Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-07-30

you ever had your fortune told by tea
leaves
He shook his head. Newer he said
DO you know how u tell it,
Il know n little about L. she an
swered. My old nurse taught me long
ago. She believed in it thoroughly. and
it was I'll extraordinary thing how many
Of her prophecies came true.
He drew his chair lit.c nearer hers
and held out his empty cup. Tel me
my fortune. please" he said.
She took it from his hand and twisted
| il round and round. A. She hld done
hcr own, and then she drained the hast
drop of tea from it and began gazing
down intcnfly into the inside of the cup.
80 thar he WAS able 20 look a her sweet
face undiSturbed.
Il can see shamrock" She said slow
Is. after pause Of some minutes: that
means happiness. and there is good luck
shown several times There are letters
coming for y0u-one. two. three-and
one Of them has money inside. There Is
Il journey in the future, but y0u viii net
he alone. You viii have a companion
with you-i think 1t Is woman. There
is also heart-and q ring. She hesi
tatcd for Il moment ''Tha; means mar
riage." She said At last.
Does it," be cried eagerly. All.
now you are promising ME the best luck
Of AL Can YOU tell me what my wife
will he like
She shook her head II am afraid
that is not possible with tea leaves"
oh, do look again." he entreated.
Tell me that her hair has imprisoned
the suns rays, that her eyes are like
stars. and that her mouth is the sweetest
mouth in the world
She still gazed into the cup. but She
was not looking at the tea leaves. He.
heart was beating SO loudly she was
afraid he would hear it, What did he
mean? Whom did he mean? Her hair
was golden: but then, Laura Forbes was
very fair, too.
She twisted the cup round in her fing.
ers You have some one i'm your mind.
then" she said slowly. THE tea leaves
are true prophets. and your marriage will
be soon. Are YOU engaged already =
And she asked the question with studied
careleSSness.
No he answered with sigh II am
too faint hearted to ask her. He looked
down mt the girl with his soul in his
eyes but she still kept her head bent and
did not see.
Then you will meet the fate of All
faint hearts," She said, irving to speak
lightly, and some one else viii come
and steal your fair lady.''
But she is so proud. ana sometimes
very cruel, he said. Il am afraid sIle
does not care for me
Our doubts are traitors. and make
MS lose the good we oft might win, by
fearing an attempt She quoted.
He looked at her and his hopes flew
high. Words rushed to his liDS, but with
an effort he crushed them down.
1T means so much" he cried Il have
her friendship now-at least. had it
yeSterday-if | ask for more, may lose
all"
But" She said. somewhat haltingly,
YOU might gain everything
Who am /, To expect that such girl
could love me and would he my wife,
he cried. "a girl who has everything
wealth. position. and the whole world al
her feet, if she desires. Don't you think
that the mere idea of my asking her to
link her fair life with mine would be pre-
sumptuouST
She was still twirling the cup round
and round in her fingers.
You forgot to mention the one thing
that really matters-the one priceless
thing You have 10 offer. Surely she can
not be worth winning if yOur-l0ve does
not count for something's
He looked down at her fair head, with
lis coil of golden hair, and he was silent
for a minute or two.
DO you advise me. then he said at
last, TO speak to her-te ask her 10 be
my wife,"
There was another pause. ana the 81
lence grew eloquent. The clock on the
mantelpiece licked agSressively loud.
Was ii possible that she was holding Il
brief for Laura Forbes?
Certainly | do she answered. and
her words seemed To come with difficulty:
but she bravcly raised her face and looked
at him for Il second. But her glance wa
vercd. and fell suddenly. for there was
that in his eyes which she could not meet.
II will take your advice, he said quiet
~. Dear will You marry me?'
IT, she said Il little incoherently, for
the relief had come so suddenly. DO
You mean YOU want to marry me-do YOU
mean to say that ! am the girl YOU were
talking about just now?''
OF course, | do. AS if | could love
any one else in the world after having
once met you. Dear. didn't you know
didn't you understand | have loved
YOU from the first moment we met. and
that it was YOU | was speaking OF all
the timc|'
She turned her head again and looked
ut him, y beautiful flush had dyed her
checks. her eyes were shining. and her
whole face was radiant with happiness.
NO. she said. II didn't know. |
was 50 afraid-ah! dreadfuIly afraid
that it wasn't. The Bystandcr.