The Raymer enterprise. (New Raymer, Weld County, Colo.) 1910-19??, 1919-11-27
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suming casual manner, do you hap.
pen to have sonr'
mol" he answered, Calypso is my
only child"
very strangel" I said. I'VE met a
whimsical lad In our travels whom
would have sworn was her brother"
that's oddr said the skiing" lmper.
turtably, "but mol I have no SON."
and he seemed to say 1t with certain
sadness.
Then Calypso came In to join my
audience, having. meanwhile, taken
the opportunity Of twining scarlet
hibiscus among her luxuriant dark
curlS Ishould cs,tainly have told the
story better without her, yet l was
glad-how gladi-to have her seat
ed there, ar attentive presence In q
simple gown white as the sea foam
from which, there was no further
doubt In ny mind. she had magically
sprung.
gave them the whole story. much
as had told It In John Saunders
snuggTy-John P. Tobias. Jr.; dear
old Tom and his sucking fish, his
ghosts, sharks, skeletons. and all and
when I had finished. found that the
interest Of my. STORY was once more
chiefly centered In my pock-marked
friend of "the wonderful works Of
God"
Il should like to meet your pock-
marked friend" said King Alclnous.
and have a notion that. with you as
q bait. shall not long be denied the
pleasure"
II am inclined to think that l have
seen him already" said Calypso, using
her honey-golden voice for the base
purpose Of mentioning him. r
"Imposslbiel" l cried; "he Is long
since safe In Nassau jail.
"0h. not lately" shs answered to
our interrogative surprise. and giving
q swift embarrassed look at her IA
Their. which at once connected with
the secret of the d0ubloons.
Seriously, Calypsol" asked her ia
Their. with certain stern affection, as
thinking Of her safety. ION one Of
your errands to town.
And then, turning to me, he said:
"Slr Ulysses, you have spoken well,
and your speech has been that free,
open-heartcd speech that wins Its way
alike among the Hyperboreans that
dwell In frozen twilight near the
aorthern star. and those dwarfed and
swarthy intelllgences that blacken In
the fierce sunlight Of that fearful axle
we call the equator. Therefore, l will
make return to you OF speech no less
frank and true .."
He took puff at his cigar. and then
continued:
II should not risk this confession,
but that 1t Is easy to see that you be-
long to the race OF Eternal Children,
to which. you may have realized. my
daughter and I also belong. This ad-
venture of yours after buried treasure
has not seriously been for the dou.
blooms and pieces Of eight. the million
dollars. and the million and half dol
tars themselves, but for the fun Of going
after them. sailing the unknown seas,
coral Islands, and all that sort Of
blessed moonshine. Well. Calypso and
are Just like that. and / am going to
tell you something exciting-we too
have our buried treasure. II is moth
Ing like SO magnlilc Mt In amount as
yours. or your Henry z. Tobias'--and
where It Is at this particular moment
know as little as yourself. In fact II
is Calypso's secret -"
looked across at Calypso. but her
eyes were far beyond capture, In un-
plummeted seas.
n will show you presently where |
FUND II. among the rocks near by
now haunt OF wild bees.
Gan you ever forget that passage In
toe Georges? 1t makes the honey
iste sweeter to me every time taste
1t. We must have some Of 1t for din
ner. by the way. Calypso"
could not help laughing. and 80,
for q moment. breaking up the story.
The dear fellow! Was there any busl-
.less Of human Importance from which
he could not be diverted by quotation
from Homer or Virgil or Shakespeare?
But he was soon In the saddle again.
SWELL" he resumed zone day, some
seven years ago. in little cave below
the orange trees, grubblng about as l
am fond Of doing, came upon beau
tisul old box Of beaten copper, sunk
deep among the roots OF fig tree. 1t
was strong. but 1t seemed too dainty
for pirate-sme great lady's Jewel
box more likely--Calypso shall show 1t
to us presently. On opening it--what
TO you Think II spilled over with
golden doubloons-among which were
submerged some fine jewels, such as
this tie ring you see me wearing. Ac-
tualiy, II was no great treasure, at n
monetary calculatlon-certainly no for
dne--but from our romantic point Of
view. as belonging TO the race of Eter-
nal Children, 1t was FL Dorado. Alad-
d,n's lamp, the mines Of Peru. the