Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1918-08-16
A STRANGE DREAM
BY ELLEN HUMPHREY.
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Copyright. 1918. by tho Mcclure Newspa-
per Syndicate)


Copyright. 1915 by tho Mcclure Newspa-
per Syndicate)
Mrs. Hill had been alone all day.
Even her hired maid was gone, as 1t
was her day off. She was very lonely.
1t was her seventy-third birthday and
she had not even received card. Had
they all forgotten her? All she had, Of
her very own, were her three grand
daughters, Laura, Bertha and Marion.
They We're all married and had homes
of their own, so why should they think
of her, although she had loved them
all.
A sadness had come over her today
that she had never felt so strongly
before, If some Of them were only near
her.
Jane came In and called to her q
cheerful goodnight. Jane was good
girl and Mrs. Hill liked her but she
was young and had friends OF her
own.
II will go to bed and forget" sighed
Mrs. Hill.
That night she dreamt she was on
the street Of the town in which she
lived and there was great excitement;
people were hurrying in one direction,
so she asked man what the trouble
was. He told her that the Leslie &
Marsh banking corporation had failed.
Why, that was the bank where she
kept her money. The excitement
awoke her and she was very glad to
find 1t had been only n dream. After
while she went to sleep again and had
the same dream, only 1t was more real
this time. When she awoke the sec
Ond time she could not quiet herself
enough to sleep any more that night.
The next day Mrs. Fill decided to
draw her money out Of the bank and
keep 1t in her safe at home.
Weeks passed, nothing had hap
pened in the bank and she told herself
she was "superstltlous old silly"
She had about made up her mind to
deposit her money In the bank again,
when one morning, after breakfast,
Jane came running In from her shop
ping trip all excited.
"Oh, Mrs. Hill, there's great excite
ment downstreet The Leslie and some
thing bank has falledw
"What bankT exclaimed Mrs. Hill.
1.-THE Leslie and some other name 1
didn't quite get-why, did you have
any money In it,"
mo" answered Mrs. Hill quietly,
"but 1t is strange"
Thraa doxyu IoNaV. cbo raooiuoI fhraa
letters from her three granddaughters.
They all knew her money had been In
the bank that had failed. She opened
Bertha's letter first and 1t read:
"Dear Grandma have just heard
the awful news about the bank failure.
ask you to come and stay with us for
while, but we are going away for the
summer and could not leave you alone
very well. Please write and let mo
know what you are going to do, as l
am very anxious about you.
Lovingly, BERTHA"
Mrs Hill took up the next one ana
read:
Dear Grandmother was shocked
when / heard of the banks failure
where you kept your money. What
will you dot Can't you let your house
and keep room I'm lt2 II would seem
more like home than anywhere else.
will go to see you rs soon as / can.
"Yours, with love, LAURA"
"Well," said Mrs. Hill, and she took
off her glasses to wipe the tears out
of her eyes, 81 wonder what Marion
will want me to dor" and she opened
the third letter with trembling fin
gers and qulverlng lips"
dearest Grandma" wrote Marion.
Il was very sorry to hear that the
bank where you kept your money had
failed, but that isn't nearly as bad as
If something had happened to you.
Now, grandma, dear, George and ]
want you to come and live with us
we have nice room and you can
bring some Of your things II you want
to. It is beautiful here on the farm
now, 80 don't hesitate, but write as
soon as You can after you get this let
ter and tell us what day you will come.
Hoping to see you soon; lots Of love
from Marion and George"
Grandma Hill read Marion's letter
twice and decided she would go.
Two weeks Inter found Mrs. Hill In
Marion's hOme she was made very
welcome. Marion and her husband
seemed to be very happy. After she
had been there some weeks she over
heard them anxlously talking about a
debt. They did not know that she
could hear them. Then evening came.
"Now ia the time" she said, and as
they sat in the sitting room TINT eve
ming she arose and started to 90 up
stairs.
you're not going to bed so early,
are you, grandmaf" inquired Marion.
II was going to read you a story from
the new magazine that came today"
II will be back In few minutes"
replied grandma, and when she did
come back she was carrying q large
safety box. She sat down by the table
near Marion and opened It.
"Why, Grandma Hill. where did you
get all Of that money! exclaimed
Marion.
Count IT," answered grandma.
-Four thousand dollarsp cried Mar
lon. "Why, grandma, didn't you lose
your money when the bank failedT
mo" replied grandma, rather hap
ply, "and It IL all yours now. You
have given me love In place Of It, aud
perhaps LAw6did have not Ind either
had not had such strange DREAM"
Then she told them Of her dream
and they both assured her she would
never be lonely again and that worrf-