New Britain herald., 1928-04-12

lie touched it with q long. drjic,,, finger. with a humorous contemp
 tuousncss that suggested an in1i mated bond between the profession. al and the amateur - himself ant herself.
 Please go aNay,' Sally pleaded breaI Ihlessly, Why do you wan, te mako fun of me? l have to earn m> living sonchoM-'
 Do you?" he smiled, his brous gong higher, while deep laugt
 wrinkles appeared suddenly in the clear olive of his lean checks. Now
 I'm sure you should jet me read
 'h" crystal for you, for it is ob- 'lous that you have not looked into the future at aIl.'
 He cuppoh lis slim, beautiful hands about the crystal hls back bending in an arch as graceful as th" arch of a cats back The pos lure brought his face very n,ar to hers, 20 that she saw the fine grain Of his skin, caught a faint, lndytin-
 
 sleek dark hair, almost as dark as her own.
 He had dropped his hat upon and cds" of the little table, and it too fascinated and repcllol her, for it's dove gray richness insolcntly sua- Sssted that its owner possessed houndless money and almost wick edlv sure taste.
 But every item of his dress told the same story. so she really should not have picked on the hat to hate particularly. E,lt she did: she wanted to brush if off thc table, to sec his flash of anger at its being soiled With the dust from "rubes' :" fect------
 Maryelous.' His voice bccamc mockingly hush"l and mysterious, as he pretended to gaze into the very heart of the crystal. "I see your whole past boiling away in this magic crystal-slightly 1lawcd. though it is..'
 My past.' sh" shivercd. forget ting that he was faking just as she did.
 You've run away from homo, from poverty" he went on in that mockin1, too beautiful voice, his to play their lnsolent, confident fire upon her wide-eycl face. And you've run away fron,~-a man. Of course. he added lightly. you'll always be running away from a man that looks at you. You're absolutely irresisti- hlc. you know. child But ah, at last you will find him the man from whom you will not run away. Now. shall l read the future for youc"
 Please go away. Gus is com ing" Sally pleaded through child ishiy quivering lips that would have showed ashen-palc if they had not been thickly overlaid with car mine.
 Dear old Gus. look forward to being pals with Gus, when l give him the password. Now. the future--ah. my dear, what fu- ture! Broadway. Bright lights. M usic. And Princess Lalla in the chorus first the most adorable little pony of them all l shall sit in the bald headed row and toss roses 10 you, child, and whisper to the nggs next to me that I knew her when she was delicious ,aped from the Sultans harem. And see a man--lct mo look closely l tall. dark man, rather hand and he laughed insolently nto her eyes
 ''La-decs and n-tle-mon. Right his way. please I want you all o meet Princess lalIa, from Con ,tan-ti-no- -plc-'
 Gus. the barker, was approaching with long, swift strides, the crowd milling behind him. like sheep fol- owing a b,ll-wethor.
 "1'll finish your future in our ,ext seanco.' The New Yorker jtrais sht"ned, smiled into her eyes bowed mocking)y. lift d his hat. placed if on his sleek lcad. retrieved his cane which had ,een leaning against the crystal tand, and vaulted lightly 10 tn. ground
 Gus eyed him mrnacinely. sus- ,iciousl,, but heamod when the usterner pressed a bill into his lands and withdrew to the out kirts of the crowd whore he tVi- en'ly intended 10 listen 10 1h" pialer's introduction of Princess .alla.
 saly got through her perform | nee somehow. burningly conscious | i bold black eyes regarding hrl ad- 1 liringly. When she battered down l he steps and along the flattonod i hubble of the earth floor of the l nnt on her way to the dress tent | ) rest between shows. a slim, i'm laculatc figure detached itself 1 'orn the crowd that was wandering | toward tho exit
 Cook ttiIt fare must grow rather , lonotonOIs,' his low. raNling [ oicc stopped her. T suggest relief supper with me after the last tonight am stop ing at ;ic governors nlanalon and ave the use of on" Of inc official fredoniials tnouGh?" ra iscd his eyebrow Whimsically | ut his d"taining' grasp of her arm ! &s not nearly so gentl" as his )iC".
 NO. DO" .' ". c.iud. "T-Im of that kind C, f}. Please let 20"
 "bh, spIrI' Of IT. l.. M'nck"n ar m"" th" New Yorker prayed. DO girls in the nidl!r west really " that still? l wouldn't hay" be eyed u. Jm moi that kind Of Fl. h" repeated. laughing de ,ht edly. bt course you aren't | ,rlIng' No girl "Npr ls. And