CHAPTER XII.
A VISION SENT "Where's the arrestin' come in ?" demanded Stitt.
"Comes quick now, Bailey.

Plenty quick enough for me and Jonadab, I tell you that! After we got to our room the Cap'n went to sleep pretty soon and I set in the one chair, readin' the newspaper and wishin' I hadn't ate so many of the warm bricks that the Golconda folks hoped was biscuit.

They made me feel like a schooner goin' home in ballast.

I guess I was drowsin' off myself, but there comes a most unearthly yell from the bed and I jumped ha'f out of the chair.

There was Jonadab settin' up and lookin' wild.
"'What in the world ?' says I.
"'Oh! Ugh! My soul!' says he.
"'Your soul, hey ?' says I.'Is that all?
I thought mebbe you'd lost a quarter.' "'Barzilla,' he says, comin' to and starin' at me solemn, 'Barzilla, I've had a dream--a wonderful dream.' "'Well,' I says, 'I ain't surprised.