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the mystery was solved. The nurse, a tall, dark-haired woman, walking slowly clown the aisle between the rows of beds, stopped at each bedside, to moisten one's parched lips or lay a cool hand on one's fevered brow, saying words of comfort and cheer to all Kathleen Gooding was indeed, then, a nurse; this had always been her ideal work, and so it had been attained. In rnv conversation with her, she said she had had a hard time to persuade her family to let her take up this profession, but she persevered, and was now supremely happy ministering to others. My dream revealed to me a secret which even she did not know; that was that in a few months she vvas to be made head nurse of the whole establishment, and at her good fortune I thoroughly rejoiced. Such dreams were too good to be interrupted again, and so I continued to dream. 15. I was walking tlown a street, and at every point my eyes caught sight of large posters, 011 which I read, "Mr. George Medders, who is playing the leading role in Shakespeare's King Richard l lL, wjll be here next week." I realized, with a start. that he bad then, indeed, gone on the stage. It seems that his aspirations had always been in this direction, as well as his talent. Of cour-se 1 bought tickets and went. It is useless to say the theatre was crowded. The perform- ance began. Yes, in the difficult role of Richard JIL, r recognized the splendid acting of my classmate. Many were the admiring glances cast at this handsome actor by the fair ladies in the boxes, and deafen- ing was the applause which greeted the tinelc curtain. 1 felt very much elated over his success, and the next day, to my great good fortune, I met him in an art gallery. Of course, for the next hour he became a victim to my curiosity. In reply to my question, what had he been doing since that memorable June day in 1903, he said, he had gonc immediately to New York, where, in a -wen-known conservatory of elocution, he lwei studied to become an actor. I could teatifv that he had made good use of his time and talent, for he was truly a splendid one. 16. Why! how different was this dream to be, and of what a different nature; a church, one of the largest in ~ew Vade On this particular Sunday morning the church was crowded to overflowing and awaited the arrival of their new pastor, the Rcv. Eugene Tan-, whose faille had preceded him. I knew at once this must be Illy classmate, and took the time before his coming to ask a few questions about - - 87 - -