Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1935-12-05
Mary Ellen's Future
BY KARL CRAYSON
@ Associated Newspapers.
WNU Service.

IS CAN'T understand" said Mary
Ellen, "why you're so excited
about this fortune teller person we're
to meet tonight. It all seems so silly
and absurd"
HE isn't fortune teller, Lucy
Murdoch insisted, almost sharply.
"He's a palmist. And there's great
deal of difference"
Mary Ellen shrugged They're both
the same" she replied. ITO me, any
how. It's all so silly. Imagine any
one being able to predict your future.
Boshl"
swell, anyway" Lucy said lightly.
"He sounds interesting, and it'll be
loads of fun meeting him."
Mary Ellen got the surprise of her
young life when she and Lucy arrived
at Sally Hathaway's party that night.
The "palmist" was already among those
present. Very much so. In fact, 1t
looked to Mary Ellen and Lucy as if
there wasn't anyone else Of impor-
lance in the room.
''Isn't he exciting looking?" Sally
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arm and leading them into the living
rooom where a tall blond person with
laughing blue eyes was the center of
an interested group.
'But-but," Mary Ellen faltered,
81 thought fort-palmists were queer
old men with whiskers. This one
he-your guest, seems quite young
and-human," she finished lamely.
Sally laughed and nudged Lucy
bob isn't really palmist," she said.
"He's lawyer by profession. PALMS
try is merely a hobby which interests
him immensely.
They had paused, unnoticed by the
tall youth, on the groups edge.
"As a mater of fact, Bob Traynor
was saying, "palmistry is actually
scientific study of the construction of
the human hand. There's no guess
work about 1t. Time and time again
I've been able to predict accurately
facts concerning peoples futures"
He paused, and impulsively Mary
Ellen stepped forward. Il wonder"
she said with the faintest of wrinkles
in her brown eyes, "if you can tell
me my name. Most fortune tellers
are able to do at least that"
Bob Traynor looked into Mary Ellen's
brown eyes and smiled. I'm not for
tune teller" he laughed, "but l believe
your name is Mary Ellen Brown.
You're not married, and won't be for
almost a year. When you do marry it
will be to a light-haired youth, to
whom you've never been properly in
troduced."
Mary Ellen flushed to the roots of
seized by panicky desire to flee from
the circle of laughing faces. Her lips
smiled, but inwardly she seethed.
"And you can tell me all this without
even looking at my palml" she said
sweetly. well, / can do as much for
you. Your name is Bob Traynor.
You're a lawyer. You're not married.
And you won't be- not, at least, within
year."
1t was Bob's turn to flush. Mary
Ellen had turned the tables nicely.
Sally Hathaway foresaw trouble and
interceded. The group broke up, much
to the relief Of the two young people
who had not as yet been properly
introduced"
Later Bob managed to get Mary
Ellen into a secluded corner. "rm
sorry" he began without prelimi-
naries. II didn't intend to be rude.
But when looked into your eyes, well
=" he faltered.
And Bob went on breathlessly:
II didn't need to look at your palm
to predict your future. 1 knew then
that a light-haired man was coming
into your life and-and-"
Again he faltered, and Mary Ellen
began to feel her heart beat wildly.
Yet she managed to retain an outward
calm.
"And?" she asked. her voice scarce
ly audible.
Bob Traynor swept spot of mois-
ture from his forehead. He SCENE
to be cropping for the right words.
"Mary Ellen" he blurted. MAY
hupe-will there-that is, wish"
Mary Ellen suddenly laughed. Every
trace of anger and humiliation that
he had caused her was swept aside.
In its stead was new emotion, a
queer feeling Of ecstasy that she had
never before known.
Heretofore" she said, looking deep
into his eyes. II thought fortune tell
ing and palmlstry was all rot. But
perhaps-I may have been wrong"
Her meaning to Bob Traynor was
quite clear. And had Sally Hatha-
way at that moment not put In an ap-
pearance, he might have said things
to Mary Ellen about her future that
M nalnist had ovor droa mad