Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1894-09-28
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A WEDDING BY PALMISTRY.

Constance Hayden was smltten with
a craze for palmistry her IDEAS were
entirely bounded by the lines of the
heart and life, and tho mounts of Jupi-
ter and Venus
She studied her subject deeply, con-
suited with all the experts in the arts,
and read many ponderous volumes on it.
Naturally quick and clever she soon es-
tabisbcd reputation as n reader of
character. She used her accom- plish-
ment in the main, as pleasant social
one, as other girls play the violin but
now and then it gave her a cruel advan-
tage, as once when she told a rich pork
packer, that she could not marry him
because his hands indicated that he
would have four wives, and she did not
wish to court an early death by being
the first
This story was going the rounds
when George Awkright first met her.
He had decided that she was silly,
heartless little thing, and, though he
soon forgot the opinion and fell under
the spell of her sweet nature and mag
netic clevcrness, he refused TO lot his
hand be studied He seemed to havo
little curiosity regarding his future,
laughed at the girls enthusiasm for the
study, ana politely but firmly declined
to believe that there was anything but
vague genoraltes in her revelations
He leased her until her faith became
quite shaken she lost her confidence in
herself, made mistakes, and began event
ually to hate the very name of PALMS.
try; however, she did not wish Mr..
Albright to guess his victory, and in
their discussions the more she weakened
at heart the irmer she appeared on the
surface.
One day they nearly came to an open
rupture.
"Do you really mean to say" he said,
at the end of a long argument, chat if
you saw, or imagined you saw, in mans
hand that he was going to be murder
er or bank robber, that you wouldn' 7
marry him because you'd believe that
his fate ?"
81 certainly should drop his acquaint-
ance at once" she answered firmly.
These discussions took good deal Of
their time and society; they disagreed,
but their attraction for each other was
undoublcd they might quarrel and part
in anger, but tho next day Mr.. Awk-
right would gravitate towards Constance,
at dinner or dance, as though their
ideas ran smoothly in single channel.
Perhaps, indeed, he found the girl more
amusing than if they had.
One spring day they were both stay
ing at friends country-house. In the
twilight, when most Of tho guests had
taken themselves to their rooms to snatch
an hours rest before dinner, Mr. Awk.
right found Constance curlod up in a
heap in corner of big oak settle in
the hall she had novel and box Of
candy beside her, but the box was IN
opened as she dreamiIy gazed into the
fire of big logs that blazed pleasantly
for there was still a lingering chill of
winter in the April air
He sat down on the other end of The
settle, looked at the title Of the book
which he noted was not on palmistry
and displaced the box of candy with a
masculine expression Of wonder ut u
girls destroying her appetite by eating
chocolates at five o'clock.
'Tve something special that wanted
TO talk to you about" he said, land
Pm so glad to find you alone for mo-
ment
81 hope you arc not going to tease,
because I'm resting up for the evening
won't let you stay unless you solemnly
promise not to quarrel"
"0h, didn't come to tease, want tc
tell you that you have made new con-
vert. You see, Miss Hayden, you've
talked so much to me about palmistry
that at last I've begun to believe in it
aud do you know yesterday went u
C-and had my hand examined"
The girl raised herself from the mes
of soft pillows in which she was loung
ing, and scrutinized his face; nc wa
evidently in earnest.
"Wbat did he tell you p she aske,
eagerly.
Mr.. Albright stared gloomily int
the fire.
"Oh, he told me lot of stuff abou
the past that was true, but it's the futur
that's bothering me, Miss Hayden.
suppose il. he told the truth about the pas
he must be right about the future, don
your"
Eyes" said the girl, "but what di
be say about your future Z"