The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1910-08-18

wish could" Princess SlDylia
led: ..Eut YOU know you've got to
~ it all yo-Ts ELF.
"Anyhow you can look on and tell
2 where to dig
.Iu do that" she agreed; and with
n ten minutes the prince was hard at
work in the vicinity of the rose pa
.i'ion.
The early finding of shining gold
piece convinced Prince Adino that at
last he was on the right track, and
ne made the earth fly with reckless
haste, until the princess entreated him
to have mere care, or he might miss
that which he sought. He felt the
wisdom of her warning when he spied
gold piece in the shovelful of soil
he had just thrown aside. After that
the work went on slowly; but the
prince was rewarded at sunset by a
whole handful of gold, every piece Of
which bore peculiar marks made by
! the late king, and no two were exact
ly alike.
Prince Adino slept we'll that night,
and the next morning he awoke with
keen appetite for breakfast, but on
rising he found himself decidedly stiff
and lame from his unwonted exercise
| in the rose garden. When, however.
| he limited at taking holiday, Princess
Sibylla would hear nothing of the
sort; so with much playful groaning
on his part and plenty of merry laugh
|
The second days labor was not so
successful as the first had been
Truly, King Ambrose had taken deal
of pains to provide cure for his
nephew's aversion to toll The young
man was too weary at the end of the
day to enjoy his usual evening cosy
condolences with the princess. Yet,
as the weeks went by, Prince Adino,
to his unbounded establishment as
well as. to his actual delight, discov-
cred that he was growing strong and
hearty, and day after day he pushed
his search for the hidden coins as
long as the light would allow. At
last there were only a half dozen
pieces needed to make up the thou
sand, and as the prince had still two
weeks at his disposal, he insisted on
a day OF pleasure as recompense for
the long monotonous grind. At first
the princess was set against any such
delay; but Prince Adino promised SO
faithfully not to relinQuish the work
again until his right to the throne
was assured, that she was finally won
over. Bitterly did they both deplore
these ten hours of idleness when at
the close of another week, they had
store.
! The prince rested on his spade and
surveyed the rose garden.
"a pretty looking place." he OBJ
served.
It was. Every part of it had been
gone over, until with it's hillocks OF
soft earth it resembled an irregularly-
plowed field
Il don't believe there are any more
coins here,' commented the prince,
YEARLY.
| Surely there are" asserted Sibylla.
1hC oiiy quSotlOu Is, WHAT is Luo
quickest way to find them?" and she
gazed musingly over the ground
Il wonder if you have missed any,"
she meditated. Suppose we begin at
that corner, and sift the earth"
"All of it? l never could"
TRY it, anyway. You might as
well waste an hour that way as in dig
ging."
So coarse sieve was brought and
the tedious task begun For awhile
it resulted in nothing, and then-to
their joy-a gold piece! The next
day another came to light, then an
other and another-only the thou
sandth coin was left. The prince was
jubilant. The princess was grave
Four days remained The first
brought not CLEAN of gold The Sec
ond and the third passed without re-
ward The situation grew desperate.
| The morning of the last day found
| Prince Adino at his task before sun
rise, and the princess at his side with
words of hope and cheer.
Sunset drew near, and still the miss
ing gold piece did not appear
Prince Adino toiled on, though
every muscle rebelled with pain, and
| he was faint with fatigue.
There is only little that we have
not gone over" announced the prin-
cess. I'VE shall find it here in this
corner" And thus she RECALLED him
| with words of homo
"How much longer?" asked the
prince, hoarsely.
Princess Sibylla's watch was in her
! hand.
Three n.iru,es." was the brave an
swer
Sweat rolled down the princes fore
head His breath came quick and hot.
Frantically he scanned the earth. The
bells of midnight already seemed
sounding in his ears.
| There was simultaneous cry from
| the lovers. as little CLEAN of yellow
| caught their eyes. The princes fin
gers clutched tit was the thou
sandth piece of gold!
The youth and maiden fell into each
! others arms as II joyous peals sound
| ed from the palace tower The guards
| saluted. The court broke into huzzas.