The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-03-18
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learn about you. However, l suppose
it is but fair that you should hear my
palm" She stepped in, laughing, and
seating herself on the low stool, spread
her hands on the pillow.
1t would not have taken a profess
sional palmist to read the dainty,
tapering hand and know that it be-
longed to lilly, and to all her little
mannerisms. Timothy, for instance,
thought if he but had the chance he
might develop psychic powers. But
this particular fortune teller was con-
scientious. She believed in detail.
''1he long, pointed fingers" she be-
gan, denote quick intuitions, yet
withal sensitive, responsive nature.
Born under Venus, yoH are luxury
loving, idle and launching forth in
professional strain the palmist laid
bare Tilly's character with an analysis
and nicely of detail worthy a disciple
of Henry James.
lilly inwardly fretted. Absurd"
she thought, land Timothy sitting
there with omnivorous credulity" She
was proud of her shortcomings and
was fond of making a frank avowai
of them, but this cold-blooded arraign-
ment of her weaknesses was a new sen.
Sation to her.
However, they were soon and cas-
lily disposed of, but the palmist was
relentless.
Very prominent" she declared, "is
the marriage line, as is natural in a
hand of this kind. For when the to-
tai lack of self-confdence shown by
the meeting of the head and life lines
is combined with the sensitiveness of
the finger-tips, it indicates 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 abb
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 If 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 Tilly 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 it
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, it seemed to lilly.
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
more persistent tone. Timothy's 81
lence was sometimes annoying.
"Oh, ii it comes to that" said Tim
othy, in a matter-of-fact tone, 81 have
heard it somewhere said that things
said false and never meant do oft prove
true by accident
Tilly 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-
Elected such a glow on her cheeks.
And if it comes to that" she repeat
ed, turning quickly away and gazing
in the opposite direction, Il have heard
it 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 home
ward, she smiled as she caught
glimpse of lilly 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.-Overland Monthly.