The Cairo bulletin., 1912-01-17

Never mind, if 5l178 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 skcp-
tical 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, rug for the
hall. silk for q waist, ard a thousand
ana one things
Lets moi quarrel over the money
Until we get it, broke in her husband.
After the above conversation Mrs.
Leslie tried to forget al about the lot
terry ticket, but impossible.
Meanwhile her husband, occupied
with the cares CT business, had fer
gotten completely 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 moro
money going out than coming in. I'm
neither parsimonious, misery nor
stingy, but there's 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 silyery tinge to her hus-
bands hair, how tired and old he
looked, while she seemed to grow
more youthful in appearance every
day.
Don't you feel well" she ques-
toned, anxiously
Can a man feel wei and happy"
was his curt answer, when he's CON
tinually harassed with financial
trouhlea2"
The wife, wlstlng to end the discus
sion. proposed that they so to the
''nicl5el show"
astonishing that you did not sug-
Cest q hoy at the cfcr2," Grgrablod
her husband asshe assented.
Mrs, Leslie finally threw al! 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 O new rug adorned the
floor.
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
trlbuted. "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.up feelings. Opening the new
tangled desk to look for pencil, he
burst forth in 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"
"Yes," answered Mrs Leslie with
! tears in her eyes. But l figure it will
be all right If we only have q little
/ patience"
What do you mean?"
TITS rather inconvenient just now,
but 7 fancy it 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
a vacation and rest up little"
What coinage Of your brain are
, these vivid imaginations?' said Mr..
Leslie as he sprang to his feet givinE
his wife one long look as IL he had
/ never seen her before. After a tense
I silence which seemed aged to his wife,
he exclaimed, "The 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"
! "Thats the reason why | never took
the trouble to inform you that the
drawing was weeks ago and our num-
Der was not among the lucky ones.
Mrs Leslie turned pale. What q
foolish woman I've been" she said
81 thought 50 much about 1t that
didn't realize we could lose"
Mother" called sweet, young
voice. where are you? I've come won.
derful, glorious news to tell you
"What Is 1t, dear?" she asked, as q
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 asl;
fathers consent to our wedding. Oh
I'm delicously happy"
81 was not prepared for this great
| surprise, my dear, didn't know he
was even counting you" said her ia
| Their
"Qh~ he's bean Coming. here all win
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