The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1904-06-08
NJ a G G i e S H E a r t
CHAPTER x.--tContinued.)

And how have you slept, dear? And
how do you like the sea-" asks Mrs.
Cholmondely, smiling.
IL slept very soundly, thank you, dear
madam; and as for the sea, its murnur
is delightful, and the view from my
window equally So"
Have you never been to the seaside
before, Miss Duncombe?' questions
Maud
Not that l know Of; and yet 1t all
seems so familiar to me. Yesterday, for
instance, as we drove in view of the sea,
it seemed to me like a scene reproduced
1t puzzled me very much at the time, but
/ was not bit surprised, and | seemed
TO remember the plash of the waves at
once. / had a curious dream about the
sea-" continues Maggie, smiling and
blushing. mo one believes in dreams,
of course, but mine seemed so very real,
that l remember 1t as well as il il was
only yesterday, actually before me-"
Il do believe in dreams, myself said
Maud. stoutly; "believe in them in the
good old fashion of trying to make them
out. Besides, it is great fun; SO tell us
all about it, Miss Duncombe."
well, l thought I was a little wee
the beach here, it was quieter, and not
so gay; and the water was blue, blue as
the sky; and the people were dressed SO
gaily and quantity, and spoke in a lam
guage ! did not understand. 1 remem-
Der sitting by the side OF my nurse, who
carried me about, and dressed me in my
pretty frock and blue sash, and who was
singing merry song, that l could not
understand word Of, and throwing a
pebble in the sea at the end of every
line. And, presently, round the rocks
saw TALL handsome gentleman coming.
and cried out to go to him, for
thought he was my father. My nurse
tried to keep me till he came up, but
rushed away from her, and presently
my father took me in his arms and sat
me down, and began talking to me. 1t
is curious that 1t should all be so lifelike
and real: but remember his face so
well. He had an iron-gray sort of mus
tache, heavy and thick and hair of the
same color, and a little pointed beard
on his chin; all the rest of his face was
smooth. But, oh, he had the noblest
face, the handsomest features, you ever
saw! But his eyes-oh, dear madam"
adds Maggie, carried away by her story,
"what eyes they were! SO large, so deep,
no sorrowful-those very dark, gray eyes
that seem fathomless in their deep
depths and such dark eyebrows, and
long, fine lashes. He pressed me up
close to him, and kissed me as If he
never would leave off; and great tears
ran down his cheeks: and he said, with
his poor mouth all quivering. In voice
Al = ,.<I 80 hz t<I hxr
the wind, and echoed by the break Of the
wave on the sands, God grant, my dark
eyed darling. Won will never wiring a
heart as your mother wrung mine! And
then--then I half woke, and thought
his face turned to yours, and you were
kissing me; and I must have been crying,
too. for put my hand ITO my face, and
there was a hot tear on my cheek. And
then l remembered I had bidder you
both good night, and 1t must be only
dream"
Maud Is looking away, pretending to
gaze out of the window, afraid to turn
her head lest there be some moisture in
her eyes.
She turns presently, and says, smil-
ing. "You have told your dream beauti-
fully. Miss Duncombe; il is like fairy
story, only that 1t is so sad. Now for
the Specification. What does it mean,
mammal"
A ray OF light flashes over the mobile
features as she catches her daughter
looking curiously at her. And then Mrs.
Cholmondeay replies, There is no inter
probation of dreams. Maggie had seen
the sea for the first time, aE5 it dwelt in
her memory; and for the murmur she
speaks Of, take that shell from the cor
ner-so. Now, Maggie, put the shell to
your ear. What does 1t say"
1T only murmurs," replies Maggie,
"but it brings back my dream to me;
and when want to think OF my father
as should like to paint him to myself,
I will put my ear to the she'll"
The golden sunbeams striking the cut
glass vase OF flowers on the center of
the table, sends bright foods OF light,
making halo round the head and face.
What does the shell say7" By and
by we win see.