The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-12-12
HER DREAM.

This story being true. in order not &c
wound the suscepubilities of any one
now Ewing. l suppress proper names, a:
well as few Of the least important de
tall. As to the improbabilty. that i:
4 matter Of no concern. because it is
simply true. As 20 its impossibility, ]
leave that TO be discussed by the in
credulOus, who are so wise when thew
know nothing about matter
About ten years ago Lady Dash was
staying at large hotel n a fashionable
watering place OF the western coast Of
France. We Will call the hotel the
Lion dor, although that was not it,
name. the Lady DAsh's daughter
Blanche, as it is mere convenient 10
nave a real Christian name than 10
subsist on continual initials.
/ with courier and maid and an
immense pile OF luggage, intending 10
stay TIL Easter, when they were due at
home. Alter rather egrly dinner.
they spent the evening in the gar lens,
and listened 20 an excellent band while
chatting with some friends who had lust
| turned up. Lady Dash at last SAID IL
was delightful, but IL was time 10 70 20
/ bed. She led The way in ner handsome
black drapeT1es, lace veil thrown over
her white hair. 81 hch followed slowly.
loath TO leave the moonlgh on hs
sea, the pregnant shadows in Iie
garden, the scent OF q .wers and Gig
aretts, all the brightness and the beauty
outside under the stars, and shut her
sell within four walls with a candle in
stead OF a glowwOrm. Her mother
glanced over her shoulder 10 zee II she
were following, and then disappeared
inside the wide open doors which led
into brilliantly lighed hall Although
the hoiel was already crowded. there
were few fresh arrivals anding by
the bureau. Blanche looked round
with idle curiosity at the same time
that man turned away from the
sort OF pigeon-hole, with the num-
bee Of his room in his hand. aud
came quickly across the iasselated
pavement. He was rather under the
average height. with broad shoulders.
short neck and long arms. The light
of the chandelier fell full on a pair of
restless eyes, a pale, ordinary face. Il
short, dark beard. such as nine French
men out of ten affect, stood quite still,
every scrap of color leaving her face.
and then ran upstairs as fast as she
could. painting aud terror-stricken, TO
find her mother.
Lady Dash was quietly taking of her |
veil when her daughter burst into the |
room. She closed the door behind her. |
and then said eIciiedly: I'VE must |
leave his place At once. / wouldn't |
sleep here another night If You pro-
missed me thousands af pounds"
My desr child. what are you think !
ing Off We've lust come
Never mind. We must go at once. |
Where's Mary ?"
Eating her supper, suppose. You |
must be mad TO talk of starting of at |
this time Of night. Nothing would in !
duce me, taking seat on a small sofa |
and looking very determined.
But, mother dear"-and Blancne |
knelt down by her and seized her hand. |
why, child. you are as cold as stone !
What is it?' rubbing her fingers gently !
and looking down with growing alarm |
on her agitsted face.
You know my horrid dream last ]
night" her lips quivering how / |
thought l was being murdered. Just |
now. in the hail, / saw him"
You saw whom2 / don't under |
stand"
The man who murdered me-" shak-
ing from head 10 foo. Il should know 1
him anywhere. He has a scar on his
left cheek"
But, my dear. this is childish non
sense. Who pays attention 20 dreamS7 1
l dreamed most wildly one night that i
was shipwrecked. Am l never to 90
into a boat again 2"
But that's different. Oh, mother. do
you want 10 see my throat cut?"
Don't ask such horrible questions.
You must be reasonable. We can't
leave at this time of night. II would
create quite an ssciIHdre. You shall have
Mary to sleep on the sofa"
MARY, who goes into Mysteries at a
spiderr
Then l will stay with you myself"
magnanimously. Anything 70 satisfy
you"
Blanche assented to this with T. deep
drawn sigh. She could not help seeing
the difficulties in the way OF an immedi-
ate departure, but as Tar as she herself
was concerned, she would rather have
slept in a cow-house than under the
roof Of the Lion dor. Lady Dash
could not be expected to consent to
the cow-hCuse. so she reluctantly gave
way
The two ladies. having ascertained
that they had sufficient stock Of light
and literature. and having securely
locked the door, established themselves
in Blanche's bedroom and prepared for
3 wakeful night. Lady Dash's nerves
were on the alert although she pooh
poohed the whole affair, and she started
when an old gentleman
on the stairs, or a waiter
dropped pair of boots. BIZ and by the
hotel became quiet, the doors ceased to
bang and the last scrap OF conversation
was silenced. Lady Dash, after read
ing, or pretending to read for some
time, began TO grow drowsY. II
About yard from the bed was a
door, Of which Blanche had q distinct ;
view as she sat At a little ornamental
table placed at the end Of the bed. j
Lady Dash, when her eyes were open,
could also see the door across the cor
ner OF the bed. but she did not think
4 necessary 10 watch il as her daughter
do. There Was a lookiDg-g ass draped
with coarse lace. into which Blanche
telt compelled 10 look every now
and then as IL stood on her
right hand. As the night Eore
On she had an uneasy feeling that
there was something standing behind
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