The champion. (Arcadia, Fla.) 1895-1911, 1908-02-20
- 1he
0uperstitions
Of Rhoda.
BY Martha Endicon Eaton.
copyl,uAtyd. lWs. by y. e. Daley.

ia parlor In her little Hat. which was
10 her study, was well lighted
.6es were burning brightly on the
an.iirons Everything was cOzy and
@aInfy."
Hho,ln had drawn Il big chair close
D. the fire. and you would have
|ntnght she had everything heart
n, Id desire but If you had looked
81 d you would have seen tear on
81 long eyelasles.
=.she was II writer Her stories had
Il nys sold well until lately
I. -r-r.r.r went the doorlell Her
81 ld let In Il tall. good looking man
N Gibson chin RhOdn gave him
al hand with faint smile
nick Wolles saw the tear she tried
brush away.
1'i,hoda. dear. what Is NJ
We'll to tell the truth. | am dis.
So ragged another rejection. DO you
II bw. Jnck--lve just Thought of It'll
q I lrlicvc | shall sell another story
- year. It Is my thirteenth year"
8 No: you don't mean IT,
Yes. aud II IL no use. ! might as
II not write ut all ! wonder IL my
bney will hold ont until next year"
Jack r0nred with lnughtcr. He
3'blldn't help 1t. she looked So serious,
IA he could see she firmly believed it.
Dnt In a
q the moon through the glass this
3pnth."
& is that bad?"
livery bad. Didn't you know It,
/ck?"
No. never give the moon a
bought
You don't? oh. how wish
lint. II see II face to face. you
low. have lots OF luck. and bow
5ree times and say Good evening.
Rdy Moon very politely"
f'Why. Rhoda Strutton. | never knew
tuw exclaimed Jack.
III really can't help It. Jack. It's
|hvism. ] think"
F'Say. Rhoda. II you really think You
'bn't sell any more stories this year.
,hy don't you marry me. and then II
|bn't matter?"
BACK had asked her TO marry him
Parry every week for the last FIVE
bars.
II can't. Jack | don't want to bc
|nrricd." pleaded Rhoda.
f'You'd better You might starve."
f'No. ! won't. Maybe ! can find
pnchbnck and touch his hump. ana
lat will change my luck and break
Ie spell OF the thirteen"
f'R.h-o-d-u." gasped Jack. "where
ID you learn all this?'
ri don't know. have always known
FL nearly forgot | had tickets for the
leatcr, Get on your wraps Mother
coming for us In the carriage Here
hc Is"
RhOda laughed heartily all the even.
Is ut the fun In the play Aftcrward
Icy went for bite to eat And very
red Rhoda tumbled into bed that
|ght. Her trouble was forgotten for
while,
But. alas. she dreamed. She dream
spider was spinning web in the
Inss OF her chair.
She remembered her dream when she |
yoke and called to her maid 10 bring /
>r book which was on her desk
she drank her early cup ~ tca-a
'blt formed In England-shc pcruscd
e pm ges Of her dream book and found |
hat she wanted
ITO dream spider spins his web |
fore you means yon will receive n
I'M Of money"
Much encouraged, Rhoda was soon
'essed. She always walked before
ting down for Il long day Mt her
.sk.
To-day she did thing unusual in
pr She took ma muscript with her
ID bearded an editor In his den. He
Pk her story and promised I'd pass
pigment upon II shortly.
Rhoda thanked him and walked
fmc quickly. Her friends knew they
/ wt never disturb her In the morn
r At O'Clock. however. some girls
me for ten. Rhoda always had some
w dainty for them. Today. after
FISHING new short story, she had
|epared some chopped walnuts and
topped pimentos and cream cheese
pa mixed them into paste and
read II Oh some dainty biscuits. The
Els declared It very good.
|pnly two came that afternoon. Bar.
Ira Van Allen and Dolly Van Brunt.
and By Jack welies and his mother
me: then Bob Kingsley. Bob was a
|nored spirit He was as supersti.
pus as Rhoda.
DOR. Rboda." he said; II found q
~ with Its head toward me-"
HOW luckyi | waIked yynflas down