The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-01-21
When Like
Cures Like.
BY TROY ALLISON.
Copyright, 1907, BY P. 9. Eastment.


sr 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 a headache she had slip
ped out to buy fascinating kimono
she had seen in a Japanese store the
day before The clairvoyant's 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 plain
gold frame.
81 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
row into any ones life, but it 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 Kents 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
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.
'Is it as bad as all that, little girl?
You are the most forlorn looking speci-
men ever saw" he said as he sat on
the porch rail and eyed her commits
eratingly.
Minna, seeing the sympathy in his
eyes, wished fervently that they were
any other color than black.
what on earth made you have black
7 oh a
said petulantly.
Jimmy opened the offending orbs
very wide in his surprise.
by Jove, you are queer one, Min
ma! You told me yesterday down on
the beach that j had the most beauti-
full eyes you ever saw. Positively made
me blush to know l 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 suspiciously.
mo, I haven't" Indignantly, 'but
black eyes are treacherous-and-I new
er could trust them"
Whether they were treacherous OF
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 look like blight
ing sorrow?" mimicking her forlorn
tone II might be mistaken for 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 look
ed dubious.
eff your eyes only weren't blackF
she sighed.
"Now, look here, my child I'd get
a special act of congress to change
them to suit you if 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
trueT 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.
"Didn't you have to write it on a
piece Of paper firstT" suspiciously.
"Y-yes, but she didn't see it-hon-
estly she didn't l folded it tightly
and put it on the table, and she sat
and toyed with it while she talked"
"The mischief she didn't see itp'
growled Jimmy. Anything elseT
"She said had an Aunt Mary in the
spirit land that was trying to guide
me-" hesitatingly.
"See therei You never had an Aunt
Mary in your lifel It's all plain hum
bug" Jimmy spoke with the satisfac-
! ton Of one willing to leave his case in
the hands Of an intelligent jury.
mo, l never had, but mamma had,
and the clairvoyant said aunts and
great-aunts were all the same in the
spirit world"
Jimmy positively groaned with dis
gust.
'sShe might safely hit on an Aunt
Mary. Nearly everybody living has an
aunt or great-aunt or great-great-great-
er-aunt Mary. But she had no bush
ness IOOllNS Will my eyes
He sat sulzily silent, then grinned
with 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. ! would not take a
hopeless verdict upon my eyes from
| xryi11 I have
them condemned by any one clairvoy-
ant. demand a consultation. If
get the party together, will you go to
another clairvoyant this EVENING" ne
demanded.
81 would be so glad to find that the
first one was mistaken" she said fer.
vently.
1t was a very busy evening for Mr.
Kent. Finally he found seere5s sui
ficiently good natured and pliable tc
ill his requirements.
Remember, you are to entirely free
her mind from the idea. I'll send bel
in third. You couldn't fail to know
her anyway. She's the prettiest one
in the bunch. It's cheap at $40, and Il
she gets over her fear of black eyes
by Jove, I'll send you another tennel
tomorrow" And Nine. Ardetta, en-
thusiastic under the powerful stimulus
promised to do her best.
That night when the moon cast
long path Of light over the waves
couple sat far down the beach in
spot removed from the crowd.
"She told me my name without N.Y.
writing itl' Minna said in awed tones
"She is simply wonderful Said TO
me never to have any confidence Il
fakes that made me write questions
and fold them on a table; that the!
had blank papers folded just llk'