The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1899-01-27
TIE l;GlS AND INTEL lGEN(ER
geL AK. Mo. JANUARY " 1883

CIR r1IIX Wished lie mai nGi come III
and writhrd hcllra.ly rs Leila continued
calmly, "FrCm what | can tell your aifec-
ton il returned.
And whaG is this mysterious She
like"
''She is dark and of noble family. 1
should imagine by this peculiar line that
she has title" Tic mustn't think it's
| that horrible Dot)
Lcila's heart beat fast as she watched
his face change and the color flush hotly
| TO his check
"You will he married this year and live
q very happy lifc," she ventured nervously.
"That sounds rather like the ending of
| fairy talc,' said Sir Felix with an in
| crctlulous and rather contUmptuous smile.
But it is true, or will be if you do not
hesitate Your fate must be decided
| speedily"
"You arc right; it must"
close no time in settling and securing
happy destiny"
! "Right again; will not"
alt is habit of yours to procrastinato
a bad habit that must be mendcd. If
| not, will not answer for the consequences
Il mean," said Leila hastily, 81 cannot
| read them"
| I1lr ItllA IHcullaltNi, illo mus
tache in some perplexity.
at must be Leila" he murmured half
| unconsciously, and it was well that the
| velvet mask hid those burning checks.
cit may be-" she said, but am no
thought reader. 1 only tell you the lines
| of your hand, where the voice of the past,
tho present and the future is turned into a
| picture, visible to our eyes only. can
not tell if the ideal of your thoughts is the
| same person whose destiny scents inter
woven so strongly with your own life.
| Now, sir, l must request you to make
room for others. l can tell you no moro.
Sir Felix rose, dropped his coins on the
table and left just rs the real palmist
| raised the outer curtain and entered her
| tent.
| "You may have your robe back, said
Leila, and cast off the cloak from her
| shoulders The owner resumed 1t and
| glanced with secret curiosity at the trem-
| bling fingers which seemed loath to remove
| the mask, so slowly were the black rib
| bons united and the guise dotted. Leila
| put on her hat and quilted the tent, out
wardly quite calm and self possessed. She
| avoided rencontre with Sir Felix, and
resumed her old stand at the flower stall.
A friend who owned that region of
| lovely but unstable wares remarked that
| she looked rather white and weary. You
| have been working too hard, Miss Caven-
| DISH
YES" assentcd Leila, with an odd lit
| tie smile. II have been working hard,
very hard"
"And have you made lott"
| "Well, don't quite know yet, you see,
| but-but l hope l have been successful.
| Good night, Mr.. Hamilton; the carriage
will be waiting for me by this time. No,
| Captain White, you are not to come with
me. How is the wonderful bran tub to
| get ON without your
| Sir Felix was standing by the door rs
| Leila came out flinging light cape
| around her shoulders, and he fastened for
| ward to tuck her fur rug warmly over her
| skirts and CALAMITY kissed the scented
| fingers which tried to cvade his grasp.
| We'll, Miss Cavcndish, did you have
your fortune told by the palmist?"
| YES, | did; wasn't it foolishly insane
of me? And your"
| 81 also had my future fate revealed,
he answered grayely.
Leila laughed uneasily, and took swift
/ survey of his unreadable face.
"Have you been ordered to fulfill any
| task-to embark on any venturc?"
| Eyes, 1 have"
| 81 am fearfully curious, but do tell me,
shall you obey"
No, think not. The fact is have
lost an ideal today"
"What do you mcan?"
| He gave signal to tho coachman to
| drive on, and then bent hurriedly toward
| her. saying quietly, Take my advice,
| Miss Leila: next time Won play ut PALMS.
try remove your pearl ring r'-Madame.