The Washington herald., 1908-02-24
WHEN LIKE CURES LIKE
By TROY ALLISON
By TROY ALLISON.

Minna Reed almost ran down the
steps from the house bearing the sign
Madame Voirsi. Clairvoyant." The
lady's communications had upset all her
preconceived plans and ideas Her
mother had always opposed her trying
anything Of the kind. but when she saw
the sign an overwhelming desire 10 in
quire into things unknown had beset
her. The rest OF the party had gone
down to the beach. and after staying in
her room at Nhe summer hotel for an
hour with a headache. she had slipped
out to buy facinating kimono she had
seen in Japanese store the day before.
The clairvoyant's sign had caught her
eye. and for a whole hour she had set
in the darkened, stufy little room with
her nerves all at strained attention.
She went back 10 her room. and walk
ing straight 10 the dresser looked re-
sretfully at the picture Of frank.
boyish face surrounded by a little plain
gold frame
1 never would have thought H." she
whispered. I thought you were the
truest. noblest thing on earth. And she
said the man with black eyes, now one
OF my circle OF acquaintances, was de-
ceitful to the core, and that II l did not
separate his path from mine he would
prove the blighting sorrow of my life
Jimmy. dear, ii seems impossible TO be-
lieve you could bring sorrow into any
ones life-but IL must have been YOU
she meant-for YOU are the only man of
my acquaintance who has b-blaclI
eyes and being only ninteen. and be-
lieving she had come face TO face with
the big sorrow OF her life. she threw
herself across the bed and sobbed be-
cause she felt that she must Immediate
path from hers-Jimmy-wh had lent
her his red ball to play with the very
first day she went TO kindergarten
James Kent. unconscious OF the heavy
cloud OF suspicion lowering over him.
came from his ocean swim and Law idly
on the sand, hoping N1tnna would get
over her headache and walk down 20
the beach. Finally. sunburned and
glowing. he went back TO the hotel and
found her on the veranda. gazing list
lessly at the ser.
rs il as bad as all that, little girl
You are the most forlorn looking
specimen 1 ever saw" he said. as he sat
on the porch rail and eyed her com
miseratingly.
Minna. seeing the sym pathy In his
eyes. wished fervently that they were
any other color than-black
What on earth made you have black
eyes. Jimmy? I dislike them So" she
said petulantly
Jimmy opened the offending orbs
very wide in his surprise
BY Jove. you are n queer one, Minna-
You told me yesterday down on the
beach that I had the most beautiful
eyes you ever saw. Positively made
me blush to know ] was so beautiful
'Fraid TO sleep in them last night lest
I should spoil 'em-and now-Minna.
YOU haven't met any fellow with gray
eyes, have your" he asked suspiciously
NO, ] haven't" Indignantly "but
black eyes are treacherous-and-I
never could trust them"
Whether they were treacherous or
not was left an open question. but they
certainly proved persuasive and final
~ Jimmy was in possession OF the
whole story
"Ninna Reed, you ought 10 be
ashamed of yourself. Do ] look like a
blighting sorrow" mimicking her for
lOrn tone. Il might be mistaken for a
prize fighter" exhibiting his muscular
arm with pride but I'm blamed if I'd
know how to start out in the blighting
sorrow business"
Minna anxious to believe, still looked
dubious.
IF your eyes only weren't black,
she sighed
Now look here, my child. I'd get a
special act of Congress TO change them
10 suit you il / could-you know I've
done everything I could to please you
al my life. Why viii you believe that
utter rot? Did she tell you anything
tangible that you absolutely know was
true?" Jimmy was in training for a
lawyer and wanted TO contest all evil
dence in the case.
She told NE my name and age" tri-
umphantly.
Didn't you have to write it on a
piece OF paper first?" suspiciously
"Y-yes-but she didn't see it-hon-
estly. she didn't. I folded it tightly
and put IL on the table, and she sat and
toyed with IL while she talked"
The mischief she didn't see it,
growled Jimmy Anything else?"
''She said had an Aunt Mary IN the
spirit land that was trying to guide
me-" hesitatingly
See therel You never had an Aunt
Mary in your life! It's all plain hum
bug" Jimmy spoke with the salts
faction of one willing 10 leave his case
in the hands of an intelligent jury
"No-I never had, but mamma had. and
the claiTvOyant said aunts and great
aunts were all the same in the spirit
world"
Jimmy positively groaned with dis
gust.
"she might safely hit on an Aunt
M2ry-nearly everybody living has an
greater aunt Mary. But she had no
business fooling with my eyes"
He sat sulkiIy silent. then grinned
with a thought that made him wonder
If he would not some day bear TO the
realms OF the metaphysical the same re-
lation that Edison bears to things
physical
Young woman, 1 would not take a
hopeless verdict upon my eyes from any
one oculist-neither will have them
condemned by any one clairvoyant. I
demand a consultation. II get the
party together. will you go to another
clairvoyant this evening"" he demanded
L would be so glad TO find that the
first one was mistaken she said fer
vently.
IT was very busy evening for Mr.
Kent. Finally he found a seeress suf-
Nclently gOOd-naIured and pllable 20 fill
his requirements.
Remember, YOU are to entirely free
her mind from the idea-Tll send her in
third-you couldn't fail TO know her
anyway, she is the prettiest one in the
bunch. It's cheap at s10-and IL she
gets over her fear Of black eyes. by
Jove. I'll send you another tenner to-
morrow" and Nine. Ardetta. enthu-
siastic under the powerful stimulus
promised TO do her best.
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