Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1898-04-21

| tiny proper fortune-not nonsense
"Well, isn't this true?"
mo, it isn't"
Didn't he pay you lot OF atten-
tion?"
young Jephson?"
Eyes" He was the rival ! really
feared.
Nothing special"
$50 many pay you attention that you
think nothing of it,"
"You silly fellow!" said she, scorn-
fully. "Why, he's almost engaged to
Cousin Annie" I felt as though a
weight was taken off me.
"Nhy," I said, chow stupid of me!
She must be the dark lady, suppose,
I ought to have connected him with
her instead of with YOU"
"I don't believe you understand the
fortune business bit"
"It's very difficult" I apologized.
"But You see the cards are all right,
when you read them properly"
'What else do they say?"
"The next point is money. The seven
of diamonds, next to the knave of
clubs-probably your uncle-indicates
a legacy; and"
mo, no." she interrupted, 81 don't
want to know about money"
"Well, the duration of life is shown
by"
Chat doesn't matter" said she,
quickly, Struggling her shoulders.
"TheB hardly know what else there
is to tell" looked at her doubtfully.
There was one thing only that wanted
to tell her. "What do you want to
know, Milly?"
She put her elbow on the table and
rested her head on her hand. Then
she laughed uneasily, and 1 held my
breath for a moment.
"Isn't there-I mean did you finish
he-the-admirers as you call
them?"
There is another" told her, "but
he is hardly worth mentioning"
"Why not? Because he doesn't care
for-doesn't admire, or whatever you
call it-much ?"
ooh, no! But he's poor, You see.
being only the king of spades, he has
to work for living, so he admres at
a distance. There are two cards be-
tween him and her, you see"
But" said she, very gently, "they
are hearts"
eyes," said I, "they are hearts; be-
ing two, they show that he is distant
ly related" We are second cousins
really. "They indicate that he is very
fond of her, but leave it doubtful II
she is more than slightly attached to
him." looked appealingly to her, but
her eyes were cast down.
GLOW do you make that out?" she
asked, at length.
'sThe card next to her is the two;
but that by him is the ten; which
means great affection"
"What does the rest of the line
mean?"
'The nine of spades, on the other
side of the king, shows that he has
great deal more work to do before he
can be in position to ask the knave
of hearts-her father-for her hand.
Meanwhile the eight of spades and the
ace of clubs show that he must toll
at some risk in a land across the sea"
She clasped her hands suddenly and
looked up.
ooh, no, mol" she cried.
eyes" said, quietly and sadly.
"Where?" Her dainty mouth was
quivering.
"The cards do not say. But ii is the
Cape, I believe, where 4 relative has
offered him a good BERTH
We looked at the cards in dismal s.
lence for awhile. Then she smiled al
me ever so brightly.
"There is the ace Of hearts 1t the end
of the line, Harry" she whispered.
'What does that ,mean?"
I took the hand near me gently in
mine. 81 think, MilIy," said, earnest
ly, at must be my heart, because it is
over by you. Will you have it. dcar?"
She looked down for moment. then
pushed it gently toward ne. Think"
she said, at must be my heart-which
is going over the sea with you!"-BIack
and White.