| Show PRIZE WINNER ROLLS IN RICHES AND SPENDS IT IN TWO HOURS paris toller gets francs but has to spend all in minutes paris the spectacle of a man pending under compulsion franca in two hours recently caged knuch amusement to those who were privileged to know of the perform ance it was brought about by the periodical candide Can JIde which awarded in a certain competition a prize bt franc on the condition that the should spend it all within the apace of two hours he was of course to be closely watched by re presenta alvea of the periodical during that time not merely to make cure that he spent all the money but also and indeed chiefly to observe how he blent it and thus obtain material tor an interesting story about the man ner la which a parisian unused to luxury would spend a suddenly acquired fortune the winner ol 01 the prize was M grabler a bank clerk on a small sal ary on receiving the money he assumed the name of mr Bar nabooth pretending to be an american million alre ills first performance at the beginning of the two hour period was to hire the most luxurious and capen she automobile he could tand of course with a liveried chauffeur and then to drive in it to a travelers of flee to order for himself and fiddy a salon compartment in tor a night to england he also had some of his money converted into english money to the extent of ten pounds A tip of BO francs went to the porter who opened for him the door of his automobile when he emerged from the office next he secured cpr the evening a high priced box at the opera halting on the wa to bestow alms of 1000 francs upon a ragged beggar woman at a street corner A box of the most expensive imported cigars and a costly cigar case further depleted hla funds and then he went to one of the most fashionable restaurants and or dered a sumptuous dinner including the most costly bottle of wine that he could discover on the list the net result was that within the two noun he po completely accustomed hemsell to the role of a millionaire american that he actually overran his prize money and spent francs of hla ofin meager funds |
