Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-10-25
HER FORTUNE
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was playing solitaire. M
Can you tell fortunes with cardsT'
he asked.
NO. Can your"
II have a method of my own at card
fortune telling. Shall I try yoursT'
Eyes; do"
She passed him the cards, and, after
shutting, he turned over a card at a
time till he came to the queen of
hearts.
That's you," he said.
"Oh, how fatteringi"
'The six of clubs, the ten of spades,
the three of clubs, the four Of spades,
the king Of diamonds" He paused.
"Well?" she asked.
''That means a rich man is your
suitor.'
81 don't know any SUCH"
you're not supposed to know just
who loves you till you are told"
"You think so?"
81 said not supposed to know"
"Ohg'
''The king Of clubs" he went on, 'the
queen Of spades. The queen of spades
Indicates that a dark girl wishes for
herself some one who loves you, Look
out for her. The nine of hearts, the
three Of diamonds, the jack of clubs.
The jack is that little black-I mean
a dark gentleman whom you met
Don't get personal"
THE jack, falling between the jack
of hearts and the queen of spades and
directly under the queen of hearts, in
dicates that you prefer him and that
the dark lady loves the jack Of hearts,
a blond man, who prefers you"
"And who is the Jack of hearts? I"
He sighed. Then he vent ON dealing.
Ehe next important cards were the ten
of clubs, that fell under the jack Of
clubs, and the ace of hearts, that fell
under the jack of hearts. He paused
and looked serious.
whats the matterT' she asked.
"a great deal. The dark gentleman
has ten chances to the blond gentle
mans one"
"He hasn't. 1 mean l prefer blond
men to brunettes."
Two hearts fell, one on each side of
the king, of diamonds. ut looks" he
said, "as If, after all, you would marry
the rich ~suitor.' The king of hearts
fell under the king of diamonds. Your
father favors him."
Papa doesn't"
"Oh, here comes the queen of dia-
monds, also in, the line under the king
of diamonds. That's it; our mother
favors the rich suitor."
How silly!"
'"These hearts falling all about the
Jack. of clubs indicate that the dark
gentleman is far ahead of the rich one,
Notwithstanding your mothers inlu-
ence."
whats the blond gentleman doing
all this whileT' she asked softly, her
eyes ben on the cards. He cast a
sharp glance at her and without reply
went on dealing till the jack of hearts
was surrounded by cards of his own
suit.
Late in the game the blond gentle
man Seems to be finding more favor
with the queen OF hearts, but these
clubs falling between 1t and the queen
of spades indicate q complication be-
tween the dark girl and the blond
gentleman"
what possible complication can
there be-" she asked sharply.
well, having been discouraged by
the queen of h~earts-that is, you-he
might have gone so far with the dark
lady as not to be able to withdraw"
"She can't have much pride to hold
him If he doesn't want to be held"
She spoke with a great deal of asper-
ity.
you shouldn't have discouraged the
blond gentleman"
"How did 1 know She paused.
He gave her time to frame what she
had to say, but she failed to do so.
1.-THE blond gentleman certainly
made his feelings plain.'
She stared at the cards without re-
ply.
Lets go one. Something may turn
up" he added.
II there was any method in his deal
ing it could not be discovered. She
did not seem interested In the method,
only in the result. He dealt a num-
Der of the club suit about the jack OF
clubs.
This is strange" he said. 'The
black little-I mean the lark gentle
man seems to have found favor with
the dark lady. 1t may be that she will
i. not stand between the queen and JACK
of hearts after all. Choose one Of the
cards ON the table, and it will indicate
how the affair is coming out"
Reaching forward, she touched the
five Of hearts. He took her hand In
his and placed it on the six of hearts,
saying: THE five and the six of hearts
make eleven, or the jack. In other
words, you will make the blond LITTLE
man happy, won't your?
He waited some time for a reply,
when he heard a faint "Yes."
There We're footsteps in the hall, and
in came several young men and wo-
men.