The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1904-03-12


It is but fair that you should hear my
palm" She stepped in, laughing. ant
seating herself on the low stool, spreac
her hands on the pillow.
1t would not have taken profes
slonal palmist to read the dainty
tapering hand and know that 1t be-
longed to Tilly, and to all her littl,
mannerisms. Timothy, for instance
thought If he but had the chance hi
might develop psychic powers. Bu
this particular fortune teller was con
scientious. She believed in detail.
''The long. pointed fingers" she be-
gan. denote quick intuitions, vel
withal sensitive, responsive nature
Born under Venus, you are luxury
loving. idle and launching forth In
q professional strain the palmist laid
bare Tilly's character with an analysis
and nicely of detail worthy disciple
of Henry James.
lilly inwardly fretted. Absurd,
she thought, ."and Timothy sitting
there with omnivorous credulity." She
was proud of her shortcomings and
was fond Of making frank avowal
Of them, but this cold-blooded arraign-
ment of her weaknesses was new SEN
sation to her.
However, they were soon and cas-,
lily disposed of, but the. palmist was
relentless.
Very prominent she declared, ais
hn apr.io or tc ott IN a
hand Of this kind. For when the to-
tai lack of self-confidence shown by
the meeting of the head and life lines
Is combined with the sensitiveness OF
the fnger-tips, 1t indicates a nature
wholly dependent on others, and in a
woman utter reliance on masculine
strength and companionship."
The slightly tolerant look on Tilly's
face became an expression of bored
indulgence. Timothy and the palmist
might have been in Jericho, so alb
stracted was her gaze. However, she
was very patient. 1T is always just
as we'll to indulge these people," was
plainly written on every feature.
The palmist, having delivered her
self of this very suitable exordium
set forth on a scientific discourse anent
Tilly's marital possibilities II under
such suspicious circumstances as the
present it was not proper to dwell on
the marriage line in pretty girls
hand, pray when could palmistry be
useful?
AS lilly was waiting to hear that
they all lived happily ever after
which seemed natural conclusion, she
was rather surprised when the palmist
told her that was all. However she
thanked her politely and thought 1t
was all very interesting, but didn't
Timothy find the tent rather too warm
to remain for his palm?
Timothy thought he did; however
the palmist received due remuneration
for her trouble, and rather undue
thanks, 1t seemed to -Tilly.
What bore all these things are.
she sighed, as they stepped out to the
cool and almost deserted lawn.
Timothy made no open comment
but was glad that Emerson decided
that foolish consistency was the
hobgoblin of little minds"
"And such frauds" she added, in a
more persistent tone. Timothy's 81.
lence was sometimes annoying.
'Oh, IL it comes to that" said Tim
othy, in matter-of-fact tone, II have
heard it somewhere said that things
said false and never meant do oft prove
tr,,a ht onni1ant-,p
lilly was silent, being busily en-
gagged in opening and closing her para
sol, as she again walked with Timothy
to the rose avenue Then she looked
up at Timothy, and it must have been
the setting sun behind him that re-
flected such a glow on her cheeks
"And IL it comes to that" she repeat
ed, turning quickly away and gazing
in the opposite direction, 81 have heard
1t somewhere said that men reflect
more strictly upon the wit of others
than their own"
A short time later, when the wearied
palmist was vending her way homo
ward, she smiled as she caught q
glimpse of Tilly and Timothy in the
shadow of Marechal Neil rose bush,
and saw that the palm she had so re-
Gently read was receiving an addendum
from Timothy. Monthly.