
you, Miss Wynne, for your
Tery novel proposal of the lottery. We
are getting great many applications
Tor tickets. l thought now-yes, l
,nce thought But l have not seen
Iour name among those of the fair ap-
plicauts."
"Oh! Oh! Go away-go away, sir!
wish l had never seen you-you and
FOUR nasty old owl house!"