The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-04-19
Taking a
Chance

tlCK6Cf SalQ Leslie 3 Vile Ia d puISI
of Indignation. 'I haven't heard of
anyone being so shall0w-bTained in
years"
Never mind, if 5117S wins you'll be
able to buy all the Injuries your little
heart Graves for and I've always de-
sired you to have. Don't be too skep-
teal but-wait-" replied Leslie.
"I'd prefer any day to have the two
dollars you've wasted for some real
| necessities instead of imaginary lux
uries A pair of gloves, a rug for the
| hail. silk for a waist, and a thousand
and one things
Lets not quarrel over the money
until we get it, broke in her husband.
After the above conversation Mrs.
Leslie tried to forget all about the lot
terry ticket, but impossible.
Meanwhile her husband, occupied
with the cares of business, had for
gotten corapletely about the little blue
ticket Matters of much greater i'm
port occupied his mind.
Belinda" he said one night, "the
bills for the last month are simply
enormous. My income does not war
rant these expenditures. There's more
money going out than coming in. I'm
neither parsimonious, miserly nor
stingy, burt there's;a limit to all extrav-
agance."
For once Mrs. Leslie was silent; she
simply smiled and kept on sewing.
When she looked up she was startled
to notice the silvery tinge to her hus-
bands hair, how tired and old he
looked, while she seemed to grow
more youthful in appearance every
day.
~Dunit you feel WE'LL" she Ques-
toned, anxiously.
10 Cam "a man feel well and happy"
was his curt answer, when he's con-
tinuaTly harassed with financial
troubles?"
The wife, wishing to end the discus
sion, proposed that they go to the
nickel show
Astonishing that you did not sug-
gest a box at the OPERA" grumbled
her husband as he assented.
Mrs. Leslie finally threw all caution
to the winds She seemed to have
been bewitched by the demon of buy"
The old portieres in the little parlor
were replaced by elegant new ones,
which made the parlor carpet appear
so shabby in contrast that it was not
long before a new rug adorned the
f1oe-.
The comments of their friends were
numerous When they noticed the ma
hogany bookcases and the piano which
| had been purchased on the installment
| plan and Mrs. Leslie expected to pay
! for when the lottery money was dis
| tributed '"Mr Leslie must have made
| a great deal of money" they said
After three months of apprehension
and anxiety Mr.. Leslie gave vent to
his pent-1lp feelings. Opening the new
| tangled desk to look for pencil, he
burst forth i'm "a voice of anger, dismay
| and evaporation, Bills, bills, bills,
| that's the only kind of correspondence
! in this house nowadays. None of them
receipted either. I'll have to borrow
money on my life insurance if this con-
| tinues"
EYES," answered Mrs. Leslie with
tears in her eyes. But figure it will
be all right If we only have little
patience"
What do you mean?"
tits rather inconvenient just now,
but I fancy lit will be all right when
your lottery ticket comes due. Didn't
you maintain vociferously that the lot
terry money would eventually pay for
everything. Maybe then you can take
vacation and rest up a little.''
What coinage of your brain are
these vivid imaginations said Mr..
Leslie as he sprang to his feet, giving
his wife one long look as if he had
never seen her before. After a tense
silence which seemed aged to his wife,
he exclaimed, ~Tfe lottery money!
What do you mean? / suppose it's a
woman's prerogative to change her
mind, but didn't you distinctly assert
that you wouldn't touch one penny of
that money!"
yes, but"
That's the reason why ] never took
the trouble to inform you that the
uEdW1uS WdS WEEKS dSO dLIU Jul mum
Der was not among the lucky ones.
Mrs Leslie turned pale. What
foolish woman I've BEEN" she said.
ST thought so much about it that I
didn't realize we could lose"
Mother" called a sweet young
voice, where are you? I've some won
derful, glorious news to tell you"
What is it, dear?" she asked, as a
young girl entered the room
Don't look so gloomy, mother
NINE" she replied, as she wound her
arms around her mothers neck "Bill
Thorsch is coming tomorrow to ask
fathers consent to our wedding. Oh,
I'm deliciously happy"
81 was not prepared for this great
surprise, my dear, l didn't know he
was even counting you," said her IA
ther
ooh, he's been coming here all win
ter. He said the parlor was so COM
Portable he simply couldn't stay away"
Leslie" said Mrs. Leslie. taking her
husbands hand, sit was good invest