The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1888-06-29

| been placed on the second finger she
must have been a married lady, but
| then. if married, where was the plain
band wedding ring? It was wanting.
The rirg being on the third finger did
not argue anything. | next tried to
recall all that | had ever heard in
regard to palmistry. | had given the
matter some little attention years be-
fore and could only recalled h eCardi-
nal signs. The hand was partially
| closed; this was AGAINST me, but BY
twisting my neck | found the hand
was clearly marked with dainty lines,
which | could now see but i~ndistlnCtly
the line that is first considered is the
line running around and encirCIing the
base OF the thumb, called the vital
line, If | remember correctly. TIE line
was 50 marked that it betOkened a
good constitution and a fair lease OF
life. Its course was nearer the base Of
the thumb than is usual, showing her
to be OF a warm, COnfiding nature,
firm, but sympathetic. Some other
lines showed a love OF independence,
and sound judgment; Others,a COquet-
ish, rOuglsh nature; others that she
was tender OF others feelings. This
mUch | found: That l vas uncOn-
sciously taking as much interest in
the tale OF the hand" as If | expected
my W hand to be crossed with a
silver piece when | had finished the
examination. A few markings in the
center OF the hand | desired to see,
that the half hight in the apartment
did not reveal. | never knew how it
happened, but can only remember
that ! was so earnest in my endeavor
to trace out those markings that l
forgot the hand belonged to any one
forgot where Twas or the situation,
and turned the hand around to the
light.
Noticed that my story was not
much appreciated by my audience.
This was made very evident by an
occasional yawn from some OF the
members of the party, or from their
changing their positions occasionally.
| did not desire to bore them with a
story that l myself thought insipid,
and as | closed the last sentence said:
81 SEE you are not interested and
we are all tired, let US postpone the
balance OF the story until tomorrow
night"
mo, no; 90 on" said Madge. at
is JUST beginning to get interesting.
What did she do when you caught
hold OF her hand?"
The moment my hand came in
contact with the hand from above l
realized my mistake. The hand was
suddenly withdrawn. An overwhelm-
ing sense of my folly came over me. /
would apologize, but how? / could
not say it was an accident, because |
had taken hold OF the hand deliber-
ately. Had / merely touched it that
would have been another matter. l
did hope at that moment a collision
would happen, that in the up
roar l could drop out into
the snow unobserved. With a
feeling somewhat akin to criminal, /
dressed quickly, secured my valise
and coat and placed them IN a seat
not occupied further up the car, and
then went into the Mushroom. Not
until / reached it did / feel secure. /
plunged my burning face into the cold
water, which animated me a little.
As / gathered my scattered forces
while completing my morning toilet.
| smiled at my sudden trepidatIon.
| had not been seen; why not go back
and from another seat see II the
owner Of the hand was as comedy as
i had pictured her? There were
twenty other persons IN the car; how
no,fJ gLa Jfskfro,fok ma Ernno che
Others?
/ went back into the car and took
a seat near my own berth and wait
ed patiently for the occupant OF up
per Seven" to make her appearance.
After a lapse of time that seemed
hours, while in reality it may have
been twenty minutes, saw
the porter approach the berth
with the ladder, and Immediately
& girlish head protrudhd from the
curtains with a half-frightened express
sion on her face. What / expected
from so beautiful a hand was more
than realized. The face was beautiful
Large, lustrous eyes, a beautiful com
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and she stood for an instant. not
quite determined which way to 20,
caught her lull outline. She was medi.
um i n size. graceful ia every move.
ment, and was clothed in a warn col.
ored fabric which heightened the color
of her complexion. AS she passed me
I imagined / caught q little rougish
twinkle in her eye-but that may have
been only my imagination j waited
patiently for her return, but my sra
tion, Hudson, was called ere she came
back and I reluctantly got Oh.
The beautiful little town nestled "a
quietly under the lee Of thaereat black
St. Croix bathing its feet, Is as beauti,
ful 10 winter as ii summer months. AS
left the car and stepped into the cold
inyigoratipe air, Icould not but ed
mire the quiet tranquility that reign
ed everywhere. The blue smoke waE
curling upward from q number Q
white cottage chimneys that betoken
ed warmth. peace and plenty inside
/ dropped my vaIise at the depot and
walked aimlessly down the high grad.
approach If the immense bridge.
Sndulxed III some aircastle building