The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-03-23

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"Do you mean, do l believe in my
religion, Isabel?"
"Of course not" she answered, iooK-
ing rather shocked. Il mean, DO you
believe In palmists telling you your
future. and in presentiments and crys-
tai gazing, and clairvoyants, and all
that sort of thing, you know"
"Oh, you mean in superstition!
"Well. II you like to call 1t that.
mo. l don't"
We'll. you're going to from To-Day
my child"
| Am IL"
"Yes-don't sniff, it's vulgar, and In |
| opportune, too-because I've found q
really successful clairvoyant."
| "A what?"
"A clairvoyant," she answered firm
Nv. .and she lives in Block street-you
know, just on New Bond street.
what does she do?"
"She puts herself into trance, ana
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 sne
dreams of anything so sordid. Lady
Massingham is going to her today,
by the way, and am going to meet
Il her there, and Evelina too-you know,
, the dark one who Is SO pretty, ana
dresses 30 well. Do come and let her
tell your future too"
/ scoffed; but she insisted, and an
, hour later we were driving down to
Madame Fanfare's rooms.
The light in the ante-room was 90
din that for moment / did not rec
!, ognize Miss Elvaston, but noticed q
r slight trembling in the voice that
+ greeted Lady Isabel as she said:
r "She's awful-perfectly uncanny.
!. Isabel" Poor little Miss Elvaston was
4 almost in tears.
II what did she tell you, Mona?'
asked Lady Isabel playfully. Il do
= hope you haven't been e naughty
~ girl" Nt
was growing more accustomed to
the dimly lighted ante-room, and saw
Mona Elvaston flush and bite her lip
e mo, of course not" she said holly
T. and with much haste.
NJ HAS your mother been In yet!
!. must tell her to come"
Mamma? Oh, no, please don't
Ae said Mona in horrified voice. "She't
~ only ask all sorts of hateful question:
Up about meat least. mean. shed wan
be to know how much owe. and all tina
IN sort of thing. you know"
r. "All right, I'll put her on" laughe'
to Lady Isabel, who is always kind
~. and adored by unmarried girls. Don
:. take what she says too much to heart
s. my dear girl" she added airily, land
=. by the by"-she lowered her voice an
OF laid her hand on Mona's arm-"tak
- my advice, drop Lord Massingham, Q
as you'll get in a horrible mess" and sh
re rustled away before Miss Elvasto
he had recovered her voice or lost he
OF color.
y. Hello, Evelina," 1 heard her say
~ moment later.
). A tall, handsome girl ives comm
!. towards US, with laughing eyes thu
were full of mischief.
Caught" she said gaily. MY dea
e Isabel, you've sent me either to
'oe fraud or perfect wonder; and sf
Au- has told me everything l didn't wal
. to know, excepting how much ov
ia at bridge, and she even knew I'd give
re- I'D BERTHE and cigarettes"
es- Marjorie has come to have her
the ture told" said Lady Isabel gravely.
Tho 'Indeed, 1 haven't" retorted indi
- nantly. 4 came to hear yours Isabel
Lady Isabel laughed. "Oh, she to
'.s me mine quite long ago; but she
DC very wonderful, isn't she?" she adde
the turning to Lady Evelina. II met po
ian little Mona Elvaston just now, al
the she was almost in tears"
Him, she'll do some good with
rubbish If she advises Mona to give
ma Massingham. His wife is in there no
It's q pity Mona has taken such a IA
CIV to him, because-well, really, La
os' Massingham is his excuse, isn't she
inc such q woman, We gods! how do tn
Ia ever get the men to marry them? z
Is tn cherie, 1 have q party on at t
rty- veringhams, and I'm late already.
of faut, que je me sauve," and she rustl
TIA away and down the stairs
,rd. Lady Isabel and sat waiting in
49, snte-room that led to the Chamber
~. Futurity," as Madame Fanfare call
~ hsr room Of consultation. There v
a''' heavy odor OF some sickly perful
doa that came even through the thick c
are tains that hung between the roo1
sty. and l was beginning to feel gu
b." faint and sleepy. and the hot ro
the was filling more and more with ne
tho ous people. when Lady Isabel said