The Lamar register., 1915-06-09
Her DREAMS CAME TRUE
BY DONALD ALLEN.

ing windows, hopping the floors and
doing general cleaning up for the
widow Perkins. Mrs Fletcher was Il
married woman who went out by the
day at dollar day.
Mrs. Perkins lived on small in
come, and SO far as the people OF the
town of Mason had settled the mat
ter in their minds, she did not in
tend to marry again. She had been
asked time and time again by Mrs.
Shoemaker. Mrs. Schofield. Mrs Kirk
and others II she didn't feel It better
to take a husband to build the fire. in
the morning.
IF you were Mr. Perkins up in
heaven and saw some other man
building the fire and filling the tea
kettle for breakfast wouldn't you be
mad about it?" she had made answer.
After Mrs. Fletcher had stood on a
chair for an hour and washed win
dows she entered the house Mrs.
Perkins. would you be mad II rested
my back for few minutes?"
why. OF course not"
Ever since that California earth
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knees and back II was the jar |
suppose, though ] did not wake up
Are you affected by earthquakes?'
Not in the least The only thing
that affects me Is my dreams"
you don't say? Do you have bad
dreams?"
Sometimes, and sometimes very
happy ones. You clean house for the
widower Jackson every Saturday.
don't you?"
81 do. and a nice man he is."
Mrs. Fletcher n I should tell you
something could you keep IT to your
seif?"
You ought to know, Mrs Perkins.
that am no blabber"
well, ! have dreamed that MT.
Jackson rescued me from a ferocious
bull. at the risk of his own life. l
awoke calling him a brave man"
Mrs Perkinsl"
"Then dreamed that Elder Bas-
combe's horse ran away. and was
about TO run over me when Mr.. Jack
son caught him by the bride"
did everl"
i
over my narrow escape that he had
to put his arms around me for few
minutes"
And he was saying that he loved
you?"
81 think he was"
Good, Mrs. Perkins, you are a
widow and Mr.. Jackson is a widower.
Fate is trying to bring you together
ut may be So" was the quiet re-
Spouse DO you suppose Mr.. Jack
son would be Interested to know that
I dreamed OF him."
"Srrely he would. 1t is a great
compliment to man to be dreamed
OF by a woman"
You could manage it somehow to
tell him that had dreamed OF him?
u could He is quite man for
mysteries"
IF you could manage it. Mrs.
Fletcher. and say that have told no
one but you. and be sure to remem-
Der what he says"
q can"
My COW is getting rather old, and
my brother over in York is going TO
send me another. and I will give the
old one to you
May heaven bless you'll l shall
bring n about or die in the attempt.
Mrs. Fletcher swept and busted and
baked bread for the wldower on Sat
urday. as usual. and after her day
work was done she fastened to the
house Of Mrs Perkins.
q told him." explained Mrs.
Fletcher as she entered the house
81 found out that he believed in
dreams. and ] went at it and told him
all that you had told me"
and what did he say?"
He heard me all through and then
SAYS: Mrs Fletcher. there's much in
dreams
"'There surely is. sir says l.
ut wouldn't be so queer If I should
dream about her
"'Not so very queer. sir That's
.hat he said Mrs. Perkins-the very
words and he said them kindly"
VERY well. Mrs Fletcher. Just as
soon as the new COW comes you shall
drive the old one home"
There were two things Mrs. Fetch
er wanted right bad She wanted to
help out the widow, and she wanted
that Gov. She knew II was an old
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