Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1907-03-14

well. II you like to call It that"
No. don't"
well. you're going to from to-day.
my child"
Am ~"
"Yes-don't snifi. It's vulgar. and In.
opportune. too-because I've found .
really successful clairvoyant."
"A WHAT"
"A clairvoyant," she answered firm
ly. and she lives In Block street--you
know. just on New Bond street"
What does she do?"
She puts herself into q trance. and
tells you your past and your future.
too"
Have you asked her to tell you
how TO make an income yet?" 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 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"
scOffed but she insisted, and IN
hour later we were driving down to
Madame Fanfare's rooms
The light In the ante.room was 30
dim that for moment did not rec
ognize Miss Elvaston, but ! noticed a
slight trembling in the voice that
greeted Lady Isabel Us she said:
She's awful-perfectly uncanny,
Isabel" Poor little Miss Elvaston was
almost in tears.
What did she tell you, Mona?"
asked Lady Isabel playfully. Il do
hope you haven't been naughty
girl"
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 holly,
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. shed
only ask all sorts Of hateful questions
about meat least. ] mean. she'd want
TO know how much owe. and all that
sort OF thing, you know"
"All right. I'll put her of" 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 horrible mess" and she
rustled away before Miss Elvast0n
had recovered her voice or lost her
color.
Hello. Evellna," l heard her say a
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
fraud or q perfect wonder; and she
has told me everything | didn't want
to know, excepting how much owe
at bridge, and she even knew Id given
up BERTHE and cigarettes"
Marjorie has come to have her fu.
ture told" said Lady Isabel gravely.
Indeed, i haven't" retorted indlg.
nantly. I came to hear yours Isabel"
Lady Isabel laughed. "Oh, she told
me mine quite long ago; but she Is
very wonderful, isn't she?" she added.
turning to Lady Evelina. Il met poor
little Mona Elvaston just now. and
she was almost In tears"
Hin, she'll do some good with her
rubbish II she advises Mona to give up
Massingham. His wife is in there now.
It's a pity Mona has taken such fan
cy to him, because-well, really, Lady
Massingham Is his excuse, isn't she
such woman, We gods! how do they
ever get the men to marry them? Ia
Ia cherie. have party on at the
Veringhams, and I'm late already. II
faut que je me sauve," and she rustled
away and down the stairs.
Lady Isabel and I sat waiting in the
ante.room that led to the Chamber Of
Futurity," as Madame Fanfare called
her room of consultation. There was
q heavy odor OF some sickly perfume
that came even through the thick cur
tains that hung between the rooms,
and was beginning to feel quite
faint and sleepy. and the hot room
was filling more and more with nerv.
Gus people. when Lady Isabel said to
me In a whisper:
Here, I've had enough of this, Mar.
jorie. / feel as though we were at the
dentists. Let's 60 In; she knows me,
and she won't mind; besides, believe
something has happened-perhaps she
can't come TO. or Lady Massingham
has strangled her"
She pushed open the curtains. and
followed her mechanically.
In the even DINNER light dis
csrned a feminine figure dressed in
flowing white. leaning back with