The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1915-07-29

asked Casper through the closed door.
Go away; O canno come In. No
honest person would be abroad in such
q Storm"
7 am old and cannot travel further
tonight" said the stranger.
Casper opened the door a little way
and looked out He saw an old man,
bent with age.
IN let him sleep in the kitchen" his
said. That will not cost me anything"
The stranger came in and went to
the hearth, where the dying embers
still gave some warmth, and held his
hands over them.
Can O make up a fresh fire and
give me something to eat?" asked the
dering, after all, II he could pay, for the
stranger spoke with a tone Of COM
mand.
He seemed to read Casper's thoughts
and took from his pocket a bag Of gold,
which he threw on the table.
You will be welt paid for your trou-
Bile" he said. Hurry and do as I tell
you"
Casper fastened to make the fire,
wondering all the while what he should
give the stranger to eat. for the only
thing in h house that was cooked was
black bread. and he did not dare at that
hour call Lisbeth to cook anything even
for the traveller with a bag of gold.
He went to the pantry and brought
u the bread and a Jug OF water and
put them on the table. This is all I
can offer you tonight" he said but In
the morning o shall have a breakfast
that will be fit for a king"
This will do for me-" said the
stranger, az he sat down at the table.
And there before Casper's astonished
eye The bread changed into a roasted
pig and he water into wine. Casper
rubbed his eye n looked a second
time. Yes. I am awake" he said
II am sure Of that. for the stranger
is eating and drinking"
Then. to his surprise, the stranger
was not an old man, but young and
dressed In rich-lookfng clothes. Caa-
per's poorly furnished room suddenly
changed to one OF luxury, and Casper
found himself seated in O. comfortable
chair, n on the table beside him was
q handsome pipe and tobacco With
which to fill 1t. Il an ses the smoke
and smell II. too" naid Casper. Il
must he awake"
The door opened Just then and Lis
beth came In. She was dressed In q
handsome gown and Casper thought
she looked as she did when he first
cav her years ago.
But h did not look at casper. Chs
went to the table and eat down with
the stranger. She raped upon the
table and there appeared a servant
with food, which was placed on the
table and the stranger and Lfgbeth ate.
They did not ask Casper to Join them
and after watching them q minute he
get up. TIL not wait to be asked"
said Casper. They seem TO have for
| gotten / am here" He seated himself
at the table and reached toward tho
| tempting food, but as he did 70 the
food changed into black bread ard
| water again. Casper leaned back IN
| his chair and there wng the pig and
| other good things again.
Casper reached again and this
| time he touched the bottle OF wine, but
just as he did everything on .fhs table
| changed into little iYnps. rho pcked
| him with their sharp little fingers and
said: This feast Ia for Lisbeth, Eho
| thought of the poor traveller, but In the
storm you locked your door and did not
! leave the bell strap out" n they
rushed at Casper again.
Casper Jumped to get out OF their
reach and upset the chair, n oyer
he went on the floor.
He sat up and rubbed his eyea. There
was the room, just AZ IT always had
been: the fire was out and n and
had burned low.
Lisbeth came hurrytng from IN bed
room to see what had happened.
II should think yoE were old enough
TO know when to go to bed" she told
him. INSTEAD Of going TO sleep In your
chair and falling on tho floor. You
l fri0hfened mo out OF my Wits