Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-02-27

meet. nat last fetched me ana L
told the Brunette we would visit the
woman who claimed to do sIcn Won
derful things
"She cannot do It l know: she takes
everything for granted by your gen
eral appearance" I said
she knows The Brunette stourly
maintained.
We were excused from the Office the
following afternoon on pretense OF
having important business to transact,
and, boarding a car, were soon at the
clairvoyant's address in a second
class location.
The house was a three-story fiat
building with a granite front. The
first floor was vacant and the bleak
dirty windows stared at us blackly
through the drilling rain We mount
ed the long flight of outside stairs. A
card bearing the mediums name,
with instructions to ring and then
walk upstairs, was tackled over an cleo
trio bell.
THAT is your name. You have a
great love for the beautiful in nature
and art. You have not studied paint
ing, but you know good work when
you see it because it is natural for you
to know. You are inclined to be a
scholar, yet have never studied much.
You arrive at conclusions suddenly
and accept them as truth, but when
you are older you will not do Sc"
She rolled her eyes back until her
face looked drawn and hideous, then
began writing again and traced the
letters Of my uncles name.
We entered the dark hall ard cur
feet sunk into the soft carpets that
covered the stairs and we climbed 10
the second floor. A pretty maid with
a frill of white lace about ner head
opened the door Without Il word she
lifted a heavy Oriental portiere that
concealed door and ushe-od Us into
a parlor which was scrupulously clean.
The mantelpiece was draped in a ma
room scarf of silk and ornamented Nth
many photographs and several statu-
cites. The freshly hung lace curtains
were spotless and several pairs OF new
ly laundered curtains were thrown
across a mahogany stand that occu-
pied the center of the room. B1S4d IS
the door from the hall, two other doors
opened from this room and were COW
cred with Oriental portieres thai We're
half drawn back by a careless, hasty
maid.
''She advertised that 'parlors were
so arranged callers meet no one which
is really a pity" | said for | would
like to sec what class of people fire.
quent this kind of a place
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anger l had provoked the maid lifted
the portiere and, saying TO us. Mad
anne will see you presently she ad-
mitted a slight little woman clad III
back, with face wrapped in an iced
wool shawl, above which big 5pecta-
cles cleaned ard reflected back my
eyes as / gazed at her anxiously.
While | was wondering how 20 open
the conversation with her d tall, shy,
but exceedingly handsome and fash
ionably attired young girl entered and
took seat beside me. Then q big
stout woman with a bad cough was
shown in. Immediately following her
entrance. the maid admitted 1orld-
faced man, who objected to meeting
so many callers for he frowneu
deeply and turned back. The maid
smoke something in a low tone and he
came in.
Really" 1 whispered, this is de-
lightful."
The Brunette ignored my remark,
and said:
You must face the ordeal first,
Madge. | never could get up the
courage before you, you know
But the ordeal" was not to be
faced so soon. We waited about
three-fourths Of an hour before
madam was ready. Then | was adj
mitted to one of the rooms that opened
off the parlor.
There tall, pale woman with thin
refined features welcomed me and
babe ME be seated. Her straight dark
hair was brushed back from her face
and the black gown she wore was
ornamented by several unmended
rents. She spoke with a French ac-
cent:
"Will miss please write her name on
this paper? Also her age, business,
the name of her sweetheart and two
questions she would like answered."
What for?" | said, bluntly. i
want YOU TO tell me these things"
The medium smiled sadly. Il
will not watch, miss she said, and
then left the room.
| did as she had requested. | sub
stituted the name of my married uncle
for a sweetheart and turned the broad
card face downward on the table and
waited developments. l half expected
an iron hand to come from some place
and snatch the card and disappear
with it through the floor. Or an in
visible something to watt it gently
through the wall to the waiting me
dunn on the other side. Or madam
to come in and calmly read it. Or, III
fact, anything 10 occur but what did.
The woman re-entered the room
and. lifting the card without glancing
at it, placed it in an. envelope and
sealed it up. Then she put 1t on my
head and commanded me to think OF
anything but her | began saying
Roses. roses. roses, roses. roses
roses softly to myself as fast as pos
sible until her heavy breathing at
traeted me. when | threw my head
back slightly and looked at the tower
ing figure above. Madam" had rolled
her eyes up until nothing but the
whites were visible. and with hand
l.