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they may steal a bit, but bo long as
they don't nick us for over four bits,
and don't come often, we won't hold
it against them. The wild, free gypsy
life must be glorious. No troubles
about paying bills. No Income tax
No horror of Saturday night!
If a man is at all inclined to be
sober minded, there are plenty of
things to ponder upon. Now, I'rln
stance, this morning we spent at
least ten minutes finding the "catch"
In the "city circulation map" that
will soon be forced upon the atten
tion of Alliance advertisers. We
didn't particularly begrudge the
time. We have a fondness for
puzzles. The solution to this one is
.given in another column.
The matter that puzzles us right
now Is this: Who is our small, dark
enemy. We are not quite sure that
he is a dark man, but one likes to
picture a villain as dark. A blonde
villain, somehow, fails to be exactly
convincing. Think of It yesterday
we were blithe and gay today,
when we happen to think of it, we
feel like pondering. The reason for
this state of mind is the fact that
we have had our fortune told, by an
aged gypsy lady who came in and
Innocently Inquired for the time and
was holding our hand in three sec
onds by the clock. So far as we
can recall, that is a record. There
may be women who can beat It, but
they have not yet loomed up on the
editorial horizon.
The fortune that aged gypsy lady
told us was worth all of four bits.
In addition to making the future
bright and cheerful, we are ahead
one lucky handkerchief (slightly
soiled, but still good) which has been
three times blessed and three times
blowed upon (with the breath only).
We have a lucky pocketbook; a
lucky safe; a lucky checkbook. There
were two or three other things that
had the right charm put upon them,
and from now on all we expect to
do is take the money to the bank and
check it out.
The gypsies have, changed their
method. It seems. In other days they
refused to let out a peep until their
palms were crossed with silver. Now
the older ones, at least, are more
smooth. We were afraid to try out
the younger one. The system now
is to tell the fortune, laying due em
phasis on the liberality ot the sub
ject, and in the end nick him for
more money on the ground of his
well known liberality, as shown by
the lines of his palm, the cut of his
Jib and the way the hair grows over
his eyes. It's nothing more or less
than profiteering, and we are going
to bring it to the attention of th-
woman's army of Nebraska or some
ether authority.
Somehow, we have always liked
gypsies, although in earlier days we
were certain that they made a prac
tice of stealing and eating small chil
dren. Now we know them better,
or some better, anyhow, and about
the worst that can be said is that
they don't take as many baths as real
clean people would. Now and then
There is Just one rift within the
lute or one fly in the ointment
take your choice of these two excel
lent figures of speech. We have two
enemies. And they are. dirt mean.
One of them is tall. He is a sly dog.
He talks nice to us to our face, but
behind our back oh, there's no tell
ing what awful things he says and
does. .The other enemy Is small.
We are not Informed as to whether
he is fat or skinny, dark or light, but
we know he's a tertor. But he fights
in the open, so the fortune teller
told us, and when he gets going, he'll
go strong.
We have no one In mind who really
answers the description of our small
enemy. True, there's one paper sales
man who once presented us with a
rotten cigar, but we firmly believe
that he had the best of intentions,
no matter how poor his judgment
was. It doesn't necessarily follow
thst because a man knows paper
pretty well, that he will have a good
knowledge of cigars. Not every man
can pick out a good cigar. And
darned few can afford to pay for
them, even If they are able to selec.
the right blend. We can prove this
by pointing to the large assortment
of ropes that are on sale.
Now that the oulja board is com
ing Into popularity again, and Incl-l
dentally causing a whole lot of do
mestic difficulties because it speaks
wisely but too well, there is bound to
be a recurrence of Interest In for
tune telling. In order to forestall
this, and give our readers the ben
efit of ancient lore, we are going to
print complete instructions for tell
ing fortunes by means of a deck of
cards. Mind, we do not guarantee
these readings, but they have been
THE ALLIANCE HERALD, FRIDAY, MARCH 26, 1920.
handed to us as coming from the
gypsies themselves, and if the dlrec
tions arc followed, the results will
furnish excitement for an hour, or
an evening.
So near as we can discover, it does
n't make much difference how the
cards are dealt. The best way, of
course, is to make use of the magic
numbers three, seven or nine. Seven
is the best number, but you get more
cards if you try nine. Got a group
around a table, cut the cards very
often and In odd ways, and lay them
out, in neat rows, face up. Remem
ber that the dealer cannot tell his
own fortune. And then read 'em
and weep. Here's the key:
King of spades, dark oldish man,
married.
Queen of spades, woman with dark
eyes and hair.
Jack of spades, young man with
dark eyes and hair, unmarried.
Ten of spades, unpleasant news
from away. '
Nine of spadeB, bad luck, funeral
or if it comes with the ace of spades,
sure death.
Eight of spades, small disappoint
ment. Seven of spades, a meeting of un
pleasant nature.
Six of spades, agitated condition ot
the mind.
Five of spades, disappointment
over love.
Four of spades, sickness or death
Three of spades, unpleasant sur
prise.
Two of spades, tears.
Ace of spades, death or sad news
over the telephone or wireless.
Note. All spades have an 111
meaning and if a greater number of
these cards come out in a fortune it
is a bad fortune.
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King of clubs, oldish man
grayish hair and dark eyes.
Queen of clubs, woman with dark
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Jack of clubs, young man with
dark hair and lig' t eyes or dark
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Ten of clubs, property, place of
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Nine of clubs. Journey.
Eight of clubs, disappointment,
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Seven of clubs, good luck, happy
surprise. ,
Six of clubs, agitation, annoyance.
Five of clubs, party or gathering
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Four of clubs. Journey across a
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Three of clubs, small surprise,
rather pleasant.
Two of clubs, a stranger or one
who has been absent for a long time
Lis coming.
' Ace of clubs, business proposition
or business matters.
King of hearts, represents a light
oldish man, married or divorced,
Bomeone over thirty-five years old.
Queen of hearts, a fair woman.
Jack of hearts, an unmarried
woman.
Ten of hearts, marriage, or party
where strong love vibrations exist,
also money.
Nine of hearts, wish card, the best
card In the pack. If it comes out on
the boards it means "You'll get your
wish."
Eight of hearts, largest surprise in
the pack, usually over love.
Seven of hearts, good luck, sur
prise over love.
S'x ot hearts, strong love vibra
tions, family, etc.
Five of hearts, represents a party
with someone we love.
Four of hearts, marriage of Indi
vidual, how soon this is to take place
depends on the numbers on the cards
about it, and their complexion.
Three of hearts, happy surprise
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Two of hearts, small party or tete-a-tete.
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Queen of diamonds, fair woman.
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Jack . of diamonds, young light
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Ten of 'diamonds, money at night.
Nine of diamonds, money.
Eight of diamonds, big surprise
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Seven of diamonds, good luck re
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Six of diamonds, smaller amount
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Five of diamonds, party or meet
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Ace of diamonds, package of
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