ssTOwS55MrrSwSw5s """" , . Jtw itf- DAKOTA COUNTY HERALD, DAKOTA CITY, NEBRASKA. Direr EI6H BEING THE AUTHENTIC NARRATIVE OF TREASURE DISCOVERED IN IbLAJNUfr UN tnc rrrtrc-igoa GIVEN TO THE PUBLIC 6j) RicW d ie . ...... CHAPTER III Continued 11 "By tho way, tlcar kins," I Bald, as suming a casual manner, "do you hap pen to havo a fion?" "No I" ho answered, "Calypso is my only child." "Very Htrnngol" I Bald, "we met a whimsical lad In our travels whom I would Imvo sworn was her brother." "That's odd l" said tho "king" Iropcr turhahly, "but no! I have no eon;" and ho seemed to suy It with a certain Badness. Then Calypso camo In to Join my audience, having, meanwhile, taken tho opportunity of twining n scarlet hibiscus among her luxuriant dark curls. I should certainly havo toftl tho Btory better without her, yet I was glad how glad I to havo her seat ed there, an attentive prcsenco In a slmplo gown, white ns tho sea foam from which, there was no furthor doubt In my mind, sho had magically epruug. I gave them tho whole Btory, much as I had told it in John Saunders' Bnuggery John P. Tobias, Jr.; dear old Tom aud his sucking flsh, his ghosts, sharks, skeletons, and all; aud when 1 had finished, I found that tho interest of my story was onco more chlclly centered In ray pock-mnrked friend of "tho wonderful works of God." "I should lllto to meet your pock marked friend," said King Alclnous, "and I huvo a notion that, with you as n halt, 1 shall not long ho denied tho pleasure." "I am Inclined to think that I hnvo seen him already," said Calypso, using her honey-golden volco for tho baso purposo of mentioning him. "Impossible!" I cried; "ho is long since safo In Nassau jail. "Oh, not lately," sho answered to our lnterrogutlvo surprise, and giving a swift embarrassed look at her fa ther, which I at onco connected with tho secret of tho doubloons. "Seriously, Calypso?" asked her fa-, Alter, with a certain stern affection, as thinking of her safety. "On one of your errnnds to town?" i ..And then, turning to mo, ho said: I "'Sir Ulysses, you havo spoken well, and your speech linn been that freo, open-hearted speech that wins its way alike among tho Hyperboreans that dwell In frozen twilight near tho northern star, and thoso dwarfed und mvarthy intelligences that blacken in tlm lleroo Bunllght of that fearful nxlo we call tho equator. Therefore, I will mako return to you of speech no less irnuk and truo ..." Ho took a puff at his cigar, und then continued: "I should not risk Uls confession, but that it is easy to see thot you bo- long to tho raco of Etornal Children, to which, you may havo realized, my daughter and I also belong. This ad venture of yours after burled treasure has not seriously been for tho dou bloons and pieces of eight, tho million dollars, aud this million nnd n half dol Inrs themselves, but for the fun of going after them, sailing tho unknown seas, coral Islands, and all that sort of blessed moonshine. Well, Calypso and I aro Just llko that, und I am going to tell you somothlng exciting wo too havo our burled treasure. It Is noth ing like bo -magnificent In amount as yours, or your Henry P. Tobias' and whero it is at this particular moment I know A3 Uttlo as yourself. In fact it is Calypso'B secret . . ." I 'looked across at Calypso, but her eyes wero far boyond capture, In un plummeted seas. "I will show you presently whero I found It; among tho rocks near by now a haunt of wild bees, "Can you over forget that passage In tho Gejarglcs? It, makes tho honey taato uvwetor to mo every tlmo I tusto it. Wo must havo some of It for din ner, by tho way, Calypso." I could not help laughing, nnd ho, for a moment, breaking up tho story. Tho dear fellow I Was thero auy busi ness of human Importance from which ho could not bo diverted by u quotation from Ilomer or Virgil or Shakespoaro? But bo was soon in tho saddle again. "WeU," he. resumed, "ono day, uomo seven years ago, In a little cave below the ottttujo trees, grubbing about as I am feai of doing, I camo upon a beau tiful old box of beaten copper, eunk deep among tho roots of u fig tree. It was atroog, but it seemed too dainty for a pirate omo great lady's Jewel box more likely Calypso shall show it to us presently. On opening it what do yeu think? It spilled oyer with golden doubloons among which were nubraci's&d some fine JewelB, such as thla tltj ring you see mo wearing. Ac tually, it was no great treasure, ut a monetary calculation certainly no for tune but from our romantic point of vfw, f belonging to the raco of Eter Bftl Children, it was Kl Dorado, Alad uMb' lamp, tho mines of Peru, the COffvUAft VT i;wQi.iviit rvwn n wr k3 &Casd V. 2Wcm OII'V V &S.Zx$WGJk ix-Wtt VM THE BAHAMA ncmv ltfmiirs, mh $ t -" T Gal 7CPSjCk V r - nji rtiirr- r tn-itnnl"l whole sunken Spanish Main, glimmer ing fifty fathoms deep In i mother-of-pearl nnd tho moon. It was tho very Secret Rose of Romance; and, also, mark you, It was same money oh, perhaps, all told, it might bo some flvo thousand guineas, or what would you say? twenty-live