The Falls City tribune., 1906-12-28
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ure to so parking" along the bride
paths OF Central Park For myself,
want a hill country and something
like forty miles, straight away; that's
riding
The fact that | knew no one but
Teddy added zest to the inspiration
which had seized me. For | deter
mined to attend that dance, happen
what might 1t would be vastly more
entertaining than a possibly dull the
atrical performance 1t wash
| called for a messenger and dis
patched him to the nearest drug store
for a pack of playing cards; and
while ! waited for his return | casu.
ally glanced at the other diners. At
my table-one of those long marble
topped affairs by the wall-there was
an old man reading paper. and the
handSomest girl had set eyes upon
in a month of moons. Sometimes the
word handsome seems an inferior ad-
iectivc. she was beautiful, and her
half-hidden eyes told me that she was
anywhere but at Mouquin's. What a
head of hair, Fine as a spiders web,
and the dazzling yellow of a wheat
field in sun shower, The irregu-
larity of her features made them all
the more interesting | was an artist
in an amateur way. and | mentally
painted in that head against Rubens
background. The return of the mes
senger brought me back to earth; for
! confess that my imagination had
already leaped far into the future, and
this girl across the way was nebulous-
ly connected with it,
took the pack OF cards, ripped off
the covering. tossed aside the joker
(though, really, | ought to have re-
tanned it.D and began shutiling the
shiny pastebOards. | dare say that
those around me sat up and took no
tice. 1t was by no means a common
sight to see a man gravely shutting a
pack of cards in public restaurant.
Nobody interfcred, doubtless because
nobody knew exactly what to do in
the face of such an act, for which no
adequate laws had been provided. A
waiter stood solemnly at the end Of
the table, scratching his chin thought
fully, wondering whether he should
report this popularity of constitution
and susceptibility occasioning certain
peculiarities of effect from impress
of eXtraneous influences wide Web
ster), synonymous with idiocrasy and
known as idiosyncrasy. 1t was quite
possible that | was the first man to
establish such precedent in Monsieur
Mouquins restaurant. Thus, I aroused
! only passive curiosity.
From the corner of my eye | OBJ
served the old gentleman opposite.
He was peering over the top of his
paper, and I could see by the glitter in
his eye that he was a confirmed player
of solitaire. The girl, however, still
appeared to be in a dreaming state.
! have no doubt every one who saw
me thought that anarchy was abroad
again, or that Sherlock Holmes had
| entered into his third incarnation.
Finally | squared the pack, took a
long breath, and cut. ! turned up the
! card. u was the ten-spot Of hearts.
| considered this most pvopitious,
| hearts being my long suit In every
thing but love,--love having not yet
crossed my path. put the card in
my wallet, and was about to toss the
rest of the pack under the table, when
woman's voice stayed my hand.
Don't throw them away. Tell my
| fortune first"
| looked up, not a little surprised,
1t was the beautiful young girl who
| had spoken. She was leaning on her