Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1910-11-05
Observation-Disclosures;
His Dreams
By EDITH GRAY
Copyright. 1910. by Associated Literary Press

humiliation and dismay that Natalie
had explained. out under the stars Of
the great suburban estate.
You see. Dick. he's very old. and
mother left him to me when she died
Always think first Of your father,
she said. and so, Dick dear, you had
better go away somewhere, for | can't
possibly marry you. Go away some
where and forget"
He had gone away, to the ends OF
the earth. 1t had seemed. At first, he
had received unselfish little letters
from his far-away sweetheart, but
soon these were entirely dropped. and
his only news of her was cleaned from
the month-old newspapers from home
But, in spite Of seeming indifference
on her part, and persistent endeavor
on his, he had in no way followed out
the injunction of the piteous, pleading
girl: Dick, please, Dick, forget"
Not even, after long period Of
neglect on the part of the social sec
ton, when he had perceived this glar
Ing headline, final and complete
Brokers Daughter Betrothed-Miss
Vernon to Wed Son of British Peer.
had he denounced the loved one.
Natalie. Natalie Without, the
wind whispered tender things to thu
towering pines, and the stars still
shone. unheeding and unmindful O.
his hurt. Only the guitar, sounding
mellow and deep toned, seemed II
sympathy with the throbbing tyrant
bound fast within his breast. IN,
heart. my soul, l love you
For a long time he sat there, hi
eyes closed, oblivious to his surround
ings. So completely had he beer
swept onward by the ever-increasint
current of his deep imaginings, tina
when he opened his eyes again, 1
seemed that strangely familiar fig
ure stood framed within the doorway
The rising moon from without en-
haloed her soft brown hair, heav!
cloak EMBODIED her; her hands reached
outward, and even In the shadows h
i saw the questioning wonder Of he
eyes.
She stepped forward, trembling an,
half afraid. Dick. you haven't for
gotten? | came with Ellen Du Val
Lewis Pembertons fiancee. Levi
knew from the beginning He toll
me to find you here"
The boys chair legs were still till
ed carelessly against the WALL hi
mud-caked boots twisted rakishl
about them, his hands thrust deep int
his pockets. Though he had bee
lounging thus for the last hour
meditative abandon of despair, he di
not feel the cramped unnaturalness {
his position, nor the growing ach
across the muscles of his back, SO fol-
getful had he been of his physical SCI
in the pain of dependency.
Even now, confronted by the Ell
trancing little figure, he did not NOV
a muscle, SO assured was he that
was but the embodiment of his dream
before him. Surely, II he quivered
fraction of an inch, the silvery shin
mering of the moon-crowned hea
would vanish utterly into the fathon
less nowhere whence 1t had so sue
denly arisen. DreaInseare good. H
would go on dreaming
Dick, you don't understand. 70
see er-father--" The voice ia
tered, then continued brokenl.
Father died and there is no one
care now. thought that you migf
still want me, Dick and so | came
He managed to stammer, as on
addressing a pleasantly shlmmerin
but utterly impractical delusion. 9TH
Englishman!
She laughed, Dick. foolish Dick
was only rumor! Surely you neve
believed"
He stood then, his arms stretche
outward In a great longing for pc
session. and she found her way
them.
without q voice was raised, swee
toned, melodious.
sMy soul my life, | love you"