The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-01-20

stone, because he had not dropped 1t in
the cave when he spoke. You see, the
rules of the fairies are very odd, and it
is almost impossible for mortals to under
stand them.
Roy walked over to the heap, and had
picked up two big humps of gold, which
he intended showing to the other boys.
but he heard a noise of a foot behind
him, and turning, he saw Charley, who
Immediately said. "Oh, crickey! Did you
ever?''
OF course, the light disappeared, and
the gold turned to stone, and Roy
felt like punching Charley for talking. He
dropped the two Jumps, and the boys
groped their way out, and then Roy made
one of the longest speeches of his life,
because it was an occasion where words
were needful.
Boys" said he, ain that cave is a
big heap of fairy gold, and a wonderful
yellow light. Charley spoke and the
light disappeared, and the god turned to
stone. Yesterday I spoke in there and the
same thing happened. If we hold our
tongues we can get the gold, and I'll go
divvy with all you fellows. We can sell
it to my Uncle Joseph, and we can buy
wheels every minute. Now wait until /
come back"
Once more Roy went into the cave and
found the light and the gold In glitter
ing heap He picked up the two Jumps
once more and made his way out, and
as he had expected, the light continued
to shed its mellow rays on the cavern,
and the gold remained gold when he
reached daylight.
He was half afraid to let the boys
speak out and no one did speak, but
Charley. He couldn't help saying, IF
ever saw beauties, then those are beau
Ties" which was, a talkative way of put
ting it. But, to Roy's belief, the gold
did not disappear, and he had learned an
other fairy rule. Talk all you want on
your own ground, but when you're In an
enchanted cave keep your mouth tight
shut for there silence is golden.
"Firstw yelled Charley, seeing Roy
turn toward the opening, but Roy stop
ped and said, Charley, you talk too
much. After we've got most all the gold,
you can go in, but If any one spoke while
we were getting it out all the gold would
disappear"
"Roy's right. You talk too much
"Firstw shouted Sam, and Roy nodded
his head, and let him enter the cave be-
fore he did. Then he turned and said,
Remember, boys, not one word after
you're inside"
I don't suppose that boys ever worked
before at anything so delightfully."- with
out saying a word, but they did keep alb
solutely silent. They formed a line
inside Of the cave, reaching from the
gold pile to the mouth of the opening,
where Charley stood and received each
lump that had passed from hand TO hand
He kept up a steady chatter all the time,
hut 1t did no harm, as he was outside.
When all but two of the Jumps had been
taken out the boys filed out of the open
ing, and Charley was allowed TO go in.
but they made him put his handkerchief
into his mouth, and then they tied it
into place with another handkerchief.
safe" said Roy, laughing
But the boys we're all trembling with
anxiety until Chatterbox Charley did get
out. II would have meant the disappear
ance of all the gold IL he had so much
as said. "Ah." And then they would
have had all the work to do again.
But he came out bearing the last two
humps. Then he dropped them on the
ground. pulled the handkerchief out Of his
mouth and said:
"Oh, fellers, did you ever see anything
so wonderful as that light? Ny, l wish !
had one like that 81 home" and so on
FOR ut least minute. but as nothing
could happen to the gold the boys did not
care. They simply let him describe what
they had all seen. and they loaded up the
cart with the great yellow nuggets.
The next thing was to carry the gold
10 Roy's uncle OF course, II they had
driven down the turnpike the ten miles
to the city they would have been robbed