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STORY OF FRENCH PLUNGER PLUNGERPARISIAN PARISIAN NEWS VENDERS FORTUNE FORTUNEParis Paris is just now deeply interested in the bet ¬ ting transactions of a newspaper seller named Billegot a raggedlooking individual whom the police found on a boulevard bench counting his money a sum of over 20000 which he declared he had won at the races Taking the man to the police station for Inquiries to be made his story of phenomenal luck at the races was proved to be true Saturday June in the paddock at Eng hein races Billegot a redfaced man of fifty three was recognized by the crowd as the result of newspaper publicity and made the subject of the most unwelcome curiosity When interviewed Billegot who has been nicknamed Perre La Cerise Father Cherry slang term for a lucky person explained that about a fortnight ago he went rac ¬ ing with a small sum in his possession and won 120 Encouraged by the experience he went again and again his gains augmenting in remarkable fashion In one afternoon alone he cleared 9000 He is a timid man and refuses pointblank to divulge his system or source of information Owing to his untidy appearance he was refused admission to the paddock at Longchamps but he is credited with having once more won a lot of money during the afternoon in the cheap inclosure He has lived a handtomouth existence all his life until now but as he has invested over 15000 of his win ¬ nings in a life annuity he can henceforth pose as r backer of horses who lives on his winnings
