The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1921-10-13
THE TRUE SEER
sy MILDRED WHITE


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Bob Ansiey stood looking across the
big lighted room 10 the small dark
haired giri Who was surrounded By
various men. IN attendance on Ysrs
Wells party SIta MAS always sur
rounded
Mia was leaving In the morning
and she must not 90 away without
hearing. His love for her seemed al
most q palm. she was 30 sweety. hu-
manly dear. 80 understanding Nlta
had no home, Bob had learned.
When the years at boarding school
could be no more. she lived with one
relative or another OF her fathers, In
apartments here or there Nita's ia
ther had loved. and married her girl
mother IN far away Spain, and though
sits sas born and raised an Ameri-
can. tie spanish enchantment OF her
departed mother still lay 10 the girls
dusky eyes and voice. At length she
left the plano and came toward Bob
with her slow smile OF greeting.
You know Why wished 10 be alone
with you. Nits" he said. because to-
might | must ASA my question. You
resiize. do you not. what that question
Will bef"
The girls dark eyes cnressnd him.
Perhaps" she replied. but hrst-
Bob dear. may tell you a storyT'
IF the story Is not too long" he
agreed.
once upon y time" began kita,
there was girl 30 lovely. so cap
tivsting, that men knowing even her
fslseness. failed 10 resist her charm I:
and like the siren song-her charm
led only 10 sorrow. For this girl had
no will 10 love. no heart for ought but
money. And one day came an honest
Tad With his trusting ideal OF vom-
ans sincerity. And the lad was kept
very busy with his way still TO make
in the world But when he had known
the fair Helene but a little while he
pictured her IN that home he would
build. and his work and plans were
thereafter but for her sake. Laugh
ing Ia her soft way she allowed him
TO dream. And he growing ever more
earnest. believed, while she was
amused by his emotion, that was all.
A bazaar for charity was given one
summer evening on the lawn OF the
old Wells mansion" Nlta paused.
This very lawn Of Vera Wells hume.
And the good young man and his
charmer attended The gypsy fortune.
telling tent was an attraction. Idly
the two entered, and the fortune-teller,
seated half yelled before her crystal
ball. read the fair Helenes palm.
Your lover" the crystal gazer
said, whom you would marry one
month from this time. sits writing 10
you tonight And he tells you that
the possibility OF your marriage hangs
on q woman's word. Not the word OF
his mother. for his family have no
knowledge Of his attachment. All has
been kept secret as you desired. He
processes his love for you anew, and
10 confident Of your own
when the crystal gazer ended her
message. Helene's eyes were wide
with wonder. for she was positive
that no human being either here in
her own town. or away In that other
strange city where she had met her
lover, could have learned Of the Sc
crst affair, which was 10 be the cul-
mination OF her ambition; for Doug
las Moore upon whom she had set
hsr selfish heart, was as rich as even
abe could desire.
And the honest young man. who
had been won 10 false charm. leaned
all trembling toward the fortune
teller.
That Is not true, not . silly word
of IT,. he accused
The crystal gazer sighed.
Write. she advised him. to Mr..
Douglas Moore she scribbled an ad-
dress. Ask him
And after the two left the tent,
Helene came again presently. white
and indignant
81 do not know, she said to the
reader Of palms who you are, or by
what means you obtain your infor-
nation. But tell me this. upon what
woman's word do you pretend that
my fate hangsT
The fortune teller laid aside her
vel. and l think that ber face must
have looked weary.
Upon the word OF q woman 20
whom your lover Is betrothed.' she
said. FOR your Douglas Moore Is too.
honorable 20 free himself against
this w0man's wish
~And then. across the shadowy ErHss
che sped 70 a bench. where q broken
youth sat The fortune teiier's heart
went out IN pity And she touched
his head"
There was a hint ~ tears IN Nita's
voice. Bob Ausley abruptly took ur.
tie tale
-she touched Ms bead" he wsnt on
aand called h.m Boy dear. and told
hin that true love would come some.
day. and that In comparisoo this
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