Sunday morning globe., 1901-09-01

de palmistry Laida Lybrand. MY pow
ers i'm palmistry were demonstrated in
my sitting room. coined money; far
more money than / could have earned
in any other vocation, I made up my
mind I would be the one to say good
bye first, but he stole a march on me.
One day he says, Edith. last week the
receipts were less than the week be-
fore. He had me keep an account
book. to which he had access You
are able to run the business without
me. You can jump from here to Pc
oria, thence to Kansas City and West
ern points You might drop in here
about once every two years. | will be
glad to see you Since then I have
been from Surgis, Mich. to Macon
Ga. from Boston to beyond the Rock
les. That is my history / have been
able to captivate members Of the oppo-
site sex by the score, yet signally fail
ed in the same direction with then ben
efactor taking me off the street in In
dianapolis. Can you account there
for?"
Perhaps he was married" I sug-
gested, the reason Of my visit forging
TO the front.
AT times I am disposed to think
so. I'll ask him when I go back to
Indiana. II so. he was true to Poll, SO
far as I was concerned"
And you left that city for the rea
son lust given?'
Most assuredly Why?'
"I would like to have you leave this
one"
"I fail to comprehend you" she said
in surprise.
"Mr. Stivers is to a certain extent
impressed with YOU Would you leave
the city and thus destroy the iniatua.
ion?'
"You think ] fail to read you and
vour motive? You want him for your.
self"
This was a form Of argument for
which J was entirely unprepared but
managed to stammer "By no means
Then I told her the story how he
erdeavored to hefriend me when 7
needed q friend not on quite as liberal
scale as she experienced. but evident.
lv with the same good intentions.
"One reason why ] take kindly to
Mr. Stivers.' was her replv els because
he reminds me Of Gene. Do you know
7 find their counterpart in every town
in the country; and they are nearly
always married too 7 met a gentle
man I'm Fort Wavne who was a con-
genial Every few months I get a pa
per. a magazine. or a clipping I rec
ognize the sender. Possibly as often,
TO keen him posted as to my address,
do the same. It is one mode Of cor
respondeneCe. 7 have no objection, II
YOU think it will be Of any benefit to
YOU I'm the Stivers case to fold my
tent like the Arab and as silently steal
awav Do you insist?"
'T think it would be better for all
parties"
"And you are not liable to fall in
love with him vourself?'
"You are poking fun at me now,
feel assured. He is nothing to me.
SFVFNTEEN-Glohe Inside
Ask him; he will tell you 7 have posi-.
lively declined to be seen in his com
panv again"
well. my next stand will be VIII
mington. Del. To that T had made up
my mind some weeks since-when you
can write me as TO the failure or sue
cess of your undertaking. I hope for
the latter"
"I win persist therein, at all events" ."
One little incident 7 neglected to
narrate. Gene and 7 attnded a mat
inea performance. Seated next 10 us
was dignifed gentleman, his hair
lust taking ON the grav tinge. Gene
turned TO him with. You remember.
nant for your room some months ago.
Did vOu ever entertain an idea as to
who it was| Some tvDo in hard luck
7 suppose. was his reply. For answer.
Gene said, Miss Lvbrand, this is Mr..
Keats; Mr.. Keats. your lOdger If
only had a camera at that moment. to
have caught the expression on his
face
7 was indeed sorry to lose Zaida
from my circle of acuuaintances. She
was sharn. without 1t being a mean,
eDitpful sharpness 7 could learn so
much from her too One thing I took
mn. ut her suggestion: That Of study.
iro the columns Of the morning paper.
with a view Of selecting topics for the
davis conversation. To her 7 am also
indebted for numerous other tricks Of
the trade as she called them.
on my return to Mrs Grants 7 found
o letter from Tonv About the o0'v
item of news ct contained was C"e 20
'bo effect that p rumor had roooho1
him that judge Por0stahla was about
10 take unto himealf p wife--a niece
of one Of the Co0' eieters. where the
'awn oortv was held 7 would remem.
her. THE Judge h0d, TO date NEGLECTED
10 answer INV letter. written ut the sug
gns+i0r Of Mr. pavtnr. but tho0. ]
could FORGIVE him i0 n measure, n he
were afflicted with a c9se OF love sick
ness
(To be cOntinue1D