The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-03-01
ESTABLISHED 1879.

cried Indignantly. tits nasty, horrid
fortune, and quite untrue. There p
very we'll. / made as if I would
sweep the cards together.
Don't be disagreeable Z" She looked
at me reproachfully, 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 lot Of atten-
tion?''
Young Jephsonr'
yes" He was the rival 1 really
feared.
Nothing special"
$50 many pay you attention that you
think nothing of it."
"You silly fellowp' said she, scorn-
fully. why, he's almost engaged to
Cousin Annie" l felt as though a
weight was taken of me.
Why" l said, chow stupid of mel
She must be the dark lady, suppose. l
ought to have connected him with her
instead of with you.
81 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?''
1.-THE next point is money. The seven
of diamonds, next to the knave of clubs
probably your uncle-indicates leg
acy, and
''No, nor she interrupted. 81 don't
want to know about money"
Well, the duration of life is shown
by''-
''That doesn't NATTER said she
quickly, struggling her shoulders
''Then hardly know what else there
is to tell" I looked at her doubtfully.
There was one thing only that wanted
to tell her. "What do you want to
know, Millyf'
''She put her elbow on the table and
rested her head on her hand Then she
laughed uneasily, and held my breath
for moment.
"Isn't there-I mean did you finish
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., as you call
them?''
AnoI0 rs nuObu0fs tO1u uSf, DQG
he is hardly worth mentioning.
"Why not? Because he doesn't care
for-doem't admire or whatever you
call it-much?'
'Oh, mol But he's poor, you see. Be-
ing only the king of spades, he has to
work for his living, SO he admires at a
distance. There are two cards between
him and her won saa ,,
But, said she very gently, "they
are hearts. "
Eyes, - said /, "they are hearts. Be-
ing two, they show that he is distantly
related We are second cousins really.
"They indicate that he is very fond Of
her, but leave it doubtful if she is more
than slightly attached to him" Hooked
appealingly to her, but her eyes were
cast down.
"How do you make that outS'' 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?"
1.-THE nine Of spades, on the other
side of the king, shows that he has a
great deal more work to do before be
can be in position to ask the knaye 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 land across the sea.
She clasped her hands suddenly and
looked up.
''Oh, no, noP she cried.
Eyes," said quietly and sadly.
"Where?" Her dainty mouth was
quivering.
1.-THE cards do not say. But it is the
Cape, l believe, where a relative has
offered him good berth. I"
We looked at the cards in dismal 81
lence for awhile. Then she smiled at
me ever so brightly.
''There is the ace Of hearts at the end
of the line, Harry" she whispered.
"What does that mean?''
I took the hand near me gently in
mine. 81 think, Milly," said earnest
ly, sit must be my heart because 1t is
over by you. Will you have it, dearF"
She looked down for moment, then
pushed it gently toward me, 81 think, "
she said, lit must be my heart-which
is going over the sea with you. BLACK
and White.