Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1909-09-17
"A FAL- S :
PROPHET"
BY e. m. Smith.


noon; had called at the Marshalls'
nat for the ostensible purpose OF Dor,
rowing book from Josie's brother,
| was fortunate enough to learn that
he was out.
But there is something in palms.
try" she continued. You don't know
how wonderfully correct Madam lara
was in reading my character. She
said | was very sweet-tempered, as a
rule, though sometimes | get in awful
RACES.
She said that-that | had an adj.
mirer-two, in fact. but one l must
certainly avoid; he was not my at.
fnity and 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. He
is 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)
Il am shortly to meet a dark man "
Josie said, in impressive tones. 81
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 sweet, ethereal nature, and that
was very idealistic-but, of course,
that wasn't true"
You should go to a crystal-gazer, A."
| remarked. "Palmists are not In it
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 little in that way myself"
said, although ! don't want it men
toned. You see, am Scotch, and
many Scotch people have second
sight. That is why | SCOT at palm
istry; crystal-gAzing is a much more
advanced science" / asserted conf
IDENTIFY.
Oh Would you gaze for me?" she
lmplored; Il haven't a crystal, but
Arthur has a glass paper.weight,. "
And she rushed away to get It,
! assumed the correct dreamy, pro.
phetical expression
1T is necessary" | said, ito hold
one of the patient's-I mean subjects
hands. hold the crystal in the
other
She slipped a soft, warm littiS hand
into mine. Crystalgazing is dis
tinctly pleasant pastime under some
conditions
After staring fixedly at the glass
ball for some moments, / began to
speak in deep, sepulchral voice, SO
weird that it surprised me.
| told Josie several facts about her
past life-I had learned them from
impressed. Then l grew more imagl-
native.
You will meet a dark man." / in
formed her
That's what madam said" she re-
piled, drawing a little closer.
one " dS 4ulJc COiiGCI JIGA. ne
dark mans appearance is not prepo-
sessing but he is a worthy, kind man"
Worthy is a horrid adjective, "
she protested, with little shuddsr.
Il see him quite plainly in the crys.
tal-he squints little, and he is rath-
bald, and he wears bristly black
beard"
Josie likes clean-shaven men.
Shall | marry him." she ques.
toned, anxiously
Eyes, / am quite sure you will; he If
fairly well of, 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 little uninteresting, but | feel
he is a very estimable person, and my
intuition is never wrong. That is all
| can tell you" I said. with a deep
sigh of exhaustion. putting the crystal
down.
But what about the fair man? ?"
Josie asked, Withdrawing her hand.
oh, he isn't in your life at all. He
goes out when the bald and bearded
person appears"
She looked slightly downcast.
But | 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 and-er-
stodgy temperament will steady your
ethereal, idealistic nature"
Suppose married before l met
him."
Now come to think Of 1t, II would
be rather a good way of averting des.
tiny, IL you really feel you would
rather not have him. but J. think you
had better wait and see him first"
NO! No! No! | couldn't marry
! a person Of that description. 1t must
be he whom madam meant, although
she wasn't half as clever as you are.
She dida't go into details as you do.
Oh, what shall | do? | shall dread
to go out for fear of meeting the
creature!"