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CALYPSOI
Synopsis—The man who tells this
story--call him the hero, for short
is visiting his friend, John BSaun-
ders, British official in Nassau,
Jahama islands, Charles Webster,
a local merchant, completes the
trio of friends. Saunders produces
a written docurpent purporting to
be the death-bed statgment of Hen-
ry P. Toblas, a succesful pirate,
made by him in 1883. It gives two
spots where two millions and a half
of treasures were buried by him and
his companions. The conversation
of the three friends is overheard by
a pock-marked stranger. The docu-
ment disappears Saunders, how-
ever, has a copy. The hero, deter
mined to seek the buried treasure,
cl ters a The pock-
marked man is taken on as a pas-
senger. On the voyage somebody
empties the gasoline tank, The hero
ww clash, the pas-
ving a manifesto bearing
i wture, “Henry FP. Tobias,
Jr." The hero lands on Dead Men's
Shoes. There is fight, which
followed by several rals. The
hero finds a x ng the
3 a mas
a few
schooner
is
est—empty save for
pieces of eight scattered the bot-
tom. The hero returns to Nas-
3 and by goo learns the
location of isl
Webster b
and he
Shrift
leaves
“Jack
and is a
proves an
ous passenger
capture Tobias
oves to be ¢
ha hero salls
on
the
Harkaway,”
OW ed to
Interesting
fellow,
aboard
Jack
mysteri-
ana
land, sees
a Spanish doubl
more entrancing sight of the girl
CHAPTER |1—Continued.
i Ce
called a pleasant voice,
of an
“Ha!
{or
AE%
ha!"
itly
unusual
Lpproad
evi belonging to a
man
ing me through the
y . tara
runks;: “so dizcovered
you have
hidden paradise-—my Alcinous garden,
SO
4 a 1
LO Bay
found; “very true, indeed, and yet,
wasn't it the great Bacon who said:
‘Whoever is delighted with solitude is
either a beast or a god?—and this
particular solitude, I confess, some-
times seems to me a little too much
like that enforced solitude of the
Pontic marshes of which Ovid wailed
and whimpered In the deaf ears of
Augustus.”
I could not help noticing at last
as he talked on with fantastic magni
cence, the odd contrast between his
speech and the almost equaily fantas
tic poverty of his clothing. The sult
he wore, though still preserving a
certain elegance of cut, was so worn
and patched and stained that a negro
would hardly have accepted it as a
gift; and his almost painful emacia
him generally the appear-
gn animated framework of
tion
ance
gave
of
a
~~ Tper
or
transiation, which 1
don’t you?—remains the best:
. s
Lireex,
Pope's
iT SD
»
defended
n les,
inclement
ious gard
and
on. Alas! for an old man's
nory! It grows shorter and shorter
ike his life, ¢h? Never mind, you
are welcome, sir stranger, mysterious
ly tossed up here like Ulysses, on our
island coast.”
I gazed with
it this strange
‘and
80
natural wonderment
$ individual, who thus
in the heart of the wilderness had
saluted with a meticulously pure
English aceent, and welcomed me in
a quotation from Homer in the original
Greek. Who, in the devil's name, was
this odd character who, I saw, as I
looked closer at him, was, as he had
hinted, quite an old man, though his
unusual erectness and sprightliness of
manner, lent him an illusive air of
youth? Who on earth was he—and
how did he happen in the middle of
this haunted wood?
me
CHAPTER III,
Calypso.
Of course a glance and the first
sound of his voice had told me that I
had to do with a gentleman—one of
those vagabond English gentlemen in
exile who form g type peculiar, I think,
to the English race; men that are a
curious combination of aristocrat and
Gypsy, soldier, scholar, and philoso-
pher men of good family, who have
drifted everywhere, seen and seen
through everything, but in all their
wanderings have never lost thelr sense
and habit of “form,” their boyish zest
in living, their humorous stoicism, and,
above all, their lordly accent.
“Now that you have found us, Sir
Ulysses” -— continued my eccentric
host, motioning me, with an inde
scribably princely wave of the hand to
accompany him-—"you must certainly
give us the pleasure of your company
to luncheon. Visitors are as rare as
black swans on this Ultima Thule of
ours~though, by the way, the black
Swan, cygnus atratus, is nothing like
80 rare as the ancients believed. 1
have shot them myself out tn Australia.
Still they are rare enough for the pur-
pose of imagery, though really not so
rare as a human being one can talk
intelligently to on this island.”
