Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-03-15
MOLTEN LEAD.
lBN Leo D'LInmnnl.l

a ray ami merry crowd was assembled
around the horse shoe stable IN ~
Hotel Bcdford's largest banquet halls.
Every body WAS talking aud laughing az
on 4. a tail Young gentleman IA faul
less evening dress. with \ couple ~ Tor
rign decorations. said ia a vuirc' that
was audible above all the others. though
he did not speak particularly loudly:
You Killed Your mandarin "A 4 Dis
.tancc while | followed mine until the
last moment"
do tell " about il. Cody 4 che
rus ~ voices exclaimed.
The one who had been addressed w thr
namr al Cody was yi>ibly flattrrrd ~
the attention that his words had %attra.t
cl in The midst of the general mrrrimcnt.
Tie leaned back Ia his chair and. order
began:
You al know Bcckcr. the anti qua
rian i'm Regent street. Won know how he.
after Unexpectedly inhrriting animmensc
fortune. began 10 give u series ~ magnl
ficcni entertainments "a which he invited
the gavcst crowds in London. ~ these
entertainments all kinds of tricks were
rifd-ur-Hlti>m. hypnoti>m and other
things and one night somebody started
10 tell fortunes in molten lead.
This harmless and childish amnsc
mcnt proved the greatest success of all
and every guest tried hi> hand AZ ID. Mn
turn also came and the first who came ~
my magirian'S table 10 have his fortune
told was the sou Of a iIindoo. very dark
rumplcNiunrd. and anything but >ympa
thrtic time.
II proceeded a. address him IN the us
ual amer saving to him in the stern
est voi-e:
Are Won sure yuu have come here fully
prepared in hriirvr ia anything which
III" molten head max reveal ia regard "a
your future"
He answered in the affirmative. and 7
~uicmHlF ict The LIQUID metal fill into
the cold water I'M the basin IN front ~
Iac. II formed u rather confused image
which gave me u very unpleasant sur
prise. The frnWn upon my face evident
made some impression upon the Young
man.
And what DOES the molten lead say 9"
be- asked in = voice that trcmhlcd slight
IN.
Pretending 10 ~ aroused suddenly
from deep thought. | replied IN u firm
voicr. which however, did not hide nv
embarrassment
mi ~er nothing
My embarrassment added To his anN
iety and h. insisted:
Tell me frankly what Won SEQ.
l gave iu and said: see Won dNin.
crushed un.l y the wheels VI \ cab
Deep silence followed these words.
The audience seemed To- look upon ms
juk- a. being ia rather bad taste. hui 4
went un in the most professional man
Nor.
"i did uot want Ia say ANYTHING. but
ynu Insisted. II | were You | should not
attach iuu much Importance tn his rove
latiun. iur molten head H. nD iHfallihlr
medium ana | may have been mistaken.
Tie Young Indian laughed ncrvouslv
hnt il was easy a. Sc that h. Was dread
fully frightened.
when MI lDft The patry. " few friends
and | together. We saw the rnuug Indian
PRESSING ia the STIR 20 iH the most eau
tinu~ %nflnnrr.
MY prophecy w. haunting him
.,Nrlrimd aloud. quite invuluntarily.
When hc reached the Clfc ROYAL he
had ~ Grass Picradillv circus. hut hr
evidently did not dare. for hr hcitatrl
@nd went pn rather a"wkWar,Ily Y Jew
more steps.
IF he e. - con- acting like that h. will
surely ~ run down. said one of the 9th
Icr>.
"lt started ~ rain ami ~ lost sight
ui him Ny companions began "a tease
lur ami say ! was a poor fortune teller
and the Indian would have the laugh on
unc.
n arrived ia \ rather irritltcd state
uf mind. for which | could not account.
-ulprd down a brandy ami soda and went
tu hrtl.
When I woke M in The morning I
could not gtt The event OF the previous
evening Out at ~, mind. a fact that
greatly inirrfcrrrd with the enjoyment
nf nay breakfast. IN was rather early. ~
went ont for 4 walk along my usual
route from TOtteuham Court Road down
ShaftrShurg avenue Charing Cross Road
strand and Fleet street ~ Saint PaHI>.
II hld barely reached Charing Gross
Road when | saw NV Indian of the night
hrfore walking along uneaSily looking
like N nirkporkct who feels that hc H. be-
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