The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-02-12
did YOU buy q ticket 2

travelling on those railroad trains
Now see how foolish you are II
you'd stayed at home you might have
bought the winning number today
Il prefer to h'accompany You. But
I have been thinking TO make you a
proposition of partnership. Master
h'Anthony. l will stay home and
dream numbers. which you can pur-
chase with your salary. In that man.
ner we shall certainly burst this lot
terry. | do not desire the profits. how
ever, for being partners with you. |
would like you to have plenty of mon
les, that is all. l love you. sar."
Don't, You embarrass me-
The drawing. which was for a capital
prize of $4,000 c'silver''. had drawn
larger crowd ,than usual. and when
the two reached Cathedral square they
found the lottery building and plaza
thronged tt, overlooking with the usual
pOlyglot elements that make up these
Latin-American gatherings.
BY dint of considerable effort Kirk
succeeded in working his way through
the wide double doors, and. being
much above the average height. he
was able to get good view of the pro-
ceedings. Upon a platform group of
ceremonious officials We're gathered
about a revolving wire cage. so arrang
ed that it could be whirled rapidly
upon its axis. Into it We're put ten
ivory spheres, resembling billiard balls
in size and appearance. When this
b. Il %I,z <1n r-n6
and a very badly frightened twelve
year-old girl was selected at random
from the audience, then lifted to the
stage, where it required the commands
and entreaties of her excited parents
to prevent her from dissolving in tears
At word from the master of ceremo-
MES the cage was spun until the ivory
balls inside leaped and capered like
captive squirrels. Then at another sig
nal it was stopped. The door was
opened, and the little girl reached in a
trembling hand and selected a sphere.
1t proved to be hollow, with two halves
screwed together, and in full sight of
the assembly it was opened, displaying
bit of paper inside.
"Ocho,'' cried the announcer, and a
card bearing the >pumeral "S' was rails
ed. The paper was replaced inside the
ivory ball, the ball itself was dropped
into the wire cage, the door was closed
and once more the cage was spun.
Kirk was much interested in the
scene. not from any faintest hope that
he would draw prize, but purely
from the novel atmosphere and color
of the thing While his eyes were
busiest and just as the child prepared
to draw another ball he felt clutch
upon his arm and, glancing down, be-
held the glowing black eyes of Senior
Ramon Alfarez fixed upon him. He
carried dapper little cane, with
which he tapped his former prisoner to
attract his attention.
At sight of him Kirk drew down his
brows and said gruff1y:
Don't poke me with that umbrella"
He turned away, but again Alfarez
touched him.
Il will spik' wit you, hombre," he
said
eff you keep jabbing me with that
crutch I'll break it, and then you can't
walk home
RaSon jerked his head toward the
square outside in an imperious fash
ion. and Kirk, curious to learn the
| cause of unusual excitement, followed
him without demur When they had
reached the street the Spaniard turned
with flashing eyes and a mirthless
smile.
"Well!' he said dramatically.
pretty well. How goes it with
you?"
$50. You ave socceed in your cow
ardly attemp."
my what?"
81 lose my poseetion as comandante
Of police"
"You don't say sou Kinks face
broke into smile of real pleasure.