Today's Stichomancy for Nick Nolte

The first excerpt represents the element of Air. It speaks of mental influences and the process of thought, and is drawn from Tom Grogan by F. Hopkinson Smith:

every direction, including the second section of the sea-wall at the depot, where the divers were preparing the bottom for the layers of concrete. Tom's carts had hauled the stone.

Tucked into the pile of letters heaped before him, Babcock's quick eye caught the corner of a telegram. It read as follows:--

Mother hurt. Wants you immediately. Please come. JENNIE GROGAN.

For an instant he sat motionless, gazing at the yellow slip. Then he sprang to his feet. Thrusting his unopened correspondence into his pocket, he gave a few hurried instructions to his men and started for the ferry. Once on the boat, he began pacing the

The second excerpt represents the element of Fire. It speaks of emotional influences and base passions, and is drawn from War and the Future by H. G. Wells:

trick of sneering at "imagination" has cost us hundreds of thousands of useless casualties and may yet lose us the war.) Tanks were first mooted at the front about a year and a half ago; Mr. Winston Churchill was then asking questions about their practicability; he filled many simple souls with terror; they thought him a most dangerous lunatic. The actual making of the Tanks arose as an irregular side development of the armoured-car branch of the Royal Naval Air Service work. The names most closely associated with the work are (I quote a reply of Dr. Macnamara's in the House of Commons) Mr. d'Eyncourt, the Director of Naval Construction, Mr. W. O. Tritton, Lieut. Wilson,

The third excerpt represents the element of Water. It speaks of pure spiritual influences and feelings of love, and is drawn from The Tanach:

Psalms 119: 64 The earth, O LORD, is full of Thy mercy; teach me Thy statutes.

Psalms 119: 65 TETH. Thou hast dealt well with Thy servant, O LORD, according unto Thy word.

Psalms 119: 66 Teach me good discernment and knowledge; for I have believed Thy commandments.

Psalms 119: 67 Before I was afflicted, I did err; but now I observe Thy word.

Psalms 119: 68 Thou art good, and doest good; teach me Thy statutes.

Psalms 119: 69 The proud have forged a lie against me; but I with my whole heart will keep Thy precepts.

Psalms 119: 70 Their heart is gross like fat; but I delight in Thy law.

Psalms 119: 71 It is good for me that I have been afflicted, in order that I might learn Thy statutes.

Psalms 119: 72 The law of Thy mouth is better unto me than thousands of gold and silver.

Psalms 119: 73 JOD. Thy hands have made me and fashioned me; give me understanding, that I may learn Thy commandments.

Psalms 119: 74 They that fear Thee shall see me and be glad, because I have hope in Thy word.

The Tanach

The fourth excerpt represents the element of Earth. It speaks of physical influences and the impact of the unseen on the visible world, and is drawn from Philosophy 4 by Owen Wister:

"Not he," cried Billy, joyously.

"Oscar will wonder," said Bertie; and he gave the black gelding a triumphant touch with the whip.

You see, it was Oscar that had made them run go; or, rather, it was Duty and Fate walking in Oscar's displeasing likeness. Nothing easier, nothing more reasonable, than to see the tutor and tell him they should not need him to-day. But that would have spoiled everything. They did not know it, but deep in their childlike hearts was a delicious sense that in thus unaccountably disappearing they had won a great game, had got away ahead of Duty and Fate. After all it did bear some resemblance to an escape from justice. .