Talk! My friend indeed, very evi
dently was a talker—one of those fan-
tastiec monologists to whom an saudi
ence Is little more than a symbol. 1
saw that there was no need for me
to do any of the talking. He was more
than glad to do it all. Plainly his en-
counter with me was to him lke a
spring In a thirsty land.
“Solitude,” he continued, “is per.
haps the final need of the human soul.
After a while, when we have run the
gamut of all our ardors and our
dreams, solitude comes to seem the
one excellent thing, the simmum
bonum.”
I murmured that he certainly seemed
to have come to the right place for it.
“Very true, indeed,” he assented,
With a courtly Inclination of his head,
as though 1 bad said something pro
“Hal! Hal” Called a Pleasant Voice.
rags and bones, startlingly embodyit
the volee and the manners of a pri
Yet the shabby tie about his neck wi
bound by a ring, in which was
turquoise of great size and beauty.
Presently, as we loitered on through
the palms, we came upon two negroes
chopping away with their machetes,
trimmi up the debris of broken and
decaying palm fans, They were both
sturdy, feroctous-looking f but
one of them was a veritable glant,
“Behold by bodyguard!” sald my
magnificent friend, with the usaal pos.
wave of his hand: “my
Switzers, my Janissaries, so to say.”
The negroes stopped working,
touched their great straw hats, and
flashed their splendid teeth in a de-
lighted smile. Evidently they were
used to their master's ways of talking,
and were devoted to him,
“This chap here is Erebus” said
my host, and the appropriateness of
the name was apparent, for he was
certainly the blackest negro I had ever
seen, as superbly black as some wom-
en are superbly white.
“And this is Samson. Let's have a
look at your muscles, Samson—{here's
a good boy!”
And, with grins of pleasure, Sam-
son proudly stripped off his thin calico
Jacket and exposed a torso of terrify-
ing power, but beautiful in its play of
muscles as that of a god.
Leaving Samson and Erebus to con-
tinue their savage play with their
machetes, we walked on through the
palms, which here gave a particularly
Junglelike appearance to the scene
from the fact of their being bowed
out from their roots and sweeping up-
ward in great curves. One involunta-
rily looked for a man-eating tiger at
any moment, standing striped and
splendid in one of the openings.
Then suddenly to the right, there
came a flash of level green, suggesting
lawns, and the outlines of a house,
partly covered with brilliant purple
flowers—a marvelous splash of color,
“Bougainvillea! Bougainvillea spec.
tabilis—of course, you know it. Was
there ever such a purple? Not Solo
mon In all his glory, et cetera. And
here we are at the house of King
Alcinous—a humble version of it in-
deed.”
It was a large rambling stucco
house, somewhat decayed looking,
and evidently built on the ruins of an
older building. We came upon it at a
broad Italian-looking loggia, supported
by stone pillars bowed in with vines—
ver cool and pleasant—with mossy
slabs for its floor, here and there
tropical ferns set out in tubs, some
wicker chairs standing about, and a
table at one side on which two little
barelegged negro girls were busy set
ting out yellow fruit, and other ap
purtenances of luncheon, on a dazzling
white cloth. g
“Has your mistress returned yet,
my children?” asked the master,
“No, sar,” sald the older girl, with
ellows,
sesgive
a giggle, twisting and grimacing with
embarrassment,
“My daughter,” explained my host,
“hag gone to the town on an errand.
She will be back at any moment.
Meanwhile, IT shall introduce you to n
cooling drink of my own manufacture,
with a basis of that coconut milk
which I need not ask you whether you
appreciate, recalling the pleasant
circumstance of our first acquaint
ance."
