The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1906-01-12

ifu .rJltlhaI in the calendar L
,vas living In he'd in INV old
room, nj Apniebv Hundred. The
arn,hred soldier was rlowering down
mon mo from his frame over the.
chimney piece; the great blackened
ciothes.nr.ess doomed darkly in it's cor
ner: the show OF curious china filled
tho shelves where my boyhood books
had rested. and there was the same
faint smell or end in the bed inen
that onc4-wAs IT Yesterday or months
minded me of my mother.
When I sought TO move me on the pill
lows fine dream seemed more than ever
The pun Of a sword
wound was grinding at my shoulder.
and I was bandaxed stiff as | had been
that other day.
So I said. an YOU have said, in like
~awakenines Dear God. twas but O
dream," and saying 1t, would turn my
head to see i: Mistress Margery were
sitting where i last remembered her.
She was there, in very Iced and truth.
deep in the hollow Of the great chair Of
indian wickerwork; and as before. the
soft craving OF the evening sky was
mirrored in her eyes.
/ sighed, and there was IL catching of
the breath at the bottom OF II. Truly.
the wondrous dream had had its agon-
les, but there were also b%eatitudes to
tip the scale the other way. For { had
dreamed this sweet-faced watcher was
my wife-in name. at least.
Twas while 1 looked, mlnding not the
eye-ache the effort cost. that she rose
ana anne softly 10 me peus'dI. ons
dreau,-time. she laid a cool palm on my
iorehead. weak as ! Was--uhu su'G,s
wrote his bones were gone to water
the old .love-madness OF that other DAY
came to thrill me at her touch. and !
made as II would tax her "a'u ""'
press IL 10 ny RPS.
Nay. SIR, sh" SAID. WIN a sMiit .st
turn TO slck-foom disc,pl'ne. you ""S'
NOT SUI, you nave oeeh surely Iu'a.
aye" said l: II do remember. twas
IN a due with one francs raieohre''
He said ne would maze you
o the soti pant vas an on ny
lips, and Kissed 1t 'i'l she srsstcneo II
away.
NJ foi.. she cried II thlnk YOU arr
in a hopeful 4 to recover nov, o"p.
tain lreton. ! do protest snall go hho
send ola Anthony 70 SIT with YOU.
Anthony? said Y; M was IN the
dream, too, putting up the cha'n on she
hall door.
All, moi Dieu: she SAID sot.ly' as
IT to herself, n Is wandering yet; a.
which, as II to try to help me-: was
no dream; you did see him putting on
the chain
Did l: made sure ! reanleh II.
But tell me another thing; was II not
yesterday thai me Sir Ricnard ral,
comet under the oaks IN lie WOOD "s!c
and go this pair OF redhot pincers IN
my shoulder"
h turned away. and II Z! ever saw
a tear there was one trembling In her
eyelashes.
"'Twas three IL weeks ago." she
said. And ii was not in the wood field
twas in the wine cellar. Never tell
me you do not remember; IL could
never-ah. Mother of sorrows! that
would be worse than ALL"
He,a was . cn.ious coil hut I could
h.aa l. ona s+ran ma ofit NJ least and so
+ h
), H. ~
7 reaienlEet Ven ehousn, ! nas.e,eH
70 say. nut oe.ls iieLe, a'iu assin5 ~. ~.
there IN me sreat tnaiI, eai ls nv
PACK TO INA. o,hel 'i''e, a,tnN'is al -
Mtervai stand as u cream. nave
Deen allihg =.
. lou nave peen teillpls iiear :.
, deatn, monsieur 1onh, 80 neai nat "
Care@ mas twice gwen you over.
NO, SAID \; ttnere was NJ rear ..
+ am 100 IKE ina man IN tne
Old German foik ale VINO !naue q com
pact with the EVIL one selilhe ensfeo,
his chance to de. leash Would no
take me as g gilt, Mistress Margery'
III nave tried NlmEtOON OtCSn, e. N"-.-