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Show JM BAD LUCK INDEED I NO. nKjane sat with the glass of water ftainst In r ir. listening to the gurg-r gurg-r .Kk wafer mingle with the voice of if Ae gypsy. f.rM."Yon hear something, lady yes-' , . Mhat If spirits They arc your ear all iK time, whimpering- whispering. 1 i n Sou he.ir i hm ' WtEja.BC shivered. "Do you hear Htmu?'' x,jl Jane d i ' I n i hehtve in this superstf-p superstf-p ;Mon. but th vn'ic of ih'- r y t v" Kpnotlzl ng. southing, soft, so soft. . pW"TeP, vou lienr them Some spirits rm good. Mime I- had 1 tell yen lady, let rid i'f 'l.i h-id ones' They mako ' mou i' ): metlme In your life 'jBready you know you have done ftinge you know what J mean? fcln you shouldn't do!" Wane only shrugged, but the gypsy CVlMlsti d I "You should be careful. I am the Seventh da 1 1 cr )i ' i . f a ent h daugh-tcr daugh-tcr I know thing " W "I know " said Jane f "You got a lowr. Now be careful I jthat a dark man says to him about you He r. i refill ulnt you do' Lady dont go to no party where they drink Something Iidy. close your eyes: It h 1 n k of a question " H Jane thought of her wedding. Only a week aw i; . What what would be Die future ' E "You get married all right. But first ou have trouble. Look out when a man is jealous. Look out when you pi'l -alt' Fal ' ,i n vnu rook? Better Bet-ter bum salt In your stove to burn up your ha i luck Von don't bcllevo this V Jnne laughed. p"'You better believe this: At 6 bcloc;; r,,i throw aftj the water in phi- s. Your bad luck goes away!" jane noticed that the gypsy pocket-ed pocket-ed the c-Mid linen handkerchief and pas tinkering hep long kid gloves I e- I which wore laid careleMly upon the table. I Lady you give me a pnlr of gloves for jrood luck ?" "Indeed not!" Nothing you got to give me?' .Tnne th ught' of some old clothes h-M- nother had fled Into a bundle for' ' harlt' She gave an old drew some stockings and a hat to the g:rl, who, lool I'd greedily about for more. "You ulnt got no llver knives or) forks to give for our good luck ? ' he opened 'he p.-ickage of old clothes ells-! dalnfully, "this old stuff only brings you bad luek lady, ain't you got. no new dress to gne maybe a waist. Jsne was disgusted. "YOU Can go now-, I have nothing to giv you:' she said. The gypsy flashed her black eyes about the room, walked reluctantly to the door, and stood sullenly with her hand upraised "You don't waul the gypsy curse on your head, do you?" ' (let out' Jffrte ordered. The plrl suddenly stiffened. Her fawning manners bed gone and she Stood panting 11!h a beast. "I tell you. be careful' If your sweetheart is not dead on your wedding wed-ding night, you better remember tho curse of the gvpjrv" Jane started to put her out of th door. Tho next instant a chair had j been knocked ove" and Jane lay faint-, ing on the floor "When she recovered, the gypsy had gone Her beaded bag and all the silver sil-ver knives and forks had also gone. I Jane shuddere 1 j-s she saw the glass : of . ner "-till standing upon the table! where the gypsy gin had left it. A thief .T.n" emptied the water into a bowl I of flowers on the table. Tho gypsy curse!" How silly to be- i Ifeve In such things. A few hours latcr-all of the flowers had withered and died. Jane's mother noticed It as they Were serving luncheon. "1 wonder what happened to my roses' They were lovely this morning"" morn-ing"" "And I was happy this morning," June said absently. '"vVhat s that?" "Nothing." Jane was thinking (hat the gypsy had stolen not only her I money and the "ilverware, but some-i some-i thing far more precious her peace of 1 mind Fortune tellers were sowers of dangerous dan-gerous thoughts. After all, life is only what we think, and If wo must reap only sorrow, and disappointment, la it not better to bo spared the vision of the future? Jane struggled with her mind "I must not let these ideas get into my head. Thoughts are things If I believe I am going to have trouble I certainly shall havo It. I must forget for-get r must forget ' Meanwhile Mra Richards was 'ook-Ing 'ook-Ing for the silverware "Not a knife or fork In the house' What in the -.'"rid could have happened hap-pened to the piiver. Jane"'" "My bag Is gone too." 'RI'RGLARS" a A plate went smashing to the floor "Robbers! Burglars! T might have known rld they gel anything! else? Thi hn is) have ft tU . In while i went to the store before u got back Did you notice anything?" ' A gypsy.' "A gypsy' A gvps ? They are bad luck if there ever was such Is any-ihlng any-ihlng else missing Let's look" Bureau drawers were to.-sed abbut in confusion, clothes closets ransacked ransack-ed . . . Yes gowns and hats were gone. Also a big black suit-case. A wall from Jane declared the worst tragedy of all. She Was leaning lean-ing over her cedar chest her hop chest the scented sanctum into which all her wedding finery had been stored her precious trousseau. Gore' Every Ev-ery stitch gone' Jane wept h sterlcallv. It w as bad I luck : "The gypsy etirse. The gvpsv curse!" she kept walling. Her mother tried to console her.1 Forelng Jane to li? down upon the couch, ahe chafed her hands tenderlv Suddenly: "Jane your ring' Your diamond engagement en-gagement ring. Where Is It?" Jane sat bolt upright. She seized her finger frantically. It was gone! (Copyright, 1922 by the Bell Syndicate, Syndi-cate, lire.) Another Fine Installment of This Story Tomorrow |