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Two or three others were in by this time, eager to look over the list of drawn numbers and to make new bets. "Glory!" cried one of them, a vile-looking young woman, and she commenced dancing about the room. All was excitement now. "A hit! a hit!" was cried. "How much? how much?" and they gathered to the little counter and desk of the policy-dealer.
Will their education in the shop of a policy-dealer fit them to become honest, industrious citizens?" All this was so new and dreadful to Mr. Dinneford that he was stunned and disheartened; and when, after an interview with the missionary that lasted over an hour, he went away, it was with a feeling of utter discouragement.
"1, 2, 3," cried the girl, dancing about and waving her little slip of paper over her head. "I knew it would come dreamed of them numbers three nights hand running! Hand over the money, old chap! Fifteen dollars for fifteen cents! That's the go!" The policy-dealer took the girl's "piece," and after comparing it with the record of drawn numbers, said, in a pleased voice, "All right!
"Take my advice and go ten," urged the policy-dealer. "No, thank you! shouldn't know what to do with more than five hundred dollars. I'll only go five dollars this time." The "writer," as a policy-seller is called, took the money and gave the usual written slip of paper containing the selected numbers; loudly proclaiming her good luck, the girl then went away.
But the 40 was not there, and this made all the difference. "Once more," said the policy-dealer, in a tone of encouragement, as he bent over the miserable woman. "Yesterday, 4 came out; to-day, 4, 10; tomorrow will be the lucky chance; 4, 10, 40 will surely be drawn. I never knew this order to fail. If it had been 10 first, and then 4, 10, or 10, 4, I would not advise you to go on.
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