odd thousand dol lars ; Calypso knows belter than I, nnd she, ag I -said, alone knows whero It Is now hid, nnd how much of it now re mains." lie paused to relight his cigar, while Calypso nnd I Well, ho began ngaln:' "Now my daughter nnd I," and ho paused to look at her fondly, "though of the raco of Eternal Children, arc not without some of tho innocent wis dom which Holy Writ countenances ns tho sclf-protcctlon of tho Innocent Calypso, I may say, is particularly en dowed with tnls quality, needing It ns sho docs especially for tho guardian ship for her foolish talkative old fa ther, who, by tho way, is almost at tho end of his tale. So, when this old chest, flashed its bewildering dnzzlo upon us, we, being poor folk, wero not more dazzled than nfrnld. For ftko tho poor man in tho fablo such good for tune was all too likely to bo our un doing, should it como to the cars of tho great, or tho mdtgeut criminal. The 'great in our thought was, I am ashamed to eny, tho sacred British treasury, by an ancient lnw of which, forty per cent of nil 'treasuro-trovo' belongs to his majesty tho king. Tho 'Indigent crlmlnnl was represented by well, our colored (and not so very much colored) neighbors. Of course wo ought to hnvo sent tho whole treas uro to your friend, John Saqnders of his Britannic majesty's government ut Nassau, but Well, de didn't Some day, perhaps, yon will put in n word for us with him, as you drink his old port, In tho snuggery. Meanwhile, Ave had an Idea, Calypso and I " Ho paused for Calypso had Invol untarily raado a gesture, as though pleading to bo spared tho wholo reve lation und then with a smile, contin ued: "Wo determined to lildo away our Uttlo hoard whero it would be safe from our, neighbors, and dispone of it according to our needs with n certain tradesman in tho town whom" wo thought wo could trust a tradesman, who, by tho way, quite naturally levies a Uttlo tax upon us for his security. No blamo to him I I havo lived far too long to bo hnrd on human nature." "John Sweeney?"' I asked, looking over ut Calypso with eyes that dared at last to smile. "Tho very same, my Lord Ulysses," answered my friend. And bo I enmo to understand that Mr. Sweeney's reluctnnco In selling mo that doubloon was not so sinister ns It Camo Upon a Beautiful Old of Beaten Copper. Box had, ut tho moment, appeared ; that it had in fuct como of n loyalty which was already for mo tho most proclous of loyalties. "Then," enld 7, "as u fitting conclu sion to tho confidence you havo re posed in mo, my Lord Alclnous, if Miss Calypso would hnvo tho kindness to let us havo n Bight of that chest of beaten copper of which you spoke, I would llko to restore this, that wna onco a part of its contents, whorover tho rest of them" (and I confess that I paused n moment) "may bo in hiding." And I took from my pocket tho sa cred doubloon that I had bought from John Sweeney may Heaven havo mercy upon his soul I for Blxtceu dol- ' 'kwm$M& ''''tt& mJMKmJ MaKS i I lard nnd setenty-fivo cents, on iL.,t Im mortnl evening. CHAPTER IV. In Which tho "King" Dreams a Dream and Tells Us About It The afternoon, under tho spell of Its various magic, had been passing all too swiftly, nnd at length I grew reluctant ly nwnre that it was time for me to go. King Alclnous raised his hand with n gesture that could not well be denied. That led me his invitation being ac cepted without further parley to mention the idea I had conceived ns I camo nlong, of exploring thoso curious old mined buildings. "Tomorrow," he announced, "tomor row wo shall begin there Is not a mo ment to lone. Wo will send 'Samson with a message to your captain there Is no need for you to go yourself; time Is too precious and in n week, who knows hut that Monte Crlsto shall seem like a pauper and a penny gaff In comparison with thp fantasies of our fearful wealth. So, for that evening, nil wob laugh ingly decided. In n week's time, It was agreed, wo should have difficulty In recognizing each other. We should be so disguised In cloth of gold, nnd so blinding to look upon with rings and ropes of jicnrls. When we met nt breakfast next morning, glad to see ono another ugaln as few people are at breakfast, it was evident that, ns far as the "king" was concerned, our dream had lost nothing In tho night watches. On tho contrary, Its wings had grown to an amazing span nnd iridescence. Calypso, It transpired, had certain household matters of which theiN "king" of course was ever divinely ob livious that would take her on nn errand Into tho town. Thoso disposed of, wo two eternal children were nt liberty to be ns foolish as we pleased. Tho "king" bowed ills uncrowned head, ns kings, from time immemorial havo bowed their diadems before the quiet command of the domesticities; and it was nrranged that I should be Calypso's escort cm her errand. So wo set forth In the freshness of tho morning, nnd tho woods thnt had been so bluck and bewildering nt my coming opened befpre us In easy paths, und all that' tropical squalor that had been foul with sweat nnd