Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1895-12-25
DREAM OF AN HorD

showing that Mrs. Mallo,o -.
W m''h hearS trouble, great carr ',s afflicted
70 break to her as gently "a .s wa was lakcn
news OF her husbands death possible tho
~ was her sister Josephine
IN broken sentences, yelled bin in 'oid hcr,
veaicd IN half oonccaling. Hos HE'S That 10.
friend, Richards, was there. tna nusoahd's
IL was he who had been in tho ueas her,
oiiicc when intelligence of Tho ra ni,vwspapes
'tsier was received, with Brentiv ,,way dis.
name leading tho list of "killni :, m,aiasl's
oniy taken the time to assure /, HohM {
us ruin by second telegram ' a Of
FASTENED to forestan any lnss ,n and had
tender friend In bcariny tbo Ss'oiu- les
She did not hear the story os a,'' Message
on hayo hoard tho same, with many Won,
inability to accept its signi1c, aparalyzA
wcpt at once, with sudden wild y, Sho
mcnt in her sisters arms, Whon q, "soanton.
Of grief had spent itself, she won. uaos'osm
lor room alone She would bayo "wa7 to
follow hor. law no ono
Thorc stood, facing tho oncn will,
comfortable, roomy armchair II, n, a
she sank, pressed down by n nb, .a.o his
nauslion that haunted her BODY ' ' ",
Shc could SEQ in tho open SQUARE ,o,..
nor house tho tops Of trees that ,vo .o'o ~,
a-quiver with the new spring ife III" tn aa
licious breath Of rain was in thu ~. NV 1c'
tho street below a pcddlcr was orv J,,. IN
wares. 'ns LIS
Tho notes OF distant SOM vb;o,
one was singing reached her FANNY" , ING
countless sparrows twittcrctl In tho c,ra aa
There wcro patches of blue SLY, show,ra,
here and there through the clouds thai h.II
met and piled ono above tho othcr In ~.
west facing hor window. -'
She sat with her head thrown bacl pno,
the cushion of tho chair, quito motioDlcso
except when II sob came up into hcr thron,
and shook hoT, rs q child who has Grind h,
self to sleep continues to sob in its tlr,m.
She was young, with fair, calm far,
whose lines bespoke repression and oven
certain strength. But now thoro wa a
dull stare in hcreycs, whose gaze was 0rcl
away OFF yondcr on ono of those patchc, Of
blue sky. 1t was not IL Glance OF reflection
but rather indicated a suspension of intcl.
ligont thought.
Thcro was something coming to hor, and
sho was waiting for 1t fcarfully. What wac
lta She did not know. 1t was too subtlo
and elusive to name, but sho felt it. crccp
Ing out OF tho sky, reaching toward her.
through tho sounds, tho scents, tho color
that filled tho air.
How Eor bosom roso and fell tumultu.
ously. Sho was beginning to recognize tbh
thing that was approaching to possess hcr.
and she was striving to beat it back with
her villas poworless as her two whito
slender hands would havo boon.
When sEo abandoned herself, lttlo
whispered word escaped her slightly part.
ed lips. Shc said it over and ovor undor
hor breath, FREQ, free, froor' Tho vacant
stare and look of terror that had followed
it went from her eyes. They staid Keen
and bright. Her pulses bqQt fast, and tho
coursing blood warmed and relaxed cv.
cry inch of her body.
Sho did not stop to ask II 1t vcro or vu,u
not monstrous Joy that held her. A
clear and exalted perception enabled Ler
to dismiss tho suggestion Us trivial.
She knew that she would weep aaaIu
when sho SAW tho kind, tender hands fold.
ed In death; tho faco that had never looked
savo with love upon her, fixed and gray
and dead But sho saw beyond that bitter
moment long procession of years to como
that would belong to her absolutely, and
she opened and spread her arms wide out
to thcm In hearty welcome.
There would DO no ono to live for during
those coming years. Sho would 1.-Two for
herself. There would DO no powerful will
bonding her In that blind persistence with
which mon and women believe that thcy
have n right to Impose private will upon
a follow creature. A kind intention ora
cruel intention mado tho act soom no lcS
crime MS sho looked upon it in that brid
moment Of illumination.
And yet sho had loved him-somctimes
Often she Lad not. What did it matter
What could love, tho unsolvcd mystery,
count in face Of this possession OF solf as
sertion which sho suddenly recognized w
tho strongest impulse Of her being?
"Frcc Dcdy and soul frco!" sho Ecpt
on whispering TO herself.
Josephine was Enccling before tho closed
door with her lips to tho kcyholc, implor-
ing for admission. "Louisn opcn Tho
doori Please open tho door-you will
mako yourself i'll. What arc you doing'
For goodness sake, open the door!"
go away. / G.l not making myself
ILL.," No; sho vas drinking IL yuy
clizir Of lifo through that open window To-
foro Ecr.
How fancy was running riot along thcn
days ahead CT hcr-spring days and sum.
NOR days and MI sorts of days that would
be Ter own. Sho brcathed u quick prayer
that lifo might DO long. 1t was only yes
tcrtlay sho had thought, with shuddof
that lifo might be long.
She arose 1T length and opened tho door
to her sisters opportunities. Tho.o was o
fevcrish triumph in her eyes, and she car.
ricsl herself unwittingly like goddess Of
victory. She clasrcd her sisters walsh
and together they descended tho stars
Richards stood waiting for them Mt 'no
bottom.
Some ono vas opening tho FROM , uOOs
with latchkcy. 1t was C-ently Mam"
who entered q littlo travel s.aino!. cont
poscdly carrying his bag and nmDrelA ~
had been far from tho sccno OF INC ' vi
dent and did not cvon know tho.c Inv
bcca one. lie stood amazed at .'osep.laV. -
piercing cry, ct Richards qrlcl hio.io"
screen him from Tho Wow OF Ei9 Who'
But Richards was too latp. :, ,ho
When tho doctors came, they nS'. vs ~
had died of heart discaso.--No"
Jaurpni