The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-03-03
By Martha Endicott Eaton.
Copyrighted, 1908. by N. E. Daley.

| but, then, She continued, 0lo
see the moon through the glass this
month"
as that badT
every bad. Didn't you know it.
Jack?"
mo, 1 never give the moon a
thought"
"You don't2 oh. how 1 wish
didn't If see it face to face. you
know, l have lots of luck, and / bow
three times and say Good evening,
Lady Moon very politely"
''Why. Rhoda Stratton, never knew
your exclaimed Jack.
81 really can't help it, Jack. It's
atavism, / think"
"Say, Rhoda, If you really think you
won't sell any more stories this year,
why don't you marry me, and then it
won't matter?
Jack had asked her to marry him
nearly every week for the last Eve
years.
II can't, Jack. l don't want to be
married." pleaded Rhoda.
you'd better. You might starve."
mo, won't Maybe l can find a
hunchback and touch his hump. and
that will change my luck and break
the spell Of the thirteen"
"R-h-o-d-a" gasped Jack. where
did you learn all this p
81 don't know. l have always known
it."
81 nearly forgot l had tickets for the
theater. Get on your wraps. Mother
is coming for us in the carriage. Here
she Is"
Rhoda laughed heartily all the even.
ing at the fun in the play. Afterward
| they went for a bite to eat And q very
tired Rhoda tumbled into bed that
night. Her trouble was forgotten for
awhile.
| But, alas, she dreamed. She dream
ed spider was spinning web In the
rungs Of her chair.
She remembered her dream when she
awoke and called to her maid to bring
her a book which was on her desk.
AS she drank her early cup of tea--a
habit formed in England-she perused
the pages of her dream book and found
| what she wanted.
ITO dream a spider spins his web
before you means you will receive
sum of money"
Much encouraged, Rhoda was soon
dressed. She always walked before
sitting down for a long day at her
| desk
Today she did a thing unusual in
her She took a manuscript with her
and bearded an editor in his den. He
took her story and promised to pass
| judgment upon it shortly.
Rhoda thanked him and walked
home quickly. Her friends knew they
must never disturb her in the morn.
ing. AT 5 O'Clock, however, some girls
came for tea. Rhoda always had some
new dainty for them. Today, after
finishing a new short story, she had
prepared some chopped walnuts and
chopped pimentos and cream cheese.
and mixed them into a paste and
spread it on some dainty biscuits. The
girls declared it very good.
Only two came that afternoon. Bar
bara Van Allen and Dolly Van Brunt
By and by Jack Welles and his mother
came; then Bob Kingsley. Bob was a
kindred spirit He was as supersti-
tious as Rhoda.
"Look, Rhoda,' he said; Il found a
nail with its head toward me-"
How lucky / walked miles down
Broadway, but no such luck came to
me-"
A scream of laughter came from the
girls.
"what is it Barbara r. queried Rho
da.
"Mr. Kingsley has rabbits foot in
his pocket
SIS it of left hind leg from rab-
bit shot in a graveyardT asked Rhoda.
"Rhoda!' exclaimed the girls.
"She's as bad as Bob" remarked
Jack.
"well. that's the only foot that's
lucky anyway" said Rhoda.
"Rhoda, dear, how can you believe
such things?' asked Mrs. Welles. "A
girl so sensible In other ways and one
who puts so much heart into her work.
and you are methodical too"
Mrs Welles." answered Rhoda So
berly. "some one has said, There is a
screw loose in every one That is my
loose screw. suppose. | don't know. .
she continued, ''that / really believe
| anything. Thirteen or the thirteenth
don't like, really. l wouldn't begin a
Journey on Friday or do anything OF
Importance then OF course | do my
regular work just the same. should
be positively ILL.," she added, '1f had
to sit in seat marked ID at play or
,ncert"
Let me read your hand, Rhoda, y
said Barbara.
Rhoda left the tea table and took q
chair by Barbara, who was an expert
in palmistry Barbara read:
"You have the authors hand, all
right-drooping headline with a forked
end, rather large thumb and curry,
ed outside. which shows imagination
Your mount of Jupiter is well devel-
oped and has a star on it, which shows
that YOU are ambitious and that your
ambition will be realized. Your life
line is long. and yes, you have line
which shows superstition. You Will be
married soon and have quite long
life.'
Thanks, Bah, dear, If that is all
true. But l do not intend to be mar
ried soon, however"
1.-THE oft laid plans Of mice and
men, etc." quoted Barbara. you
know the rest, Rhoda. You will be
married soon, dear. Your hand tells
the tale"
They babe her goodby, chatting hcI
little
Jack fingered, gave her hand gen
tie squeeze and said, "See, dear, the
fates are against you"
swell, 1t is not you, necessarily,
scornfully.
"Oh. isn't it7 Do you think shall
let any other man marry you? Not
muchr
Not long after this Jack called just
as the postman was leaving the mail