Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-07-31
A DREAM.

Ny name Z, Iloyd Temple was a
bachelor, yourg enough and pnssable look
Ing | had quite fortune Of my own
Therefore ! had more leisure for castle
building than was quite good for me.
fell asleep one night with a vision Of n
fair face before my memory. had lifted
my eyes while At the hotel dinner table
and saw Just opposite mo this vision Of
beauty. and from that moment found 70
impossible 10 forget her I did not know
her name She was evidently new ar
rival aud in charge u an elderly, sour vie.
aged duenna. All this I saw nj n glance.
noticed casually that abe was attired Ia
a costly gown aud wore magnificent dia.
monds-not many only earrings, brooch
and ring For just un instant our eyes
met. but that one brief instant was long
enough to do me irrepurable misohicf-tu
lure my heart from my bosom would
never forgive hor, Of that folt certain.
A. I was saying, / retired that night
and fcll asleep. still thinking Of the fair
unknown. However, had discovered her
name. Miss inez Castloton. New Orleans.
was inscribed upon the register. and under
81 Mime. Elsie Garcia, her companion. ]
could discover no more, only that tho lady
was partly Spanish aud resided in the
Crescent city and was travelling north
under the cnre u her chnpcron, uu % yisi.
Of pleasure. and with the object Of view
ing the different cities ~ the north. Think
ing Of her, fell asleep.
All AZ once II appeared 60 mo that q tall,
dark figure entered my roon-my room.
whose door bad. Of course, carefully Ho
cured before rotirlng=H tall, masculine
figure. with a Grape unsk tied overt ts face
a typical burglar. Co. be- sure. In one
hand he held a dark lsa,rrn. De stopped
and thraw It, light full upon my face iu
a broad, yellow gIare
Get up hs commanded hoaucly
"sho is 10 peril"
! lay there, staring Into the crspl cover
ed face, with eyes dilionded with terror
real and unadultuFnisd tsrruF-i do not
mind contrasting 10, for, brave rs Iuau
may bo-and / havs never posed for a De-
70 Of bravery h. TO say the least, 30
tie uncomfortable 20 End yourself alone iu
room nj the midnight hour with rrul
live burglar. SO ] gaEsd into the cfup"
covered face, aud ny voice Nfa little
unsteady ~ asked
"What do you meant Who 81 10 peril
and IN what porli Tell me
But he ouly laid his hand upon my arm
and motioncd mo TO rise
felt strange trcmor nun through my
frame. followed by numb sensation, but
roso obedioutly all the same.
"Dros- yourself" commanded my un.
known visitor land mako haste about Il.
too, N you would save her lifci"
Whose lifo'" / demanded boldly.
Miss Caatlcton'r. ~ incs Castle.
tons lie Is Ia danger. n ola are not there
10 save her Ia 10 minutes. she win be
dead womAu"
felt shuddor creep over my frame NJ
these uminous words huIrivdly dressed
myself and prepared 60 follow him Re
member, / know not In what part u tho
house tho young lndy's room was situated
Aud, Furthermore, u did not seem 10 strike
me that my conduct was quite unprrcc.
dcnted. | only followed my Rrcwsomc
conductor from my rom and closed and
locked its door behind me. I folt rs N
were dying, floating away into space, NJ
followed Hun up ftnirs-oue, two, three
Nights. The elevator was nc rest there was
no sound or Hign u human presence save
my Grape covered conductor nnd myself.
hssn then. In my terrur aud prcoccupa.
ton, II struck me na remarkable that no
one seemed a. see VA or hced u. la large
-h5tul iilsy tia. 4 would We almost impos.
sihle Tor two men 20 so prowling aboit n
the midnight hour without being observe,
and questioned.
We came TO halt nj last NJ tho door o
a room. How still--how nwfully still th,
house wasl ! turned TO my strange con
ductor. lie wss gonol
stood there rubbing my eyes, trying Il
account for this transformation Hcunl
which had removed me from my comfort
able bed to a quarter 81 the house Ia whiol
had never been before. / realized thcl
with bitter shame and humiliation that
had been the victim II dream aud ha
been walking In my sleep. bad drcamu
Of the beautiful MiA CHstleton, and thi
was the result I felt like thief aud
villain. Well, would make all haste POI
tihlo hnck 20 my Own room and trust
luck that tho events Of the night mlgl
never be known, ] had just turned 20 =
when a sound fsll upon my oars-a SCUM
which emanatsd from the room 20 who.
very door my dream had led me, IL wa
a fearful Eound-n low groAn uf l0rru
'hen stilcd cry 10 womnu'a voice
cry OF d" Help, help Murderer" the lu
word dying away into n broken gr0ln
without moments hesitation place
my hand upon tho doorknob. The do,
key, for IL fell open nj once, and / was
the room. The light from the corrid,
without s,rcamed IN NJ the open door an
revealed n sight which 1 shall never forg,
while live.
Upon her bed lay the beautiful ladl
Miss Castloton, a. though just arouse
from slumber over her stopped Drawn
figure with = Grape covered iaoc-the yer
man Of my dream IA one hand lac held
glittcring knife upllited over her dnint
throat. With low cry dnrtsd into Oh
room-a moment later was graphing wit
the burglar
Get up and ring tho bellp' cried {
the trembling woman. She obryed a. onci
A little later the room was full Of people
aud tho burglar was oycrpoWrred. boun
and the police summoned. They fouu
Miss Castlston' q diamonds and large sui
OF money upon his person. lie proved I
b. a notorious ropgh who had LONG bos