The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-04-23

"Of course not" she answered, look
ing rather shocked 81 mean, do you
believe in palmists telling you your
future. and in presentiments and cTys-
tai gazing, and clairvoyants, and all
that sort of thing, you know"
"Oh, you mean in superstition?"
We'll, If you like to call it that"
mo, l don't"
Wen, you're going to from today,
my child"
Am II"
"Yes-don't sniff, it's vulgar, and in
opportune, too-because I've found
really successful clairvoyant."
"A what7"
"A clairvoyant," she answered firm
ly, and she lives in Block street-you
know. Just off New Bond street"
What does she do?"
She puts herself into a trance, and
tells you your past and your future,
too"
Have you asked her to tell you
how to make an income YETI" / said
pleasantly.
MY dear girl, am not always
thinking of money" said Lady Isabel,
| severely; besides, don't suppose she
dreams of anything so sordid. Lady
Massingham is going to her today,
by the way, and l am going to meet
her there. and Evelina too-you know,
the dark one who is so pretty, and
| dresses so well. Do come and let her
tell your future too"
l scoffed; but she insisted, and an
hour later we were driving down to
Madame Fanfare's rooms.
The light in the ante-room was so
dim that for moment l did not rec
ognize Miss Elvaston, but I noticed a
slight trembling in the voice that
greeted Lady Isabel as she said:
"She's awful-perfectly uncanny,
Isabel" Poor little Miss Elvaston was
almost in tears.
What did she tell you, Mona?P
asked Lady Isabel playfully. 81 do
hope you haven't been naughty
girl"
l was growing more accustomed to
the dimly lighted ante-room, and saw
Mona Elvaston flush and bite her lip.
mo, of course not" she said hotly,
and with much haste.
HAS your mother been in yet?
must tell her to come"
Mamma? Oh, no, please don't"
said Mona in Mortified voice "She'd
only ask all sorts of hateful questions
about meat least, l mean, she'd want
to know how much l owe, and all that
sort of thing, you know"
"Ail right, I'll put her off," laughed
Lady Isabel, who is always kind to
and adored by unmarried girls. Don't
take what she says too much to heart,
my dear girl" she added airily, "and,
by the by'-she lowered her voice and
laid her hand ON Mona's arm-"take
my advice, drop Lord Massingham, or
you'll get in a horrible mess" and she
rustled away before Miss Elvaston
had recovered her voice or lost her
color.
"Hello. Evelina.' l heard her say q
moment later.
A tall, handsome girl was coming
towards us, with laughing eyes that
were full of mischief
Caught" she said gaily. MY dear
Isabel, you've sent me either to a
fraud or a perfect wonder; and she
has told me everything l didn't want
to know, excepting how much 1 owe
at bridge, and she even knew I'd given
up BERTHE and cigarettes"
Marjorie has come to have her flu
ture told" said Lady Isabel gravely.
Indeed. haven't" l retorted indig
nantly. L came to hear yours Isabel
Lady Isabel laughed. "Oh, she told
me mine quite long ago; but she il
very wonderful, isn't she?' she added
turning to Lady Evelina. 81 met poo
little Mona Elvaston just now, ant
! she was almost in tears"
Him, she'll do some good with hel
rubbish If she advises Mona to give vi
Massingham. His wife is in there now
) It's a pity Mona has taken such a fan
cy to him, because--well, really, Lad!
Massingham is his excuse, isn't she
such a woman, We godsl how do the,
ever get the men to marry them? TIA
ia cherie. have party on at tn,
| NSTluBudIuSt anu 1 III ldl6 already.
faut que je me sauve," and she rustic,
away and down the stairs.
' Lady Isabel and sat waiting in tn,
ante-room that led to the Chamber o
Futurity." as Madame Fanfare Gale,
her room of consultation. There wa
4 a heavy odor of some sickly perfum
that came even through the thick cur
tains that hung between the rooms
and was beginning to feel quit
faint and sleepy, and the hot roor
was filling. more and more with ner1
Gus people, when Lady Isabel said t
r me in a whisper:
: Here, I've had enough of this, MAJ
iorie. / feel as though we were at tn
dentists. Let's go in; she knows me
and she won't mind; besides, believ
e something has happened-perhaps sh
can't come to, or Lady Massinghar
has strangled her"
| She pushed open the curtains, and
4 followed her mechanically.
In the even DINNER light l di
cerned a feminine figure dressed /