The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-13
HIS DREAMS
By EDITH GRAY.

IS.
nut not utterly unmusicai the refrain of a popular
gong then much in vogue at Vera Cruz
iiehard Marion, the young American seated with
a. uahsiated l" himself, My soul. my life love
YOU and flung aside his cigarette in a sudden ges-
'ure Oh despair My soul. my life, you! Truly,
OF what use this daring plunge into the mountain
'oi'per camp ~ Ell orc, this exile from friends
family In persistent of forgetfuiness? OF what
use When The forgetting is far distant now in the
continual round OF tedious duties the overseeing
indian gangs and balancing OF numberless accounts
as 1t was in the first days2"
,, me long hours of morning toll brought. for a
',nte, ue'achmeht and mental relaxation but
rae, i,s h e Win us CRYING demand for physical
iest us breathing of wind in the gilt
vas invariably overwhelmed with old memories and
slender girl red eloaked, her hood drawn over her
soit brown hair stood before him, gazing
"stfuliy outward through -dimmed eyes. en-
numbered times had the bitterness Of that parting
My soul. my Life. / love you"' Marstons tilted
boards and starea medilasey out through The open
WINDOW. His glance ignored the miserable outlying
huts OF the aDoring half-breeds passed along the
narrow dirt road, scanned With the continual
repassins OF the heavy loads, and fingered above
the hillside, where its lights cleaning brightly
through the intervening trees, stood the compare
lively prineey cottage of his friend employer.
Lewis fembertoh. promoter and engineer
several days ago, Lewis Pemberton had designed
10 eonhde to hs attendant corps fact that had
i@ng since efsu suggested ~ the radiant shining of
ms eyes and his frequent outbursts impuisye
iaughter-that the young lady. back home had finally
come 10 a iaFofab4e decision ana was now expected
accompanied by her mother and several friends.
Ter OF her hanSes cottage Pemoerton had selected
three OF the boys TO act guides and general
,i , to the ladies during of hours-Ne~'on. Jim
Newton and Howard had Jumped at the invitation.
ing that he too busy. Pemberton had replied;
Wait till you see the girls. boy" aud had laugh
What pleasure could companionshp with any girl
pe slanee hao gone At pest tnese Irlenas 81
creatures, or she usual forward Epe Of chattering
girls Natalie. with her deep, eyes. her
( understanding hAd
ed him for the frivolous banter of the girls whom
Newton and Jim Howard finding chant-
ing in their first enthusiastic greetings at Pember-
tons festive ++tteeettas-7 tire hillside
To Marston companioned by his loneliness and sor-
row occasional peais Of girsh laughter mingled with
broken snatches OF conversation and song, softened
by the distance and the trees hoated downward
through the night He closed his eyes in hopeless
surrender to honesick longing depression. And
now. in the midst Of gloom scared and overshadowed
by the contrasting gayet above his thoughts turned
How s.t4t She had besn how brave How loyal
to her grained old father. Who. in burst II
further communication with his only daughter
that be- forgotten night OF humilie
der the stars OF the great suburban estate
You see Dick he's very old and mother left him
father, she said. and so, Dick dear you had better
away somewhere for l can't possibly marry you
60 away somewhere and forget"
He had gone away, to the ends Of the earth, II
had seemed At first he had received unselfsh little
letters from his far-sway sweetheart.
entirely dropped. and his only news OF her was
CLEANED from month old newspapers from home,
But in spite eming Indifference her part. and
persistent endeavor on his he had In no way followed
the Injunction Of the plteous pleading girl Dick.
please, Dick. forget"
Not even, after long period Of neglect on the
part OF the soe1t section, when he had perceived this
garing headline, final and complete, Brokers Daugh-
| ter Betrothed-aiiss Vernon Wed Son of British
Peer" had he denounced the loved
Natalie. Natalie! Without, the wind whispered
tender things the towering pines and the stars
still shone, unheedins and nnmindful Of his hurt
only the guitar, sounding mellow and deep toned
seemed IN sympathy With The throhhins tyrant hound
fast within his breast My heart my soul, iiovs
YOU
oblRons his surroundings. So completely had he
been swept onward by the eyer-nreasinx current Of
his deep iraglnations that when he opened his eyes
again II seemed that strangely familiar figure stood
without enhaloed soft brown hair. heavy cloak
enfoid, her; her hands reached outward and even
in The shadows he saw the questioning wonder of her
She stepped forward trembling and half afraid.
Dick you haven't forgotten came with Ellen Du
Val Lewis Pembertons hnancee. Lewis knew from
the beginning. He told me to find You here.
The boys chair legs were stu uited oareiessly
against the wall, his mud caked boots twisted raksh
~ them. his hands thrust deep into ms pockets
Though he had been iounxing thus Tor the last hour
in meditatvey abandon of 'despair, he did not feel
the cramped unnaturalness OF his position. nor the
growing ache the muscles OF his back so for
getful been of his physical SELF In the pain OF
Even now. confronted by the enhancing little fig
nre did move muscle SO assured was ne that
surely IL he qGvered fraction OF an inch, the st.
Of the Whence
had so suddenly arisen Dreams are good. lie would
go DREAMING. - : - = ,,,
/, father The voice faltered then continued brok-
eniy Father died and there Is no one to care now
I thought that you might still want me- DICK, ana
so l came. ss.. 49,,
He managed to stammer as one addressing a pleas
antly shimmering but utterly Impractical aeiusoh
She laughed Dick, foolish Dick, 1t was only
rnmnr, Surely you never believed!
uIa stood then his armc stretched outward In
yrea, longing for possession and she found her way
them, -. .anaa ,a,oa,n,..
my SOUL my 1ipe, love YOU
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