The herald., 1915-07-22
her DREAMS CAME TRUE
By DONALD ALLEN.

! doing general cleaning up for the
/ widow Perkins. Mrs. Fletcher was d
married woman who went out by the
day at dollar a day.
/ Mrs. Perkins lived on a 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 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
chair for an hour and washed win
dows she entered the house. Mrs.
Perkins. would you be mad If l rested
my back for a few minutes
Why. of course not"
Ever since that California earth
quake | have felt a weakness in the
knees and back 1t 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 If I should tell you
something could you keep It to your
self"
you ought 10 know, Mrs. Perkins,
that am no blabber."
Well, have dreamed that Mr.. |
Jackson rescued me from a ferocious
bull, at the risk of his own life. ]
awoke calling him a brave man"
Mrs. Perkins,"
Then I 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 I ever"
And I 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?"
Il think he was"
Good! Mrs. Perkins, you are
widow and Mr. Jackson is a widower.
Fate is trying to bring you together"
1T may be so,' was the quiet re-
Spouse. do you suppose Mr. Jack
son would be interested to know that
dreamed OF him."
Surely he would. 1t is a great
to man to be dreamed
IF by a woman"
you could manage it somehow to
ell him that had dreamed OF him."
Il could. He is quite a man for
mysteries"
IF you could manage 1t, Mrs.
fletcher. and say that l have told no
me but you, and be sure to remem
DER what he says"
Il can"
MY COW is getting rather old, and
ny brother over in York is going to
end me another, and l will give the
Id one to you"
May heaven bless you, I shall
ring it about or die in the attempt"
Mrs. Fletcher swept and busted and
aked bread for the widower on Sat-
rday, as usual, and after her days
FORK was done she fastened to the
ouse of Mrs. Perkins.
Il told him." explained Mrs I
fletcher as she entered the house !
| found out that he believed in
reams. and went at it and told him
II that you had told me-"
"And what did he say?"
He heard me all through and then I
avs: Mrs. Fletcher, there's much in I
reams' I
There surely is, sir says I. [
" 1t wouldn't be so queer IL 1 should c
ream about her
Not so very queer. sir That's {
hat he said. Mrs. Perkins-the very
ords. and he said them kindly" C
VERY well, Mrs. Fletcher. Just as
ION as the new COW comes you shall (
i've the old one home"
There were two things Mrs. Fetch G
wanted right bad. She wanted to u
Zip out the widow, and she wanted {
at COW. She knew it was an old
w, and that her milking days were
'er, and that the best thing about o
n was her fy-switcher, but 1t
ould be the first COW she ever Il
yned. Mrs. Fletcher was born with
gift Of CAB and imagination, and t.
e had related that dream with such b
lction and dramatic effect that II
ted the widower off his heels. At o
y rate he appeared at the Widow Il
'rkins' house before midday. Il
Il think I want to borrow your p
rden rake-I think I do" H
why, with the greatest pleasure" e.
Is the reply o,
And II I don't want to borrow
ur garden rake I sure do want to I
k about dreams" d.
oh. dear me! Did that foolish III
s. Fletcher go and tell you about le
: dreams?"
h.