The morning times., 1897-01-17

can give you charm TO wear that viii
bring you great luck if you viii pay
dollar.''
Don't believe in charm"
Faith is great thing, lady,
1T is. indeed. I'll have faith that so
cents will do
Your right hand,'' says the queen, rath-
er su.enly, and you pull off that glove
and dlay your hand in her horny palm. She
has eyes that are like an eagles and beet
ling brows. She doesn't study your hand
but your face, and every statement she
makes she asks you if that isn't so. IL
you say no she alters, feeling her way
every step. The wise person assents TO
everything she says. and thus learns at
once how little she knows.
Lady, you are one that likes fun and
pleasure, eb? You have had good deal
better days. Your future will be bright
of trouble, yes? And you are going TO see
tr than your past. 1t looks as though you
had been married. isn't that so? Y our hus-
band Is = great deal older than you; yes,
can see IL figh. here. But you like pleas
ure. You are fond of a good time. You
have been going AROUND with light man?
Yes, / can see it. Your husband is jeal
Gus. But he Is one TO be coaXed and not
driven. You have had some money left
you, or you will have. You have a great
talent in some special direction. 1t looks
like music; no? 1t must be fancy work;
that is what il is. You don't work for
living; you don't have TO. You never
will. You have great luck, and you viii
have better luck. Your husband is short
lived, aud you viii marry again. Lady,
you'd d better raise a little more money
and come to me again. / can give you a
wonderful charm
Your divination is wonderful, as is it,
told her. How do you get it?"
1T can't be gotten; it's born in u.s. she
says in very deep voice. II was born
on the Niles Of Cayro.''
"On the what?''
niles OF Cayro," in deeper voice and
with searching glare. II am an Egyptian
j can see your whole life before me ike
a book"
1T is wonderful. If it could only be
impaired l might pay you To train me-
You have natural gift, lady. You'd
make great fortune teller. If You give
me So can make fortune teller of you.
You can travel and make money"
1 b
You have the gift and never knew il.
1 saw il all the time. Will you come and
learn? I'll teach you in one morning
Around the Camp.
1 promised hcr and asked to be shown
around the camp. In a harsh voice she sun
moned one OF her girls, calling this one
Pearl She told her 20 have her father
show me the horses. and reminding me To
be sure TO come back, she curled down ia
her bed again.
The old man with the Yankee twanc
came up from TIE hollow and grudgnrly
took me around. stuck my head in few
OF the tents. and found them similar % tn.
queens above. only less comfortable. In
the eiron-shccting sheds ! saw few vicious
looking ponies. unClippeed and carelessly
groamed. Then / was shown the queen :
travelling wagon. IL was a covered van.
with a bed inside and two chairs and some
crude pictures A saddle OF carpet and q
halter hung in tie middle Of IL The uld
man seemed bored and ,iisliked my pTOwl
ing about
stood on the ridge and looked down az
the wretchc1 camp. The men y ere loaf
ing about, smoking. The women were
working, getting wood ami hanging cut
scraps OF clothing. A thin column OF
smoke curled above each dirty tent. The
chilIren dodgeG in and out OF the places
they called home and Jumped 10 Keep warm.
About how many people are there in
your tribe" l asked.
"Wa-al, | guess about nifty
"And your wife up there is the queen:"
"Yes; that's what they call her
You are not a gypsy, are you?''
YES" he said SuIlcnly. We amt all
born dark nowada VS.
Just then a trolley Car came spinning
into sight, and l hailed it. He turned
away without an adieu, and slouched back
toward the tent. The trolley car, with
three or four students, seemed a preferable
place to thegypsy camp and vagabondism.