Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-01-19
When Like Cnres Like. By TROY ALLISON,
  Copyright, 1907, by P. C. Eastment.
By TROY ALLISON,
Copyright, 1907, by P. c. Eastment.

" tho 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 headache she had slip ped out to buy fascinating hmono she had seen In a Japanese store the day before. The clairvoyants sign had caught her eye, and for a 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.
 T never would have thought It." she whispered. 'I 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 I 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 one's 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 Rents path from hers-Jimmy. who had lent her his red ball to play with tse 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. "Is 1t 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 commis- 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 eyes. Jimmy? dislike them sor' she said petulantly.
 Jimmy opened the offending orbs very wide in his surprise.
 By love, you are queer one, Min na! You told me yesterday down on the beach that had the most beauti- ful eyes you ever saw. Positively made me blush to know was so beautiful 'Fraid to sleep in them last night lest l should spoil lem. And now-Minna. you haven't met any fellow with gray eyes. have you?' he asked suspiciously.
 "No, I haven't" indignantly, "but black eyes are treacherous-and-I ney- CT could trust them"
 Whether they were treacherous or not was left an open question. but they certainly proved persuasive, and finally Jimmy was fin possession of the whole story.
 "Minna Reed. you ought to be asham- ed of yourself. Do look like blight Ing sorrowY" mimicking her forlorn tone. 'I might he mistaken for a prize fighter" exhibiting his muscular arm with pride. but Pm blamed if I'd know how to start out in the blighting sorrow business"
 Minna, anxious to believe, still look ed dubious.
 If your eyes only weren't black" 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 true?' Jimmy was in training for lawyer and wanted to contest all evil dence in the case.
 "s;he told me my name and age,' tri- unlphantly.
 "Didn't you have to write it on piece of paper firstT' suspiciously.
 Yves, but she didn't see it--hon- estly she didn't. I folded it tightly and put it on the table, and she sat and toyed with 1t while she talked"
 "The mischief she didn't see itr' yrowled Jimmy. Anything elser'
 "She said had an Aunt Mary in the spirit land that was trying to guide me-" hesitatingly.
 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 an intelligent jury.
 "No, 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
 ''She might safely hit on an Aunt ' Mary. Nearly everybody living has an aunt or great-aunt or great-great-great- sr-aunt Mary. But she had no busi- ness foolng with my eyes"
 He sat sulkily 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