The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-03-10
WHAT DREAMS
" MAY COME

,,;,,a II began. very SD'".
entu Enthusiastically :, in volume. uat'I al
. 0u a,% 5lS it was d yeritaD!e d'|0po ,"o
s. o1loyn s, .s lily on the tin roof Of me
F no+n5 s,s s.S"'a and beating against the
Wind in spileful fashion. g.,
~ 're5 and sputtereI stnrdily in the
t tt,,S Gronloce in the hotel Office but oe.
s D,G " the fire and the lights ana the gay
chatter Of the guests congresalca IL
the big palm lined room the e4ee' u
t 'lo s storm outside was e~iar5nsly ey.-
Iont 4 cold, rainy evening at 4 loPu.
lar summer hotel is somefnIns ~ ''
membered-and avoided. u..Io
Tcar the fireplace at a score OF 'IlS'9
tables the energetic Mrs, fotLef n0n
started A game Of progressive encnEe,
and in the big hall the orchestra "nu
pressed into unwilling service y!
same Of the Younger guests, ana 'ne
Strains Of the latest popular Walt"es
and the sound of Shutting 1eel ore"
many people tlither.
strecter. Iouuging in Il chair near Tue
desk, alternately read a morning p"Pe,
for the third time and tried 70 n,u
como interest in the attempts OF the
otber guests to amuse themselves
In sheer desperation he was perusihS
the want column" when he saw Miss
Gale come down the broad stairs, lie
was by her side in a moment,
81 wanted to claim you before MIS-
Potter kidnapped you Or some else
dragged YOU off to dance be explained
%laughingly.
The girl smiled amusedly and shook
q finger al him.
81 can see at a glance that you are
bored to death and in search Of diver
sion at any cost" she said,
Your diagnosis is correct" said be.
Il am suffering from that unhappy
malady, or l was until l caught sight
of you. You know that it was because
you recommended this place that /
came here. Now, YOU must do your
best to dispel the gloom that has de
scendcd upon me-"
"Vhat shall l do?" she asked lightly.
Introduce YOU to some of Mrs. Pot
ter's protcges or get Mrs, Vandent to
give you the personal history Of every
one bcrc%:"
q think" said Streeter. that Chopin
in the music room would be the best
antidote."
You are very modest in your de.
mands," she laughed. Chopin you
shall have until you cry for mercy.
Come on"
They made their way to the little
music room far down the corridor, and
to Strcetcr's u%nutterable delight they
found it quite deserted. Streeter turned
out the lights and lighted two little red
shaded candles on the piano.
'Just right now for the fifth noe.
%turne," he said as he surveyed the two
spots Of color in the gloom.
The girl ran her fingers over the
keys, and Streeter drew a chair near
her and sal down. She began to play
the fifth nocturne very softly, and
streeter, leaning back comfortably,
watched the pretty profile outlined
family by the candle light. And as he
listened to the rain beating against the
windows he realized the good that a
seemingly i'll wind had blown him.
The noctune died away as it had be.
gun very softly, and be drew his chair
INTO the little circle of light.
The only trouble with that noe.
turne," he said gravely, rs that, like
all things temporal, it comes to nm
end
Are you fond Of them?" she asked.
III play another"
you know" he said quickly, 81
nave often dreamed Of some snch s;t,,.
alton as this
"A long, Greary evening at a storm
bound summer %resort% she laughed
NO" he said seriously; "of a piano
ana candles with little red shades and
or you playing n%octurnes to mo lita
this" "e IKE
She began another n]octurpe avor
more softly, that it might NOT intor.
rupt their conversation. 1'el'
dreams very seldom como +,
She said. And whether or not bon a4s 49,
was hooking Streeter was at lose 0 ~
decide. :" a. loss &c
III lie silently listened to the noct,,rn,
anu studied the girls profile jntenrI,,
put the profile was noncommital -,
leaned forward in his chair ma NJ
very softly. anu spoke
"on u was a very pretty DREAM he said
one OF those intangible bits Of na gu
plhess that makes one loan zap
70 prosaic earth again. There ZONE ,unt
e NV 'nins about those dreams how.
r rae quite different from this na Iom,
" And what was that&n she asked
The piano and the little ,a @sA "a
houses .ss1 na saIs You We're in my own Fp
The ane st noctusne grew a tribe youao,
olher side of the room. 'Aso % the
said. ''"ous dream." she
couldn't tns he be,n said streeter meekly. !,
There . u uelp dreaming it. you know
said slowly: pause, Then he
see, lin wpsn It was presunptuous. yor