Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-08-26

The king had been right. He knew
his daughter.
BY this I was nearing the boats
though as yet no one had seen me.
They were all too busy with the con
fusion on deck, where four men lay
dead, and three others still kept up
their gihberlsh OF fear.
saw Calypso and Charlie Webster
stand a moment looking down at the
figure Of Tobias, PROSTATE at their
feet.
81 am sorry had to kill him. l
heard Charles deep growl. 81 meant
to keep him for the hangman.'
But suddenly ! saw him start for
ward and stamp heavily on something.
"No, you DON'T | heard him roar
and | learned afterward that Tobias,
though MORALLY wounded, was not yet
dead, and that, as the two had stood
looking down on him. they had seen
his hand furtively moving toward the
fallen revolver that lay few inches
from him on the deck. Just as he had
grasped if, Charles heavy boot had
come down on his wrist. But Tobias
was still game.
mot alive, you English brute!" he
was heard to groan out, and, snatch
ing free his wrist too swiftly to be
prevented, he had gathered up all his
remaining strength, and hurled him
self over the side into the sea.
was but dozen yards away from
him, as he fell; and, as he rose again,
It was for his dying eyes 10 fix with q
glare upon me. They dilatcd with
terror, as though he had seen Il ghost.
Then he gave one strange scream, and
fell back into the sea, and we saw him
no more.
It will be easier for the reader to
imagine, than for me to describe, the
look on the faces of Calypso and
Charlie Webster when they saw me
appear ut almost the same spot where
poor Tobias had just gone bubbling
tbWI. NbINS l nav ll'l!', w was "'
the end of my strength, and ] broke
down and ecbbcd like a child.
"Thauk God you are safc--my treas.
ur2, my treasure, :" was all | could say,
utter they had lifted me aboard, and
| lay face down on the deck, at her feet
Swiftly she knelt by my side, and
caresScd my shoulder with her dear
hand
All Of NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. my refer
ence to my treasure"--muSt have
been much to the bewilderment of the
good Supplemented Charlie. towering,
innocent-eycd, above us. I believe
stayed little longer at her feet than
/ really had need to, for the comfort
of her being so near and kind; but
presently. we were all aroused by a
voice from The cliffs above. II was the
"king," with his bodyguard, Erebus
and the crew of the Flamingo-nC
Samson, ALAS The sound of the firing
had reached them in the woods, and
thcy had come hurrying to discover
its cause.
SO we deferred asking our queS
tons, and telling our several stories
| till we We're pulled ashore.
As Calypso was folded in her fn
Tiers arms, he turned to me:
"nidn't I tell YOU that l knew my
/ daughtcr?" he said.
"And told you something too, c
king" rcpicd-my eyes daring a
last to rest on Calypso with the love
and pride Of my hc0ri.
"And whore on earth have YOU been
young man?" he asked, laughing. "Dit
Tobias kdnnp You too?"
Il was very hnri as you will have
seen, to astonish the "king."
But, though it was hard to astonisl
and almost impossible to alarm him
his sense of wonder was quite anothe
matter, and the boyiSh delight will
which he listened to our scvcra
stories would have made 1t wortl
while to undergo tcnfold the pcrils W,
had faced. Our stories, said tn
"klng," were quite in the manner o
"Thc Arabian Nights" dovetailing on
into the other.
"And now" he added, 1--WE will be
gin with the STORY Of the MURDERED
Slave and the Stolen Lady,"