Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-01-16

M one in the room except we Two,
Standing hastily to the side of the bed
I found him clutching his own throat
and writing in agony, at the same liil l
uttering the cries l heard. HIS race
bore a look of mortal terror, such as l
Sone never to see again. Realizing
that he was suffering from some horrlple
nightmare. 1 tried to wake him up; By
calling his name repeatedly ana snaA-
ing him I finally succeeded. he start
ed i'm and gazed about him With WIG,
frightened look, as though ne dld not
know where he was. Gradually ne came
10 his senses, but he was trembling like
q Leaf 4 drink of brandy from my
pocket flask steadied his nerves some
what. and he began to put on his
clothes. explaining that he did not dare
go to sleep again, but was going out LOT
a walk. ;,
If you don't mind, I'll go with you, =
said l. for, to tell the truth | don't
believe I could sleep, either.
sI'm sorry I've spoiled your nights
rest" he replied, "but if you really
wish to go out with me, I shall be glad
We lighted our cigars and strolled
ol1t into the night After walking
some distance in silence, my friend
said: ut is strange that that dream
should come back to me now. 1t
hasn't troubled me for years. There
was time when it haunted me so
? often that | had to be watched con-
stantly while I slept AS soon as
showed any signs of agitation, the
watchers would awaken me. If they
had not. nv mind would undoubtedly
have given way under the terrible
strain. There is story connected with
that dream. Do you care to near II
Of course was very much interested
and begged him to go on.
1.-THE dream 1 had tonight ne con
tinued, lis merely the recollection OF a
terrible experience once had. l was
very young at the time-searcely
eighteen l was without any near reia-
lives and dependent entirely upon my
own resources. You remember the time
when gold was discovered in Colorado,
how people fiocked there from all parts
hf the country to make their fortunes.
We'll T caught the fever, too, and taking
what little money ! had saved up,
went to Denver. There remained some
time. mingling with miners and learning
from them all / could about the gold
mines. From several sources l hearo
that gold had been discovered IN paying
quantities at Silver Cliff, and | declded
n % there, stopping on my way at
pueblo to buy a horse and other neces-
sary parts of miners OUTFIT
..Tbe evening before I left Denver ]
was sitting in the lobby Of my hotel,
when an old gentleman sat down be-
side me and entered into conversation.
He was a very pleasant companion,
and took to him Immediately, telling
him my plans and all about myself,
When he learned that had just come
from the east and knew nothing about
gold mining, he advised me to return.
But l was young and hopeful, ana,
or
the sort depicted in the cheap novels
had read, so his advice was thrown
away Finding that ] was not to be
dissuaded from my plans, he good-na-
turedly gave me great deal of Valu-
able information and told me some
very interesting stories of his own per
sonal experiences.
1.-THE next morning found me on my
way to Pueblo Arriving there, l went
to. hotel and began making inquiries
as to the best way of reaching Silver
Cliff. The landlord was very obliging.
He assisted me in selecting a horse,
told me what / would need on my
journey, and promised to let me know
when he heard of any one who was 60
ing to the same place. On the third day
OF my stay he introduced me to a man
who intended to start for Silver Cliff
the next morning, and was willing to
lake me WITH him. This man, who
called himself Bill Warren, was an
evil-looking fellow, but rather than
wait longer I decided to accept him as
travelling companion.
Before daylight the next morning the
start was made We had only one horse
each, and these We're obliged to serve as
saddle horses and pack horses at the
same time. This made our progress
rather slow. We had ridden some ten OF
twelve miles, when ] thought / heard
hoofbeats behind us. Turning in my sad
die saw number of horsemen follow
ing us at full speed. AS they rode they
shouted something that sounded like
'Haltn was about to ask my compan-
ion what 1t all meant when saw him
suddenly cut the strap which secured
his pack, letting It fall to the ground
Their, putting spurs to his horse, he was
on like shot. tried to follow him, but
was unable 70 keep up. Our pursuers