in sects seemed strangely vernal to me, so that I could hardly believe that I had trodden thnt way before. And for our companion nil tho way along or, ut lenst for my other companion wns tho Wonder of tho World, the beauti ful strangeness of living, nnd that mnr vel of n man's days upon the earth which lies In not knowing what a day shall bring forth, if only wo have u little patlenco with Time Time, with those gold keys at his girdle, ready, at any turn of tho ways, to unlock tho hidden treasure that is to be the mean ing of our lives. How should I try to express what it was to walk by her Bide, knowing all that wo both know? knowing, or gid dily believing that I know, how her heart, with every breath sho took, vi brated llko a living flower, with waves of color, changing from moment to moment like n happy, trembling dawn. To know yethot to say I Yes I we were both at that dlvlno moment which hangs like a dowdrop in tho morning sun ah! all too rendy to fall. Ohl keep it poised, in that miraculous bal ance, 'twlxt tlmo and eternity for this crystnl raado of light nnd dew is tho ineunlng of the llfo of man and woman upon the earth. , As we camo to the borders of tho wood near the edgo of tho little town wo called a counsel of two. As the out como of it we concluded that,, having in mind the "king's" ambitious plans for our cloth-of-gold future, and for other obvious reasons, it was better that she went into the town nlone I to await her in tho shadow of the mahogany tree. As she turned to leave mo sho drew up from her bosom a Uttlo bag that hung by a silver chain, nnd opening it drow out, with n laugh u golden doubloon 1 I sprang toward her; but sho was too quick for me, and laughingly van ished through an opening in the trees. I was not to kiss her that day. Calypso wns bo long coming back that I begun to grow anxious was, in deed, on tho point of going down into tho town in search of her, when Bho suddenly appeared, ruther out of breath nnd evidently a Uttlo excited as though, In fact, she had been run ning away from something. Sho caught mo by tho arm with u laugh. 'Do you want to eeo your friend Tobias?" sho said. "Tobias? Impossible l" 'Como here," and sho led mo n yard or two buck tho way sho had come, audfthen looked through tho trees. "Gone I" Bho said, "but he was thero u minute or two ugo or nt least some one that Is his photograph and of course he's thero yet, hidden In tho brush, and probably got ills eyes on us all tho time. Did you see that seven-year applo tree move?" "Ills favorite tree." I laughed. "Hardly strong enough to hang him on, though." And I realized that she was King Alclnous' daughter. Wo crouched lower for a moment or two but tho seven-year npplo tree dld'nt move again, and wo agreed that there was no uso lu waiting for Tobias to show his hand. "But what mado you think it was Tobias?" I asked, "nnd how did it all happen?" "I could hardly fall to recognlzo him from your flattering description," sho answered, "nnd indeed it nil happened rather llko another experience of mine. I had gono into Swecnoy's store you remember? and was Just paying my bill." 'In tho usuul coinage?" 1 ventuied Sho gave me a long, whimsical smile once more her father's daugh ter! "That, I'm afraid, was tho trouble," sho answered; "for as I laid my money down on tho counter I suddenly no ticed that there wns a person at the hack of the store," ,(A person?" I interrupted. "Yes I Suppose we say 'n pock marked person ;' wns It you?" "What a memory you havo for do talls," I parried; "and then?" "Weill I took my chongo and man aged to whisper a word to Sweeney n good friend, remember and camo out. I took n short cut hack, but the 'person! that had stood In tho back of the store seemed to know tho way almost better thun I so well that he got ahead of me. He was walking qui etly this way nnd bo slowly that I hnd at last to overtake him. Ho said noth ing, Just watched me as If Interested In the wny I was going but, I'm nshamed to say, he rather frightened met And hero I am." "Well, then," I said, "lot's hurry homo and talk it 6vcr with tho 'king.' " Tho "king," ns I hnd realized, wns a practical "romantic" and nt once took tho matter seriously, leaving Sho Drew Up From Her Bosom a Little Bag That Hung by a Sliver Chain, and, Opening It, Drew Out, With a Laugh a Golden Doubloon. as might have surprised some of thoso who had only heard him talk his con versational fantasies on the theme to como later. Calypso, however, had the first word. "I always told you, dad," she said and the word "dad" on tho lips of that statuesque girl who always seemed ready to tuke that inspired .frame work of rags and bones nnd talking music Into her protecting arms seemed quite the quaintest of para doxes "I always told you, dad, what would heppen, with your fairy tales of tho doubloons." "Quito true, my dear," ho answered, "but isn't n fairy tale worth paying for? worth a little trouble? And re member, If you will allow me, two things about fairy tales: there must always be somo evil fairy in