Omaha daily bee., 1922-01-25
Jack and Jill

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dearest. we're going 10 hayc A
lot Of luck next week" eaniided
illl-girl TO Jack. as they iusuriatsd
IA the living room one evening
What makes you think thAlf Hm
always lueky-lo have such a wen
deI,siie. honey"
YOU'RE sweet as bonbons. big
boy. But this is really going 10 he
wonderful, great bonanza OF some
soril'
"Bonansas or bananas. duckie dear
they're both welcome. like 'em
al. Where did you get this new
hunehl Is ID that famous Genuine
intuition We read about in the novels
and never see ia real liie!" he in.
qnired with a chuekle.
mo, dear. ] went 10 the gipsies
down al the village today. with
Clara Graydon and We had our palms
read. The old woman was marvel
Gus"
"Huhl Fortunes told. My good
ness, what supersliiionl Girls are
the funniest lhingsT
Jack was reading some small
pamphle, aud dropped his eyeslto the
type again as he made this farthian
shot,
You're a mean thing OF course,
one can't believe all they say. but
these old gipsies do have some
strange power. dear
What else did she tell you,
honeyp
"She said | was going on a long
journey, inside another few weeks.
and that | would be accompanied by
dark, handsome man.
Jack preened his feathers bi
this.
well. she saw your wedding 6
and that you are very young
that you're blonde. and its com
vacation time, and she guessed "a
your husband was dark hairedw
Jill looked up demureiy.
But you admit il was mind-rea
ing TO say handsome" she aske
dimpling. "Or was she wron
there, tooi'
"Oh. shucks," said Jack, with su
periority. I'm not prize bcau,y.v
But what else did she tell you'"
"She said next week would be \
great time to invest in stocks aud
that you would make your fortune
il you invested in oil securities"
We'll, that is the limit" declared
Jack. "If she knows so much about
them why doesn't she invest The
money she makes fortune telling.
aud then she wouldn't have to ride
around in dirty old wagon and tell
fortunes"
Il don't care what you say. be-
lieve we will have luck anyway. So
there!"
Then Jill devoted herself 10 her
sewing, while Jack continued read
ing his pamphlet and jotting down
names on slips of paper until bed
time.
Next afternoon when he came
home Jill greeted him with suspi-
cious CLINT in her eye.
whats this funny pamphlet,
dear?" she asked him. Its what
You were reading last night. l found
If, all marked up with pencil, in
the pocket of your dressing gown"
Jack Redeemed and looked a bit
unhappy.
That's just dope sheet for the
ponies"
What Oh earth do you mean by
that? Something to do with opium"
Worse than that! 1t cost me
twenty dollars today"
why, Jack! | don't understand"
well, one of the fellows boughtir
yesterday and let me have it. It's
a list of winners, as predicted by
race expert, and | followed his adj
vice today-and not a single horse
he named won"
JUL pursed her lips and shook her
head
you wicked man. Gambling!
And. Jack, do you mean TO say
that you were superstitious enough
to follow some gamblers advice
with real money!"
"Well, Jim Harkins said he'd won
two hundred doing it this last week
Dear, l thought you were BUSH
ness man and didn't believe in for
tune tellers. If this gambler knew
SO much why didn't he save the cost
Of printing this booklet aid bet on
the. horses himself-and become rich
the way you suggested for the old
gypsy"
Jack scowled and then laughed in
embarrassment.
81 guess you're right, honey. You
should have paid that old woman a
little bit more-for she put the gypsy
curse on your dark handsome hus-
band this week. | wonder what will
happen next week."
You're going to be lucky--for I'll
ear up any more of those race
just think Of the money
you'll save!
Copyright. 1921, Thompson Feature
Service.)