New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-11-26
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daughter burst into the She closed the door pe
hind her and then said excedly: We must leaye ,n n
place ut once. wouldn't sleep here announcer msn' 'ou
promised me thousands of pounds" w..vo only
My dear child what are you thinking of We've only
Never mind, We must 60 ut once Where's Mary =.
Eating her SUPPOSE GSn Motb be % would
induce me-" taking seat ON small soia anu iooAis
But, mother dear''-and Blanche knet down by her
and seized her hand. - ,.,, u.,,
hing her fingers gently and looking down with growing
alarm into her agiiated face. ,,,,
a. You know my horrid dream ast night her ups qulv
cring-" how thought was being murdered Just now'
in the hall, saw him"
"The man who murdered me- shaking from hend to
foot al should know him anywhere. He has scar on
But nv dear this Is childish nonsense. Who pays at
cntion to dreams dreamed most wildly one ngt tas
1 shipwrcckcd Am never 10 go mo "a BOAT hsuh
But that's different Oh, mother DO you want u sec
Don't ask such horrible questions You must be req
sonabe We can't leave at this time OF night IL would
create quite escdndre Yon shall have Mary 10 sleep
y" MARY who goes into Mysteries at spderr
"Thcn will stay with you myself magnanimousiy
Rlanche assenfed TO this with deepdrawn sigh. She
ooJ NOT helm seeing the difficulties In the OF an I'M
mediate departure but far she herself was CON
cerned she would rather have slept In eownonse tha
expected to consent the cowhouse she reluctantly
The Two ladies' having asceraincd that they had suii-
cicnt stock Of light and literature. and having securely
locked the door established themselves In Blanche peg
room and prepared for wakeful night LADY Dash VI
nerves were on the alert although she pooh pooled te
whole affair." and she started uncomforaDly when an "'
gentleman sneczed on the stairs waiter dropped
pair Of boots By-andby the hotel became quiet ile
doors ceased bang and the last scrap Of
silcnccd Lady Dash after reading or pretending 10
read. for time. began to grow drowsy; -, u,,o,
About yard from the bed was the door, OF wnch
tai table placed at the end Of the bed Lady Dash whe
her eyes open could also see the door across me
corner of the bed but she did not think II necessary 10
watch II as her daughter did There was bookings
drapcd with coarse lace, INTO when Dia thon
a le il sood one her rig hand As the night
on she had an uneasy feeling that there was somebody
sec him reelected in the mirror This terror grew ON her
til she was afraid look over her shoulder Her mother
10 her She onged to wake her. but knew u WouiH We
cruel Suddenly there was sound every mar on er
Her heart beat loud that she could scarcely hear any
thing else Lady Dash had woke, and was staring aa
the Again there a sOund-an
cautious footscp, They did not look at each other D
kept their eyes fixed in the same direction Beathes
1 Sr TcaTt seemed Gy to burst in tue mat fol-
lowed. Again it was tried hnt the LOCK d in liz
there was silence Every sense seemed ne I 1 M,
tcnng They waited with white faces ana cialnny
hut the murdcrer-fmurdererh were-was DaKeu' anu
did not come again. - A., 800,
tha an the bright morning that succeeded that endless
night She felt utterly out, but she quite agreed
man were st in the hotel Mary. having been told Of
the wrctchcd night her mistress had passed. uge cr ~
90 u
but Lady Dash stoutly refused, conessng 10 hersel
though not 10 the maid. that rest would ne nlnSSlpc
After hurried breakfast she sent Tor NJ Pau lhe pro
nrietOr who was dismONcd to TO hear tnat the oPIf
nmcnf which had been engaged for fortnlgnt
was 10 be thrown his hands at an hOur
notcc He demanded the reason so latnctcaily
thc aly Dash was at last induced to tell him me real
facts of the case Then his face cleared ana De Deggu
madame 70 dismiss all uncasness from her nina AS 10
the Monsieur with the scar. he had eft the ilo VI
before dawn but the police were already on MS Iavh
The bon Incu had meTcfully preserved the Engsh lules
Inv means of a dream. but others had received no such
Warming and had suffered in different ways W. le BaIon
had lost his silver cigar Mime In C0nessc hcr nck
locc of pcars NJ lc Prince portemonnac containing
hank o the amount OF six thousand polins Nine
S-a gold watch, Mile C a handsome Draceie''
Rt all these ladies and gentlemen. did they sleep with
their doors unlocked inquired Lady Dash feeling tat
they had brought their msfortunes on themselves ny
their lmprudence. -, -, 49,, oos,. oo,
Not at all madame; but the rdo7eh mac IN Stsy 'pii,
trvancc by which lie could turn Key III lock- anu ~
omen the door" go
'"Then why didn't he open oursl"
eft must have been the llght tnat prolecWu !Vi,
madame He saw it. and guessed that you were sltuhg
up" Il A., ,on thov had rim
but Flowed herself to he persuaded 10 stay common
sense told blanche that the Lion Dor was the last
MAGE To which the with the scar would lcturl'
unless brought there nvountarly In the hahd Oh Tue
lice So she allowed herself 10 20 10 sleep az nlgnt W
ont listening forhs footsteps 1t relief to her iniu
when the thief caught and finally sentenced 10
1aIe term OF frdrailr FORCES This happened ten
Years ago of imprisonment Is proDaDy over,
consequently Blanche lives with the sword o Daocles
hanging over head for until the man win te scar
known dead she knows there Is possibility tha1
the dream may yet be fulfilled Absit omen.