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Presently ~ st ep. and aressed her
self With tysasatsns haeers, She was
weak. and laaxuia. and hot: always 10 =
lsser no~. Leeklas aheae Cor the coolest
lre<s she had. she pat h On black and
white muslin. They were IN mourning
Cor Mrs. Dane. She had died tAe previous
winter. Summer had come round again,
aud 1t was nearly q year new since
Edilhss marriage.
When she had quite misunderstanding
and reading. and prayers-she sat down
Id ala easy chair before the open window,
letting the sweet morning air fan her hec-
tic fare The sun skone In the blue sky .
the scent of newmown hay came from
a near meadow. the hum OF bees sounded
irowsily in the heat: butterflies 1uttered
across the green lawn from flower to
flower.
As the clock struck s Mr.. Baumgarten
returned he nodded 10 Edith from the
garden, came in. and ran upstairs. IL
was their breakfast hour. Il hoped to
find you asleep still, Edith" he said. I
wish you would breakfast in bed +
'.0h, Rye. could not; l am glad to
be up: bed tires me. think. Ryle.' she
said. smiling, Il have had such lovely
dream"
Indeed. 1t is not often you dream.
What was it?''
sswhen Charlotte and l were children.
she used to tell her dreams of morning.
I felt quite jealous, because ! never had
any to tell"
well, what was this one?"
Il thought I had long, long journey
to take, and as I set out from the door
here and walked down the path to the
gate, looked round and saw you in the
parlor alone. | don't know where went,
or which way: 1t was all strange to me.
1t seemed as il / went miles and miles
and miles more than / can reckon; more
than there are miles in the world. But,
oh the way was lovely. The air was so
light and balmy that I seemed to foat
along in an ecstasy. The most enchant-
ing flowers, sweeter and lovelier and more
brilliant than we can imagine out OF .
dream, grew on each side the way. 1t
seemed that | had never known before
what happiness was. what enjoyment
meant: aud 1t was all 50 vivid that when
| awoke thought It was reality.
a pleasant dream" remarked Mr..
Baumgarten. eHow did it endf"
1T had no ending. WIS still gliding
along amidst the flowers when awoke.
Ii took me ever so long to realize that !
was in my own bed and had not gone on
that beautiful journey"
Il hope the journey has made you
hungry ne lightly said. breakfast mast
be waiting"
That dream occurred on Friday morn
ing. It was the last Friday in June.
ON the Tuesday morning following. Edith
Baumearten was lying in extreme peril:
the doctors giving little hope Of her life.
Mr.. Raumgnrfen was sitting by her
bedside, holding her hand In his; his tears
were kept back. his voice was low with
suppressed grief. ..Do not say we have
been happy. my darling; say we are
cannot part with you; there is hope yet"
.There Is none," she walled there Is
none. Oh. Rye. my husband. 1t will be
q hard parting Z
She feebiy drew his face to hers. and
his tears fell upon II. Edith, If lose
you. shall lose all that l. Of value to me
In LIE"
Ito be continued.1