The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1906-10-19
HER FORTUNE
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Can you tell fortunes with cards;"
he asked.
mo Can your"
IT have a method Of my own at card
fortune telling. Shall try yoursT'
Eyes; do"
She passed him the cards, and, after
shufiiing, he turned over a card at
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.
''WellT' she asked.
That means rich man il your
sutton"
Il don't know any SUCH"
you're not supposed to know Just
who loves you till you are told"
"You think soT'
X said not supposed to know"
"Ohvf IA a.,s .t.s..,4 t,..
'"Ths king Of Clubs" he went on, ''the
queen Of spades. The queen Of spades
indicates that 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 bIack--T mean
dark gentleman whom you met
Don't get PERSONAL s-s 7s
The Jack, failing 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 IL the jack Of hearts?"
He sighed. Then he went on dealing
The 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 matter?" she asked.
"A great deal The dark gentleman
has ten chances to the blond gentle
mans one"
HE hasn't. | mean prefer blond
men to brunettes."
Two hearts fell, one on each side of
the king of diamonds. 1T looks" he
said, "as II, 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 dla-
monds, also In the line under the king
of diamonds. That's 1t; your 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 lnflu.
ence."
Whats the blond gentleman doing
all this whlleT' she asked softly, her
eyes bent 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 complication be-
tween the dark girl and the blond
gentleman"
What possible complication can
there ber' she asked sharply.
Well, having been discouraged by
the queen Of hearts-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 II he doesn't want to be held. ;"
She spoke with great deal of asper
lty.
You shouldn't have discouraged the
blond gentleman.
How did know She paused.
He gave her time to frame what she
had to say, but she failed to do so.
THE blond gentleman certainly
made his feelings plain"
She stared at the cards without ~.
ply,
Let's 40 one. Something may turn
up" he added.
IT there was any method In his deal
Ing II could not be discovered. Shr
did not seem interested in the method.
only IN the result. lie dealt mum
Der OF the club suit about the Jack of
clubs.
This is strange" he said. 'orhr
black little-l mean the dark gentle.
man seems to have found favor with
the dark lady. II may be that she will
not stand between the queen and Jack
OF hearts after all, Choose one of the
cards ON the table, and 1t will indicate
how the AFFAIR is coming out"
Reaching forward. she touched the
five Of hearts, He took her hand ia
his and placed II ON the six Of hearts.
saying; "fhe five and the six Of hearts
make eleven, or the jack. In other
words, YOU win make the blond little
man happy, won't your"
He waited some time for reply.
when he heard faint Yes
There were footsteps In the hall. and
In came several young men and wo
men.
what are You two doing7"