Fort Wrangel news., 1898-09-28
A BELIEVER IN DREAMS.
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 A T thy top of steep Mll two "A young mea sal on 4 stone wall 4 Ahy t'r roadside, resting.
 IL 0as iatc on sunday afternoon in October. Stretching away on every s.de. wifh here and 'here the roofs of farm-honses yislhle. We're thv hr.sht colors of r.pculas foliage. Four lasies away toward tae west Ms the hay outl.ue of thr citY.
 There had been silence for some tine leu-rh Howard crane spoke. He was au athletic fellow. with q healthy color in h.> alert. suIoothNharen face.
 "l sapie5s" thl> k our last walk to- ..tl.r far tl.s veal" he ,a.d. "l shall hr inae som, enough without you all winter l wish sou had Lot got 10 go south"
 And wish you could 20 south with mr." ~ail lobn Erant. smiling. He wis fall and spare. wifh a palh. Sensidye face. "l}ut of course the law cant get on without you
 Craze lau=hyd. T don't Just see how caa leayr i.oT. I'd like to le with you, only I'd hate to vast" So much time. aud wds ncyer particularly fond of loasias arnund doing nothin@.'
 "l kaeW I'm lazy." sail Rr1nt, goo,l- hpmoredly. but where's the u~e in my doiu- anything: II would only be talk lag tae bread out of somr poor fellow < mouth"
 As the sun went down they Jeff the wall and set out at brisk Iacr toward the city.
 "of course" said Crane. after a paust. "l don't waGt y1u To stay here if your health can't stand II. Queer freak ot your lungs to % back on you this Way, whea they've never given you any trouble before. A winter in tAe south will fix you all right, but !ts going to be lonesome for me. You know yon are the only one I am at all chummy with" He sighed deeply.
 You are nut going to be so lonely as you thi;k." sald Brant, with q quiet smile.
 w hal do you mean"
 Brant heSitatt1l. and then said a lit tlp apolegetically: T know you'll think I'm silly old woman to believe It. but had q dream about you little while ago. and I can't get 1t out of my head, Il was so real
 We'll what was ltT'' prompted Crane, aS his friend paused.
 That you would be married In less than q year"
 "rhere's nothing I'm less likely to do." said Crane. laughing.
 "But f,>,l sure you will" said Brant. earnestly. The dream was =o vivid mere like vision. saw you, and where you lived. and you were very happy"
 Its utterly absurd" said Crane "Such q thing hasn't entered my head.
 They became silent, as they neared the city. each occupied with his own thoughts. At Cranes door they parted.
 If I'm married when you come back. you must come and see us,' he said. lightly But I sha'n't be. I haven't any faith in dreams"
 Yes. you will" said Brant. positive ly. and I'll be sure and visit you GCod-hy."
 Slowly and dejectedly Brant walked along the brightly lighted streets to his home Leaving his coat and hat in the hall. he went to his room. nnd groping his way across 1t. sat down in the dark With his head resting on his hands the same perplexing. harassing thoughts which had troubled him for the month past chased through his tired brain.
 Was he fool he asked himself, for the hundredth time. He had deceived his friends. making them think he must leave home on account of his health, when in reality 1t had never been better. He was going away to exile, leaving his family, all his ac- qualntances, Crane, and, worst of all- Mildred
 And for what? Because in that wretched dream he had seen Mildred happily married to Crane.
 He was tempted even now. at the eleventh hour, to go to Mildred and ask her to be his wife But the spell of the dream was upon him still. and he felt that he could not betray his friend.
 Even If he could, what reason had he