The Washington times., 1909-10-02

so becoming. YOU are a veritabia o,o-,f,,.s
RAJ pm. But her little spasm OF graft
ned vanity once more giving way 10 a
puzzled bewilderment-'wha is the MN
pose OF II all2 Why do YOU want me tn
be known as the woman IN the purple
veu2 "
"Oh. wait TIM we get 20 the roof for
| that heN demurred. ''As ! told You.
~ too hot here 20 20 into all the de-
/ talIs. just follow my lead now and put
on those purple ribbons. and you shall
at"
Nevertheless. so fun was he OF his
great project. that she did not nave 10
walt for tho disclosure mucn longer than
until they were fairly free or the fiat.
ITS this way. you see, countess" he
enlightened her. leaning back against
the cushions Of the hanson. which. in
ms neW-tound magnificenCe he had de-
ciaFec necessary for their progress
across town. when you asked me this
morning 20 suggest something for you
70 do outside the profession, and I hap
pened Just then to see that dub Of a
FemDerton, VINO they say Is simply roll
Ing IN cash, tho idea popped into my
mead just Ike an inspiration. Why. said
1 10 myself, why can't the countess and
j start up In the fortune-telling bust
ness. TOO. and get some Of the easy
The fortune-telHng business2" rrasD-
td E.dytne. why. Ralph, you are
crazy / know no more about anything
a L
"knOwi" he scomed. What Is there
TO know2 The whole thing is blur and
preteuSe, recurring nothing more than
lhe aDluJy 70 BAN bOOzle a lot of suck
eTs VINO come for the express purpose
or being gulled All that Is needed fs,
an effective stage setting, and sou1s. one
a woman preferred, who can hand ont
a line of this occult talk and keen
str1nging them along. Trust me to at
tend 10 the setting, and if you can't
master the patter, and with an voIrr
experience in adventures and woman
oI-inystery parts handle the rest of II.
tueh you re not tie quick study and
capable actress that I've always Thought
you.
"Cf course. though" he gave an In
qlHerent gesture. ii YOU prefer to play
I eLlIi9S wanna water tanks at eighteen
per- 1 can probably get Some one else
VINO VIII take the part Just as well.
on, no. no, no." she protested IT
am not refusing vet II is only thar
me thlng strikes me as so absurd. Isn't
~ she hesitatad while her browg
creased under a new reflection 'sfsurf II
DIT shady and dishpnOrabIe too. al
mos mos IKE obtaining money under false
Shady and dishOnorable2 Not a btt
OF n, ne argued. mo more than ne
work you and have been doing an our
lives. That Is all the actor fs an m
poster assuming TO be soTnefJ13ys- 80
ne IS not Tor = longer or shorter Derfod
tach DAY. As I told you. too. the DeonIe
Who visit fortune tellers go for the piIr-
pose OF being hoaXed, and If they are
given few mysterious thrills or are
toid or some pleasing windfaU in store
Ior them they feel that they have gotten
their moneys worth. It's a form ~
entertainment with them.
Why, even the CITY authorities racos,
ME that side Of the question: he went
on, and license the saers and astrolo
elsts Just as they do the thea1ers ana
moving picture shows. And. what's
more so long as one sticks stra,s-hf TO
the line Of pure prediction and doesn't
Try 10 work in some outside graft there &
not the slightest danger Of getting into
trouble with the law
Shady or dfshonOrable? No. indeed
my dear girl It's a recognized prOfes-
sion, and All you've got 20 do to he
respected IN II as In anything else is
10 make a success Of IT. Take Pember-
TON, for instance; you don't hear ~
ANYBODY sneerinE on looking down at |
him, do you2 He belongs TO several |