The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1919-11-07
CHAPTER ".
In Which the "k;no" Dreams a Dream
and Tells Us About It

In Which the "kino" Dreams a Dream
and Tells Us About It
The afternoon, under the spell OF It's
various magic, had been passing all too
swiftly, and at length l grew reluctant
ly ware that it vas time for me to go.
King Alcinous raised his hand with a
gesture that could not well be denied.
That led me-his invitation being &C
cepted without further parley-tO
mention the idea / had conceived as I
came along, of exploring those curious
old ruined buildings.
Tomorrow" he announced. "tomor-
row we shall begin-there is not a mo-
ment to lose. We will send Samson
with a message to your c~aptaln-there
is no need for you to go yourself time
is too preciOuS-and in a week, who
knows but that Monte Cristo shall
seem like a pauper and a penny gait
in comparison with the fantasies OF
our fearful wealth.
So, for that evening, all was laugh.
ingly decided. In a weeks time, 1t
vas agreed. we should have difficulty
in recognizing each other. We should
be so disguised in cloth Of gold, and so
binding to look upon with rings and
ropes OF pearls.
When we met at breakfast next
morning, glad to see one another again
as few people are at breakfast. it was
evident that, as far as the king was
concerned, our dream had lost nothing
in the night watches. On the contrary.
its wings had grown to an amazing
span and iridescence.
Calypso, it t%ranspired, had certain
household matters--Of which the
king Of course was ever divinely OBJ
livious-that would take her on an
GRAND into the town. Those disposed
of, we two eternal children were at
liberty to be as foolish as we pleased.
The liking" bowed his %uncrOwned
head, as kings, from time immem0rial
have bowed their diadems before the
quiet command of the domesticities /;
and it was arranged that | should be
Calypso's escort ON her errand.
So we set forth in the freshness OF
the morning. and the woods that had
been so black and bewildering at my
coming opened before US In easy
paths, and all that tropical squalor
that had been foul with sweat and in
sects seemed strangely vernal to me,
so that l could hardly believe that !
had trodden that way before. And for
our companion all the way along-or,
~ Jo,ck fD~ INV othor ynnonirO- g
the Wonder Of the World, the beauti-
full strangeness Of living, and that mar
vel of a mans days upon the earth
which lies in not knowing what a day
shall bring forth, If only we have a
little patience with Time-Time. with
those gold keys at his girdle, ready, at
! my turn Of the ways, to unlock the
hidden treasure that is to be the mean
ing Of our lives.
How should / try to express what 1t
was to walk by her side. knowing all
that We both knew ?-knowing, or gid
diiy believing that / knew, how her
heart, with every breath she took, Vi
brated like a living flower. with waves
of color. changing from momen to
moment like a happy, trembling dawn.
To know-yet not to say! Yes! we were
both at that divine moment which
hangs like a dewdrop in the morning
sun-ah! all too ready to fall. Oh
keep it poised, in that miraculous bal.
ance, 'twixt time and eterniry-fol
this crystal made of light and dew Is
the meaning Of the life OF man and
woman upon the earth.
As we came to the borders Of the
wood near the edge Of the little town
we called q counsel of two. AS the out
come Of 1t we concluded that. having
In mind the "king's" ambitious plans
for our cloth-of-gold future, and FOL
other obvious reasons, 1t was better
that she went into the town alone
l 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 tina
hung by q silver chain, and opening !,
drew out, with a laugh-a COLDER
doubloon!
l sprang toward her; but she wa.
/ LOU QulCh LUZ luCt u1O LAA6ly VuAA
ished through an opening in the trees
l was not to kiss her that day.
Calypso was so long coming bacl
that / began to grow anxious-was, in
deed. on the point Of going down int
the town in search Of her. when sh'
suddenly appeared. rather out O
breath and evidently a little excited
as though, in fact, she had been run
ming away from something. Sh'
caught me by the arm with a laugh
DC you want to see your frient
TObias?" she said.
"TObias? Impossible"
Come here" and she led me a yart
or two back the way she had come
and then looked through the trees.
Gomez" she said, "but he was Their
u minute or two ago-or at least some
one that is his photograph-and 0
course he's there yet, hidden in tn