The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-05-15
HER DREAMS GAME TRUE
BY DONALD ALLEN.

widow Perkins. Mrs. Fletcher was a /
married woman who went out by the |
day at dollar day.
Mrs. Perkins lived on a small in |
come, and Solar 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 if 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 If rested
my back for few minutes?'
why, of course not"
Ever since that California earth
quake l have felt weakness in the
knees and back. 1t was the jar, l
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 your"
81 do, and nice man he is"
Mrs Fletcher, If I should tell you
something could you keep it to your
self"
You ought to know, Mrs Perkins,
that am no blabber.'
We'll, / have dreamed that Mr..
Jackson rescued me from a ferocious
bull. at the risk of his own life. l
awoke calling him a brave man.
Mrs Perkins,"
"Then l 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 ! ever!"
and l was so weak in the knees
over my narrow escape that he had
| to put his arms around me for a few
| minutes"
"And he was saying that he loved
you?"
'T think he was"
| Good! Mrs Perkins, you are a
widow and Mr.. Jackson is a widower.
Fate is trying to bring you together"
1T may be so,' was the quiet re
1 WON
son would be interested to know that
dreamed of him?"
| Surely he would It is great
| compliment to a man to be dreamed
| of by a woman"
''You could manage it somehow to
tell him that / had dreamed of him.?
Il could. He is quite a man for
| mysteries"
IF you could manage it, Mrs.
Fletcher, and say that I have told no
one but you, and be sure to remem-
Der what he says"
81 can"
MY COW is getting rather old, and
my brother over in York is going tC
send me another, and l will give the
old one to you"
May heaven bless you! I shall
bring it about or die in the attempt
Mrs. Fletcher swept and busted and
baked bread for the widower 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
Il found out that he believed II
dreams. and I went at it and told hin
all that you had told me-
s'And what did he say?"
'He heard me all through and ther
says: Mrs. Fletcher, there's much il
Dreams
"sThere surely is, sir says I.
eft wouldn't be so queer If l shoulC
t dream about her
"tNot so very queer, sir That's
what he said, Mrs. Perkins-the yer.
words. and he said them kindly"
every well. Mrs. Fletcher. Just al
, soon as the new COW comes you shall
drive the old one home"
There were two things Mrs. Fletch
I | er wanted right bad. She wanted t
/ help out the widow, and she Wante
that cow She knew it was an oil
COW, and that her milking days wer
over, and that the best thing abou
her was her fiy-switcher, but
would be the first COW she eve
! | owned. Mrs. Fletcher was born wit
/ a gift of CAB and imagination. an
n she had related that dream with sue
. JUNCTION and dramatic effect that
: lifted the widower off his heels. A
b any rate he appeared at the WidoN
: Perkins house before midday.
st think I want to borrow you
: garden rake-I think / do
! "Why, with the greatest pleasure,
/. was the reply.
9 "And if I don't want to borro'
V your garden rake / sure do want t
f talk about dreams
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