Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-02-10

first place, II Is farce Of the rankest
sort except when for a moment or
two II becomes positively tragic In It's
immortality. As much OF the story as
can be given without offense to decent
people follows John Burnett, an Amer
lean promoter, has organized a lottery
IN which there Is TO be but one prize
which, by the way. it is announced will
be In the nature OF q surprise 10 the
winner. The impossibilty OF such a
heads win, tails you lose" scheme
does not seem to have occurred to the
authors, and II what follows were rea.
sonably interesting they might be for.
given for this fault.
Among the idiots who have bought
tickets In this lottery II one Dupont
Martin, a man who. being a member
OF the French academy, ought to have
known better. This fellow, by the way,
Is forever expostulatIng against being
made ridiculous, when In reality he Is
perpetually engaged IN the occupation
OF putting himself into absurd positions.
Martin presents the lottery ticket TO his
fancee, Nine. Duval and little later
II develops that she has won the prize.
This prize Is soon introduced by Bur
nett, the promoter, and turns out to be
man, Leduc. fellow whose Nemesis
throughout life has been bad luck.
Nine. Duval Is naturally embarrassed
by this unlocked for addition TO her re-
sponsibillties and, after extracting
from the unfortunate creature the foil
story OF his life, she explains TO him the
impossIblllty Of keeping him I'm her
house, and Leduc leaves. A few mo-
ments later he Is brought lr In a limp
condition, having thrown himself into a
fountain, which, unfortunately, happen
ed 20 be the only one In the city into
which water had not yet been turned.
Nine. Duval now seriously realizes the
dclicacy Of her position and Is afraid to
set Leduc adrift lest he carry out his
threat 70 attempt suicide at the first
opportunity She would probably tell
him 10 remain were Il not that she Is
talked out OF the idea by Martin and
others OF her friends who happen TO be
present. Martin rldloules the fellows
statement that he win throw himself
into the river and offers to bet 900
francs that he will do nothing OF the
kind. Leduc is Just on the point Of
going but he turns, and, telling Mar
tin that he will take the bet. he leaves
the stage. few moments later the
member Of the academy has lost his
bet. foi Leduc, true TO his word. walked
directly 20 the bank OF the river, into
which he threw himself. lie is brought
back into the house once more. and
then Nine. Duval asserts herself and
decides that, no matter what people
may say she win permit him 20 remain
on her place. A comfortable and lux
urious summer house Is assigned 90 Le-
due and the hitherto unucky beggar
Is IN clover az last.
In the second net We fnd that the
village Is proud OF the unfortunate
capital prize" and that all the women
a the neighhorhood, including Nine
Duyal, have gone daft over him. lie
Is giving music lessons 90 them. and
all in all Is thoroughly enjoying NE
He Is desperately 10 love with Nine
Duyal, but has never dared 20 mention
II 20 her. She also secretly cares for
him, despite the fact that ON the follow.
Ing morning she is 10 be married 20
Martin, She goes 70 the summer house
In the evening. and while there is sur.
pflsed by the advent OF Martin. in or
der that he may not see her she con-