The Marshall republican., 1906-12-21

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ure 10 20 parking" along the bride
want a hill country and something
like forty miles. straight away. that's
riding.
The fact that I knew no one but
Teddy added zest to the inspiration
which had seized me. For ] deter.
mined to attend that dance, happen
what might. Il would be vastly o
entertaining than a possibly duh the
atrical performance. tIt wash
! called for a messenger n dis
patched him 10 the nearest drug store
for a pack OF playing cards; and
while I waited for his return I casu
ally glanced at the other diners. A.
my ~tsble-one ~ those long marble.
topped affairs by the wall-thero vas
an old mar reading a paper. and the
abandonment girl I had set eyes upon
In n month OF moons. Sometimes the
word handsome seems an Inferior ad.
j~ective. She wal beautiful. aud her
half.hlddeD eyes told me that size WIS
anywhere bat at Mouquin's. What o
head Of hair Fine as a spiders web,
and the dazzling yellow Uf a wheat
field Ia a 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 a Kubens
background. The return Of the mes.
senger brought me back to earth. for
u.AN..a that ..A lV.uUlnuNt. InI
already lcaped far into the future. and
this girl across the way M nebulous.
ly connected with IL.
took the pack OF cards. ripped on
the covering. tossed aside the Joker
Though, really. | ought TO have re-.
taincd ~ and began shutting the
shiny p~asteboards. Z dare say that
those around me sat up and took no
tice. II was by no means n common
sight TO see a man gravcly shuifiing n
pack or cards In a public restaurant.
Nobody interfered. doubtless because
nobody knew exactly what to do In
the face OF such an act. for which no
adequate laws had been provided. A
walter 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 idlocrasy and
known as id~iosyncrasy. II was quite
possible that | war the first mar 10
establish such n precedent In Monsieur
Mouquin's restaurant. Thus, ] aroused
only passive curiosity.
From the corner Of my eye I oh
served the old gentleman opposite.
lie was peering over the top OF his
paper. and ] could e by the glitter In
his eye that he was a confirmed player
or solitaire. The girl. however. still
appeared to be In a dreaming state,
] have no doubt every n who saw
me thought that anarchy was abroad
again. or that Sherlock Holmes had
entered into his third incarnation.
Finally ! squared the pack. took q
long breath. and cut. turned up the
card. II Was the ten'spot Of hearts
I considered this most propitious
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, wher
a woman's voice stayed my hand.
Don't throw them away, Tell m,
fortune frst."
looked up. not n little surprised
II was the beautiful young girl wbs
had spoken. She wal leaning on hel