The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-02-01
TOLD IN 4 DREAM.

Julian Blair gave utterance 10 u's eNci"
yn,,ion hc brought his hand down upon
his desk with tremendous force
Tho voung man in his excitement rose
from his chair and paced the moor vi HES
Office ,<,,. .oi1 iii. |
81 made fool of myself, he sad Dlt-
forty "IIcre | am, young ia"!el' wiz,
ont practice. in n country to"n' anu
with no hope of lettering my cohu',ion
Jns,end of waiting patiently Tor sohle'i'lnS - |
a. t,,r, 1ip have had the audacity 10 ipi
IN love with the wcalthiest heiress III 'he
rioco and tonight ! forever disSraceu
,,,vsolf bv asking her to marry me 10
morrow / am To see her iather' ihoIo
con he but one result. Mr. Howard II
,,illioroire He will ask me about my
uropcrty and my prospects. Neh' ny.
about - i'm my pocket and owe SooV'
The old gentleman VIII teSUh me as
fort,nc buuter and request me to dlscon-
,ir,,o INV visits Yet. the lord knows
iove Alice and would devote my lie 10
her" nd took
Il survcv Of his scauty possessions lie"
articles of furniture, and perhaps nun
dred law books-this was all.
1ft will he useless. he said, "to tell
mar, Iil.c MIR Howard that ! viii wait for
his daughter He viii simply sho" i'o
the door. and all will be over.
The young fellows frank ana many
face wore look Of panied emDaIraSSlhehV'
He had taken a leap in the dark ana was
already regretting his hasty action
The town clock struck the hour OF iilu-
NIGHT and Blair retired 70 his chamber au-
ioining his Office. and made an attempt 10
sleep of his trouble. IT..
For some time he was wide awake. lii9
ewes burned and his brain was in Whlri'
Al last he fell into ieyerlsh ana ais
iurbed slumber
In the course Of the night Il strange
thing occurred Just how II happened nc
did not understand, but lac had late Nisi-
for who introduced himself as a lawyer
from London.
The stranger made profuse apologies Tor
his uutmely visit
Mr. blair" he said, II will not detain
YOU with any preliminaries. lou are 1he
heir 10 the estate Of john Blair, one OF
your uncles who ran away from hoihe
when a mere boy, and settled IN Liver
pool Your uncle was remarkably lucky;
ua found friends, went into business, ana
i'm the course of time made fortune. he
died a month ago and lett you sooO,ooo'
Julian proceeded 10 ask for further lns
formation. but the London lawyer pleas
an.r remarked that good news would
keep
II must leave in half an hour for New
York. 80 he said, but you may expect me
back in week or so, aud then the neccs-
sarv ARRANGEMENTS will be completed ior
placinr YOU in possession Of your inherit
ance.'
With this the strange visitor vanished,
md Julinu Blair. as he raised himself on
his elbow and looked about the room,
asked himself whether lac was awake OF
dreaming.
A sudden drowsineSs overcame hlhi'
and when he again opened his eyes IL was
morning.
..Was il a dreamsn he cried, as he
dressed himself. NO, it is Impossible
There is the chair the man sat IN. re-
member his features distinctly, ana every
word he said, and even the tones oil MS
voice. Thank God 1t was no VISION; IL
was reality
Julian found, after making his toilet
that he was still a little feyerish, win Il
strange fullness in his head, but glance
nj the mirror showed that he was looking
unusually well. - =,
One thing startled him not a little IN
the course of the morning. Alter briei
interview with one of the bankers OF the
town he walked ont Oh the street WIN
$500 in his pocket.
4 sudden doubt struck him as he reached
the sidewalk. Had he made mistake III
telling the banker of his good fortuneY III
the whole thing was only dream, as ne
sometimes suspected, he had done very
bad thing.
.Pshawri he said to himself, 81 am
sick and nervous. How can 1t DO
dream
By degrees his confidence was restored
and later in the day when he saw Mt
Howard his manner was well calculated
10 impress the millionaire. He told the
story of his legacy, and the rich man toob
him bv the hand and told him that III
man i'm the wide world would suit nm
better as IA son-in-law.
A week passed away delightfully."-. ban
found himself the lion of the town, but h'
spent most of his leisure time with NJ
aiilanced.
One morning the young lawyer arose
cool and clear headed, without trace o.
fever. lie looked back upon the events
of the past week in amazement. lie IN
longer had any belief in in visit OF TIN
man from London. 1t was dream, an'
nothing else.
II am in adisgraceful flxN' he groaned
al have lied to Mr.. Howard and to Ahce
| have borrowed money under false pre-
lenses. Nothing will ever convi"ce PEG
pie that | am not swindler."
As the days rolled on, Julian grew, thu
and pale. lie could not bring himself Z
the point of a confession TO Mr.. Howar.
and Alice Then, too, some OF his opil
cations were coming due. There was ap
parently no way out of the TROUBLE. IN
thought Of suicide took possession OF hi
mind, and he began to nerve himself 10
the decd.
The card in Julian's hand bore the &C
dress OF Henry Morley, solicitor, Mdai
Temple, London, and as the owner OF 10
card was ushered into the office, the youn