The Washington times., 1938-02-18

he had heard from lot OF sources
that Anna Tovarich was very good.
And that brought people of all
classes. And the yellow Door pros
pered.
GIRL is SERIOUS
One night a couple came in.
The girl was tall and slender, dark
haired, pale of skin and very
beautiful. She was about %. The
man was big and fat and red-faced,
and there was lot of gray in his
hair. He was nearing so.
From the moment they came
in Anna Tovarich's eyes were
fastened upon them. The girl was
nervous. Anna noticed that her
clothes had not the air Of New
York. She judged that she was
from a small town. The man
paved her, bullied her with his
eyes, laughed raucouSly. His hand
strayed continuously to her knee.
She would push it away.
"Now," the girl said, where is
the old Gypsy who is such won
derful fortune teller? I want my
fortune told"
There she is," the man said,
and pointed contemptuously at
Anna. But don't go for that. It's
a lot of hooey. This is gyp joint" d"
But she is a real Gypsy" the
girl protested. Her name is Anna
Tovarich and she once enter
tanned the Car of Russia and she
once was a pupil of Rasputin."
"Ha, hal" the man laughed.
pure hooey. Her name probably
is Sadie Winch, and I'll bet she's
some old hag from Brooklyn"
THAT'S A LIE
"No," Anna Tovarich said, and
she was standing at their table
II am really a Russian Gypsy. My
dear, you want your palm read?''
She took the girls hand and bent
over, peering into it. "You have
been very foolish girl" she said
in q queer Singsong. you have
run away from your people. You
have trusted what you thought
was a man. He is not man. He
is pig. He means no good to you
He would ruin you"
That's a damn lie!" the mar
Snarled.
"Oh, it is you?" Anna smiled
THAT is too bad, because your
life is almost over, your race is al
most run. Even now, death
reaches out to take you. YOU
She stopped at a sudden noise
at the door. It was caused by two
masked men, carrying guns II
their hands.
"Stick 'em up, everybody" one
ordered. This is a holdup!"
The fat man snarle d and
reached toward his back pocket
and one of the masked men shot
him. He crumpled in his chair ano
then rolled to the floor as the
masked men ran out. The girl be
gan to cry.
"Oh, God!" she moaned. "NoV
I am ruined! I don't know how
you knew, but you told the truth
ran away with him this morning
I am supposed to be here visiting
friend 1 had known in school
but this will all be in the papers
will be diSgraced"
HAPPILY MARRIED
I mo-" Sammy Weiss said. "Yol
: don't have to be but you'll proc
ably have to pay a big price tt
keep from being ruined. You viii
have to marry me. I'm better thar
I look. I got a little money. Wha
do you Say?"
5 Marry him, child" Anna Tovs
rich told her. I'm your palm I SCI
this marriage and with it vii
come great happiness"
That is how it came about tina
Sammy whiSked her out of tn
place before the cops arrived ant
S married her next day.
Anna Tovarich is just as popu
S lar as ever and The Yellow Doc
Is prosperous. Mr.. and Mrs. WeiS
are very happy. They are expect
ing baby any day.
Is Anna Tovarich really Anni
!, Tovarich, a Russian Gypsy? Or i
= she Sadie Winch, as the fat maj
!. said just before he died?
= Well, now, you answer that one
y Who knows?