The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-01
An Afternoon Among ~
~ II the Fortune Tellers

American woman. but lady from some
foreign land-Russia. / think One of the
other clairvoyants merely touched upon the
possibility of red-hared woman coming
into her clients future life. THE cards
tell me that you had better beware OF red
haired woman who may cause you some
business worries" said this adviser. ''The
woman is very homely. and if she ever
does put in an appearance you. with your
keen insight into human character, will be
able to tell at glance that she is a snake
in the grass This clairvoyant, by the
I. way. was a very good one. She knew her
business thoroughly. She told the visitor
that he was smart. quick-witted. handsome.
successful and heroic. She charged more
than any of the rest. but it was well worth
the money to receive such an intelligent
reading.
The afternoon among the clarvoyants
came to conclusion in the most interesting
studio of ALA strollers camp in a little
storeroom on North Delaware street in
the business district The big show window
of the apartment was plastered with draw
ings of hands and planets and other things
suggestive Of the fortune tellers art. A
woman seated at a little wooden table sold
the visitor a ticket for 10 cents and babe
him step behind n screen which shut off the
rear half OF the place. Mystery clouded the
atmosphere behind that screen and one
could almost hear the rustling of the invis-
ible spirits as they chased each other about
the place. In the dim light two tents were
to be seen, with their canvas laDels turned
back that might behold the famous
gypsy future-readers' who occupied them.
In one of the tents sat a little dark
skinned man who wore spectacles and
sad smile. He was clad in Oriental robes
of many colors and silken turban deco
rated his head. In the other tent sat a
gypsy queen, also in gorgeous raiment and
with many jewels and beads to set off her
charms. Along one side of the room was a
row of chairs. placed there for the benefit
of the patrons of the camp who were
obliged 10 wait their turns"
The sorcerers seemed to be doing thriv-
ing business. Each was engaged in reading
a palm and there were four other visitors
besides the newcomer, waiting to have the
curtains of the future drawn aside for
them. Three OF the visitors were young
women and the fourth lean, hungry-look-
ing man who. in all likelihood, was DESTROYS
of peering into the future in order to find
out where his next meal was coming from.
The young women had come 10 the place
together because they were Just dying to
know who they were going to marry" They
were having such lark-those girls. With
nudges and winks and Unsurpassed gig
giles they leased each other about Charlie
and Gus and Alexander.
Presently the gypsies were ready for
more clients, two elderly women having
stepped forth from the tents and taken
their departure together. talking in awed
whispers. Two of the frivolous maidens
were next on the programme, and it was
surprising to watch their faces as the
prophets told them, in low tones, what was
going TO happen to them. The maidens
had intended to take the whole thing as a
good joke"-so they had been telling each
other-but the words of the gypsies seemed
to be making very deep impression upon
their minds, and when their readings were
finished both of them were seriously eX-
aiming the portraits of their future hus-
bands-for which they had paid extra
25-cent pieces-and were apparently in
clined to place a good deal of faith in the
mysterious business after ALL
The experimenter had to wait full