The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-21

turns the lights UP and down and
sets off red and green fire, and stage
manages your whole expression. Let
me see your hand!'' and he reached
for 1t assuredly.
She gave it to him a little reluctant
~, and he inspected it at his leisure.
Hm!'' he murmured, in. manner
that palmists use. What a headline!
inches Of heart. You'll live
to- be IS years old. Yes,
you'll be married. How
me ?,'
Mademoiselle Parchesi's hand
curled almost imperceptibly, but JUS
tin did not release it.. He turned it
over, felt of the pla1anges, tested the
| density of the flesh and the smooth
ness of the skin. There We're little
pads on the ends Of her fingers, where
| the tactiles nerves We're concentrated.
These he pinched softly.
| These fool palmistry books give
me sort of map with little mountains
| and CULTS and rivers and peninsulas
| to guide one in exploring the human
hand, but they don't help one much
about q PERSONS climate and meteorol-
currents and all that. It's all that
/ that Id like to know. I swondersw1aat
/ sort OF aaa friend you'd be. wonder
I how you'd wear, and if I'd get tired
OF you, OF YOU of me =!
! There is no word for wonder in
/ French; if there were, .MademoiseIle
| Parchesi might have used it then, also,
for she looked up suddenly as If to
speak, and her eyes were full of a mes
sage she was trying to find the cour-
age to ! say. But she looked down
! again passiyely and reclasped her
/ breath.
suppose" said Justin thru his
teeth, 'if were certain sort Of man.
| would try to kiss you now, and if you
We're a different sort Of girl, you would
! let me, after more or less stage bust
ness, = q
He rose and paced up and down the
sand few moments, thinking over
1 the situation SO intently that he was
almost Obvious of the girls presence.
In her manner a few hints had begun
4 to trouble him with a suggestion that
at first, he could not determine. He
turned to her and saw that she was
watching him irtently. She had
drawn on her cape as IL preparing to
leave. He went up to her quickly.
with a flash Of intuition. and standing
still, said, deliberately: 81 believe I
will kiss you, and see what good that
/ will doi''
/ He had made no suggestive motion.
| but as soon as the words had left his
mouth Mademoisel1e Parchesi started
up and took step away from him,
and stood In an attitude of defense,
/ Fer face had gone scarlet, and her
4 hands were raised to her breast,
- With a rapid gesture he seized her
!. by both arms and looked her straight
IN the eyes. You speak English!''
4 ne cried. angrfly. You have under
stood every word T have said from the
1 very beginning, and you've deliber-
ate1y let me go on, talking like a fool.
4 You've tricked me, and you ought to
be ashamed of yourself!'' Then with
a toss of his head he left her stand
4 lng,lhere, her hands covering her face.
and walked away.
y There was a rustling Of silk skirts
4 behind him, and he had but time to re-
sumo his mask of resentment when
hand was laid on his arm.
i m very sorry!" Maden1oiseIle
4 Parchesi was saying softly; ..I am
4 ashamed OF myself and apologize.
She looked up at him shyIy thru a
4 little dew of tears. But it was so
4 funny, 1t was 80 terribly funny! I
tried to tell you SO many, many times.
4 really did. but you were so awfully
sure WAS French; I couldn't help
{ going on with the joke! And when
you began saying things you really
!, meant. so frankly, couldn't resist
the temptation to let you go on, tho
4 knew was no better than an caves
dropper. I've been in Paris for three
: yCeIS d. a = Tencn pension, and It's SO
long since I've had any one say real
}, things to me. You were so perfectly
!, dear and genuine and absurd, and I
i was afraid you'd stop it all If you
i Ethought / understood. have never
q heard a man really talk to himself be-
fore and 1t fascinated me. under
| stood what you meant all the time.
i Nm a horrid little mink! But / dom
j I'm a horrod little mink! But don't
j care, it was terribly funny Wasn't
81 it?',
!. They laughed together as they had
{ laughed when they first met. .I'Il
Il forgive you, " Justin said, as thew
) turned down the beach, IF you'll tell
) me whether I am to consider all this
an episode or an event
: you're going to leave tonight for
J New York in the tObdam. aren't
8 you 3" she said. So
i Yes, of course; and thaught IT
: was cruel of you not to be Sorry to
Z say good by g
4 we'll said Mile. Parchesi punch
s ing little holes in the smooth. wet
i Isand with the end OF her red silk barr
4 asok 1as long as I'm going in the
. Obdafn,' too, perhaps this affair is
8 only an episode. But, considering that
!, I've met a man who has told the
Il truth. the whole truth and nothing
) but the truth for three whole days,
: think It ought to be regarded as an
u event. ~