The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-05-20
5be Fate Of
M : Roper:
PART /.

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employer stopped only to point
lads the vcousness of their waymounted the
where Nine Zoeska palmist and
waiting TO grant audiences to those anxious TO peer
future
of Mystery recently a bedroom lodging
house for madam was only paying short visit 10
give provincias being rather tresome
heavily drapsd and eurtained low and the
flowing robe hair deliberately d.
sbeeed thoroughly mysterious She looked brisky
from the pages of a notebook as the boy entered
well. -
presence Of visitors chuckled
Lady an geneiman- spoony.' he said
"NRmes?" demanded the seeress.
~she called I'm Roper Ter
"Ahr said reheetvely. Good think i've got
them down and she began TO turn TO r. in her notebook
They int fortunes suppose7'
Bill And they oughter pay kerrtdge folk
lady silk an the nerviss First he calls
then good lad Lor' ed swaler whalesE
think he would, Bill said madam. II believe
She read out from her memoranda Rooper-AuguSus Fz
Ayn-of he a year
Lives cousin. Miss Charlotte
gregor Brought up home Nothing except
whoopng badly of five and fond of
playing Mother looks forward his marriage. but
fears be is great catch and will married money
Miss Augustus esolute-would
prefer romantic match snperstious- to call got
Smith who Tuesday continued
IT'S luck really think. Bill. ought to
good thing of this HI Miss Macgregor first
fool" said Bill warnngy, mo moren she amt
syringe"
The seeress gave him reassalring nod
Bi this Mr. Roper would with
being she him. and she'll he glad OF
assistance 1t lucky having got all that information
otherwise should only have been able to make my guinea is
the ink the magic bowl? Very well Put out the zodiac and
AS the boy went of the seeress arranged herself IN trance
like fell meditation She could discern already
quite the immediate future II all we'll
And she would astonsh them But is ordained that not every
shall the bump of faith That Providence
which had supplied Miss Macgreeor with much common
which prevented her
appearing the Bin motherng feeling
MIR Rooer which induced her to humor his absurd whms
supply her with belief in the virtues of palms
try shifting, clear that she
not appreciate the atmosphere OF Nvana with which the seeess
surrounded herself
TITS very here" she said abruptly.
JalCf 1arEp the n
Not II YOU pull up the blinds said Miss Aacgregor And
suny opened the windows But
suppose part This your hall, IT."
Is the Hall OF Mystery said the seeress conceang
dlgraon past the revealed
that would have the lines of life traced
Miss MacsregorT'
We'll" said hat young lady unLindy say
The is TINT companion rather interested inhssort
thing he coming and being examined.
you
Man insists persists said the oraculorly
say said Miss MacgTegor But the quicker it's
/ get again the shall be
obliged o yon Shall take off gloves.
Nine zeska she took the hand offered her thought that
she had had less doce client 1t quite firm hand
and there plain things be said about it but Of
them seemed produce any impression on It's
"A tendency skepcism lamented the 'n dealing
With the profundites'
MY companion wiz be ready half said
Miss Macgregor pleasantly.
The closer a Tcnnp-----a-
r., she murmured dreamiy RI written it, but
what way clearly"
The twitch " the hand encouraged the seeress
1T stand for love, she continued But viii that
love smooth viii another
What mean.. asked Miss Macsreeor Indignantly
The murmured "Manso hcke attracted and yet
something in his temperament reaching after the
o makes him daily-makes him
she paused If she could more
WHAT demanded Miss Macgresor Aaughtir
The passed her hands across her
x dim" she said
looked her and considered She held
very opinion this fraud Mr..
opposite tack prepared believe her
IDENTITY the clever II presently she
something romantic
doubt that things diff
lie still philandering
unspeakabe girls: would likely
adventures. And all his weakmnded
ness MacgreGor had affection for
a hat o he "a
10 goodness had persuaded
TO place
the future
be $ repeated the
Macgregor decided that would
understanding
you" said gaciousy Pm n very
q tore / send friend"
he is auspicous," interposed ne
y peculiar
thinking Anything the the
prophetic would his preconceived
The f,tEre-woud be decidedly unpleasant him"
"knowedge bitter. said the orninously.
necessarily. think replied Miss
could Rooper that there nothing
rnrnanen his love aTairswaitins him
/ shoud--I should take 1t a personal obligation"
she the with hesltancy They
Asastefu her degrading have
sndulent pms far into her confidence but better