Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1921-05-12

ANNE when MISS Hastings stood be-
fore him, chat perhaps you would be
so kind as to tell me whether there Is
such a little house--in the flesh I
mean. If so. I wish to buy IT,"
Carol Hastings answered as direct
~, YES II existS-ln my dreams.
But one can't buy dreams with
money, not even with Uncle Johns"
Sometimes one can help along In
the fulfillment of them. though" re-
turned Jack, and ne smiled with such
good nature and friendllness Thar the
girl smiled back 81 am going to
prove that To YOU before many DAYS"
ne added "Good-day." And he de- |
parted without giving Carol chance /
70 reply.
Carol Hastings would have been an
abnormal Young girl. indeed If she
had not thought often during the next
rwo DAYS Of her unconventional VS.
itor She had tentatively decided that
ne was suffering from shel-shock
when she received by mail hat box.
II disclosed a brass key wrapped in a
scrap of paper and on the paper was
written an address with these words.
"lhe key to the fulfillmcnt of yoar
dreams. John Elgers."
After changing her mind as to
whether she should or shouldn't every
five minutes of the intervening time,
the Saturday half holiday found Carol
Hastings on Il train bound for the adj
dress written on the scrap of paper
And there. smuggling cozily beside a
village lane, she found an exact
replica of the little cottage she had
observation-disclosures of her dreamsl
the central path of the gar
den. ablaze with old-fashioned flow
Prs up the step to the latticed porch
Carol walked like one in a dream.
The brass Key fitted the lock The
house was furnished with quaint old
fashioned furniture of the cottage s
ype. There were willowware dishes
m the shelves and fragrant llncn on
he beds. Everything bespoke an ex- a
'ected occupant or occupants. Carol +,
'assed out onto the latticed porch 4
gain and stood looking at the little
arden wonderingly, as though, If it
rould, ii could offer some explanation
S-to what all this meant.
stout middle-aged woman In
eat house dress came down the lane
nd approached the porch. "Be II as
ow you are the lady what is come to
tay hereY she questioned. Because
you be. Mr.. Rlgers said as how I
as to look out for you. It's the lady
my Dreams says he. BE you the
ne?"
Carol answered, 81 seem to be-" and
$ she spoke the words there came
yer her the sensation of having made
solemn pledge.
A month had gone by, slowly and
eacefully as only village months can,
nd still Carol stayed on I'm the house
her dreams In hurried trip TO
lie city she had resigned her position
18th the madame and packed her be-
ngings Day after day Carol had
atched for some ono. the while deny
g to herself that she was doing so.
Or there was one thing lacking in the
'rfection of her happiness whether
eN own up 10 1t or not, people do
It live alone in the houses of their a
cams b
Carol had taken to setting two
aces at the table with the excuse to n
rself that 1t made her meals less G.
nelly, when one noon just MS she was
out to sit down to her lunch there
me the bang Of the knocler against
e door. Carol opened II and there
)od Jack Egers For hours she
d thought of what she would say
Zen he did come and now that he
d she could say nothing at all she
ened the door wide that he might
TX in, but he hesltated on the
'eshold and asked. MAY I come in
o the house Of your dreams?" o
Come, murmured the girl And t,
tx Elgers came into her life. never n
leave It. for people do not live alone
the houses Of their dreams