The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-04-11
o you believe in dreams, Marso,7"

turning her big blue syss ssyysss9 almost reProaeh,
She was serious rather ecry little
o;dam efs1tuTe' ,.oNa with quite .h. a nimbus Of
and eager dccately shaped face. which how
ever was so dominated by her great eyes that like
some flowers, she seemed to be nothing but eyes
Looking at her, might well believe that If there
were any ghosts about any spirit faces in the
wind Margot would them
Her friend Phoebe Somerset, tall graceful girl,
with dreams. too, IN her decpbrown eyes; but they
the dreams this world can fulfil, and the beauty
of her exquisite face the beauty of this woIld-f
any beauty is really of this world mean that, whereas
the beauty OF little Ma'gots taee was the beauty OF
fairy spirit the beauty of Phoebe Somerset the
beauty OF beautiful woman of this and no other
planet Her brown hair very thick and glossy on
her head but it just beautiful human hair, and 1t
made strange light about her head as Margots did,
and her regular features and creamy skin and laughing
red lips ALL say concretcy beautiful without
beng the least mysterious, She as dcmonstrably
beautiful as a rose and her face might have seemed
little charactcrlcSs but for look of exceptional in
tellgence and the observan elves OF hunor that lived
in her eyes and at the corners OF her mouth
Fancy your asking me such a question: VI course
| dor Margot had SAID
well, don't, you know, Margot
you pretend you dont-or, perhaps. you think you
don't like lots of other people, But in your heart
yon, do" .,,,,,.
she added presently you're going laugh a, me- but
l certainly had quito amusing dream last night,
and | can't help thinking about 1t You little wise
w0m2n Oman shall IL, tel me what It u, means cans,
oh that's good dream" Margot eagerly inter
rup;ed swimming is great good fortune-any dream
book will tell you that But, go on"
"Yes, l swimming. and swimming with
derul and pleasure shall never forget the joy
ousness cf II the happy sense of power had | swan
just as easily as a bird flies, swan and with
indescribablc cation 1t seemed to me l could
tire and that had only TO wish swim anywhere and
any distance | wanted First | remember that I was
swimming with the greenest Of grassy banks
and the brightest ripping water Then | seemed 10
have hortS anIu rr1rotppr
and out among the keels of enormous ships and next
] was right out to l shall never forget how blue
and fresh the water was, and how the shone and
how wonderfully lonely it was and yet how perfectly
safc felt | remember the setting and the
rising. while ] still swan and on till seemed fell
asleep somewhere IN that sea. | remember waking up
for moment, lazily opening eye, and drcamily
seeing the stars above me- and feeling my body sway
ing luxuriously in the heavng water. Then rested
ack into it again, and when l next awokc, the sun
ad risen and there little way off, island all
white sand and palms. and swan to it, and presently
4 big breaker carried me like shell and laid upon
the beach, l sat up and looked around. The trees
not palms, as had thought. l had seen
any trees quite like them All can remember OF them
that they were wonderfully and that they
clustered thick with shining leaves Also they
seemed filed with invisible birds. which made the whole
island ring with their songs | have imagined
anything perfectly happy the sound of those
birds singing. out there in the middle of the
There seemed to be nothing on the island but the
trees and the birds Not another living thing except
myself Presently stood up and just little afraid,
walked over the sand up among the trees. And there
4trened out from the trees fragrance of such
that can more describe it than I can describe
the sweet singing of the birds. soft breeze blew
like happy sigh the island and passed among
the trees the hidden birds seemed to sing together like
the ringing OF innumcrabe golden chimes But still
1 could see no BIRDS and suddenly that there
was fruit shining under the leaves, clusters of small
golden fruit that glittercd with almost binding
radiance where it caught the light"
Phoebe stopped a moment And now she continued
"the mschievous Puck of dreams had of course to
turn the whole beautiful dream into jest-for what
to ber'
Margot couldn't guess,
Wedding rings" answered Phoebe laughing "Just
plain, earthly, guinea gold weddng-rings.'
~Wcllw said Margot "Weuw
-Yes, just wedding rings, and it wasn't birds at all
that made that wonderful chiinng- was Just the
breeze PLAYING among the wedding rings but must
say added Phoebe. laughing, Il heard such
sweet music they made l can hear them yct-chim-
ing. Ginning there on that green island right away in
the middle OF the sea"
well that's very difficult dream to read is
it" said Margot
such nonsense, I suppose. 1t was too silly for such
pretty dream to end like that You must be
never to tell anyone about it They would say was
And. aren't you. Phoebe?" asked Margot coming
closer to her friend and looking up into her face with
sly innocence
~Na,9ot% almost shrieked Phoebe. taking Margot
by the Shoulders and shaking ,h her hl, With meek me ndsma
yes, dear" Margot interrupted Smiling. I'VE all
know that you could have been married and
are wedding rings your island But don't you
that having rejected almost kind Of man possible.
your case grows the desperate"
Not exactly desperate, Margot-say exciting
"Wel, exciting then. and the harder 1t to find
the more anxious, anyway curious you become
to what when he does arrive the wonder man will
be like"
"Yes I wonder what he win be like, wonder" said
Phoebe dreaInily.
Have you no idea, no picture of him in your mind ??
Not the least l shall know him the instant ! set
eyes him. that's all and my heart will say, There
he is he has come at last
Suppose he never to come,
But ne will | know he viii come.
"Hc doesn't always you know. don't think mine
will ever come" said Margot wistfully
you silly child What do you mean?"
81 mean that want the impossible
so do l." answered Phoebe, laughing 'We all want
che impossible and if We want 1t hard enough it sure
~ comes TO US ono day out Of the sky.
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