The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1878-02-08
4 STRANGE DREAM.

The Consequences which fiewcsi From a.
When was About II years Of agc,
was invited by Mrs, Hall. my godmotl,.
IL, ~ pay her visit before going 10 q
boarding. school, where VIVA 10 remain
for few ycnrs. My mother had died
when ! WIN very yonnR, anil my father
thought II better Tor me 10 lc ii nice
school, where would hc among rirls III
my own ngc, thAn In the house with only
his sister nnl himself. Mira Hall was
very fond III me; rho had no children of
her own. md, had my father consented,
Shr ind Mr.. Hall would have taken mo
10 live with them entirely.
II VIM Il lovely day In June when I mr..
rived nj my gotlmother's, and she was
delighted TO MO me. Tho house wan
beautifully situated ON high ground, sur.
rounded by grand old trces, and at one
side was lower.garlcn.
One morning golmothcr said to me:
"Come upstairs with me, Lillian, aud
will show Won some Indian jewels TINT
my uncle lett mo lately"
Ahe opened the drawer ii M inland
H,nilal-woo,l cabinet aud took ont 4 small
case, In wl,el, were pair III car. rings, 4
brooch aud necklet I'll most beautiful
diamonds. thought Ind never Sccn
anything No beautiful before.
My dear Lshan, said she, ~ In.
tend u eve yon these on your 10TH
birthday. ! see, however, there IN b
stone loose IN one Ut tho earrings, 70
will take II into town aud have ID NJ
paired.
She folded II up carefully and put Il
In her purse; Tho care with the othcl
diamonds SHE put Ia one Of the drawer,
of her dressing- glass.
After lunch Mr.. and Mrs. Hall tool
ma with them 10 the town, which VIA,
about fonr miles distant. Tho emr. rinI
wis left nj the jewclel y, and, m W. wcr,
~ spend the day nj n friends louSr. ",
arranged ~ call for II on our way hack
hut you will nay, what hnn all this 10 IL
with your dream Well, wait Iitlls
mud yon will nee.
W. spent pleasant day, callel fol
The arsflnp IN onr WY, aud arrived
hsaaA Ais,nt half .pnHt 4 o'clock. Al
wHs tah'ng on my bpnnct godmothcl
came iulu the rom,
/" Lillian. " Faii she, cannot iud Iii
,AHs u diamonds anywhere. DID ! moi
leave u IN the drawer In my dressing
glass before went ont? ] went IN pm
IN the other earring now. and u was no
there. Who can have taken it?"
You certainly loft il In the dressing
glnss drawer" saii. "Could any 81
The servants have taken II, do you
think r
!" | Ata nure they would not" she Oh
nwercd. - llnvc had them with M,
for years. and never missed anything be
FORE"
!" Arr there any strangem about the
could hAvc come IN through tho win
dow r.
No, Lillian; there are no stranger.
Abont the place except tile gardener. and
~ .tcina most respectable man. I gol
4 very ligh character u him FROM IA,
last p.scc; IN fact, ~ were told hc va.
\ mott Trustworthy person"
Next day there was wonderful com
motion about tlc missing irwcl-casc
The police wrfe sent Tor, aud cycry
place VIVA ssaielind over and over again
TINT - no purpose. Ono thing. however
puzzled tla. On the win,!ow.sill wns !,
fntfmark, ati pear tho dressing. table 4
little bit ri eartli, ~ ii from Il shoe q,
l,out, which lad IN IL think that Che Thief
mnht have come In through tho window,
i'nt how did he yet up 70 itY II wan /,
Hood height from tho ground, and ti.s
creeping plants were not in tl,r least
broken, y. wonll have been the case had
my one climbed up by them. IA la4lsle,
must hayn been employed, anil II was
littlr ~ tho credit III Tho police that I'M,
fact hal not heen properly conS,drrcl
~ the matter rt1od II vas 4 mystcry
mud secinod likely 10 remain -. MI
only one crr.ring wns left ii tho vaIusl,l.
Mt.
In few days lift for school. whcr.
remained for four years. spent ever,
vacation lnt~een my home and nv aoI
mothers. VIZ often spoke III thu stolcr
diamonds, bnt nothing had eycr lncr
heard VI them, though i reward al nj,
pounds hsd been offered by MI. Hal
III any information that would lead Il
lir dctedtlon II tho thief. On my 10th
birthday my gnlintthcr gave me bean.
tifml watch and chain and the diamond
cHr. ring which she Ind gut arranged % I
nOcklet,
- mn 70 sory, Lillian sAid shc.
that have not the rest III those din
iiionds ~ give ynll hut, In ever they arr
found. thGy shall ~ Yours, my dear.
! must nov pass OVER Nh years. which
went BY quietly aud happily. nothing
very important tAtinG place until Tho
ast year, during which Eme ! hAA bsep