Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-07-22
CHAPTER ".
The Dream Mats.

still abed She told Lady
Greystoke that she felt weaH
from the effects Of the nervous shock
but the truth Of the matter was that
she dreaded to meet Curtiss and under
go the ordeal which she knew con
fronted her.
How was she to explain TO him the
effect that the subterranean rumbling,
and the shaking of the outer crust had
had upon her and her sentiments to.
ward him?
When her brother came in to see hel
she drew his head down upon the pill
low beside hers and whispered some.
thing Of the horrible hallucinations that
had haunted her since the previous
evening.
@Oh. Barney" she cried. what can II
bel What can It be1 The frst deep
grumblings that preceded the shock
Seemed to awake me as from a leth-
argy. and a. plainly as see you beside
No now saw the half naked creature
Of my dreams, and when saw him I
knew that could never wed Mr.. Cur
tiss or any other.
1t u awful to have to admit It, even
to you, Barney; but IL knew when l
saw him that loved him-that I was
his. Not his wife. Barney, but his
woman-his mate-and had to fight
with myself to keep from rushing out
into the terrible blackness Of the night
to throw myself into his arms.
"It was then that / managed to con.
troll myself long enough to run to you.
where tainted. And last night, in my
dreams. saw him again-alone and
lonely-searching through a strange
and hostile world to flnd and claim me.
You cannot know. Barney, how real
he is to me. II is not as other dreams.
but instead really see him-the satin
texture Of his smooth. bronzed skin.
tho lordly poise Of his perfect head.
tho tousled shock Of coal black hair
that have learned to love and
through which l know I have lovingly
run my fingers Is he stopped to kiss
me-
he carries a great spear, stone tip
ped should know it the moment that
I saw it-and knife and Ratchet Of
the same dinty material. and in his left
hand he bears the severed head Of
mighty beast
HE b noble figure, but Of another
world or Of another age. Somewhere
he wanders, 10 lonely and alone that
my heart weeps at the thought Of him
Oh, Barney, either he Is true and l
shall find him or am gone mad. Tell
me. Barney. for the love Of heaven.
you believe that am sane!'
Barney Custer drew his sisters face
close to his and kissed her tenderly.
"Of course you're sane. VIC" be
treasured her. You've just allowed
that old dream Of yours to become a
sort OF obsession with you, and now
It's got on your nerves undl you are
commencing to believe it even against
your better judgment Take good
grip on yourself. get up and Join Cur
tdss In q long ride.
"Have 1t ont with hin. Tell him
Just what you have told me. and then
tell him you'll marry him. and I'll
warrant that you'll be dreaming about
aim instead Of that young giant that
you have Stolen out Of some fairy
ale
"I'n get up and take . ride. Barney"
replied the girl, ''but a. for marrying
Mr.. curtiss-well, III have to think
It over.''
She did not Join the party. however,
that were riding toward tho hills that
for the thought Of seeing the
torn and twisted stratum Of . bysone
age that lifted its SCARED head above
the surface Of the plain at the base of
the mountains was more than she felt
equal to. They did not urge her. and,
40 she insisted that Mr.. Curtiss ac-
the other men. she was left
alone at the bungalow with Lady Grey
stoke. the baby and the servants.
AZ the party trotted across the roll
Ing land that stretched before them to
the foothills they sighted a herd Of
Eebras coming toward them in mad
stampede.
Something IL hunting ahead Of us."
one Of the men.
I'VE may get shot at Hon from
The looks Of II" replied another.
A short distance farther on they |
cams upon the carcass Of zebra stall |
ion. Barney and ButBow dismountsd |
% examine It In an effort to deter
mine the nature of the enemy that had
It.
At the drst glance Barney called 10
Nc Of the other msmbers Of the party. |
- eyy,Araonrnh hip paYna hnn<ep
What do you make Of this, Brown
y asked pointing to the exposed
launch.
1T II mans k1ll," replied the
'ther. Look at that gaping hole over
10 heart, that would tell the story
zero It not for the evidence Of the
,nife that cut away these strips from
be rump. The carcass Is stu warm.
The kill must have been made within
be past few minutes"
Then Il couldn't have been man"
poke up another, 'or We should have
card the shot Wait. here's Grey
toke: let's see what he thinks OF it.
The ape man. who had been riding
cnple Of hundred yards In the rear of
he others With one Of the older men.
low refined In close to tho dead zebra.
What have we he4er he asked,
winSing from bis saddle.
Brown says this looks Ike the Mill !
{ mar" said Barney: "but none Of
= heax1 any shek = e