Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1915-07-28

asked Casper through the closed door.
Go away; you cannot come in. No
honest person would be abroad in such
q Storm"
Il 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.
I'll let him sleep in the Kitchen he
said. THAT will not cost mo anything
The stranger came in and went to
the hearth. where h dying embers
still gave some warmth, n held his
hands over them.
give me something to eat?" asked the
stranger. Casper looked at him Won
dering, after all, If he could pay. for the
stranger spoke with a tone of COM
mand.
He seemed to read Casper's thoughts
n too from his pocket a bag of gold,
which he threw on The table.
you will be we'll paid for % trou-
ble." he said. Hurry and do as l tell
YOU"
Casper fastened to make the fire,
wondering all the while what he should
thing in the 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
out the bread and a jug OF water and
put them on the table. "Th is all 1
a offer o tonight" he said but in
he morning o shall have a breakfast
that will be fit for a king"
"This will do for me-" said the
stranger. as ne sat down at the table.
And there before Casper's astonished
eyes h bread changed into a roasted
pig and he water into wine. Casper
y11hhod hfc ovQ0 and 1rOko6 q second
time. Yes. 1 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 r%ich-looking clothes. Cas-
changed to one Of luxury, and Casper
found himself seated in a comfortable
chair. and on the table beside him was
a handsome pipe and tobacco with
which to fill it. II can see the smoke
and smell it, too" said Casper. IT
The door opened Just then and Lis
beth came in. She was dressed in a
handsome gown and Casper thought
she looked as she did when he first
saw her years ago.
But she did not look at Casper. She
went to h table and sat down with
the stranger. She raped upon he
table and there appeared a servant
with food. which was placed on the
table and The stranger and Lisbeth ate.
They did not ask Casper to join them
and after watching them a minute he
said Casper. "They seem to have for
gotten I am here" He seated himself
at the table and reached toward the
| tempting food. but as he did 30 the
food changed into black bread and
water again. Casper leaned back in
| his chair and there was the pig and
other good things again.
lt.me he touched the bottle of wine. but
Just as he did everything on h table
changed into little imps. who poked
him with their sharp little fingers and
said: This feast is for Lisbeth. She
Thought of the poor traveller, but in the
leave the hell strap out" M they
rushed at Casper again.
l. Casper jumped to get out of their
reach and upset the chair. and over
he went on the floor.
He sat up M rubbed his eyes. There
was the room. just as II always had
heen: the fire was out and the candle
had burned low
IIisbeth came h%urrying from the bed
room to see what had happened.
~ should think you were old enough
to know when to go to bed" she told
him. "instead Of going to sleep in your
chair and falling on the floor. You
frightened me out or my WITS.
The population of Rumania is about
5000. 900. and is composed OF four dis
tinct divisions or departments-the
Moldavian and Oltenic. who are all.
fine men. many being exceedingly
handsome. and who are principally
m~ountaineers. and the Valachie and the