The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-11-03

day was u busy one. Nv day was quite
like other days, except in one or two
particulars. l had large quantity of
hooks come by express, and so attended
tc them instead of going home to dinner.
We live far out i'll the edge of the city,
and l COLD not spare thu time to go.
Arnold's day was quite like other days,
too, MS L have learned since. He sent
me note from the bank after his return
from dinner, saying that he would come
to tho bookstore after banking honrs,
That Is, after o'clock, and asking me
IT L cou d possibly leave my work in the
hands of clerks and take drive with
him into the country. L sent back word
| that ] would go. / was glad he was
coming for me, for the bank was long
distance from the store and the day was
terribly hot.
At 3 o'clock was ready, but Arnold
! did not come. At 4 he sent another
note:
"A mistake Of few cents somewhere
is giving us lots Of trouble. shall let
the rest go in little VIII he, but l must
stay until the books are all right. Go
without me-"
l sent one of the CLERKS out for a car
| riage, and drove out into the country.
got away from the hot air of the city.
l saw the green grass and the pure
water, and the flowers and the blue sky
But was too busy thinking to enjoy
| them much. / was running over in my
mind the points win ch intended to
| include III the next two or three chapters
of my book.
/ returned to the city at o'c 'ock and
saw one of those unfortunate things oc-
cur which are altogether too frequent in
large cities. A large man, with pecul-
lar face, which ! need not describe,
stood on q street corner. Another man
came up. Words passed between them.
The large m IN knocked the other man
down, and ran away just as the police
arrived.
A window flew up, and some one in
side Ga womnn.I judged, although the
curtain hid all but the hands, stood with
han Is tightly clasped for moment.
! Then, b ating them up and down in the
| air in frantic manner for few sec
onds, the person disappeared with a
shrill cry of'" He p! Marder!"
1t wasn't murder, though. The man
was sensele IS for n few minutes, but be-
fore drove on was well enough to
| walk away.
! went home. Arnold had not ar
rived yet / ate my supper, went to
my room and spent the early evening
writing in my book. j remember that
l wrote ON the remark 'ble sensibilitv
Of Ia, Il MI 4 q,
Interpretation of series of dreams.
! Arnold had not returned when I retired
at about m dnight. 1t is, perhaps, no
wonder L dreamed / remember look
ing ont on the hot suitry night. / re-
member saying to myself that it would
ruin soon. I remember closing my
window TO guard against the coming
storm. To help cool the room opened
! the watercock. L remember looking
at my watch, which pointed to five min
uteS TO IL, and | am certain of nothing
more, save the getting into bed, until
awoke again. 70 be sure, it seems as
though 7 lay for time in luxury Of
perfect restfulness, and then sank
slowly to sleep. But, as my dream
was of something happening in bed,
] shall not attempt to say when it
began.
thought it was morning. Iopened
my eyes. / wondered why the BIRDS
were not SINGING. Nv door slowly
opened. A flood of light poured in.
It lessened and frightened, and ] read
from the flashes, Help! murdar!"
i awoke TO find my door shut, no
trace of there having been any gas 1t;
and | saw that the sto m was almost
upon us. The thunder could not be
heard yet, but the lightning was very
vivid. With such flashes lighting my
room at short intervals, found no diff
ficulty in accounting for my dream. My
watch pointed to Just II.
L slept again, and 1 had another
dream.
There was knock at my door. I
opened it Gin my drenm) and found
note from my friend. 1t seemed as
though left my bed to go to the door;
but, once i was in the door, it was the
door of my store. 1t seem d to be as
bright ~ day in the store, but dark as
night outside. Some of the darkness
of the night seemed to DIR; { in around
me as / stood in the open door and read
the note which the messenger had
brought me. The note WAS an exact
copy of the one which l had really re-
ceived from my friend that day when he
nude the appointment to ride into the
country. Then l said to the messen-
ger:
But he's being murdered! He wants
help! IL go TO the bank"
sent for carriage and drove TO the
bank. The shutters were closed in
front, but a light shone out of win
dow on the side which opened on q
narrow PASSAGE between the bank and
an empty build NO next to it. I knew
this window opened from the room in
VIII ch my friend would work if at the
bank at night. | pass the narrow
passage, when suddenly hand was
! thrust from the window. | rcco snized
the cufi.but on as belonging to my
friend. Up and down, up and down,
now with long sweeping motion, now
quick and sharp. And again the .silen:
message was Help! murder!"
sprang down the passage to the
front of the bank TO call the d iver,