The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-03-31
CHAPTER I.
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TIN the first-class compartment
OF a railway carriage bound
for Edinburgh sat strangely
= fascinating girl She was tall.
1.-the and commanding In ap-
pearance, like the Sabine woman.
Her delicately-moulded features dis
closed beauty and natural refinement.
Within the depths OF her large. vio-
let eyes there was an expression
which betokened keen perception
student Of human nature would
have observed about her an air OF en-
Itarrassment and Indignation. mingled
with Just a trace OF merriment-
For In the opposite seat reclined q
handsome youth, who stared at ner az
though she were some rare treasure
of art that belonged In the British
museum. And they were alone In the
compartment.
There are girls who enjoy being
stared at by men and there are girls
who detest IL. This girl detested II,
or at least she thought she did.
Such things as suitors or men ac-
auaintances with anything IKE ser
ious intentions had never occupied T.
place In her life. She was seif-sup-
porting and independent. /.
Her profession was one descended
from ancient times. She was Tor
tune-teller. In London she was known
as mime. isis In private life piaia
Eleanor Anderson.
| She had won fame and money
through her ability to gaze into a
crystal globe and foretell. with more
or less accuracy, marriages, deaths
and all sorts OF joys and calamitles'
Open Admiration In His Eyes.
It wouldn't have required crystal
however. for her to have OWNED why
the youth was staring so intently.
The CLEAN of his eyes, every line OF
Ibis features bespoke open admiration
And Isis felt that she detested II
vet still she was just wee oil
pleased.
..If I only had my crystal here" she
unused. II would read his fortune foI
him. oh. II | only could! would
ltell him that" he looked like milk
son and that he was cad Of the hrs'
water. With Il ALL though, he's good
looking. He must be rich. TOO.
Still the. youth stared.
Now Eleanor Anderson was not the
sort OF girl that returns insoience
with a blush of shame. In her lar
was an illustrated paper. She picked
lit up and preferred 1t to him without
uttering word.
"Ah." he exclaimed, leaning for
ward with eagerness. ''Awfully KIND
OF You. Deuced bore, you know, FOL
one to bump along on railway Will
nothing to amuse one"
Don't thank me-" was the prompt
response Il think you'd better have
} some pictures to look over. II bore'
/ me to be stared at"
"Oh, / say" he replied, that's RIP
ping OF you. But really didn't NEAR
TO stare, you know. thought you
looked awfully jolly. Won't you for
give me?"
There was something so absolutel,
frank in his manner that the girl for
got her indignation, and merrimen'
prevailed.
But II was only for a moment. She
looked into his eyes and sat spell
bound. They seemed to have beer
transformed into the crystal globe II
lher Bond-st fortune-telling establish
: Iment. and In them she felt that some
thing OF her own future Was lurking
What was II that she saw? Wha
Irresistible influence prompted Eleanor
Il Anderson TO think of her younger ais
tier so long separated from her.
I Poor Jane! Huhy. helpless, Low
! able little thing like q haif-nedget
bird. Since the death OF their moth
Ter, when Eleanor was a girl OF 10 ant
Jane much younger. the two sisters
had been compelled to shift for them
selves.
4 Eleanor had tried the Stage and
failed. One misfortune after anothel
finally forced her into cheap lode
ling house In Bloomsbury, where she
lmet Nine. Blowsky. q fortune-teller
Under this woman she learned fhf
Tart OF crystal-gazing. :, s. -. *
Jane. In the meantime No. vntfre
:l1y dependent on her older sister. Will
tmonsy earned " EJT - abe stud
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