Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-06-03

Blake as the untidy old woman push
ed her way into the Office, despite
the efforts of Jimmy, the office boy.
| lie had little use for the gypsies
who were interesting the town anu
he was about TO 20 to the boys as
s,stance when some whispered threat
sent Jimmy bowling into the hall ana
Blake sank back into his chair.
/ You had better follow the boy
1 he advised. 81 can call up tint ONCE
and have a porter sent to throw you
out. | cant bother with your Tor
tune telling
Not II II is a good fortune she
asked mysteriouly. Il do not come
10 ask that my hands be crossed with
silver. That is for the poor FOOLS
who can tell fortune only with the
cards or by the hand. ] am queen
Vasbti All that is o. is 10 be. 10
known to me. am the seventh
daughter. For me the veil OF rae Is
torn and may look into the future.
IF YOU look about ten minutes
ahead you'll see yourself being
thrown cut of here" warned Blake.
but the old woman only smiled ana
came nearer the desk.
! You want YOU know not what,
she began. Not knowing what you
want YOU know not where to look
who see all, am come to tell you. l
do not ask any money now. When
have found YOU what YOU want then
shall come and YOU will give gener-
ously: ySu may now fear that | may
J demand a quarter.
| IT'S not the money" retorted
Blake. stung by the scorn in her
tones. ITS the time I've got To get
some work done in a hurry and J
can't have YOU jabbering here for the
next half hour about dark men ana
blonde women and all that sort OF
rot
You want YOU know not what.
retorted the old woman. What you
want yoa may find this very night
You know the statue in the park?
Blake nodded. There was only one
statue in the park and that fronteo
the municipal building.
There is tree beside the drink
ing fountain" went ON the old wo-
man. ION the north side OF the tree
there is a hollow. Just at - this
evening approach the tree from the
south. Thrust your bonds boldly into
the hole and your answer will be
found. Tomorrow. perhaps, or per-
haps in a month. will come again
She turned and made for the door
Remember chance comes but once
she warned. This very night at r.
The door opened and shut and
Blake took up the drawing that he
had been studying and soon was lost
in his work. forgetting even 10 scold
| Jimmie when the boy made be-
/ lated appearance and skunk into his
| seat
She threatened TO nut the coise on
me-" he whimpered, but Blake was
too busy to notice that the boy had
! spoken He was using all of MS Will
power to concentrate upon his work
! He had tried to forget what she
Ehad said in his absorption of his
work. but somehow the words rang
through his brain. ne was conscious
that there was something that he
wanted and he could not tell what
a. was. Il was absurd 20 suppose
! that this old woman could tell him
and yeti was not easy to put
4
The words were still ringing
! through his head when he go:
| through work and closed his desk
| for the evening He was prompt in
closing up. for there was little 10 De
done and IL he left on time he would
run into the pretty stenographer in
Bliss 4 Freeland's Office. She was
most. attractive young woman and
Blake had come 10 look forward to
the glance and smile that he was
certain TO receive.
! Sometimes he walked as far as the
station with the girl. but he never
had had the courage tc ask permits
sion 10 call though he was very much
alone in the citv and knew scarcely
| anyone outside of the big ONCE builo-
| ing where he had set up his office.
| He missed Miss Seton this evening
and that fact did not contribute to
his comfort OF mind. He told himself
that he would spent the evening in
his boarding house reading up on a
matter that he had to take up on the