The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1904-06-25

Selett Story.
A PREDICTION VERIFIED.

ny GEORGE RRArLEY.
Stnlhng along Sixth avenue, ucar
Twenty eighth street. New York City, on
A hall dor beside large store window, |
read the gilt sign Of Madame Iemora.
As,r,logist. To test this wonderful
woman : skin | resolved to spend a dollar
and interview beT.
In response to my ring tidy maid, with
bright blue eyes aud white apron. opened
the door, escorted me up one flight OF
stair. and requested me to take seat ~
the anteroom Nine Lemora would he
at liberty IN a few minutes \ typewriter
vas At wcrk IN the mex; room, and Judged
It u be the madame who wa debating 10
the operator StrslnIng my ear-th's
nav have been wrong Of me, but | am
naturally lnquisIliye where the opposite sex
are Concerned i was able to tollow the
speaker fairly well.
Il was evidently letter to a lady Pa
iron. and dealt With the future Madame
gave It out in measured t"nes
1T see wealth for you. JupiteF Is con
.picuaals At your blrth In your letter you
,nentiou that you are N comfortable car
cumstanoes. but your best days WIll eomc
after twenty Eve, when moaey vii come
,syUu through the death Of aoh relative
Yoa wlll marry next wear after shors aud
romantic euartship Your partner viii be
tall. dark compleHioued. with hazel eyes,
dark brown hair and mussaehs Aboat
your owu ase Fond Of sport. travel and
literature lie vii BE- stranger you
gill probably mest him Tor the hns time
next Jane. The meeting vii come abou,
IN a strange manner, through m'shaP ca
his paTs. og ssause uncommon cyent- lie
viii ~, b. - rich a. yourself, bat the
agreement vii bc good, and be-
Here the servant came into the nom,
anA | had to busy myself wjth unagAnne.
In a short time Nine Zemora Wa at
liberty, and apalo.sised ior having kep' me
waiting - lons. She had been engaged
IN some important work for rich patrun.
and iid uol Ssh t. mis- the mail
4. I walked ia,o the RON passed be
hind the Amanucasls, who bad Jus, taken
an addrsSsei cayelOpe from the machine
With = glance rad, Miss ]. Preston.
The PoplaFs, Eryingson, \ Y.
Madame Wa a smart little lady with a
+ business air about her, and she ~,ou came
to the poin,
l. there anything special you wssh to
learn. sir she asked, after obtaining the
date Of my birth aud consaltins some books
Well, to speak the truth. | came with
oul any definite object IN ss3w really
Z don know wha; to ask Wha, 10 your
E patrons generally wish 10 know
{ Madame sailed and said
1 An kinds Of things The lady whose
letter kert yoa waiting. was very eager to
I know about marriage, a. 40 one had come
I forward To- But, just excuse me a
moment. and turning 20 her amAnuensss,
I she asked
Did you inclose that Photograph, Miss
I Thompson
DO YOU refer to the last letter mad
ameg
"Yes, Miss Preston s-a cabinet pho
TO
No, We not seen ii.
/ Madame turned to her writing table and
searched among the papers. Where eau
it have got TOP placed it here
/ Pardon me, | remarked, and stoop-
I ing down | took from the AOor a photo
graph is this the truant2
Thanks, exclaimed madame, it must
have fallen from my table, and she
handed it TO Miss Thompson.
When espied the photo it was lying
picture side up; the face was that of a
pretty girl, with laughing eyes and a
mouth ike Cupid bow, face very at
tractiye and not easily forgotten.
spent considerable time with madame
She diyed into my past, touched the pres
ent aud lifted the veil of the future.
As to the truth Of her science | cannot
speak. for when found myself in the fresh
air. all could remember was the pretty
face of the photograph
Rich and pretty, with no lover. The
partner had to be tall, dark, none too well
off financially, and fond of sport. What
a lucky fate the stars held out to some one
Suddenly, | stood still, clapped my hand
on nv knee, and exclaimed in something
more than a whisper, "What, no. \
nursemaid wheeling a child in a baby car
riage pulled up; she evidently thought |
was the childs godfather, and had Just
recognized it. The exclamation had been
wrung from me by thought, not an or
binary, everyday thought, but something
deep and worthy of diplomatist. OF
course OF course it concerned the pho
tograph.
Why. answered Mme Zemora' ; de-
scription of Miss Preston prospective ma
trimonial partner to a nicely Tall and
dark, | was fond of sport; really that was
the reason why | was not well Oft. The
last racing day at the Long Island Jockey
Club had seen me a loser TO the tune OF
some hundreds, but speculate | must, 1t
was born in me.
Why not back myself to win Miss Pres
ton? She had money and pretty face,
| was considered handsome, and if she
looked for partner such as Nine Zemora
had pictured for her, then | stood fair
chance. Taking coin from my pocket
tossed it up Heads l got her, tails
don t. 1t fell head, so that decided 1t.
had to 60.
When June came |, like a knight OF