Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1906-11-08
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ure To 20 parking along the bride
paths Of Central Park. For myself. I
want hin country and something
like forty miles. straight away: that's
riding
The fact that I knew no one but
Teddy added lsst TO the inspiration
which had seized me For deter.
mined 10 attend that dance. happen
what might II would be vastly more
entertaining than q possibly dull the
Atricsl performance az wash
called for a messenger and dis
patched him To the nearest drug store
TOT 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 q paper, and the
handsomsst girl had set eyes upon
In q month ~ moons. Sometimes the
word handsome seems an inferior Ad
jectiye She wa beautiful. and her
hslf.hidden eyes told me that she vas
anywhere but at kouquin's. What a
head OF HART Fine - q spiders web.
and tho dazzling yellow OF a wheat
field In q sun shower The irregu.
larity OF her features made them ali
the more interesting Was an artist
In an amateur way, and / mentally
painted In that head against a Rubens
background The return OF the mes
senger brought me back 10 earth: for
! confess that my Imagination had
already leaped far into the future. and
this girl across the way was nebulous
~ connected with IT,
took the pack OF cards. ripped on
the covering tossed aside the Joker
Though, really. ought 10 have re
tanned ~ and began shuniing the
shiny pssteboards. / dare say that
those around me sat up and took NO
tice. IL vas by no means a comms.~
sight 10 see a man Eravely shufling a
pack OF cards In public restaurant
Nobody interfered. doubtless because
nobody knew eIactly what % do In
the face 81 such an act. for which no
adequate laws had been provided. 4
waiter stood solelnnly At the end OF
the table scratching his chin thought
fully. wondering whether ne should
report this peculiarly OF constitution
and susceptibility occasioning certain
peculiariues OF effect from impress
OF e1trsneous influences wide Web
sterl. synonymous with idiocrasy and
known as idiosyncrasy II was quite
possible that / was the first man to
establish such q precedent in Monsieur
Mouquin's restaurant Thus. I aroused
only passive curiosity
From the corner Of my eye ! OBJ
served the old gentleman opposite
Hc was prcting over the top of his
paper and could see by the glitter In
hi 90 that pc wa confirmed player
OF .,..a The ...I however. still
appeared to be- iu dreaming state
I have uo doubt every one who saN
m. Thought that anarchy was abroad
again. or that sherlock Holmes had
entered into h third Incarnation
FINALLY 2 squrrcd the pack. took q
Tong breath. a.d 'ut I turned mp the
card 10 Nas the ten spot of hearts
considered tNir most propitious
hearts b,iug my long suit I'm every
thiue hut hove. love having not yet
Gro, -'.d ni, path put the card In
m, wallet. aud was about to toss the
rest of me pack under the table when
4 Nomaus voice ss,od m, hand
Don't throw th,m sWay Tell my
fortune FIRST
looked mp not = little surprised
u was the beautiful young girl who
had spoken She wss leaning on her