Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-02-01

had not. weil let me finish; have just done;
i had been holding the door handle mechani-
sciously toward me, for the dOor-hinge creaked
| little but quite audibly. To my unspeakable
horror, the IMAM turned round and saw me-
that red, red reaping hook! 1 tried to get into
the passage and lock the door, but the key was
on the inside. tried to scream, 1 tried to run;
room and man began to dance before me; a
black earthquake seemed to swallow me up, and
suppose fell down in swoOn. When awoke
robin was singing outside my window on an ap-
pie bOugh. There-you have it all, and now let
me look for bradshaw, for am so frightened
that go must.
CHAPTER III.
81 must own that it has taken away my appe-
tite," say, with rather a sickly smile, as we
sit around the breakfast table. 81 assure Won
t2ss am mean hn mo insult to your fresh eggs and
LIT certainly was an exceptionally dreadful
DREAM" says Jane, whose color has returned,
and who Is a good deal fortified and treasured
by the influence of breakfast and her husbands
skeptcism, for condensed and shortened YER
sion of my dream has been told to him, and he
has easily laughed it to scOrn. Exceptionally
dreadful, chiefly from its extreme consistency
and precision of detail. But still, you know,
dear, one has had hideOus dreams ones SELF
times out of mind, and they never came to any
thing. remember once dreamed that all my
teeth came out in my mouth at Once-dOuble
ones and all; but that was ten years ago, and
they still keep their situations, nor did about
that time lose any friend, which they say such
dream is a sign Of"
''YOu say that some accountable instinct told
you that the hero of your dream was one OF my
own men," says Robin. turning toward me with
covert smile of benevolent contempt for my
supersttiousness; Ibid not L understand you to
say SOP
hardly-veiled disbelief, 81 dQLnOt know how it
came to me, but was so much persuaded OF
that, and AIN 50 still, as L am OF my own identi-
ty."
al will tell you of plan. then, to prove the
truth OF yOur VISION" returns he, smiling. 81
will take you through the fields this morning,
and yOu shall see all my men at work, both the
the ordinary staff and the harvest casuas, Irish
and all. If among them you find the counter
part of James and my murderer "a SMILEY, Il
will promise then-nO, not even then can
promise to believe you, for there Is such fam
lily likeness between all lrishmen, at all events
between all the lrishmen that one sees out Of
'Take me- 1 say eagerly Jumping up, "now
this Isl, minute: You cannot he more ANXIOUS
as i am to be proved One."
81 am quite at your service he answers, "as
soon as you please. Jenny, get your hat and
s'And if we do not find him, !" SAYS Jane, smil-
ing playfully-"I think l am growing pretty
easy on that head--you will promise to eat a
great deal OF iunchsOn, and never mention
Il promise" replied I gravely. "And if, on
the other hand, We do find him. YOU will promise
to put no more obstacles in the way of my 60
ing, but will let me depart in peace, without
taking any Offense thereat."
'.lt is bargain, she says gayly. Witness
Robin"
So we set of i'm the bright dewiness of the
morning on our walk over Robins farm. 1t is
grand harvest day, and the whitened sheaves
are everywhere distinguishing in the sun. We
have been walking for an hour, and both Jane
and rather tired. The sun beats with all his
late summer strength on our heads, and takes
the force and spriug out of our hot limbs. :
1.-The hour of triumph is approaching" says
Robin with quiet smile, as we draw near an
open gate through which a loaded vain, she'd
ding ripe wheat ears from its abundance, as it
crawls along, is passing.
land time for it, tOO it is a quarter past 10,
and You have been on your legs for fully an
hour. Miss Bellairs, you must make haste and
field to do il in"
''Isnot Thereof cry Ell gerly. so, / am glad.
Thank heaven begin to breathe again!'
We pass through the open gate, and begin to
tread across the stubbe, for almost the last load
has gone.
''Or You will not see their faces; they are all at
dinner"
We do as he suggests. In the shadow of the
hedge we walk close in frOntof the row OF heated
labOrers, who, sitting or lying on the hedge
bank, are eating unattractive looking dinners.
| scan one face after anOther-honest, bovine.
| English faces. have seen hundred thousand
faces like each one of the faces now before me
very like, but the exact counterpart of none.
| We are getting to the end Of the row, begin
ming to feel rather ashamed, though infinitely
relieved, TO smile at my own expense. look
again, and my heart suddenly stands still and
| turns to stone within me Great God how well
| l have remembered this face, even to the un-
slightly smallpox seams, the shagged locks, the
| grinning shut mouth the little, sly. base eyes
| He is employed in no murderOus occupation
| now; he Is harmlessly cutting hunks of coarse
breat and fat, cold bacon with clasp knife: but
| vet have no more doubt that 1t is he-he whom
| Il w crim m Ia
hand-thah have that il is who am st0nily,
shiyeringly staring at him.
'.Well, Miss Bellars, who was right?" asks
| Robins CHEEKY voice at my elbow. Perish
| Bradshaw and all his labyrinths! Are YOU
| satisfied now? Good heavens! Catching sud
den sight Of my face elbow white you are Do
you mean to say that you have found him at
eyes, have found him." 1 answer i'm low.
unsteady tone. al knew should. Look there
| he is--clOse to US, the third from the end.''
turn away my head, unable 70 bear the
hideous recel1ectiOns and associations that the
sight OF the man calls up, and suppose that
..Are- you sure that you are not letting your
emily, in tone Of gentle, kindly remonstrance.
alike, they have ali the same look Of 'debassd,
squalid cunning. Oblige me by looking once
again, so as to be quite sure. 80 81 . =
a t hn sncs sa
ject Of our notice, he lifts his small, dull ewes
and looks back at me. 1t Is the same faoe-t6ey
are the same eyes that turned from the plum
night. - - -
ATbere is no mistake. . answer, shuddering
from head 70 foot. "Take me away, please-as
quick as You can--0ut Of the ield-hOmei"
They comply, and over the hot fields and
through the hot noon air we sweep silently
homeward. As We reach the cool and ivied
perch o. the house speak for the first time
He hesitates. 81 was staggered for moment,
1 will own" he answers With candid gravity;
..but have been thinking II over, and on re-
Election, have come to the conclusion that the
highly-excited state Of your Imagination Is an
swerable for the frightening Of your resem-
blancc which exists between all the Irish Of that
class into an identity with the particular Irish
man you dreamed OF, and whose face (by your
own showing) you only saw dimly reelected in
the glass"
"Sot dimly, (" repeat I, smpha tieslly, .snle.s
he gloriously, blindingly blases from the skys
..You will not be warned by me, thep?" con-
tinued passisnstely, after IN interval. "Yoo
will run the risk Of my dream coming true-you
win stay on here In spite Of it7 On, II could