"Look here!" said Sam, suddenly, "I have an idea. Did you ever buy a lottery ticket?"
"No," answered Joshua.
"There's a fellow I know in New York that drew a prize of a thousand dollars, and how much do you think he paid for a ticket?"
"I don't know."
"Five dollars. How's that for high?"
"How long ago is that?" asked Joshua, becoming interested.
"Only two months ago."
"Do you know him?"
"Yes, I know him as well as I know you. He is clerk in a store just opposite ours. When he got the money he gave half a dozen of us a big dinner at Delmonico's. We had a jolly time."
"A thousand dollars for five!" repeated Joshua. "He was awfully lucky. What lottery was it?"