Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-08-18
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 Ooubloon.

keep ii poised, in that miraculous bal.
ance, 'tWiXt time ana clernty-for
this crystal made of Light and dow 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 Il counsel of two. As the out
come of ii we concluded that, having
in mind the kings" ambitions plans
for our clOth-of-gold future, and for
other obvious reasons. it was better
that she went into the town alone
l to await her in the shadow of the
mahog0'Y tree.
Az sIe turned to leave me she drew
UP from her bosom a little bag that
hung hy silver chain. ana opening It
drew out, with Il laugh--a golden
dOuhloon!
| sprang toward her; but she was
too quick for me, and laughingly van
ished through an opening in the trees.
l was not to kiss her that day.
Calypso was SO long coming back
that began to grow anXlous--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 little excited
ms though, In fact, she had been run
ming away from something. She
caught me by the arm with laugh.
DO you want to see your friend
Tobius?" she said.
"Tobias? ImposSibe"
Come here" and she led me a ward
or two back the WY she had come,
and then looked through the trees.
Gone" she said: "but he wns there
II minute or two aso--or at least some
one that is his photogruph-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 moveT
His favorite tree" | laughed
Hardly strong enough to hang him
on, though" And | realized that she
was King AlcInous' daughter.
We crouchcd lower for moment or
two but the soyrn-ycar 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 y1u think II WAS
Tobias" | asked, "und how did it all
happcnW
Il could hardly fail to recognize him
from your flattcring descriptions" she
answered, "and indeed If all happened
rather like another experience of
mine. | had gone into Swccncy's
storc--you rcmombcr?--and was lust
pnying my bill"
"ln the usual cOinage?" ] vonturod.
she gave N" a lonC. whimsical
more her fathers daush
ter.
"Thnl, Tn afraid, was the trouble"
She answered; "for rs | laid my money
Town on the counter | suddenly no.
'lc'd that there was person at the
back Of the storc,'
"A person" | INTERRUPTED.
"fcs! Suppose we say "A pock-
person. was It your"
"What n memory you have for de-
ais" ! parted; "and thcnp"
"Well ! took my change and man.
lged to whisper n word To Sweeney
good friend remember and came
'ut. took II short cut back. but the /
person that had stood I'm the back of
he store seemed To know the way
almost better than $50 wei that he
got ahead of me. He was walking oui- /
lily this way ana so slowly that | had .
It last to ovortnke him. lie said moth.
ng, just watched me as If Interested
II the way | was going--but, I'm
ashamed to say, he rather frightened
ne And here | am"
GRO BE CDNTlNUED)