Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-03-23

ton. [ didn't give assent to anything.
"And is she doing it,
.She has held the hands of great
many Of the gentlemen present this
evening.
There was suspicious little culver
in Madam Zouff1e's voice. 1t sounded
almost like suppressed laugh.
assumed my most dignified air.
And the men-did they like it?'
queried.
Madam Zoufiie could not tell. The
lines were not sharply enough defined.
They'd better / said fiercely. "Ill
jolly well punch their heads if they
don't Besides, it's the last chance
they'll have
Now, for mere outsider and just a
common fortune teller must say that
Madam Zouffie took quite remarkable
interest in my affairs.
why she asked-"why is it their
last chance?'
Because I'm going to tell her tomor-
row that she must stop" / replied
grimly.
There was an odd glitter in Madam
Zouffie's eyes.
"And will she do anything you say:"
she asked "She must be we'll trained
to obey your Lie down. Carlov every
time
Shell do it if she loves me- said.
by the way, / haven't asked you.
Does she love me?'
Either the light was very dim or there
was something wrong with Madam
Zouffie's eyes. The question necessitat-
ed her bending over and making very
close scrutiny of my palm before she
was able to answer. The warm, soft
folds of her hair were directly in front
of me, and / kissed them ever so slight
ly. She didn't feel it.
II don't know" confessed Phyllis-I
mean Madam Zouffle--at last. 1T looks
partly as though she does and then
again just the least little bit as though
she doesn't II think she does-some-
times
Madam Zoutfie was not looking at me.
She was still examining my hand ever
so carefully So | ventured again.
What is there about me-" I asked,
that she does not like sometimes?"
You don't always treat her very
well,' said Madam Zouffie. Your hand
shows that you are very selfish
"Stingyf"
"No; not that. But you always think
Of yourself and your own personal con-
venience first
Now, you know just as we'll as do
that this was libel. Ever since have
known Phyllis But what's the good
of arguing about it? Phyllis knew it
too
"If Phyllis were here l remarked,
''if she could only hear you say that,
you would have an opportunity of
knowing how utterly false it is. It's
true went ON magnanimously, 81
may have my faults, but I'm quite con-
WINGED that the dear girl would not say
that was one of Them"
Nine. Zouff1e did not reply. She seem
ed to have worse eyesight than ever
what else can you see9'' I question
ed. Perhaps you can tell me if love
her.
.'You think You do answered Nine.
Zouffle
when I really do not?n
when you really do not" The for
tune teller was very positive in her
tone.
Wrong again.. replied. you're a
very poor hand at your business. If
you've told the others here this evening
no more truths than you've told me
actually think you ought to be up for
obtaining money under false pre-
lenses"
81 can see several other girls here on
your hand, argued the fortune teller
I laughed
Excuse me, please" I murmured.
"but I do a bit at palmistry myself.
Now, right here in your hand"-I turn
ed her palm overt can see any num-
Der of heartless fiirtations. There seems
to be one in progress now. in fact
The PIANIST looked up into my face,
and / guess she must have seen that
knew her. But she wasn't very certain.
never winked an eyelash.
Nov" I went on, this dimple
shows-why, how very odd that you
should have dimple just like that!
But think that clinches my argument,
for know a girl who has a dimple in
her hand just like that, and she's"
And then some one boxed my ear.
looked up and saw that Phyllis eyes
were twinkling
you're such an old stupid, Jack,
dear" she said