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But how was her mind to be diverted from the gloomy thoughts that bound her, as it were, to the shipwrecked "Viking?" The 12th of July came. The drawing of the Christiania Schools Lottery was to take place in four days. It is needless to say that Sandgoist's purchase had come to the knowledge of the public.
"They say that nobody will buy Ole Kamp's ticket of him, now he has got it." "No; nobody wants it now." "That is not at all surprising. In Hulda Hansen's hands the ticket was valuable." "And in Sandgoist's it seems worthless." "I'm glad of it. He'll have it left on his hands, and I hope he'll lose the fifteen thousand marks it cost him." "But what if the scoundrel should win the grand prize?"
The ticket seemed to have lost its supernatural value since it had been defiled by Sandgoist's touch, so that worthy had made but a bad bargain, after all, and the famous ticket, No. 9672, appeared likely to be left on his hands.
Hulda Hansen had consented to sell the ticket belonging to her lost lover? She had turned this last memento of him into money? But a timely paragraph that appeared in the "Morgen-Blad" gave the readers a true account of what had taken place. It described the real nature of Sandgoist's interference, and how the ticket had come into his hands.
And seeing that Sandgoist showed no intention of obeying, the young man was about to spring upon him, when Hulda hastily interposed. "Here is the ticket, mother," she cried. Dame Hansen seized it, and as she exchanged it for Sandgoist's receipt her daughter sunk, almost fainting, into an arm-chair. "Hulda! Hulda! Oh, what have you done?" cried Joel. "What has she done," replied Dame Hansen.
"Nine thousand six hundred and seventy two!" proclaimed one of the directors, in a loud voice. This was the number of Ole Kamp's ticket, now in Sandgoist's possession.
Yes, a hundred times, yes; both on his own account and that of his betrothed, for Sylvius Hogg had succeeded in getting the ticket out of Sandgoist's hands, having repurchased it from him at the same price the usurer had given for it, for Sandgoist was only too glad to dispose of it at that price now there were no more bidders for it.
Could it be that this ticket of Ole Kamp's was to be the means of placing one hundred thousand marks in that villainous Sandgoist's pocket. Really such a result would almost make one doubt the justice of God! The fifth little girl plunged her hand into the next urn, and drew out the fifth figure.
"Yes." "I certainly never heard the name before." "But she has, though she had never seen the man until day before yesterday." Then Hulda related all the incidents that had marked Sandgoist's sojourn at the inn, not neglecting to mention Dame Hansen's singular conduct at the moment of his departure.
Having said this Hulda turned, as if to leave the room, evidently supposing that the conversation so far as she was concerned had been terminated by her refusal, but at a gesture from her mother she paused. An exclamation of annoyance had escaped Dame Hansen, and Sandgoist's knitted brows and flashing eyes showed that anger was beginning to take possession of him. "Yes, remain, Hulda," said he.
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