The Washington herald., 1922-05-20
Cortinued from Yesterday.

You are morbid Jane grim
aced, but she realized. neverthe-
less. that she had played near the
fire too many times for a little
moth ~of her temperament. She
vowed inwardly never to quarrel
with Norman again, and to let
nothing stand between them and
the wedding to take place. in ex-
actly seven days.
Jane kissed her mother fondly
and took a walk before luncheon.
Almost at their front door a gypsy
girl was lettering. A picturesque
young creature. with yellow
handkerchief tied about her head
and more beads aboGt her neck
than a horse could carry.
Tell your fortune. miss" she
Tell your fortune. miss" the
gypsy wheedled. Il got to tell you
something. quick - important - be-
fore il is too late
: Jane began to laugh, but some
thing in the dark eyes of the girl
struck fear into her heart
What do you mean?' she de-
manded in a frightened voice.
Il mean two men is after you.
One is dark-one is light. Know
what l mean? One man might ruin
your life. Quick, lady. Come in
the hall and l tell you-for fifty
cents. The truth. l tell yOu-hon-
est. the truth"
Jane thought: How silly. to be-
lieve in fortune telling.
But what might the gypsy girl
tell her? Only fifty cents. 1t might
be amusing. Jane had heard strange
prophecies of gypsies coming true
Was there something to be warned
against?
Perhaps Fate had sent that gypsy
To her door. Yes. Fate,
BY this time Jane was seated on
a bench in the hall. crossing the
palm of the gypsy with silver and
listening in rigid attention to the
admonitiOns
Lady. you got lots of fun. but
you don't mean no harm. You get
men crazy about you. yes? You
marry one. yes? Maybe"
Maybe"
Maybe you do, and maybe you
don't Lady. you got bad luck. Did
anyone ever tell you that you got
'bad luck? No? Well, l tell you
that you got bad luck-something
awful Something always happens
just when good luck comes. Some
thing follows you like a snake
evil charms" She stopped, and
continued thoughtfully. You got
pretty white skin-soft hands. Bad
men. they like you; you know that,
lady? Bad men, You firt. too
but you don't mean no harm. lady"
Jane drew away. Her face was
as white as her hands. 1t was
dreadful to have this soiled-Iooking
gypsy accusing her of flirting
with
But wasn't it true? Hadn't she
taken chance with Harry Rob
ertS9 Was il not her fault last
night that the scene. at the road
house had occurred? She knew
what Harry was. and yet something
IN ms personality always attracted
her-friEhtened her-but drew her
Not even the excuse of a quarrel
with Traverse could explain why
she went to Long Island with
Harry. The truth was only that
she had wanted to go. She liked
the thrill of hearing him say that
he loved her. even Though she did
not intend to allow him to kiss her
or even to hold her hands-her
white hands
The gypsy had taken her cold
palm again.
Il tell you lady. another man
with dark eyes and black mustache ,
He likes you. Some place where
YOU 60. you get great honor. but
he says something to you and you
cryr"
with a black mustache?" Jane
echoed stupidity. and then her face
eyed with the recollection of the
COvetous glances of Jules Marchand
tie little French artist who had
asked her to pose for him-who
wanted her to go to the Artists
ball,
You get a present-like jeweIry.
Elegant. But with tears"
The gypsy sighed.
mo more" Jane smiled.
Lady you got bad luck"
IT am not sUperstitious," Jane
denied.
The black. snappy eyes of the
,-frI war; dNad uDop lana seriOuSly