Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1906-07-19
A BELIEVER in
PALMISTRY
By GEORGE C. MAGNUs
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will be good practice for you, she add
ed, opening wide her fan.
Isighed audibly. Miss Muriels fan Is
nothing more or less than feather
screen, behind which she takes a cruel
delight in hiding upon the flimsiest ex-
cuse Three whole precious minutes
having been wasted
'.All right I'll try. Please remove the
partition
The feathers slowly disclosed two
laughing blue eyes.
Listen, Mr.. Graham!"
The first dreamy bars of the BLUE
Danube" floated into the conservatory.
/ said TO myself-well, something un-
worthy of repetition. | said aloud
Now, suppose, must take you back?"
= A dimple appeared-such dimplel
You do look unhappy"
Il look what feel 4" said /. i've only
seen you twice during the last ten min
utes. l shan't see you again probably
for week, and now have to hand you
over to some chap who won't appreei-
J | mean, who really wouldn't miss
that's TO say"
begin all over again." Miss Muriel
suggested, encouragingly.
81 say, can't you give him the slip?"
She gazed at me thoughtfully for full
minute 1t was awfully jolly. Miss
Muriel has the sweetest eyes in the
world.
81 consider you a sad tempter," she
remarked. abruptly.
That's the incest thing you've said
this EVENING""
She took my word for It, and smiled
demurely. | took her programme to
make the necessary correction. Then It
was | discovered with bitter chagrin
the scrawling initials Of one, Adolphus
Spooner. affixed to the dance | had APP
propriated. Spooner is without excep-
ton the worst walzter and the biggest
ass | know / recalled my last obserya-
ton. Miss Muriel laughed. Then a
silence fell between us. | divided my
attention impartially between gazing at
my companion, who seemed to be deriy-
ing unlimited pleasure from disseeting
a fragment of palm.
She threw away what remained of the
leaf Then a brilliant idea seized me.
/ fancy it owed its origin to Miss Mu-
riels late plaything, for brilliant ideas
and are, unhappily, on scarcely visit
ing terms.
"Are you believer in palmistry?"
what do you know about 1t, Mr..
Graham?"
knew that in order to correctly read
Miss Muriel's palm, II would be neces-
sary to hold her hand In mine. Miss
Muriel's hand is just made for this treat
ment.
Everything worth knowing" | an
swered, truthfully.
Il have never had my hand read she
remarked. indifferently, but | know
girls who have. Those who have been
told nice things believe in 1t fervently.'
Surely you have no fear Of Joining
the unbelievers. Miss O'Connell? Come,
allow me 10 convert you
Miss Muriel put out her hand an inch
at a time.
I'm not a schoolmaster," FASTENED
to assure her.
The hand came wee bit,nearer. /
I seized it firmly with my left and covered
it with my right.
rs there any necessity" she began.
Indignantly.
ITS absolutely essential. said /, with
unrufied serenity.
Miss Muriels seorn was very com.
plete
How absurd! You can't see my
palm"
Being forced to admit the truth Of this
statement ! reluctantly uncovered the
hand and. in order TO collect my
thoughts gazed long and ixedly at the
/ little pink lines found them very
| fascinating
7 / began 10 trace the lines with the tp
Of my finger inwardly praying that it
was the right thing to do Miss Muriel
laughed most provokingly looked at
her sternly
IL can't help it, she cried: you
tickle me SOL"
"Ah. see. win be more careful In
future You have a very pretty
mean. a very well-balaneed hand. Miss
o'Connen note you are honest. up-
right clear-headed. temperate"
You are converting me very rap
Idly"
Il was going to tel you a lot more
nice things Now you have put them
completely out Of nay head tMiss
Muriel sighed deeply.) You win be
pleased to hear that you are not likely
TO steal anything-sa the hearts 81
mere men. This little twirly
line round The thumb denotes that your
temper Is even; when reused hasty. and
soon over when fully roused-weIi--I
think / had better get on with the fate
line a rather uncertain fate Is showp
BUT it win turn out an richt-provisea
ycu do certain thing Next We come
% De heart iiue-did you speak,
Merely smiled
"lt was very audible smile said