Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-08-02

Little Bag That Hung by Silver
Chain, and, Opening 1t, Drew Out,
With a Eaugh-a Golden Doubloon.
that she went into the town alone
! to await her in the shadow of the
mahogany tree.
As she turned to leave me she drew
up from her bosom a little bag that
hung by a silver chain, and opening it
drew out, with a laugh--a golden
doubl0Onl
i sprang toward her; but she was
too quick for me, and laughlngly van
ished through an opening in the trees.
/ was not to kiss her that day.
Calypso was so long coming back
that began to grow anxious-was, In
deed, on the point Of going down into
the town In search of her, when she
suddenly appeared, rather out of
breath and evidently a little excited
as though, in fact, she had been rum
ming away from something. She
caught me by the arm with a laugh.
''DO you want to see your friend
Tobias?" she said.
"Tobias? Impossibler
"COme here" and she led me a yard
or two back the way she had come,
and then looked through the trees.
"Gone" she said, "but he was there
a minute or two ago-or at least some
one that is his photograph-and of
course he's there yet, hidden in the
brush, and probably got his eyes on
us all the time. Did you see that
seven-year apple tree mover
'His favorite tree" laughed.
Hardly strong enough to hang him
on, though" And 1 realized that she
was King Alclnous' daughter.
We crouched lower for a moment or
two but the seven-year apple tree
didn't move again, and we agreed
that there was no use in waiting for
Tobias to show his hand.
'But what made you think it was
Tobias?" / asked, "and how did it all
happenT
II could hardly fail to recognize him
from your fiatterlng description" she
answered, "and indeed it all happened
rather like another experience of
mine. had gone into Sweeney's
store--yOu remember2-and was Just
paying my bill"
"In the usual coinageT I ventured.
She gave me long, whimsical
smlle-onee more her fathers daugh-
ter.
''That, Tn afraid, was the trouble"
she answered; ''for as l laid my money
down on the counter l suddenly no.
tieed that there was a person at the
back Of the store"
"A person." ! interrupted.
"Yesl Suppose we say "a pock-
marked person. was 1t you7"
"What memory you have for de.
tails" I parried; "and tben7"
"Welll took my change and man.
aged to whisper a word to Sweeney
good friend, remember-and came
out. took n short cut back, but the
person that had stood In the back OF
the store seemed to know the way
4 almost better than I-so well that he
got ahead OF me. He was walking qui.
etly this way and so slowly that had
at last to overtake him. He said moth
ing. Just watched me as II interested
in the way l was going-but, Tn
ashamed TO say. he rather frightened
me And here l am"
"Well. them" / said, '1et's hurry
home and talk IT over with the king
The king" as I had realized, was
n practical romantic and at once
took the matter seriously. leaving
as might have surprised some of thoss
who had only heard him talk-his con
versational fantasies on the theme t.
come later.
Calypso. however. had the frs
word.
Il always told you. dad" she said
and the word dad" on the lips Of thai
statuesque glrl--who always seemet
ready to take that inspired frame
work Of rags and bones and talking
music Into her protecting arms
seemed quite the quaintest Of para
doxes-'T always told you. dad. wha
would heppen. with your fairy tales o
the doubloons."
"Qnite true, my DEAR" he answered
but isn't a fairy tale worth payin,
f0Fl-wOrih a little trouble7 And re
member, II soa viii allow me. Nv,