The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-04-29
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Mnady Of Inc Fortunes


rails. On the grass by the roadside
la woman lag. asleep, fha.8f <hidden by
ile bushes SaAsssiEl Then cart with
I SLOW horse and dFIywSg. sarsksr rat
gtied by Nothing disturbed the wo-
fnan. however. until there came from
( We distance the "hOnk, honk" OF an
automobile horn. Al the unusual
l6ound IN this far country she sat up
When the big car reached the black
4 berry bushes in the fence corner, she
( Eas al the roadside, her band held up
- her signal the car stopped.
What do you want?" asked the
nan who sal beside the chauffeur.
Lei ma toll your fortune" Her
great eyes pleaded. supplementing
( The softness OF her voice
! From the back seat came a protest
Why should We stop here in the
ieai, Oswald?'
I The man was studying the girls
I face. II will take only moment,
he said
/ Again the feminine voice protested
I Give her some money and we viii
20 on"
4 The girl by the roadside cast a
glance at the girl In The auto u do
not take money for nothing" she said
let me tell your fortune
An older feminine voice urged the
necessity Of going on Indeed, Os-
valid, you are incunsiderate to stop
here III the heat"
The Young man, stil held by the
eyes OF The girl in the roadside, pro
posed compromise Let's get out
and eat orr lunch back there In the
woods n looks cool under the teres.
The fortune teller made an eager
confirmation 1T Is COOL she said,
and there Is a spring among the
rocks"
A nurmur Of distaste from the girl
IN the tOnneau was followed by the
cider wOman's decision. I'VE are all
hungry, why not?'
The young man. questioning the gil
bS the roadside, appointed her their
guide. SHOW us ihe way into the
wood and help us TO find the spring.
She wen ahead Of them lightly, a
picturesque figure taIi aud slender,
Q " tlH ~ lirfn VI ifi nan III 81 ldh'h
gown Of blue, Her wide hat was crown
ed by wreath OF wheat and band of
scarlet poppies dr0oped in her hand.
Even the girl who had protested
VAS forced TO admit the beauty Of thn
( Ispoi upon which they finally came. 1t
4 Nas place of greenuess and of dim
uess, OF murmuring water and Groom
Ing winds
There Is actually breeze" the
io'der woman said. 'One scarcely felt
| IL in the sun. The chauffeur un
! packed the lunch hamper, spread a
white cloth on flat rock and sci
I thereon feast fiji for the gods. The
eyes of the fortune teller followed ey
cry movement, but when Oswald fill
! 90, plate with good things and hand
"a II TO her she drew back. mot un-
less you lei me tell your fortune"
Come, Oswald, an impatient voice
iuterposed
In moment, Sylvia am go
Ing to have my fortune told"
Oswald" This time II was the
cider woman's voice
The fortune teller bent over his
Land eagerly She told him many
tfiVlal things at first. things al which
s. ylvia and her mother smiled. At
last, however. she spoke Of deeper
matteis, of business aud of marri-
az and he gazed at her in wonder.
How nd you know these lhugs?''
he demanded
Il know =" her voice was tremulouN
tut suddenly she lifted her head and
Ler eyes flashed. There are things
things that caunoi tell you now.
she lokcd at the Two women and he
understood
Some other time, them" he mur
INJURED.
She nodded Is il worth my lunch
Indeed, yes and he brought her
all the delicace5 upon which the 9th
crs were feasting, The roast fowl. the
salad. the sandwiches. The cold spark.
hpE drinks
When she had finished, she stood
Mp aud said, "Good-by"
He followed her for a little distance
aud demanded
When viii you tell me The rest ot
my fortune2'
A little troubled look fluitered
across her face Somewhere, some
time. she said. and fled
He went back 10 lind The blonde
VIVA ~ a bad temper She com
planned of everything. blaming the
gr by the roadside for their stop
in this lonely place Lets leave i'll
as soon as possible she argued
II WAS . loug drive before they
reached the country house that was
their destination They we're just in
time to dress for dinner and Oswald
came down 10 find waiting for him a
tan. slender gin whose mass Of red |
gold hair lay against The ivory of hcrl
neck Her filmy chiffon gown trailed
behind her in snowy folds Tho band
uf pearls that held her shining locks
was matched by other pearls that fell
m ropes almost 10 her knees.
lie gazed in establishment "You?" I
he asked sharply
Her face showed no sign OF recog.
pilon
II don't understand she said
lie bowed. consentlng thus to her
deception
sylvia and her mother started and
asped as they. too, recognized The
personality of their rellowguest But
only once during he dinner did the
lbuy of the red-gold locks lose the air
Of fine unconscinusncss that envelop
td her II was. when they spoke OF
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