Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-11-15
Husband, but Has to Consider TtUo ||Desti

young husband few into a rage. Even
though l was Just married to him and
deeply in love, thought he cut ridicu-
lous figure. His face was red as an angry
turkeys and he shook his fist at the old
witch, who only smiled with her eyes and
turned to read the fortune of fat Eng
lish woman Of fifty.
That fortune made trouble from the
first. My young husband fretted and
swore about II. I laughed at him and
joked about it, but believe the idea took
hold upon him and Slapped his life. I'D
like to see you have any other husband
than me. would never divorce you, no
matter what happened Poor Davy. He
never thought OF the highest divorce
court. Two months after heard that
prophecy in Hong Kong my boy husband
died. was a widow before was seven
teen.
II might have remained a widow for a
long time, or always. had It not been for
that fortune teller. My husband had told
his chum, Eric Traffordwyr, about 1t, and
Eric believed II. He took it seriously.
When Davy had been dead for six months
Eric said to me: You are young and
pretty and alone in the world. You ought
to have someone to take care Of you"
But l don't want to marry. l should
like to be free / said. You can't really
help it, reminded Eric, who was super
stitious. You know what the fortune
teller told you. You haven't anything to
do with It. II is Kismet.' l began to
think so myself. We were married. Eric
didn't live long either. / was for the
second time a widow before was twenty
Both my husbands had served in the Boer
war and their hardships had predestined
them to early death.
II determined to shake OF the spell of
the old prophets words and stay single.
But on shipboard on my way to Australia
tanning Irishman. We talked OF our
travels and in foolish moment in a gay
little party at a cabin dinner I warned
everybody against Hindoo fakirs.
Don't let Que of them tell your
fortune, said. They seem to cast a
spell over you
ait is the power Of suggestion said a
man who was going to Australia to give
lectures on psychology. Some Of the best
physicians treat their patients by means
OF suggestive Therapeutics. They put
the thought OF health into their patients
minds. The Hindoo has put into your
mind the thought that you win marry
oONOh NAhucbs
and you think I willr I Mashed at
eff the power Of the thought is strong
enough in you,' he said.
Nonsense, / have seven husbands?
Two have been more than enough. l
shall enjoy my freedom as long as live
But, somehow, that very night, Tom CAT
frey and l. while leaning on the deckrail,
grew sentimental. He proposed; /
waVered
Come. me darlin',' he said, with his
delicious Chauncey Olcott brogue, you'd
better take me. Afther all, there's no
escapin' me. You know what the Guild
witch said.'"
In short while II befell that Mrs.
Stuart-Traffordwyr became Mrs. Stuart
Trafordwyr-Caffrey That marriage lasted
longer than the others. Caffrey hadn't
served In the Boer war. But he lacked
philosophy. What he had quite deserted
him when Charles Gilpin, III, Of the
wealthy and exclusive Philadelphia fam
lily, manifested strong admiration for
Mrs. Canrey's dancing. and a deep regard
for the dancer. Her Irish husband spoke
with bitter finality when Mrs. Charles
Gilpin, III. named his wife in her suit for
divorce.
Il might as well make on and lave We
free, Nance" he said. Sure it's only a
matter Of time. Ye raymimber what the
Hindoo fortune teller said" HE divorced
her. Her precipitation might have been
regarded as Gilpin's opportunity. Perhaps
the Philadelphian might In time have
aVailed himself OF It. But upon the
matrimonial horizon simultaneously APP
peared Charles Romer Williams, once an
officer OF the British army.
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