The Washington critic., 1886-11-27
all the better for that. The line, are
bigger, you know"
didn't know, but l felt grateful all

surprised IL you lived to be fifty, forty
eight at least, am sure of that
Forty. eight does seem a very Me
thuselah of an age when one Is sixteen,
or thereabouts.
"This line is your line of head. How
very deep 1t Is and long You are
are going to be very smart some day,
Club. You shouldn't be discouraged
at anything. Even IL you should be
arrested some day and sent to State
prison, don't despair, no matter how
long you have to stay there, for this
line says you are going to be great and
good and your life will be prosperous
and happy-evcry bit of 1t.
81 won't despair" | remarked, he.
roically. And at that moment don't
believe would have despaired even II
my happy and prosperous career had
been willed by the fates to be passed
forever In State prison.
you have been bad, Club" con-
tinued the pretty soothsayer, very
bad. A little line under your second
finger tells me 1t was you who sank the
sailboat on the rocks besides that,
your clothes were all wet the next
morning"
l blushed deeply, but said nothing.
Was it for me TO deny what the fates
revealed? 1t was not, not then.
Il knew was right" Phillis added,
"but shall never tell. That wouldn't
be fair, considering how ! have found
1t out. But | won't 60 into your past.
l will read the future for you"
Again looked my gratitude while
she went on--"This lot of lines below
your thumb and there Is such n lot of
them, tell me you are going to be fa-
mous-very famous. j almost fear
that you won't speak to me when you
are so great. You men are so un
grateful. Well, don't squeeze my
hand so hard; perhaps you will be
different from your sex. III try and
believe you, anyway. This line in the
middle of you: hand is the line of for
tune. You are going to be very, very
rich, Club. l wouldn't be surprised
If you could afford to go to Europe
some day and have n horse and carriage
and own house when you grow up" J"
"Will / ever marry" | asked.
"Yos, this funny little line right be-
low that hard spot says you are going
to marry-but you must not be foolish
with your money, Club"
Never mind the money, Phillis,
tell me who I'm going to marry" |
exclaimed, growing bolder and boldcr
as she grew more timid.
81 can't tell you everything, you
foolish boy. l haven't got that far in
the book" explained the little maid,
her eyes downcast and with diplo-
macy worthy of a greater age.
"1'll read that part of my life my.
self, Phillis," said I, with valor had
never had before nor have had since.
Here, don't go away. / can't read 1t
all alone. Keep hold of my hand.
There. Now let me take your other
hand-only to point out the lines with.
My fingers are too big, you see. Now
III tell you who I'm to marry some
day, If she will wait for me-"
"Perhaps / don't want to know. |
don't care who you are going to marry.
Probably it is Jennie Miggs or some
other girlyou know at home," inter
posed the Sibyl, prophecies no longer.
mo, 1t isn't Jennie Miggs," l re.
torted, warmly. 81 am going to marry
a beautiful girl with brown eyes and
beautiful red lips, and dark. curly hair
I'm going to marry the prettiest girl in
all the world. Can't you guess who
she is, Phillis?'
"If my description lacked definite
ness my manner didn't. In suatching
| her hands away from mine little PhilliS
| slid off the bench and darted away
from the scene of my prophecy into
| the grove. But | was too earnest {
| L., IL nc
| aud in moment | had overtaken her.
"Will she wait for me. Phillis?'
asked as put both arms around her to
stay Der flight.
"Oh, Chub!" said she half houl
later, ''just think of it."
"Of wbat?" asked |, ready to think
of anything, but able only to think of
her.
Just think how nice 1t will be when
you are great. We will both be ricl
together, won't we?'
Did say it was many years ago? L
| ! did, certainly was mistaken. As
sit at my desk to-day and look Mt .heI
| pretty, girlish picture in its frame O.
blue and gold, it seems only yesterday
|
| for | met Phillis on the street las
week. She is over thirty now, and ha
four children. She is stout and dresse
in loud colors. She Is the wife of
rich Chicago pork packer, who hasn'
any more lines in his palm than one o
his canvas, backed hams.
| And I-well, from me fortune, fam
and prosperity are as far away-yes
even farther away, like Phillis-thal
they were that day in June in tina
summer by the sea. Benjamin
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