The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1899-10-06

"It isn't my doing. It's the cards. >
"Well, you know it isn't true. It's
only"-she looked over her shoulder to
see that her mother was still asleep
"mamma's Stiffness. Why, he's as old
as dad; and I wouldn't. You know
wouldn't
1.-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-
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well? The king of hearts? What
does he mean?"
1 considered moment. "The king
of hearts," I pronounced slowly,
means handsome young fellow who
paid you great deal of attention when
you were. staying with the queen of
clubs, dark relative-probably your
| aunt"
II won't listen to another world" she
cried, Indignantly. Its nasty, hor-
rid fortune, and quite untrue. There!"
every we'll" I made as if I would
sweep the cards together.
'Don't be disagreeable." She looked
at me reproachfully, with one of her
kaleidoscope changes. II want to hear
tiny proper fortune-not nonsense. y
"Well, isn't this true?'
mo, it isn't"
didn't he pay you a, lot Of atten-
tion?"
Young Jephson?"
EYES," He was the rival I 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" felt as though a
weight was taken off me.
"Why," / said. show stupid of me!
She must be the dark lady, I suppose.
ought to have connected him with
her instead of with YOU"
II don't believe you understand the
fortune business Bit
Its very difficult" 1 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 knave of
clubs probably your uncle-indicates
a legacy: and.
mo, mol" she interrupted II 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 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, Milly?"
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 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, or whatever you
call it-much?"
"Oh, no! But he's poor, you see.
Being only the king of spades, he has
to work for living, so he admires at
distance. There are two cards be-
tween him and her, you see."
But" said she, very gently, "they
are hearts,
sYes," said 1, "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 if
she is more than slightly attached to
him. I looked appealingly to her, but
her eyes were cast down.
"How do you make that out ?" she
asked, at length.
'sThe 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?"
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