Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1886-03-11

doors anymore unless you wish to hear
me utter it.
But there at least she had not the
terror of strangers upon her she could
beg or tell fortunes. Martha was su-
perstitious and always had dreams of
matrlmony, and of the coming back of
a loyer who had gone to sea when she
was in her teens, and had never been
heard OF since.
She crept up to the window and tap.
ped on the panes. In moment
Martha opened the door.
The hooded figure drew near.
LET me tell your fortune ?" she
said.
Bother" remarked Martha. II
am past fortunes"
"Whar," said Violet. "With low
er gone to sea ?"
Lord save us !" cried Martha.
"And in one place twenty years."
said Violet.
"You know more than is good" said
Martha. "Stop bit. Are you one of
them clairvoyants ?"
Yes" said Violet.
Gould you see where people are,
what's come of them and that ?" ask
ed Martha. For instance, a gal that's
been gone eight years, could not look
for her in a dream, like as / have heard
they can, and find her p''
Eyes, 1 think l. could" said Violet,
"Sit here, then," said Martha, point
ing to chair in the hall, and hurried
into the dining-room.
She came back in a moment.
"Come and speak TO missus," she
said, and Violet, trembling so she could
scarcely stand, entered her mothers
presence.
No love is like mothers. Violet
had known that since she cast it off.
She knew it now, looking on the pale
face where wriHkles had come 80 thick
ly-ou the hair, all turned gray now
on the sad eyes, that were 80 bright
WHEN she last saw them.
She longed TO kneel at her mothers
feet and beg for forgiveness, but she
dared not yet had not she sinned too
deeply to hope for pardon ? She stood
silent with her head bowed down.
"They tell me youare ciairvoyant,"
SAID Mrs. Lorrimer. 81 haven't much
faith in such things, and if the power
prospers its possessors so little it can
not be worth much ); but still haye
something I should like to ask you.
You search for lost things ?"
Violet bowed.
"If you can find something l have
lost will repay you WELL" said Mrs.
Lorrimer. ''Here, sit down. Perhaps
if you have this knowledge, you can
tell me what have lost"
Violet sat down.
"It should be darker" she said
twill you lower the light ?"
Martha lowered the light and stood
bv the lady's chair-and there was
silence. Violet had cast back her veil,
but the freight was not bright enough
to show her features.
Lady" she said in low voice, lit
is not gold or silver, that l see it is
nothing that can be bought for money.
What see is a girl"
"Good heavens ~ cried the old lady.
"a girl Of sixteen, with fair hair and
blue eyes," said Violet. "That was
what she was when you saw her last.
Am 1 right p
YES" said Mis-. Lorrimer
"You loved her," said Vi,let "she
loved you. But she deceived you she
was wicked wicked wicked b u t
there was no excuse for her. She fell
in love; she was mad for awhile. You
cast her off. She is gone. You will
never see her more"
"Hush hush!' cried Mrs. Lorrimer.
'She was not bad. was wicked !
knew what it was to love, yet forsook
her because she knew it also. Look
again. How does life use her ?"
"She is widow, and is very poor"
said Violet. $50 wretchedly poor that
she does not know where to get bread
but she will not come to you. You
would curse her. You will never see
her again"
The old lady started from her chair.
"What are you How do you know
the secrets of my life. the words most
repent uttering? Look again Tell
me shall | see her once more. Tell me
where to find the only babe | ever held
against my breast! My little one my
Violet-where is she ?" And the wo-
man she addrassad fell uDon her knass