The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-09-10

You don't know all my secrets.
Archie" said Keitt. with Q smile;
neither do you, MiiIicent. Perhaps I
have more surprises In store for you.
Yes, understand ralmistry, and at
one time, some yeart ago now, took
It up quite seriously. ! was very sue
cessful with 1t, too; 10 successful that
In certain circles I went by the nick.
name of the Peerless Palmist."
by Jove!" said Archie.
Millicent said nothing: but, perhaps.
like the oA-quoted Iirrot, she thought
the more.
Keith turned once more to Mrs. Lor-
raine, and his kNn eyes looked
straight into hers al he moved nearer
to her chair.
"Will you," he asked, "allow me the
honor of reading your hand?"
But she shrank away from him, and
Millicent, who was watching her more
attentively than thu others, saw that
even her lips were Hhite.
mo" she said, "ny; I would rather
not. 1-1had It read once, and I don't
care to have 1t done again. You can't
tell me anything thu don't know"
Keith was still looldng at her.
"But I might tell Archie something
that he doesn't know" he said.
Archie burst out laughing.
That's a good jote!" he cried. II
dare say you could aell me something
that don't know, ga chap, consider
ing how very little | do know. Come
Hildegarde, give hiQ, your hand, and
let him tell me all Iour secrets. You
ought to share your secrets with me
now, you know, but l never had one to
share with anybody, so you won't get
much change out Of lne."
He smiled down al her with adorins
eyes, and Keith frovned and drew in
his breath sharply. The look on the
handsome, sunny, boyish face express
ed such perfect love and trust that it
hurt him like q blov. How would 1t
be, he wondered, when that love was
dead and that trust broken?
Mrs. Lorraine laid her hand on her
lovers arm with q light caressing ges-
ture.
Don't make me, Archie" she said:
II don't want to-
But Archie, still laughing, took her
hand In his and held 1t out to Keith.
cts only fun, dea:," he said. LET
him show us what b can do. 1t isn't
twice in a lifetime that you get the
chance Of having yotr fate foretold by
a Peerless Palmist."
He laughed again irrepresslbly, but
Mrs. Lorraine did net laugh. Millicent
could have sworn that she saw her
SILVER.
Keith took her uz willing hand and
held 1t for a momerA gazing intently
at the network Of lines that crossed
and recrossed the pam, then he Drop
ped it and turned away.
II never oppose lady," he said. "It's
all right, Archie. TIE day may come
when Mrs. Lorraine eill honor me with
more confidence than she does now"
"Oh! but 1t isn't want Of confidence,
old chap" Archie sad eagerly, fearful
lest his friends feelings should be hurt
ever so little. 1T lint want Of con-
fdence, is 1t, Hildegs ride? It's-it's-"
Keith looked back over his shoulder
to interrupt him.
Take my advice, Archie" he said,
imperturbably; "neSs or try to explain
a woman's actions. Life isn't long
enough"
Archie turned onte more to Mrs.
Lorraine.
"Say something to him, Hildegarde,"
he urged. "Tell hiR-"
Keith interrupted aim again.
MRS. Lorraine is not going to tell
me anything" he sa d. Perhaps some
aay sne may 'ell me sometnlns' ana
may .e'i nol ooae'n ne' Ou' no' now
Nv" , am ee s.. 49, 'es 49, A'"e
anu 'ne pos. "".' ~ ~ nan'
Che etood erect AID pracef,,. NM
t,onIoss az. r. cbisel sd from m,rb,.
uer hesutv might ! ave moved tha
stron9oCt man vet b.. who etood f,o,no
how was mt moved At all His ova.
ovnrassod mn adm;ra i'm 40 +bov ao,od
doun into bers. notl ING hut scorn nd
hi,tor b,tred
"vou wanted N G. ,eak n mo " Gotta
11;,der,arde Jorrai 10 "and haua
go"
Keith smiled. N'
"sbal, I" he asker, ouiet,v "te,, Won
what read in Won, band9n
Che emi,ed too uock,np,v ard hor
eves flashed defiance, into his
"As Won like" axe answered. with
oo,d disdain "Te,, mo NV al, ro.rs; i,
II omuses vou"
10 1oo,,ed At bor keen1v for
wont than turned awav
'h!hN' ne sald' that' ON tae
wnole' II Will amuse me more 70 tell
Alchie-anu IKE 10 amuse myself
Inc smile aeepened on her lips ana
ner eyes stlll hashed dehahce.
len him. she crled; tell MIN all
you RnoW-all you read. There IS
aotnlng mat should nina MIS- KNOW
ns. lhere Is nothing
heltn turned ana looked at her. for
moment she returned MS gaze IN 1uli,