The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-09
II am king,
am KING,
l have no crown,
/ have no time to sit in it.

"PuI me up, boy" she said Shs
wound her leg about the staff, and taking
hold he drew her up as if she had been
feather.
eff L had a hundred mouths, I would
kiss you for that, - she said, still hooking,
'tbut, having only one, I'll give it to the
cat and weep for Golgothar.''
''Silly jade, - he said and turned toward
his tent.
Suddenly as they passed slippery and
dangerous place, where was one strong,
solitary tree, she threw a moose over him,
drew it fast and sprang far over the
precipice into the air. Even as she did SO
he jumped behind the tree and clasped it,
else on the slippery place he would have
gone over with her. The rope came taut,
and presently he drew her up again to
safety, and while she laughed at him and
Knocked him he held her tight under his
arm and carried her to his lodge, where he
let her go.
''Why did you do it, DEVILS madcapP'
he said.
''why didn't you wait for the hundred
men so strong?' she laughed. "Why did
you jump behind the treeF'
eff 1 had hundred men, heigho,
would buy my corn for penny gill
If had a hundred men or SO,
I would dig grave for the maid Of the hill,
heigho"
lie OlQ not answer 0eE, DQ6 SL1rreQ bn0
soup in the pot and tasted it, and hung
great piece of meat over the fire. Then he
sat down and only once did he show anger
as she Knocked him, and that was when
she thrust her hand into his breast, took
out the little stone image and said:
eff q little stone god had hundred hearts,
Would little stone goddess trust in one2'
Then she made as if she would throw il
into the fire, but he caught her hand and
crushed it, so that she cried out for pain
and anger and said:
'fBrute of iron, go break the posts in
the brigand's prison house and leave a
poor girls bone alone. If had hundred
mem she added, knocking wildly again,
and then, springing at him, put her two
thumbs at the corners of his eyes and
cried, HStir hand and out they will como
your eyes-for my bones.''
And he did not stir till her fury was
gone. Then he made her sit down and
eat with him, and afterward she said
softly to him, and without laugh:
''Why should the people say, ''Golgothar
is our shame for he has a great strength,
and yet he does nothing but throw great
stones for sport into the sea?''
He had the simple mind Of child, and
he listened to her patiently, and at last
got up and began preparing for a journey,
cleaning all his weapons and gathering
En0I1 COScIn9F. cnG UNDERSTOOD MN, anu
she said, with little laugh like music:
Zone strong man IA better than hun
dred. A little key III open great door
easier than hundred hammers. What is
the strength Of hundred bullocks with
out this?'' she added, tapping him on the
forehead.
Then they sat down and talked together
quietly for a long time, and at sunset she
saw him start away upon great errands.
And before two years had gone Nooni, the
city, was taken, the chain wall Of the
rebels opened to the fish and corn of the
poor, the children wandered in the forests
without fear of wild bears, the dixie was
built to save the people in the lowlands,
and GoIgothar carried to the castle the
king had given him the daughter of the
city, freed from Mirnan.
eff Golgothar had hundred Wives
said voice to the strong man as he en-
tered the castle gates.
Looking up he saw Sapphire. He
stretched out his hand to her in joy and
friendship.
Il would not be one of them,' she add
! cd, with a knocking laugh as she dropped
from the wall, leaped the noat by the help
| Of her staff and danced away, laughing.
| Yet there are those who say that tears fell
/ down her cheeks as she Iaughed.-Ex-
| change.