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

th sv .; ;Ic neck q bottle. He sat down bv
ssid 800, 10y old table and examined the
dim "a 49, c.asu scintiliated IN the
kae vas afraid TO 81 there holdine & Is ~
n.nu ior any length Of time. II had 81.
teany been discovered IS his y,osse.S;cr
ana soon the whole Village would know a
i;..,l IeosslDly the news might spread q the
As this thonsr III . oce,,---, : Ia. i.
myers trembled 30 yiolenflv that Tia co ~.
piece fell Catering on the table. az bess IN
20 regret that he had not aiyen Il "a the
ppoys put Il was too late nov and hesiieS
ne wanted It. He loved TO look st e. n
- sne most beautiful thing he had ever
Wbsre-h; Is ne must hide II away some
=; nll9 20 spend It He therefore placed 4
n cup and locked the CUP ii 4 closef
e nI ssa, TINS ne cooked his supper and went
Through his feverish dream. all niebt
long brilliant showers Of gold danced and
Sometimes they seemed to fall from Al i'm.
mense height and threaten to crush him
oeneatn their weight, and he cried out In
desperate terror. His rest was broken and
irgntiui visions assaulted him. Once or
Twice the face of golden-haired boy rose
s oc.S M nun alternately wreathed in smiles
an9 natneQ IN tears.
With the advent of the dawn Lame Cas-
Par awoke, troubled and unrefreshed. As
ne walked to his boat that was moored
some distance away, woman's fresh voice
called 70 him from window:
Good morning, Caspar. I hear that YOU
few fish. What luck" s'' so1 AT
ne stopped short and scowIed back at
her. wen, what of it ~ he snapped. 1--WE
right to my own, suppose
oDody said you hadn't, but the lads
seemed TO think you might treat Tor once.
lney waited for you 1t The Bull last night
Are yon going to treat tonight?n
moi" he answered, and passed on out
OF sight into the dull tinted morning.
All day, sitting among his nets and
tackle, he reflected upon what he had done
and the possible result. It would be silly
in the extreme to keep the gold piece for
ever N n the cupboard when he stood in
feel like spending it Immediately. A su-
perstitious dread ovcrcame him whenever
he contemplated parting with it.
Generally speaking he was q success
fai fisherman, but today he got scarcely
anything, and he came home in the even
ing tired and out of temper. Upon one
point his mind was made up. He would
not go near the tavern. He resented be-
ing pressed to spend the money in drink.
But the other fishermen, when they found
he did not come, sent delegation to his
house. About six men capped loudly On
d nv uvori .l r. - spirit o. Miscnlel tnan
- r,,. sT. seA@ M, oue - was suMcient
! ton.
"What do you want 2" he shouted. fling
ing the door wide open and confronting
them with fierce hostility depicted on
every nne OF ms countenance.
cor,;r. w 20 M You p,,,s,, sfeas. Aren't you
'o.nNtns ~ ~ ~: p put, -,
In SICK; 70 away ana Jet me
nanaer sns nem ne; ieSisteu the aS5,on; DICK
nonsense! cr,eq one. Wnats come
wi y vu. .nant nave you !uIneo mlser s, !,
..;5 see yUur eoIu piece, anyWay,
Tan alioulGL ~ ncsSt Ees suSn tnineS:
- se1 Mnas !. iuUAs lie, anu NO srieo
U.vlec i ,ns, way taIo tnc cauln. -,
~ -, -. So eaac eol4 pee sIou.eo
| the otners IN enoIns. but CasPars Iea-
suIcs s5eM uslu VIII passion. no stfo0e
io ..n aaa wt n ciencncu nss. -,
Jue u icle, yveIy Hloene5 son o. ye!
ne snouted. NOT spend penny 70
VI mere, say -,
| ne luen Grew Dack, surPrlsed At TINS
| s.lanse 1utDuIst. TOT . moment nc one
sPoAe rncn onc saul WIN SLOW uelucIa
/ LION, lone away; iaas, come away
| rom tnesway ne talks y LOOKS as NEG
| --xI--I-: - 49, ---1S -
eS!ty ~ -! vne Wori0 shlnk No was
tniS y:. alraia o. 1elng iouna OUT -.
| WIN 2 sIi1ed exciamauon Caspar raised
| ms nang 70 deal the speaker dow nut
ms uupa',.e ; arm otDppea As h ;;nougn
| S1Iicken witn palsy. AIS lace wnitened:
lie turned away with agroan and sat
HOWL ,.c lA.xn, ..r.a Z. 3. <
Tome, m:tesr csl1 &c neKvoice, ana
Tue men Sanisneo m Ivy uat AncsS.
/ uow iylS ne ion"eu sums A.a.ue
Caspar did not know. But long after
when ne looked up INTO the ooscur,ty ana
silence the word Iniei rang through
ms prain IKE the c.asning OF oiscoroant
bells. he tnie1! Les, ne nad stolen the
gola piece. ne was thieI! ..n
lie did not go hshing on the following
day. a sudden resolve had come TO nim.
He would clear his conscience by hndlng
the little boy ana returning the money.
lie did not mean 10 confess MS quit. ne
could not pring nimsen 10 Sucn numlil,
ating ayowai. lie would say ne nao iouno
the gold piece accidentally
Toward noon ne ciamoered up the steep
| pathway leading 10 the hotei on the CHI.
lie tremDied with nervousness as ne
neared the great white Duiiding Win its
Tying nags, making spots OF vivia co,qr
| against Ine pine gIoscs peyIhnu. TIC
/ glanced eagerly about among the groups
OF people who were seated on the veranda,
but ne could not distinguish any one re-
sembling the little boy. Then he went IN
| side, and hardly able TO controi ms voice,
| put few timld questions 10 the clerk, VINO
eyed him suspiciousiy ntsie noy,
with eyes coiored IKE the sea, ana orIgnt
hair that hoateo on ms Shouiuers-whefe
/ WaS lie 3