The Lamar register., 1919-10-08

terror. as though he had seen a ghost.
Then he gave one strange scream and
fell back into the sea, and we saw him
no more.
1t 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 at almost the same spot where
poor Tobias had just gone bubbling
down. Words had none. for was at
the end of my strength, and I broke
down and sobbed like a child.
'Thank God you are safe-my treas.
ure, my treasured !" was all could say.
after they had lifted me aboard. and ]
Swiftly she knelt by my side, and
caressed my shoulder with her dear
hand.
All of which-particularly my refer
ence to my treasure"-must have
been much to the bewilderment of the
good simple-hearted Charlie. towering.
innocent-eyed. above us. 1 believe ]
stayed little longer at her feet than
I 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. 1t was the
"king." with his bodyguard. Erebus
and the crew of the Flamingo-no
Samson. alasl The sound of the firing
had reached them In the woods. and
they had come hurrying to discover
Its cause.
So we deferred asking our ques-
tions. and telling our several stories,
till we were pulled ashore.
As Calypso was folded In her ia.
TIERS arms. he turned to me:
'Didn't l tell you that / knew my
daughterr he said.
"And l told you something too, o
king" I replied-my eyes daring at
last to rest on Calypso with the love
and pride of my heart.
sand where on earth have you been.
young manT" he asked. laughing. did
Tobias kidnap you toor
It was very hard. as you will have
seen, to astonish the "king."
But. though II was hard to nstonish
and almost impossible to alarm him,
his sense Of wonder was quite another
matter. and the boyish delight with
which he listened TO our several
stories would have made 1t worth
while to undergo tenfold the perils we
had faced. Our stories. said the
king" were quite In the manner Of
THE Arabian Nights" dovetailing one
into the other.
'And now" be added. 1--WE will be
gin with the Story OF the Murdered
Slave and the Stolen Lady"
Calypso told her story simply and
In few words. The first part OF IT.
n which the poor murdered Samson
had been the eloquent witness. need
ed no further telling. He had done
his brave best-poor fellow-but To-
bias had had six men with him. and II
was soon over. Her they had gagged
and bound and carried In n sort of i'm
provised sedan chair: Tobias had done
the thing with a certain style and
she had to admit-with absolute cour.
tesy.
When they had gone mile or two
from the house. he had had che gag
taken from her mouth. and. on her
promise not. to attempt to escape
(Which was. OF course. quite impos-
sible) he had also had her unbound,
so that her hurried journey through
the woods was made as comfortable as
possible.
They were making. she had gathered
and as we had surmised-for the
northern shore. and. after about
three hours march. she heard the
sound OF the sea. On the schooner she
had found cabin all nicely prepared
for her-even dainty toilet necessaries
and an excellent dinner was served.
on some quite pretty china. to her
alone. Poor Tobias had seemed bent
on showing-as he had said to Tom
that he was not the "carrion" we had
thought him.
After dinner. Tobias had respectful
iy asked leave for few words with
her. He had apologized for his action,
but explained that 1t was necessary
the only way he had left. he said. of
protecting his own interests. and safe
guarding a treasure which belonged to
him and no one else. II It belonged to
any living man. II had seemed to her
that 1t was a monomania with him.
While he had been talking. she had
made up her mind what she would do.