Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-06-24
A DREAM WARNING.

"He cares tor me as much as care
for him." Hester said detiantly to her
flushed, spirited reflection in the
glass. IF George Bowman wants to
slip out Of his engagement to Hester
Bull be is welcome to do 1t. "
1t was like the average lovers
quarrel. zach were quick and sensl-
tive Each had wounded the others
pride by some cutting words and,
though anxious to make up neither
would ''give in" first
IF | am to make the first adj
vances our reconciliation will be de-
layed till doomsdaY," Hester said
aloud, deliberately as she crept into
bed ana passed from that into dream
land.
How long she wandered there is I'M
certain, but presently she started
from her pillows with cry of terror
and pierced the gloom of her chamber
with wild, staring eyes, to make sure
she had returned again to the world
of the outer senses. 1t had all been
so vivid and awful. At tirst it was a
church interior, with eager, expect
ant faces crowding towards the
chancel. She had stood with George
before a white-robed priest, who tried
vainly to Join their hands across a
glowing wall of flame. On her side
it was clean cut and solid, its glowing
heat sitting her breath On his its
red tongues seemed to reach out and
lap him hung ily and she could see
his white face, imploring and CHASTITY,
In the midst of it, Then the scene
changed in swift dream fashion. She
was in a train, which was rushing,
swaying, leaping madlyo to destruc-
ton. The burden OF her thought
was that George was aboard and that
he was doomed to death. There was
sudden plunge into some horror of
darkness. With the shock she awoke,
bathed in perspiration.
She got up, all trembling and un-
certain. and went to the window. 1t
was a bright moonlight night, dewy
and sweet, contrasting strangely
with the scene through which she
had just passed
Some terrible calamity was coming.
She was sure OF IT, George was
threatened by something in connec-
tion with the train running over the
O. and O. Railroad. He was fireman
just at present on the Delta new,
powerful engine of which he was soon
TO have control. He believed that an
engineer should have practical
knowledge Of tireman's duties, conse.
uuently he had assumed that position
for a short time.
Hester's home was in the suburbs
of the city. Across the vacant lJt be-
fore her windows she could see the
track shining in the moonlight and
converging TO a point in the far dis
lance. TO her excited fancy IL seemed
as if horrid shapes crouched along the
track ali ready to give the signal fOl
the train TO Doe hurled 10 destruction.
She musv see George and warn. beg,
persuade him not 10 20 again on the
engine. She must swallow her fool
ish pride What did their little mis-
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