The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-04-27

nunciation had borne swift and unexpected
fruit! His horse was nibbling among the
bushes farther up the road; he caught it,
and mounting with Q good deal OF pain, rode
on his way. Half way up Eagle canyon he
turned to the left and entered q smaller
gorge, but soon climbed out Of that by
winding road, and, continuing along the
mountain side, in another half holr he
came to the mines. The men swarmed out
Of the works to greet him, and he had
smile and hearty shake Of the hand for every
conner. His sickness had gone, and the pain
from his former hurt had subsided, but he
was still weak from the shock Of the morn
ing; he said nothing, however, regarding
the attempt upon his life.
In the little Office the foreman gave him
an account of the mines operations in his
absence. After that Elchard dispatched n
man to Trean, with instructions for him to
remain and assist about the little farm until
recalled, and to assure the young mistress of
the place that her former guest was well. He
then sent another messenger to Salt Lake
City, which lay beyond the next range of
mountains to the west, with letter from
his af1ianced to her sister, Mrs. Smoot, con
veying intelligence Of their fathers sick
ness, and craving her presence. Elchard also
commissioned the young man to get his
mail, and to call at the house where he
lodged when in the city and bring from his
room a Winchester rife. He could not
treat the dangers Of his surroundings light
", now that 20 much which was sweet and
alluring had entered his life.
After these and other pieces Of business
waiting his direction had been put under
way, he went up to his room above the Office
and laid down. He felt shaken and weary,
but his thoughts went on long excursion,
to the East, and again and again to the
woman he loved, and in and out his en-
vironment, and round and round in many
prying convolution, ere they would submit
to slumber Even then it seemed but q
moment ere they were awake again and
weaving him dream.
Trean seemed standing far on a mountain
side. as he had stood once, with q great
mist like q sea Of milk below her. From
ton to toe she seemed apparelled all in
glistening white. Even her hair and eyes
were full of light, and with arms extended
she was singing with her face to the sun.
It seemed a wonderfully sweet song, and
warmed him with pleasure. Suddenly as
by q flash the fantasy ceased, and far below
in the mist figures were dimly moving and
a voice was calling him, the same voice, but
fallen into distress. In an instant, even
before he could answer, it had changed and
seemed the voice of Orson Beam calling his
name so piteously he sprang out Of slumber
to answer it. But nothing was there save
the plain furnishings of the little chamber.
and the sunshine falling through the win
dow upon the floor.
Dreams are but the grotesqus or half
truthful shadows of facts and former sugges
tons. perhaps; the rc-illuEinating Of old
mind-picturcs, or it may be full round
thought or memory broken and distorted by
the corporal darkness that trembles and
lifts and settles about the never-sleeping
soul But whatever their significance, and
that they have any lies much in doubt, some
curious facts attend them. As in this in
stance, it may lie, for at the moment Of FL
chard's dream his betrothed was standing
on the mountain side above the pines stretch
ing out her hands in an ecstasy Of feeling
and singing a song of love toward him,
while Beam was across the valley kneelmg
in the bramble praying, and now and then
breaking out lmplOri1gly to the one ae had
wronged. Perhaps the two distant souls,
straining so intently toward him. somehow
projected the vision upon his mind in its all
but abnormal condition. Be that as il may,
he slept no longer, and, after turning the
dream about mentally for little time, went
down and set to work at his desk Still, the
slumber-picture was of use in that it left
grain of dread in his mind, forboding lest
something fatal might befall the one he
loved, that reused him. Might not the sys-
tenn which had evidently attempted his OWE
removal from earth, also endanger her! he
could hardly entertain the misgiving, yet it
troubled him. Surely the disafection OF
this quiet girl, her falling away from the
faith Of her community, could hardly bring
her more than censure and coldness. Still,
he remembered what the Prophet had said
in that hateful harangue which had set his
blood on fire; but alas, he could not know
how much Of passion and evil greed en-
vironed her! and the day passed. and an
other came and went, and still . third with
out the messenger he had sent to Tfsan re-
turning, and he worked on half contentedly.
knowing that on the fourth he should 90 &c
her.
lT0 Ri CONTINUED.