The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-02-03

With falling tears bent her head OVeI
: the wifhered leaves OF a faded rose
Vincent sailed 10 seek better fortune
7 kinder fate ln other lands. And LII
. ella waited 10 see him again. counting
the hours while time sped into years
You must really come with rs to the
theatre tonight declared Lueilla's
great friend. Elsie Southwo0d. Felix
has such nice box. and is going TO
bring Mr.. Glenroy. You know. Lueilla.
you always wanted 10 meet him"
Lueiila reused herself. she was near
y always absorbed in a reverie now.
The man. you mean, who has the
gift Of reading in peoples faces their
fafe:"
Yes. I wonder II be Will tell us
ours. or course / know mine; I'm al
ways going to be as happy as the day
il long, with my precious Felix. a reg
ular Darby and Joan couple. But
aren't you longing 10 have yours told,
to know WI ether you'll marry for love
or money, and wander far or live and
die at home, and all that knid Of thing:
Felix says he IS wonderful when he
can be persuaded to do k for anyone.
but he won't tell some people at all
II he can see death or misery in Their
faces. or anything Ike that"
inadvertently Lucilla said: "Oh, then
be won't tell mlner'
Elsie stared. But you're not going
to die, Lucilla; you're too young.
You're a year younger than / am. and
people don't die at twenty -four unless
they're III. Aud you're not miserable,
you've everything to make yoG hsppy.
It's other people you make miserable.
When are you going TO marry my
brother Freds Every one knows he's
deeply in love with you"
Perhaps some day. perhaps never,
said Lucilla, indifferently: but I'll 90
to the theatre. Elsie. If it's only to see
Mr. Glenrdy, and in the hope that he'll
read us our fate. / confess / am in
tensely interested. Indeed. | long,
above all things, to know what the fu- |
ture holds in store for me-"
Lucilla found herself seated with her |
back to the stage, with Mr.. Glenroy dit
her elbow The plny was a popular
melodrama. in four acts, ana with |
three long intervals.
Lucilla did not give much Of her
to the play, SO occupied was
she with her companion He was a
gray-haired man Of middle age and
middle height
His features were good and regular.
with well-forned nose, and large,
rather fun blue eyes. His face wore
an expression Of great kindness and in
teligence, and be had a peculiarly
sympathetic voice and manner which
won the confidence al once.
He appeared deeply interested in Lu-
ella, and talked freely to her between
the acts, and not the ordinary small
change Of conversation either. Soon
they were discussing personalities.
You're not happy. he said. under
cover Of the orchestra you must not
mind my saying So"
But what makes you sag so?" asked /
Lucilla. quickly. II
Il generally speak the truth to peo-
pie" he said, whmsicaIly, "if l speak
1t all; but sometimes they contradict /
me-
You are right" she said, in a low {
Toice. II won't galnsay you" s
"And if you are not careful you have (
more unhappiness to come"
'Oh, don't, don't say that" she cried. /
Harmed. ''Tell me what il this ]
TRANCE gift you have OF reading peo-
Hes future in their faces.''H
IT is no gift" he responded, smiling.
merely the faculty Of observation and '
deduction very acutely developed. And e
hen, my theory Is character makes d
ate-is fate. Gauge thoroughly a per S
on's character, and you may predict b
With more or less certainty her fate" o
And my character-my fate?" she a
reathed. t
"The keynote Of your character" he +
aid, promptly, is pride. Pride Il
trough and through, always pride, \
nd pride again. 1t has shipwrecked
our life already" In low voice he
dded: There is always the danger it h
lay do 50 again. Don't let it.7 n,
1T is hard,p she responded, "that j,
ne's temperament should predestine n
he to disappointment" n,
Yes. if you ask too much Of life" h,
e said. quickly. But don't you ad- n
lst the balance yourself? Can you. of a,
j people, say that no one paws the II
rice Of your suffering with theirsy' =,
A picture Of Fred Southwood's face.
ow with the love light on 1t. now
by despair. rosc up before
en- she dropped her eyes, unwilling Cd
return q truthful answer. W
The curtain had gone up, ana in the al
ieht confusion which ensued in tile tv
l1es. consequent on the return of I'll
aay occupants to their places. she no ne
ced q young man, whose appearance ta
amed familiar. YET unfamiliar. make wi
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