The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1902-07-11

been hailed as Mr.. Tressor by at least
hundred men any afternoon on that
part of Broadway lying between Tween
! ty-seventh and Thirty-fourth streets.
| New York-stepped on to the plat
form.
Nothing had happened. The real
NJ Vigneron had been taken care OF
the night before. He had been SO re-
joiced at meeting the American art
connoisseur, NJ. Tressor-who looked
so very much like him--that it was not
the least trouble in the world for his
double to insinuate knockout drops"
by Mr.. Tressor-into the green glass
filled with absinthe that NJ Vigneron
was slipping. NJ lie Marie was COM
fortably disposed of where he would
be very certain to get another drink
with more choral, at any time these
next three days.
NJ. Penard had among a little bun
die OF tickets in an inside pocket one
bearing the number 8.O59-which
was destined to win the million franc
prize.
Mr.. Tressor was superb in the
aplonb with which he saluted the fell
low citizens of tf. mayor of the Fiji
LSeHLu ACCOMPLISHMENTS. M. PenanQ
was very certain that he could see the
morsel of paper held by Mr.. Tressor
between the third and fourth fingers
of his left hand Mr.. Tressor knew
that nobody could possibly see it.
He bowed to the man at the wheel |
and the monster disk was sent whirl- |
ing. The interesting little boy who |
had been brought forth from his home |
in tha
citizens of the arron basement thrust
an attenuated hand and arm into the
opening in the wheel and drew out a
little, glistening copper tube. He
bowed as he banded it to M lie Marie.
Mr.. Tressor was in his element He
thrust out his arms and pushed back
MS sleeves-as he was wont to do
when assuring purchasers of soap that
lie had really no means of deceiying
hem. even if he was so disposed He |
eceived the copper cube gingerly be-
ween thur.b and forefln ger OF his left
and, extracted the bit of paper if
obtained, and opening it before the ,
taring eyes of the multitude-after
exchanging it for that other morsel
'hlch had been concealed bet ween his
ngers-turned to the blackboard and S
rote: l.
B11S,O59. f
Whereupon every man in the crowd t
his bunch of tickets, and | j
lie drawing went on. h
1t was remarked afterwards that IL C
Marie had never conducted draw
g with more empressemen d
Three days later two smooth faced | d
men met at the Adelphi | Ii
otel in Liverpool. They secured T
ON together.
When they were alone the fair man S.
rned to the dark one and said: in
Got the COIN" hi
Eyes. Did you save that ticket thar e
Is first drawn!' 2%i' Il,
Il did not; | ate it. 1 don't believe %
being found with the goods on nie."t IN
mo? Well, my GEAR Tressor, you hi
n order me Gallon of your cursed sr
nerican whisky. Then read that" ~
) handed Mr.. Tressor a. copy of lie, ar
mps of February T.. Mr. Tressor -,
I'd: -,
Tt is now practically settled that Be
} representation Of M. iVigneron at -
} drawing OF the lottery of the IF. Il
nth arrondissem emit, and the, kid. I'll
ping of that gentleman, was the re- =
t of wager: Or an odd practical -,
e. An examination of the contents ~
the lottery wheel shows that y"
-8,O59, the winning ticket, was regu-
" drawn" '' f"ii'tr''t' |L'1AH fo''
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