The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-03-01
GOLD PIECE.

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lko shining shore close TO where
80 doshed and broke into long and
~ lines Of foam, little boy was
~ rolline yellow gold piece upon
- willow Of the sand. The autumn
1ht liz hair and laughter danced
~ 5;Sea The gold piece flashed in the
~ thst streamcd across the beach,
7s6l he white cliffs beyond with Z
c6eet. Again and again the child
= sninning In swift curves. Then all
s. s roeuish breeze lifted his hat. and,
g keep his head gear in place, he
~ - wander for an instant from his
when his childish feet reached
{he eold piece was not thers-it had
c0oly disappeared.
81 oe chagrin darkened his juvbilant
-. Perhaps it had slipped into =
1n q the jutting rock that sprang
1he bluff overhead. Or might it not
o1lod into the water7 Anyway, he
- ind Il, and he was disconsolate
20. Presently he abandoned the
and, sitting down In the sand, he
= cry bitterly.
= nrnlieht grew dim and . tall man
Azure resembled . silhouette drawn
= 10 forget-me-not sky, approached
~ other end Of the beach. He wore
dress and walked with . limp.
- shoulder hung long string Of
6Sh. He saw the little boy and
81 front Of him, spoke almost ten
=
III nv little man, what is the mat
~ asked.
ehild lifted his tear washed face.
|oot my gold piece, /" he answered.
- Ms that Z" inquired the man, in
1;1l12
~. I Ms rolling it along the sand.
1 61i1t once it was gone. / shall be
pm 11oa 1or losing it, and he sobbed
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d ~ - came 3 step nearer. .Wns IL
\ a.. - 3 hid 4 belong to vo,, ,n
~ 1s1sv i INV birthday and nv
49, id1fer gave it to me.n
8 f1flc chap. :, said the lame man.
II ~ efet me help Won look for it,
~ fe6nn without DELAY to search in the
- Sra6 md among the pebbles. the how
fIr sI1ll body bent almost double. follow.
Ss Gs.. ,-:3A.. ..,>.. -;.-.x.a $3.50 ~ --
~ S1herman;s glance was keener than
~ eblIds. and It was not long before he
111At he mild CLEAN of somethinr lvino
3rr Pigment Of projecting rock He
1IS1e, aeain-yes. he saw 4 yellow snecl-
- h,icht., than the .r-rc,,rS;rn sa,sa
s. nlere. tiny dot Of flashing gold and !.
IL eaaell his heart heat = tr;f,e more
ilekIv HI draw bimseIf mn turnsd h;s
SO ssain and sa;d notb;nr ~ .na ~,
~ s.,afe Is s strancelv calm vo;ce.
e kere's M usc Iook;nr he said n;t :.
you Win never find 4 -
~ hov,s mouth o,,;var.a ~. h...h
siss 8 e.sre 1porhsr. ;f .o,na $500 $500.
|s5- I'm nv coverns.. we ro;cht frd = y
r1nlied: but there was Foreclosures in
Sfcoe
N you STAYING Mt the hotel ?n asked
1nherman. looking dreamilv at the sea
n. and must 90 home now !" with =
81 promised not to ,tav after sunset
- sun Is nearly cone'n The man
Is replv and the child added. s.Do
~ - the gold niece could have becn
- 7 ray bv a wave?n
s took INV eyes off IL for = moment
d p cninninr along ike = littJe colder
5I5l and thcn-well. will come hack
t6ttlow early in the morning and see Il
- and it,
Z w the man made no answer. All the
had shifted from his figure and the
E1r scales of the fish had turned to
Saoodbye. /" said the bow. Then. as an
THOUGHT. sWhat is YOUR name ?n
{Sspar--thev call me Lame Caspar he.
I-of this and he pointed sullenly to
night leg.
well. thank YOU for helpiuc me to
- COR nv gold piece. Lame Caspar. u
"a the bow. and he turned away with a
ME choking sob and began to ascend. the
Ileps that led in winding curves IN the
lIi6t. He glanced back when he reached
~ ton and saw Lame Caspar waIk-
~ slowly on. his string of fish
oyer his shoulder. his head bent forward.
He did mt walk far. however. Rv and hv
hs 5000 - a,,a ,nhao,;n 49,; an0 -, ~
lame Lex, rctraced his steps in the direc.
tieu he had come. He crept to the over.
HANGING rocks that now cast great purple
shadow ON the sand. The short-liyed
aiteluooa was diving and the sky was
atlsme ii the west. Slowly and cautiously
the man approached the projecting corner
where Be had seen the minute yellow
sr.cL -. $. .au o.. vic ,ase se..o"
he drew forth the gold piece. Then he
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