The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-05-21
PROPHECY
TRINA SECkINGER


Last even l sat at my desk, ponder
ing. / had been there for hours and
hours Thoughts OF the things We had
done, our French. English History. the
themes we had written. our toiled-over
Trig., the wonderful adventures of
Aeneas passed in rapid succession
through my mind. Presently l heard
the clock give the warning click.
just before twelve. the mystic hour
Then thoughts of my classmates came
TO my mind. / wandered idly II any
of US were destined to be famous. All
lat once, l perceived a figure at my
side-a fairy form. clad in robes of
black and old gold-our class colors.
Her golden eyes shone brightly be-
meath her black locks. AS /. somewhat
dazed. watched her. she nodded and
smiled at me reassuringly, then spoke:
Know prophet. that 1 am the attendant
spirit Of the graduates OF o. II. S. To
me. falls the pleasant duty of watch
ing over the life OF each and every
boy and girl who goes out from her
walls. Long. long ago. 1 made prom
/ Use to come on the eve Of commence
ment to aid the prophet, and / made
this promise TO the best class which
D.
fore my astonished eyes. she brought
/ forth some palm prints from the bum
die in her hands. Then she told me
how she came into possession OF them,
how she was. one day, walking on the
sands OF life and found them where
they were dropped by Father Time. In
ror. which the spirit expla ined was a
magic one and that when placed above
a palmprint it would show clearly a
picture from the owners life
| This palm denotes a lively DISPOSE
ton, a fondness for society. a mixture
of affairs with Cupid. The owner does
not fulfill her destiny" She placed a
SMALL daintily-shaped palm before me
laid the mirror above it and babe me
look. l did A peaceful scene me,
my eyes. An elderly lady sat in high
straight backed chair, before seA .npeE
CRATE. She held; her spare figure !, D.
right and her attention seemed to be
upon a bit of knitting in her hands
Long. cork curls hurg on reithei
side of her face, where mo admittance'
was written in capitals. cat lay ir
her lap. a parrot perched on her CHI lii
back. Trina Blake. Of all people,"
exclaimed. our gay. ambitious Irms
Blake. Yes said the Fairy, sit /.
Irma Blake. She is beloved by all wht
know her. She is Aunt Irmie to al
the boys and girls around her." AS
watched the parrot began to shrek on
a volley of French, which Irma hat
taught him. I distinguished only thes.
words: "Parley-vOus francais?
Scarcely had the parrot ended thi
outburst when figure in livery ap
peared in the doorway and announced
The carriage is waiting ma'am." TIL
. voice sounded somewhat familiar an,
1 looked closely at his face. 1t wa
Eric Mills He wore green livery will
the Blake crest on his breast Thi
crest had been handed down from tn
b. mystic poet, William Blake. of whom
lrma was descendant. Furthermore
Eric wore a high hat and high-heeIe
boots.
turned with a smile TO the mex
print. short. broad palm Here, i
e the lines of this palm. is strong will
power. great determination, hard t
conquer, but most submissive when
I is conquered" And whom did / per
ceive but Alfred Turner. He wa
bending over a steaming wash tut
rubbing with all the strength of hi
brawny arms. Great drops Of pers
piration stood out on his forehead
stout lady, evidently Mrs. Alfred TUT
ner, stood at his side. now Alfred
:, she said. when you finish this wash
in you go and cut enough wood to la:
all next week" Yes. ma'am," answer
ed Alfred, very meekly. Just think
it. Self willed Alfred hen-pecke
husband. The Fairy gave me a bit {
his history. For the first few year
after Commencement, Alfred ha
worked hard manufacturing explo
ives. which would blow pupils throug
10. Fl. S. in two years. Then Mrs Tu
ner found him and gave him a mo,
paying occupation.
The next picture showed an immen
theater, thronged to the limit. tt
II souds of "Alexander's Ragtime Bant
came from the stage. Carlton Erv
of Air Dome fame was playing a new
boy, John Bats. stood just outside Il
door Of the theater, trying to dispose
id his last papers. AS he stood there
shouted forth the contents of his p
per in his splendid voice: "Eigh
wonder Of the world. Annie Pearl Fri
bee with a diploma discovered" 1T
great evangelist, William MacIntos
TO preach next Sunday" The thi
nest living ShciclOH III the "OIlu, bu
ter Camp, in town." As Carlton ii
ished his selection amid great applau
another took his place. A lovely. gol
n-haired vision in white. glided up
the stage and took her seat at t
I'd piano Her slender fingers swept t
keys. The audience seemed spe
bound as she skillfully rendered 10
iGeoffrey Amherst" At the end.
Annie Laurie stood to receive the a
p1ause OF her friends. her o. n. S. (
glttered on her breat. In a box ne
the stage a dark-eyed. curly hair
young man leaned forward with
smile of satisfaction.
Here" said the Fairy. lis the TT