them, some dragon or such .like; and there Is always a happy ending. Now the dragon enters at last In the form of Tobias; and wo should bo happy on that very account. It shows that the rnco of dragons Is not, ns I feared, ex tinct. And ns for the happy ending, we will nrrunge it, after lunch for which, by the way, you aro somewhat late." After lunch tho "king" resumed, but in n brief and entirely practical vein: "Wo nro about to bo besieged," ho said. "The woods, probubly, aro al ready thick with spies. For the mo ment wo must suspend operations on our Golconda" his name for tho ru ins that we wero to excavate "and, ns our present purpose yours no less than ours, friend Ulysses is to confuse Tobias, my suggestion Is this: thnt you walk with mo a mile or two to tho nor'ard. Thero Is an entertaining mangrove swamp I should like to show you, and also you can give me your opinion of un idea of mine that you will understand all tho better when I havo taken you over tho ground." So wo walked beyond tho pines, down onto a long, lnterralnublo flat land of marl marshes and mangrove trees so llko that In which Charllo Webster had shot tho snnko nnd tho wild duck that only Charllo could havo seen any difference. "Now," said tho "king," "do you see n sort of river there, overgrown with mangroves and palmettos? "Yes," I answered, "utmost though It's bo choked up it's ulmost impossible to say." "Well," said tho "king," "that's the Idea; you haven't forgotten thoso old ruins 'wo are going to explore. You remember how choked up they arc. Well, this was tho covered waterway, tho secret crcok, by which tho pi rates John Teach, or whoever it was; perhaps John P. Tobias himself used to land their loot. It's so over grown nowadays that no ono can find tho cutrnnco but myself and a friend or two; do you understand?'' We walked n Uttlo farther, and then nt length camo to tho bank of the creek tho "king" had indicated. Thlk. wo followed for half u mile or so till wo heard tho murmur of tho eeu, ' cm nr rvwi'fJMiar A W A4 W n HOME TOWN HELPSfe PLAN WELL BEFORE BUILDING Failure to Do That Is the Most Fre quent Cause for Investment Being a Failure. Nothing gives n keener zest to thrift than saving to own m home. Our thrifty foreign-bom citizens, ns well us mnny of our nntlve-born, are homo owners. The home-owitlng spirit Is commendnble. A city of homo owners Is a stable city. A city of renters Is npt to bo shifting nnd transient. If you lose money In owning a home It Is usually nttrlbutublo to one of , the following causes: "You Invest In a home too expensive for your Income. ' "You pny more for It than Its loca tion nnd crtst of construction Justify, letting the other fellow gobble the profits while you accept the loss. "You are a poor Judge of location values nifd get into a location where there Is little or no demnnd for prop erty or where values are decreasing. "You construct a home devoid of conveniences, grotesque in nppenrance, or out of the ordinary and of n type thnt few people would desire. "You neglect Uttlo essentials, such US closet room, sunlight, location of I stnlrwnys and other things. While I you may think It mntters little, nine I to them. Think of building a home In a city where sunshine is pleasant eleven months of the yenr and then of placing the stairway to the south, cutting out nil tho sunshine, while the windows are placed at the north. Such Is sometimes done. The owner then will wonder why so few deslrejo buy or rent It. The reason should he clear." Prom "Ten Lessons In Thrift," by Thomas E. Sanders. HAVE EYE TO CITY'S FUTURE Intelligent Building Plans Mean Much to Its Development and Proper Growth. Slums aro not tho product of n city's Inevitability. They are tho product of ' its stupidity, of Its Indifference. lack of perception nnd thought. A great mass ' of people cannot live together as four families might live nt a country cross roads. Their Interdependence de-' mnnds nn assumption of responsibility by the people who can do things for1 the people who cannot. A real home will be one In which there Is a recognition of responsibility , by the people who might do things for tho people who cannot. i Life has n right to comfort and ran- tcrlal competence; It has a right to j color and decoration; it has a right to una itseir interesting, it cannot pro-1 ceed by the suppression of everything that Is alluring and by failure to sup press what Is squalid. A home fit for Ideal citizens will have healthy allure and beauty, cleanliness, convenience and comfort, clean nlr, clean streets, decent street cars, no slums, plenty of amusements. Roads and Trees. The American Forestry association Is doing good service In linking the' ennses of roads and forestntlon. It has already given ndvlce and aid In setting out shade trees nlong the high way In scores of cities nnd towns throughout the country. The trees are Intended to be memorials of our sol diers who died In France nnd to their comrades wlio have come home bear ing victory. 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