Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1920-01-20
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way. dear King .,d ! x saaOi hap ap
casual manner 30 you '"'
Fe 8 W. Calypso is my
.,.m I said, I'VE met a
t la1 n our travels whom n l
~ .n.a y was her brother.
, s," soid the ''klng" imper-
opu no. l have no SON.;
sned to say it with 4 'e''4'D
,.o came in to join my
~ snrins meanwhile. taken
. na,T' Of twinlng a scarlet
s ,uu'1t her luxuriant dark
ls SlII5' certainly have told the
,sr without her, yet l was
% ,,.d TO have her seat
81 attentive presence In a
r rp white as the sea foam
I'm %b' there was no further l,er
w. mind. she had magically
.,om tbe whole story much
/ 'l Md It in John Saunders
Lain P. Tobias, Jr.; dear
and his sucking fish his
,rks. skeletons, and all; ana
H. finished, l found that the
n nv story was once more
Ssntered in my pock-marked
-tbe wonderful works OF
uld like tc meet your peck
frIend," said King Alcinous'
%re 4 notion that, with you as
i shall not long be denied the
inclined to think that l have
A already" said Calypso, using
py.solden voice for the base
<of mentioning him.
sssible.." l cried; "he is long
h in Nassau jail.
EbOt lately" she answered to
krroratlye surprise, and giving
4 embarrassed look at her IA
kIch | at once connected with
n Of the doubloons. .......
hsly. Calypso asked her IA
Ia q certain stern affection, as
j Of her safety. ION one of
hands to town."
Hen, turning to me, he said:
Elysses, you have spoken well.
n speech has been that free.
brted speech that wins its way
hong the Hyperboreans that
h frozen twilight near the
i star. and those dwarfed and
/ intelIigences that blacken in
Ee sunlight Of that fearful axle
|the equator. Therefore, ! will
lturn to you of speech no less
hd true
b q puff at his cigar, and then
ID:
build not risk this confession,
it is easy to see that you be-
1.-THE race of Eternal Children,
/, you may have realized, my
i and | also belong. This ad-
of yours after buried treasure
seriously been for the dOu-
ind pieces Of eight, the million
|and the million and q half dol
nSelyeS. but for the fun Of going
lem, sailing the unknown seas,
Hands, and all that sort Of
nOOnShine. Well, Calypso and
St like that, and l am going to
something eXciting-we too
} buried treasure. 1t is moth
so magnificent in amount as
7 your Henry z. Tobias'-and
is at this particular moment
rs little as yourself. In fact it
SOS secret
ed across at Calypso. but her
re far beyond capture, in I'M
ted seas.
show you presently where l
among the rocks near by
aunt Of wild bees.
you ever forget that passage in
rgIeS? 1t makes the honey
eeter to me every time l taste
must have some of it for din
he way, Calypso"
d not help laughing, and so,
'ment breaking up the story.
fellow. Was there any bust
luman Importance from which
not be diverted by a quotation
ner or Virgil or Shakespeare?
.aS soon in the saddle again.
he resumed, zone day, some
arS ago, In a little cave below
&c trees, gIubbing about as l
q doing l came upon a beau
box Of beaten copper. sunk
"s .''e roofs of q fig tree. 1t
~ Out 1t seemed too dainty
'4.e-'noe great lady's jewel
''AeIy-CoiypSo shall show It
.Stu.Iy' On 0Veuing it-what
'A.lA! II spilled over with
O,uo'0'hS-among which we're
= some fine jewels, such as
'uS you See me- wearing. Ac-
was no great treasure, at a
'a'euIa''on-certainly no for
, ! from our romantic point of
,D i. to the race of Eter-
-'eu' IL was Ell Dorado, Alad-
- ii, We mines of Peru, the
nScl Spanish Main. glimmer-
, 'a'Aoms deep in mother-of-
,. 'e moon. 1t was the very
,oSe Oh Romance; and, also.
a w. " was some money-oh,
al 'oId, it might be some five
o sa.leas' what would you
~ i've odd thousand dol
' so19 SHOWS better than I, and
, oaa alone knows where 1t is
@Dl now much of it now re-
l5gp 70 relight his cigar, while
NV l. ~, Well he began again /:
= Io, laughter and l." and he
'ooA at her fondly. "thouob