The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1908-01-01
When Like
Cures Like.
BY TROY ALLISON.
Copyright, 1907, by p. C. Eastment.

!teps from the house bearing the sign
mime Volrsi, Clairvoyant" The lady's
communications had upset all her pre-
conceived plans and ideas. Her moth
er had always opposed her trying any
thing of the kind, but when she saw
the sign an overwhelming desire to 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 the summer hotel for
an hour with n headache she had slip
ped out to buy fascinating kimono
she had seen in Japanese store the
day before. The clairvoyants sign
had caught her eye. and for whole
hour she had sat In the darkened,
stuffy little room with her nerves all
at strained attention.
She went back to her room and,
walking straight to the dresser looked
regretfully at the picture of frank
boyIsh face surrounded by little Iiain
gold frame.
al never would have thought It," she
whispered II 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
deceitful to the core and that If did
not separate his path from mine he
would prove the blighting sorrow Of
my life. Jimmy, dear, 1t seems i'm
possible to believe you could bring sor-
row into any ones life, but 1t must
have been you she meant for you are
the only man OF my acquaintance who
has b-black eyes" And. being only nine
teen and believing she had come face
to face with the big sorrow of her life,
she threw herself across the bed and
sobbed because she felt that she must
Immediately take steps to separate
Jimmy Kent's path from hers--Jimmy,
| who 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
lay Idly on the sand, hoping Minna
would get over her headache and walk
down TO the beach. Finally, sunburn-
ed and glowing, he went back to the
hotel and found her on the veranda,
gazing listlessly at the sea.
as 1t as bad as all that. little. girl7
You are the most forlorn looking speci-
men ever saw" he said as he sat on
the porch rail and eyed her commits
eratlngly.
Minna, seeing the sympathy in his
eyes, wished fervently that they were
any other color than black
"What on earth made you have black
eyes, Jimlny7 dislike them sor' she
said petulantly.
Jimmy opened the offending orbs
very wide In his surprise.
by Jove, you are n queer one, Min
nal You told me yesterday down on
the beach that had the most beauti-
full eyes you ever saw. Positively made
me blush to know was so beautiful.
| 'Fraid TO sleep In them last night lest
l should spoil 'em. And now-Minna,
you haven't met any fellow with gray
eyes. have your" he asked susplciousIy.
mo, l haven't" Indignantly, "but
black eyes are treacherous-and-I new
| err could trust them"
Whether they were treacherous or
not was left an open question, but
they certainly proved persuasive, and
finally Jimmy was In possession Of the
whole story
"Minna Reed, you ought to be asham-
ed of yourself! DO I look like blight
ing~ sorrow?' mimlcking her forlorn
tone. 81 might be mistaken for prize
| fighter" exhibiting his muscular arm
with pride, "but I'm blamed II I'd
know how TO start out In the bllghting
sorrow business"
Mnna, anxious to believe, still look
ed dubious.
"Tf your eyes only weren't black!'
she sighed.
Nov, look here my child I'd get
n special act Of congress to change
them to suit you II could. You know
I've done everything to please you all
my life. Why will you believe that ut
ter 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 me my name and age" tri-
umphantly
"Dldn't you have to write 1t on
| piece OF paper irst?" suspiciously.
| "Y-yes, but she didn't see it--hon-
estly she didn't, | folded II tightly
and put 4 on the table, and she sat
and toyed with 1t while she talked"
1.-THE mischief she didn't see tt"
growled Jimmy. Anything else2'
"She said had an Aunt Mary In the
spirit land that was trying to guide
me-" hesltatinely.
"See there, You never had an Aunt
Mary In your life! It's all plain hum
bug" Jimmy spoke with the satisfac-
ton of one willing to leave his case In
the hands Of on intelligent jury.
"No, | never had, but mamma had,
and the clairvoyant said aunts and
great-aunts were all tho same In the
spirit world"
Jimmy positively groaned With dis
gust.
"She might safely hit on an Aunt
Mary. Nearly everybody living has an
aunt or great-aunt or great-great-great-
cr-aunt Mary. But she had no busi-
ness foollng with my eyes"
He sat sulkily silent, then grinned
| with n thought that made him wonder
If he would not some day bear to the
realms OF the metaphysical the same
relation that Edison bears to things
| physical.
young woman, l would nos take
nopeless verdict upon my eyes from
any one ocullst. Neither will have
them condemned by any one clairvoy-
ant. l demand consultation. II
get the party together, will you go to
another clairvoyant this EVENING" he
| demanded.
II would be SO glad to find that the
first one was mistaken" she said fer
vently.
1t was very busy evening for Mr..
Kent Finally he found seeress suf-
fciently good natured and pliable to
N T.