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I I i- i you interpret dreams dreams' asked Beatrice eagerly S SI I III not but I saw no reason why I should make the confession I replied I I never fail all S I Im I'm m glad slad she We w so returned Lately I Ive I've ve been dreaming such a lot and Im I'm m sure there must be S SI something In it if iL I haven't haven t the least doubt about t that I said t fainting InKIng of thos those charm charm- t C slightly indigestible suppers which we WP had been hayIng having II S If you could tell me some som of the dreams dreams' I suggested S Vell Veli pell last night I narrowly escaped being burn burned d. d to death In a fire ein in the theat j at which I was staying r i S S 0 difficulty there I said promptly It means mar marriage lage S not Tot not death she asked somewhat anxiously S Death No What What put that Into your head S The he night before I dreamed that I saw a coffin and andy and and- Iy y dear Bea You Tou must allow me to congratulate you 1 If it you wish she returned But why Jt It Is Js quite evident that you are to be married soon I replied S The rh c coffin tIt 3 S marrIage again S S S j 5 second marriage i I S S SoI I II jNo I o-I l me men mean n it the fire jhc h he looked at me with some distrust I hope you know what youre you're talking about Hugh Hugh she said sald S SI gravely U offin couldn't well corroborate the fire as it c came came me first and andlA and and- Ah il you don dont don't t understand dreams I cut II In anxious to restore her faith 11 lA powers In In real life Ufe of cours coure The corroboration couldn't come first l s quite different In dream life I IO jj O O O She waited for a moment or two a and d t then en added I 1 suppose always mean something exactly opposite I She h seemed anxious that I should answer the question In the affirmative I hastened to do so S That lat at is the case Ive I've heard of ot a dream episode be being ng e enacted acted in real real reali i gave a sigh of sigh of relief I Imagined S S Three r ee nights ago I dreamed that I Iwas was bein being married sh she said What J at mean That I am to be an old maid j meant meant- I r said sald and then Paused It was my earnest wish that she uld be married to me w am J have hav puzzled you now she sa sail sa 1 with quiet satisfaction tam Anything but I J returned l I I wondering I was only whether whether was was the man r l' d dark Dreams always go by contraries you remarked studying my ray golden locks Jocks Yes Y s S STall he ri was waa fair tair very aTall Tall or short She he took In S S my six feet one Tail lall tout or thin I 4 S Like Like- e yourself she But Interrupted of course that doesn't matter so ao as s i can see All I want to know Is what wha does dreaming about marriage IT You Say that It jt cannot mean marriage i J I t say anything of th the so sort flea Bea It-er It does It-er-does t does O mean moan marriage ThoL The Tho TheS L S S 5 54 11 S Sy y c edt 81 c q I Ionly only question Is as to the man you are going to marry marr That's why I I required a particular description o of him him S She shook her head S i I S I You certainly said that a dream must mean the opposite she Insisted S But nut surely you dont don't mean to hold me down to a a foolish statement of that kind kin I objected with some heat A foolish statement Why Hugh I thought thought thought-do do you you know anything about dreams creams at all all all' she he asked suspiciously S SI I foresaw trouble if I attempted to keep up the role of Interpreter To To be candid I do fo not nat Bea But But But- S Then why did you profess to be able to help me me 1 S Because I wanted to help you It is my one desire Your one desire Not much ambition ambition- One of my desires I corrected l t She prepared to move away S f Well Im I'm sorry that we have wasted so much time she said I Im m going now to see Aunt S Sarah rah I Im I'm m sure she knows all about dreams and and and-and and that COm II r really allY troubles me S 1 Dont Don't Don t go I Implored ed the I I the fa fact t is Bea 1 I c can n help you you you-if if you you'll 11 let me me J S f fI I gave you the opportunity she said t i S I O O 0 I know but 1 cant can't cant I I mean mean mean-I- I J She sat down and gazed at me 1 S 1 What do mean she asked you S j 4 I drew In breath and my prepared to make plunge lunge I I mean that I can interpret your coffin dream for for for- or S But you ou admitted a moment ago that hat you couldn't she said You might allow me to fi flush I l said The dream ream may mean marriage or It may not not not-II I dont don't know kno But you can make If it mean marriage if you like She Still pUll looked m mj mystified stifled Marry me I said and then then and and then C fhe e cream ream cant can't mean Anything else i It was out at last and I waited anxiously for er next remark 0 And If I don dont don't t she asked JC If If you don dont don't t I replied firmly though my my heart was wa In my mouth I I refuse refuse to answer for for- forthe or the consequences The dr dream am might night mean mean something something dreadful In lu fact tact Im I'm sure It would S I She gave a little shiver S i z 0 O anything rather than that Hugh I am you yours s. s I II 0 I J sealed the bargain with a kiss but she did not respond to the caress It It was evident that she had something on her mind What That is it It I asked presently I I suppose she replied slow slowly lowly that whether I had haa dreamed about about a coffin cornn or 01 not you would have have- S Have asked you to marry me me I cut In eagerly Of Of course I should And so so-It so It doesn't really matter whether I rea n U or or not S Bea What do fo you mean mean I asked I I hate to have every everyone one wondering when we are going to fo become engaged engaged engaged en en- she remarked marked calmly so I hastened matters a mile little an anCi Invented some dreams S I II I 1 stared at her In astonishment S i S But how But how did you know that would would brIng er bring me up to the scratch I asked J When you ou sard that you could Interpret dreams I kneW she che he replied Aman A Aman man roan nearly always makes out that marriage marriage- is is the interpretation of she of she bowed mockingly a a a fairly good young w mans man's S dreams And when the would-be would interpreter happens to be In love with the fairly looking good Bea I Interrupted you ran a great risk 1 5 Because you are not a fairly looking good-looking woman I replied letting my ray eyes rest on her with open admiration And If it Is only to women of that sort that men Interpret interpret- In all the t affairs of life some risk she gre great one must run remarked and she looked so charming channing as she spoke poke that I Iw Iwas was constrained f fo tell teU her sh she had run no 10 risk at all Chicago all Chicago T Tribune J t I 1 II J I |