The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1909-01-07
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PROPHET

rowing q book from Josies brother
was fortunate enough to learn that
he was out.
"But there is something IN palms
try" she continued "T0u Gaa'j know
how wonderfully correct Madam cara
was in reading my character She
said I was very swoet-tempered, as a
rule, though sometimes 1 get IN awful
RACES.
She said that--that I had an ad.
mirer-two, in fact. but one must
certainly avoid; he was not my at
Unity aud would bring me great un-
happiness II married him"
"This is all most interesting" / OBJ
served, and switched on my most sym
pathetic expression.
"she described him accurately. lie
Is q TALL. fair man, with cold, gray
eyes--at least, know several men
like him." Josie went on rather incO-
herently, watching the effect OF this
speech.
q am tall, fair. with gray eyes)
II am shortly 70 meet a dark man."
Josie said, In impressive tones. Il
shall be wise to marry him. madam
thinks. He will make an admirable
husband, and she feels sure / will be
happy OH and she said, too, that
had a sweet, ethereal nature. and that
l was very ideallste-hut. OF course.
that wasn't true"
you should go to a crystalgazer."
remarked. "Palmists are not In Il
with psychometrists."
Really? DO you know a good, re-
liable one? I've never been to a ga
ger" cried Josie, in great excitement.
Il DO a little in that way myself"
said, although I don't want II men
toned. You see, l am Scotch. and
many Scotch people have second
sight That Is why / seOff at palm
istry; crystal-gazing is a much more
advanced science" l asserted conf
IDENTIFY.
"oh! Would you gaze for met" she
implored; Il haven't a crystal. but
Arthur has glass paper-weight,.
And she rushed away to get 1t.
assumed the correct dreamy, pro
phetical expression.
1T is necessary" l said. ito hold
one of the patients-I mean subjects
hands. hold the crystal in the
other"
She slipped a soft, warm little hand
into mine. Crystalgazing is q dis
tinctly pleasant pastime under some
conditions.
After staring hxedly at the glass
ball for some moments. began to
speak in a deep. sepulchral voice. so
weird that it surprised me.
told Josie several facts about her
past life-I had learned them from
Arthur-and she was evidently much
impressed Then j grew more imagi-
native.
you will meet a dark man" l in
formed her
That's what madam said" she re-
piled, drawing a little closer.
"she was quite correct then. The
dark mans appearance is not prepo-
sessing. but he is a worthy. kind man"
Worthy Is a horrid adjective"
she protested, with q little Hhudder.
Il see him quite plainly in the crys-
tal-he squints a little, and he is rath.
er fat. ! notice that he is becoming
bald, and he wears a bristly black
beard"
Josie likes clean-shaven men.
Shall ! marry him?" she cues.
toned, anXiously.
Yes, am quite sure you will; he is
fairly well on, he has made his money
in the grocery line, / think. You will
probably be quite happy, and should
strongly advise you to marry him. He
seems a little uninteresting, but feel
he is a very estimable person. and my
intuition is never wrong That is all
can tell YOU" said. with a deep
sigh OF exhaustion, putting the crystal
down.
"But what about the fair MANI"
Josie asked, Withdrawing her hand.
ooh, he isn't in your life at all -
goes out when the bald and beard
person appears"
She looked slightly downOast.
But l shan't marry the dark man
unless like him."
"Oh, of course you will like him
when you meet him. and what do looks
matter? His phlegmatic amber
stodgy temperament win steady your
ethereal, idealistic nature"
Suppose 1 married before met
him."
Nov l come to think OF II, It would
be rather good way OF averting des-
tiny, II you really feel you would
rather not have him, but 1 think you
had better wait and see him FIRST"
mot Mo- Mo- I couldn't marry
a person OF that description. Il must
be he whom madam meant, although
she wasn't half as clever as you are.
she didn't go into details as you DO.