The Springdale news., 1913-10-17

N A poor guess
 she responded, ! brightly. What would you say to palmistry?"
 "Palmistry," he repeated "Ah, see. Dark-eyed gypsy girl and all that"
 "Still wrong" she replied. I've Der the Raymonds who used to live here and moved south or somewhere five years ago? Yes, l thought you knew them. Well. Dr. Raymond lost his fortune and died and Mrs Ray mond and her daughter are back here again trying to support themselves. The girl has developed perfect gen ius for palmistry and does quite bit along that line. have engaged her to come here tonight and read palms.
 Remember Florence Raymond What else, indeed, had he been doing for the past five years, since he had thrown himself at her feet and asked her to be his wife. It had been the one great passion of his life and he had always felt sure that she returned his love. but she had left it her duty to remain with her father in his mis fortune and had resolately refused ts permit an engagement or even an un= derstanding Sherry had taken f hard and abandoned society for busiz ness and books.
 His reyerie was cut short by Mrs Smythe who discovered him in the conservatory.
 :. Come. come, this will never do. she cried. tapping him with her fan When the hermit comes to Rome he must do as the Romans do. Come and have your right hand read
 Unresisting he followed her to the library. where the entertainer was reading the palms of all corners.
 T have found a splendid subject, said Mrs. Smythe, triumphantly Here is the enigma of the town. We want to know why so fascinating man should be a recluse and woman. hater. We want also to know his fate his love affairs, past and present.
 Sherry gazed upon the woman of his dreams, and she looked up straight In. to his eyes, grave and unresponsive She was not a guest and knew hei place. He also knew his But he was startled at her unchangeable beauty The years seemed not to have told at all upon her
 He placed his hands in hers. She followed the lines intently looked at the fingers and general shape of the hands.
 You will live to very old age she said. q do not see much sick ness past or future. Your head is ex ceptionally strong No mental trou. ble will overcome you. You are in tellectual, fairly artistic and money maker" ......s-. .---. Y And his heart?s put in Mrs Smythe.
 His heart is well under control but he is capable of a great and abiding love for woman.
 Is his passion passed or to come2' relentlessly pursued Mrs Smythe.
 'I see a strong line about the age of thirty said the girl slowly and very low It seems to be cut and barred It looks like some obstacle"
 And the future?' insisted Mrs Smythe
 The girl looked long and earnestly She was breathing trif1e faster and the color had come into her face.
 T cannot see the future" she said and then dropped his hand with a ges- ture of exhaustion. T am very tired, Mrs. Smythe and really must beg to be excused from any more work to- night"
 The crowd drifts back into the drawing room and the palmist slips into the conservatory Sherry follows her unobserved After time they re. appear in the drawing room where Mrs. Smythe is receiving the congratu lations of her last departing guests.
 Mrs. Smythe. said Shery, T will finish the reading of my own palm The barrier has been removed and the one great passion of my life for the one woman in the world is 10 be re alized Mrs Smythe, permit me to present the future Mrs Sherry and 10 thank you for the happisss evening in my life"
 And Mrs Smythe. catching the di, vine light in both their eyes, remarks tactfully:
 T think l may call this party my greatest social triumph
 IL certainly was much talked about Copyright, by Daily Story Pub. Col