Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-09-25


desires
What a morbid idea. My sex evil
IDENTIFY do not stand very high in your
estimation" he laughed, and to my re-
lief just then Martha called us to din
rer 1 would nol be obliged to discuss
the book with him after all.
CHAPTER xCu.
n TOME on, Margaret. we're going
N to that fortune teller and have
A' our fortunes told" Myrtle called
next dey when, in response to repeated
blasts of her siren 1 had run to the
door
About a week before a fortune, or
wizard" as he called himself. had
come to town, and by dint of much ad-
vertiSing had awakened great curiosity.
especially among the women. was not
at all averse to consulting him, al
though 1 had pooh-poohed the idea that
he could tell me anything Of interest.
II feel so excited" Myrtle declared SIS
we whirled along toward the hotel where
he had taken rooms. 81 am sure
shall tell him all he wants to know
about me before he has a chance to ask
a question"
Don't you dare tell him anything"
Miss Sloane admonished. Remember
what I told you. He'll try to get you
to talk"
Sue" Miss Sloane) has had her
fortune told ever so many times Myr-
tie informed me rather enviously, and
she says they get all the information
they give from the one having their
fortune told. I'll try and keep still,
but you know how hard 1t is for me-"
I was almost as excited as was Myr-
tie. 1 had had my fortune told by
gypsy years ago when I was at school.
But now 1 felt differently about 1t.
Then it was a girlish lark. Now, this
man might be able to tell me things
wished to know, things that l ought
to know. 1 trembled with nervousness
and eagerness as 1 thought that per-
haps he would help me.
Myrtle broke in upon my thoughts by
saying:
you know they always let you ask
five or six questions. You write them
on a piece of paper and hold them in
your hand, folded. Then he takes them
one at a timk and holds them UP to his
forehead, and reads them with his mind
so he claims-and then answers them.
We must make up our minds what we
will ask him. If We don't we won't
find out anything, we'll be so excited"
She had scarcely finished talking be-
fore 1 commenced to go over in my
first one would be about Roberts feel
ing for Phyllis Lawson; the second-I
hesitated, 1 could scarcely bring myself
to consider anything else so anxious was
to know this one thing-the para
mount question But finally 1 decided
to ask something about Harper Garlic
ton Then it occurred to me that 1t
would be a good chance to find out II
Robert was still at all interested in Hol-
land Freeman. The next question should
concern. my music. 1 would know If
should be successful If 1 ventured into
it professionally. Then 1 smiled to my
self as 1 thought how utterly foolish
and silly We were to expect mere man
to know anything of the future. Yet
In spite Of my unbelief my heart beat
a little faster with expectation when we
were ushered into his apartment a. the
hotel
prof. baltimore" read the tiny card
over the bell, and in moment he came
into the room. He was a large, rather
pompous looking individual, with heavy
black hair which he wore quite long and
brushed straight back from his high
forehead, his eyes were black and pierre
ing. They seemed to look right through
one. 1 shuddered slightly, and L think
he saw me for he at once selected me as
his first victim.
eff YOU will follow me, madame,
will tell you what you wish to know
he said looking directly at me, ignoring
the other two.
Eyes, you go first Margaret! Myrtle
said, then scarcely suppressed giggle
Miss Sloane looked severe, and NODDED
to me. -,
Trembling, 1 folloyed the wizard"
into another room. He sat in chair
nv the side of a small table and mo-
toned me to take another one In front
of him. l do so. He then gave me
five slips of paper on which L was to
write the questions L wished TO ask
To my surprise he left the room while
did so, but had queer feeling that
some one was watching me, ana was
as nervous as could be while 1 wrote.
I was glad Myrtle had proposed think
ing of what we should ask him, for had
I not done so 1 should not have been
able to collect my thoughts.
AS ii was I hesitated, studied over
each question what seemed to me an I'M
considerable time, before L had them
ready. Even then l waited several mo-
ments to collect myself before l touch
ed the bell he had told me to ring when
1 was ready.
you have been very quick" he re-
marked to my establishment. I had eX-
pected him to be impatient because OF
the time l had taken.
He sat down in the chair he had be
fore occupied, and reached out his hand
for the papers. I laid the five tiny
slips, folded as he had hidden me, into
his palm with trepidation. Suppose he
could tell me what l wished to know
could answer my questions, would 1 be
any happier? He might make me sure
of things that up to now 1 had only sus-
pected-but did 1 really want to know!
1 felt like crying out to him that /
did not want my questions answered
that he must give me back the papers
l had just given him. and partly rose
in INV chair in my excitement. But he
gave me a look, such a queer penetrat-
ing look from those keen black eyes
that I felt that he knew already what
had asked, and with a sigh 1 sank bac"
into my chair.