The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1915-08-19
"A Fortune
Telling System
By F. A. Mitchell

had been playing eucnre. one Susee0s
ed game Of hearts
mo, thanks" he said, Il am not 80
stupid as to play game of hearts with
a coqnette. Your victims are already
sufficiently numerous without adding
SO unw orthy a person as myself"
"You know very well what l mean.
You simply wish to say something
smart"
She was shutting the cards, but her
mind was not on them. What hef
mind was on, or, rather, what was on
her mind. did not interest him. She
was right In inferring that his remark
was intended for something smart.
While she was nstlessly shutting the
cards she leaned forward so that the
perfume Of flower she wore In her
corsage was perilousIy near his nose.
Her red lips were still nearer his. She
was looking down at the cards, but
presently raised her eyes. They met
his resting upon her admiringly, but
she dropped them at once.
"Shall tell your fortune?" she
asked
"Do.r
She began to distribute the cards on
the table In four piles. Whenever she
put card on the fourth pile she
paused and studied it. He asked her
what process she was using and she
told him it was one she had learned
from fortune teller. A spider laying
for fly Is not expected to speak the
truth.
She put down four cards, then an
other four cards, the second fourth
card being the knave of spades.
That's YOU" she said.
I'm DO knave."
"But you're awfully smart You
scintillate with bright sayings"
He swallowed this little bit of pre-
liminary bait, and It made him hungry
for more
Presently the ten of diamonds fell ON
the cond pile of cards.
That's wealthy girl who is angling
for you," said the fortune teller.
whats her Manner
II know her name. but I'm not going
to tell ypu."
The two of spades fell in the first
pile.
"a black deuce indicates that she is
crafty. Better look out for her, She
will make you lot of trouble"
The ten of hearts fell on the first
pile
That's the girl who really loves you.
She is true hearted, and If you return
her love she will make you very
happy"
II don't quite understand this
scheme under which you are working
all this out" he said. with puzzled
expression. Il don't see why the ten
spots are couple of girls or why you
infer those things. no matter what pile
they fall on"
'Of course you don't What kind of
fortune would 1t be If you did?"
BY this time she had dealt all the
cards and, putting them together
again, shuffied them and began anew.
this time laying them in six rows,
placing one card beneath another. so
that all were exposed The third card
In the first column was the ten OF dia-
monds, and the fourth card in the
sixth column was the jack of clubs.
"Too badr' exclaimed the fortune
teller. - The expected has happened.
The rich girl has thrown you over for
a man who IL brutal"
THAT'S the queerest fortune telling
system tp understand I ever came
across" be said.
She continued to deal the cards very
slowly. They were both watching them
fntently as they fell, gradually bending
lower and lower over them. At last a
rebellious strand of her hair grazed
MS forehead. A fine wire Is sufficient
20 carry an electric current, and a few
hairs may carry love current. The
ten OF hearts fell at the bottom Of the
nth column. She left her hand on
1t. and. putting his hand on 1t at the
same time he touched hers. She did
not withdraw hers. and he maintained
his positioh q.
Don't go any further till you have
explained to me why this card FILLING
az the pottpm or the nth column means
that the girl who loves me is''-
SIS what?'
"What you're going 70 say ahout
her"
What am going to say about herr'
rms dialogue. spoken slowly and
SOFTLY. Is NOT especially brilliant, but II
was quite SUFFICIENT to serve the pur-
pose OF the*e two-that is. keeping their
hands In touch. She raised her Iashes
ana looked into bis eyes with some
tning that might have been reproach-
rul; II might have been inviting: Il
might nave been anything he chose
70 infer II to be. Meanwhile the fra
GRANGE OF the flower mingled with her
breath. circled about his nose and per
meated through It up into his brain.
II would be sacrilegious to follow
further tht blending OF these two
young hearts Besides. It would be a