| Show PRIZE WINNER ROLLS IN RICHES AND SPENDS IT IN TWO HOURS paris toiler gats francs but has to spend all in minutes paris the spectacle of a man spending ending up under compulsion louus francs in two hours recently caused much amusement to those who were privileged to know of the performance it was brought about by tile the periodical candide shih awarded in a certain competition a prize oi ot francs on the condition that the winner should spend it all within the space ot of two hours lie ile was or of course to be closely watched by representatives of the periodical during that time not merely to make sure that he brient nil all the money but also an and d indeed clit chiefly eflY to observe how I 1 lie le spent it and thus obtain material lor for an interesting story about the mail inan ner ber la in which a parisian unused to luxury would spend a suddenly acquired fortune the winner ot of the prize was 1 M I Grav grabler ler a bank clerk on a small salary on receiving the money he assumed the name of air Bar nabooth pretending to be an american millionaire ills first performance at the be bc kinning of the two hour period was to hire the most luxurious and expensive automobile he could find of then to drive in it to a travelers ot to order tor for himself and Ifa nilly a n salon compartment in an airplane lor for a flight to england gland lie ile also had some of 0 ills his money converted into english money to the extent ot of ten pounds A tip of 50 francs went to the porter who opened for liln him the door of his bis automobile when he be emerged front from the office next bo be secured tor for the evening a high priced box at the opera halting on the way to bestow alms of bow 1000 francs upon a rag ragged ged beg beggar gar woman at a street corner A box 0 of the tie most expensive imported cigars and a costly cigar case further depleted depicted his funds and then lie he went to one of the most fashionable restaurants and ordered 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 hours lie so completely accustomed himself to the role of a millionaire american that he actually overran ills his prize money and spent 2 lo 10 francs franc s ot of h hia is own meager funds |
