The Van Buren press., 1898-04-23

hcili you huOW IL lbl L true. 1t
only''-she looked over her shoulder to
see that her mother was still asleep
mammals Stiffness Why, he's as old
as dad; and wouldn't. You know
wouldn't"
THE cards leave it to you, Milly."
Don't you believe me?" She looked
quite hurt.
"Of course-if you say So" patted
her hand which was lying on the table,
but she drew it sharply away and
rubbed the touch off with her handker-
chief.
"Wen? The king of hearts? What
does he mean?"
l considered moment. THE king
of hearts," | pronounced slowly,
"means handsome young fellow who
paid you great deal of attention when
you we're staying with the queen of
clubs, a dark relatiye-probably your
aunt"
81 won't listen to another world" she
cried, Indignantly. Its nasty, hor-
rid fortune, and quite untrue. There!"
every we'll" | made as if I would
sweep the cards together.
Don't be disagreeable." She looked
at me proachfully, with one of her
kaleidoscope changes. 81 want to hear
Tiny proper fortune-not nonsense"
"Well, isn't this true?'
''No, it isn't"
Didn't he pay you a 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" l felt as though a
weight was taken off me.
why" | said, "how stupid of me-
She must be the dark lady, I suppose.
ought to have connected him with
her instead of with you"
81 don't believe you understand the
fortune business bit"
Its very difficult" ! 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 knaye OF
probably your uncle-indieates
legacy; and"
mo, mol" she interrupted. 81 don't
want to know about money"
"Well, the duration of life is shown
by"
"That doesn't matter" said she,
quickly. struggling her shoulders.
"Then I hardly know what else there
is to tell" ! looked at her doubtfully.
There was one thing only that | wanted
to tell her. "Wbat 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 I held my
breath for a moment.
isn't there-I mean did you finish
Observation-Disclosures 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, OF whatever you
call it-much ?"
ooh, no! But he's poor, you see
Being only the king of spades, he has
to work for a living. so he admires al
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
". 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 te
him." looked appealingly to her, but
her eyes were cast down.
GLOW do you make that out?" she
asked, at length.
''The 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 6
great deal more work to do before hi
can be in a position to ask the knavt
Of hearts-her father-for her hand
! Meanwhile the eight of spades and the
ace of clubs show that he must tot
at some risk in land across the sea-"
She clasped her hands suddenly an(
looked up.
ooh. no. mol" she cried.
EYES," | said, quietly and sadly.
"Where?" Her dainty mouth wal
quivering.
"The cards do not say. But it is thu
Cape, ! believe, where a relative hat
offered him a good berth"
We looked at the cards in dismal 81
lence for awhile. Then she smiled a
me ever so brightly.
"There is the ace of hearts at the enc
Of the line, Harry" she whispered
"What does that mean?"
/ 7 took the hand near me gently II
mine. 81 think, Milly," | said, earnest
ly, "it must be my heart, because ii 4
over by you. Will you have IT, dear?"
She looked down for moment, thel
pushed ii gently toward me. 81 think,
she said, ct must be my heart-whicl
I is going over the sea with youl"-Blacl
and White.
Ancient Roman Edibles.
The most extraordinary things wer
eaten in the reign Of Julius Caesar
Nnrrn. a writer Of the time. gives rule