Sharp County record., 1908-12-04
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BY e. ~. Smith.


Zara," Josie informed me. "She would
astonish you"
Josie and l had been having tea
together one wet September after
noon; | had called at the Marshalls'
fiat for the ostensible purpose Of bor-
rowing a book from Josie's brother,
| was fortunate enough to learn that
he was out.
"But there Is something In palmis.
try" she continued you don't know
how wonderfully correct Madam Zara
was In reading my character. She
said was very sweet-tempered, as a
rule, though sometimes l get in awful
RACES.
She said that-that I had an ad-
mirer-two, in fact, but one l must
certainly avoid; he was not my af-
finity and would bring me great un-
! happiness II | married him."
This is all most interesting" I OBJ
served, and switched on my most SYM
pathetic expression.
She described him accurately. He
Ia tall, fair man, with cold, gray
eyes-at least, ! know several men
like him." Josie went on rather inco-
herently, watching the effect of this
speech.
Il am tall, fair, with gray eyes)
II am shortly to meet dark man."
Josie said, in impressive tones. 81
shall be wise to marry him, madam
thinks. He will make an admirable
husband, and she feels sure will be
happy Oh and she said, too, that
had sweet, ethereal nature, and that
was very idealistic-but, of course,
that wasn't true"
"You should go to a crystal-gazer,"
I remarked "Palmists are not in 1t
with psychometrists,"
Really? DO you know good, re.
liable one? I've never been to ga
ger" cried Josie, in great excitement
81 do little in that way myself"
said, although | don't want 1t men
| NAohCu' iou ocS, hill OCpItlij anu
many Scotch people have second
sight, That is why scoff at palm.
istry; crystalgazing Is a much more
advanced science" l asserted conf
IDENTIFY.
"Oh Would you gaze for me?" she
lmplored; II haven't a crystal but
Arthur has glass paper-weight,." !"
And she rushed away to get it,
assumed the correct dreamy, pro.
phetical expression.
1T is necessary" l said, ito hold
one of the patient's--I mean subjects
hands. hold the crystal in the
other"
She slipped soft, warm little hand
into mine Crystalgazing is dis
tinctly pleasant pastime under some
conditions,
After staring flXedly at the glass
ball for some moments, I began to
speak In deep, sepulchral voice, 80
weird that II surprised me-
told Josie several facts about her
past llfe-I had learned them from
Arthur-and she was evidently much
impressed Then / grew more lmagl
native.
You will meet a dark man." in.
formed her
That's what madam said" she re-
piled drawing little closer
"She was quite correct then. The
dark mans appearance Is not prepo'
sessIng, but he Is worthy, kind man."
Worthy is a horrd adjective"
she protested, with a little shudder,
81 see him quite plainly in the crys'
tal-ho sQuints little, and he Is rath'
or fat notice that he Is becoming
bald, and he wears u bristly black
beard"
Josie likes clean.shaven mon.
Shall marry him2" she ques,
toned, anXlously,
"Yes, am quite sure you will; he Is
fairly well OF, he has made his money
/ In tho grocery line think. You will
probably he quito happy and should
strongly advise You to marry him, He
seems o little uninteresting, but feel
he ls a very estImOble person, and my
intuition Ia never wrong. That Ia all
| can tell YOU" said with a deep
sigh Of exhaustion, putting the crystal
| down
"But what about the fair MANI"
Josie asked, withdrawing her hand,
"oh, he isn't In your life at all He
goes out when the bald and boarded
person appears"
She looked slightly downoast,
"But | shant marry the dark man
unloes / like him"
"Oh, Of course YOU will like him
when YOU meet him, and what do looks
mOtter7 Hla phlegmOtIo and-or--
atodgy temperament will steady your
ethereal idoOlletlo nature"
suppose married before | met
him7"
Now I come to think of Il, Il would
bo rather good way OF avortIng des.
Tiny II you really fool you would
rather not have him, but think you
had better wait and see him firat,"