River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-02-01
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"Shall go and have my fortune told,
Edith? / don't really believe in the
cards. but think il would be rather
fun 10 hear IL the white witch car
tell me anything. She doesn't know
me, so I shall be persuaded there is at
least no humbug"
Yes. do, dear" replied her friend
al will look after your stall for you,
and mind Won tell me all che tells you
when You come back. But Nell. dear.
you know OF course who she is. don't
vou?-
''NO. who IS she?"
Mrs Dallas Nellie. dear. ought
not to have told you so abruptly, but l
thought perhaps il you knew, you might
not care to"
Might not care TO what?' her
friend put in hastily. ''Pm very glad;
now may have theoppOrtunityO OF hoist
ing her with her own petard, for she
doesn't know me; she won't recognize
me after al these years, and / shall be
very curious to hear my story from
her" And pretty Mrs Fairfax laughed
rather bitterly "a she spoke. The
"a ~ oNNAN Hf-o 4LANo NA-N
greatest attraction at the bazaar, and
Mrs Fairfax had 10 patiently wait her
turn with the rest. as. of course, the
white witch only received one at
time. At last, her turn arrived, and
she found herself In dimly-ighted
tent, the air heavy with eastern per-
fumes, and at the fu rther end. seated
on a couch. was tall dark woman,
dressed in white, with a thick white
gauze veil thrown back from her face,
and falling in long folds to her feet; as
she moved little tinkling silver bells
ratified. and silver coins and sequins
glinted all over her dress. catching the
light as she moved. and giving her the
appearance OF silvery serpent. her
movements were so sinuous and snake
like.
Little Mrs Fairfax had time to
notice oil this as she went towards her.
and slight shudder that looked very
like repugnance swept over her for an
instant
.WilI you have little fortune for a
sixpence. or fully told one for a shill-
ing?" said the white WITCH" prosaic-
ally, looking up and shutting the cards
Is she spoke.
Il should like it fully told, Of course,
so here is the shilling"
Thank you. Will you please take
fifteen cards and shuttle them well
without looking al them?
Mrs Fairfax aid so. and handed them
over with look OF suppressed excite
ment in her face, az she eagerly
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witch. For an unbeliever in the cards
she seemed remarkably impressed
The cards We're duly laid out. and af-
ter few moments silence the white
witch said:
You say you wish me TO tell you
everything / see"
Certainly l do"
Then ! must warn you beforehand
that you may not like what have to
say. Some people get very angry when
] tell them the truth. you know"
THAT 5 what | want to hear. so
please tell me everything"
VERY well You are a married wOm-
an. Is that sop
Yes. l am married"
But / see your husband Is not the
man you really love. for there is an
other" and here her words came
quickly as if she could not read what
was told her by the cards as fast as it
unfolded itself
Yes, there was another man in the
case. and you were both desperately in
love with each other, until something
came between you l cannot see clearly
what it was An, yes. / see now, it was
. woman; she was jealous of you and