Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-10-19
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with me because she saw us to-
cether. Let's 20 somewhere else
and you can come bsck later
Mrs. Mitchell agreed.
The fair made a gay scene. The
grounds were beautiful and the
bright tents and awnings under
which toys. balloons and refresh
ments were sold added color. There
we're huge orange and green para
soils shading tables and chairs, Girls
In peasant costumes carried trays
o. food. Men. women and children
thronged about in light-colored at
tire.
On a lake nearby young people
were taking boat rides.
II was all festive, but Celia felt
lonely. She knew no one. and II
vas not very entertaining to stroll
about chatting with her grandmoth-
er's friends. Since the affair was
being held TO make money. a large
part Of the crowd. Mrs. Mitchell ex-
planned. were outsiders" To Celia
1t seemed these were the ones who
were enjoying themselves.
Here and there they met an ell
derly woman or man with whom
her grandmother paused to talk.
Mrs. Mitchell promptly presented
Celia but. before these elders. the
girl was quiet. She eyed the out
siders' boating on the lake and
riding The passtines might be
juvenile, hut they were having
fun.
Presently Mrs. Mitchell remen-
bered the fortune teller.
You stay here. Celia she said
I'm going 10 find out about that
gypsylp
The girl sank into ore Of the
orange and green chairs beneath a
parasol and said she would wait
until her grandmother's return.
A waitress stopped at the table
and Celia ordered a frosted choc-
ola-e. She slipped the beverage
slowly, thinking how pleasant the
afternoon might have been there.
The Duncan famiiy's social stand
ing was satisfactory. Mrs. Parsons
had said. II was queer about So
cietv.
1t was not long before she saw
Mrs. Mitchell coming toward her.
There was a triunlphant briskness
n the elderly woman's manner.
WHY. shes wonderful" she ex-
.iaimed as she reached the gsrl.
Celia. She told me everythinelr
you mean the fortune teller?"
Mrs. Mitchell nodded. then began
TO detail the remarkable occur
rences OF past. present and future
which had been revealed to her.
She wss convinced the gypsy was
the seventh daughter Of a seventh
dcu.lter. She sad the reading"
hal been amazing.
Celia listened thouehtfully.
ITS funny she finished with me
ca quickly. isn't it?" she asked.
My dear. that worries mel
The girl laughed carelessly. ooh.
ar course there's nothing 10 Il. I'm
not going to became superstitious
over a little thing like that"
Mrs. Mitchell answered guard
cC4N. ceNer2 times curing rnSI
drive home she eyed the girl COW
ertly. She appeared to be unccm-
Portable in her granddaughter's
presence.
When Celia repeated the Incl
dent 10 her father Ct the dinner
table he Scoffed.
The important event ar that day
was yet to come. Tod Jordan tel
ephoned. Celia was able to talk TO
him privately on the telephone in
the library. The sound CT his voice
SET her pulse beating more rapidly.
Cant you come for a drive?" he
begged. When am I going to see
yOu?'
AT that particular moment Celia
would have given almost anything
In the world 10 drive with Jordan.
but she knew her grandmother's
views. She could not possibly in
trcduce ? Young man whose par
ontage neither ner father nor