—CulledfromMr。A。G。Burnside’s\"EccentriciticsofCrime，\"bykindpermissionofthepublishers，Messrs。HolidayandWhitsund。
THEDREAMOFDEBS
Iawokefullyanhourbeforemycustomarytime。Thisinitselfwasremarkable，andIlayverywideawake，ponderingoverit。
Somethingwasthematter，somethingwaswrong—Iknewnotwhat。I
wasoppressedbyapremonitionofsomethingterriblethathadhappenedorwasabouttohappen。Butwhatwasit？Istrovetoorientmyself。IrememberedthatatthetimeoftheGreatEarthquakeof1906manyclaimedtheyawakenedsomemomentsbeforethefirstshockandthatduringthesemomentstheyexperiencedstrangefeelingsofdread。WasSanFranciscoagaintobevisitedbyearthquake？