The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1911-10-27
A CARD
PROPOSAL.
By GROVE ]. GRIFFIN
Copyright by American Press Asso-
citation, 1911.


A table stood between them, and on II
a pack of cards.
"Shall tell your fortune?" he asked
If you like"
He took up the cards and shuffled
them. She asked him by what method
he would tell her fortune, and he said
he learned it from an Indian princess.
The truth is he knew no fortune tell
ing method. He intended to propose
to her through the cards and to make
up the process as he proceeded He
began to throw them of on to the ia
bic face up. The first turned was the
two of hearts.
You have two lovers" he said. She
knew that she had three, not counting
several uncertainties. He knew that
he had one rival whom he feared. He
went on throwing off the cards till he
came to the knave Of diamonds.
THAT'S the principal lover" he said.
HE has the inside track. No one else
has much of show. He is tall, good
looking and has an excellent opinion of
himself. Just the man for a heart
smasher. And these diamonds falling
60 near together Indicate that he Is the
favorite with Hello! The Queen Of
hearts! That's you. The knave of dia.
monds and the queen Of hearts are
connected by a lot Of small cards Of
the same suit, showing very plainly
that there is an affair between Them"
HON old is the knave Of diamondsT
she asked. . 49, "a 20 z5siass&
"Thirty-five or thirty-six."
Cant a younger lover be got out of
the cardsT' --~~e-s~s-o~s>a".,~>~
well. here's the knave Of clubs
He's one of the kind who uses a big
stick for accomplishing anything he
undertakes. Nothing suave Or polite
about him." .ssa~~-----.-------
Il should think he would have a
better chance than the other. like
a heller SHELTER kind of man; most
girls do" ssxI1zEzzas1a
"well, this knave Of clubs 10 not "
actly bad; but, on the other hand. he
Isn't very good. Hes neither one nor
the other. he adores you, though. and
II it turns out that the knave Of dia-
monds gets you the knave Of clubs
will have the breath Knocked out Of
him"
THAT would b too bad, wouldn't It?
Who's that queen Of spades you just
turned1"
That ,That'sa rival you have for
the favor Of the knave Of diamonds"
Haven't I q rival for the knave Of
clubsr'
She asked this In 4 subdued voice.
mot q rival. He loves you alone.
But these low diamonds coming In be-
tween the knave Of diamonds and the
queen Of spades indicates that she has
considerable hold upon him."
"She may have him for all care"
Here comes the king Of hearts. He
following him so closely indicate that
the knave Of that suite is your fathers
favorite. When the queen Of hearts
comes out we shall see whom she
favors. She's your mother. you know"
Il thought l was the queen Of
hearts"
$50 you are! forgot that. Well,
We'll call your mother the ace Of
hearts. That's good idea; the ace is
the highest Of it's suit, and whomsO-
ever your mother favors-you consent
ing-takes the trick
Il think that whoever l favor will
take the trick"
two, three and four-indicate that the
knave Of clubs has loved you four
years. Ever since that summer at
She was supporting her head with
her hands. her elbows resting on the
table. At this point she shaded her
! face with her fingers. so that he saw
very little Of it. He couldn't very well
tell her. even through the cards. that
he had loved her longer than that. for
he hadn't known her longer. She was
waiting for him to name the place
where she had net the knave Of clubs
but he didn't
He was walking on the beach with
couple of other knaves. She was
coming toward him with three other
queens. walking two and two"
Il acted very silly on that occasion"
"What did you doY
Il giggled."
"And we were trying to get up a
Irritation
But we are getting away from the
fortune telling. How could the knave
OF clubs have loved the queen of hearts
ever since that day? There were three
other queens with her"
"They were not his queens. None
OF them was. His queen was the
queen Of hearts. He loved her the
moment he saw her and has never
swerved from that love since.''
After this they talked so low that a
couple lying under the porch in the
! sand cOuld hear no more Two vonno