Motioning me to a seat, and pushing
toward me a box of elgarettes, he went
indoors, leaving me to tuke In the
stretch of beautiful garden In front of
me, the trees of which seemed literal-
ly to be hung with gold—for they were
mainly * of orange and grapefruit
ranged round a spacious beautifully
kept lawn with the regularity of
sumptuous decoration. In the middle
of the lawn, a little rocky
threw up a jet of silver,
a tinkling murmur
cular basin from which
broad leaves and splendid pink
oms of an Egyptian lotus,
it was no far-fetched
classical friend to speak
mi
falling with
a broad
emerged
cir
the
into
¢
allusion of
of the gar
beach of a desert |
statge in the moon
As I sat
golden-green light of
sathed the
orange trees
dreaming, in
the
aun
ng of the
1 with our drink:
i % hicl
rne
learned dizsquisition
)
ighly inte
ree
and characteristic though it
ing Kg
Suffice It that It was a dr
v
its
f
ifie
§
3 «¥ '
ft—that
from
“stick” in
been drawn
the virgin earth,
and invigorating it
While we were slowly sipping it, a
SGN
L
was,
mw
ing our cigarett in an unw
» of my frien
almost fur
smok '
d's fanciful
tua! in my
s» fneln
y followed by a light an
the sound of a woman's
and
Then
i
oman emerged on t ogeia.,
“Ah! there you are!” eried my host
and
daug
rs
then turning t
hier
Sot
#8 we both rose;
me, “this is
44
my nonsense-—doesn't she look
my dear, to
for we had not
changed each other's names
I am a
bound to say that she
no better. For
é ; % » ir
ow me, introdycoe—-Xr
Ulysses I” yet
proved hersel
she gave n
and the olive of
glowed as with submerged rose
on me, lovely
cheeks
color, Our embarrassment did not es
the father.
“Why, know h ot!
ready!” he exclaimed, with natural
180,
on het
yon of wr al
“Not
th
actly"—1 was grateful
sudden nerve with which I
ten to the relief of her love
distress-—"but
o
able to has
iy
Iypso recalls as naturally as 1 do, our
momentary meeting In Sweeney's
store, one evening. 1 had no expecta
tion of course, that we
again under such pleasant
stances as this”
She gave me a grateful look as she
took my hand, and with it—or was it
:
i
i
tle pressure, again as of gratitude,
I had tried to get into my voice my
assurance that, of course, I remem
bered no other more recent meeting
though, naturally, ns she had given
that little start in the doorway, there
had flashed on me agnin the
of her standing, moonlit, in
And her eyes—I could have sworn
way!
speculation.
As we sat down to luncheon, walted
upon by the little barlegged black chil
dren—walted on, too, surprisingly
well, despite the contortions of their
primitive embarrassment--my host
once more resumed his character of
the classic king welcoming the storm.
tossed stranger to his board.
“Far wanderer,” he sald, raising his
glass to me, “eat of what our board
affords, welcome without question of
name and nation. But if, when the
food and wine have done thelr genial
office, and the weariness of your jour.
neying has fallen from you, you should
feel stirred to tell us somewhat of
yourself and your wanderings, what
manner of men enll you kinsman, in
what fair land is your home and the
place of your loved ones, be sure that
we shall count the tale good hearing
and, for Hur part, make oxchange in
like fashion of ourselves and the pres
age of our days in this donely isle”
We all lnughed as he endod-himsolf
with a whinny of laughter. For, odd
as such discourse may sound in the
reading; it was uttered so whimsicedy,
and in so spirited and humorous o
SHH nna
style that 1
captivating.
“You should have been an actor, my
lord Alcinous,” I sald, laughing. I
seemed already curiously at home,
there at that table with this
fantastic stranger and that being out
assure you it was very
seated
by
such
talk made you
ull
turn my now and again
stealth, The strange fellow had
a way with him, and his
feel that he had known
life.
“Ah! I have had my dre:
had my dreams!” he ans
eyes gazing with an momentary
ness across the orange trees
Then we talked at random, as friend
ly strangers talk over luncheon, tho
we were giad thut he
do the talking—wonderfui,
cent, madcap talk, such as a man hor
and there |
eyes
ou ur
og
v ’
§ vy
igh
enough
all
e1ftod wu
gil i
all hu
nag
most attractive of
in ten the
the
Adi
¢
1
i
1 his command.
man gifts, has
And, every and
falling on the paradoxical
s clothing, would remind
Wf this yurtis
I say it?
other bu
that
at
now
¥
Oe
i
HAE,
W
v
reed x
nd ich
Ones
of bh
4
across th vine-dar
that
3
&@ plain straightforward
» vents of the past
i not,
Mn,
fi
three months
however
with a courteous rais
“Behold My Bodyguard!™
his hand, King Alcinous suggested a
pause,
“If you would not mind,” he said, “J
would like my daughter to hear this
too, for it is of the very stuff of ro
mantic adventure in which xh» de
lights, She Is a brave girl, and, as |
often tell her, would have made a
very spirited daredevil boy, if she
hadn't happened to be born a girl.”
This phrase seemed to flash a light
upon the questionings that had stirred
at the back of my migd since 1 had
first heard that volce in Sweeney's
store,
The hero's search for the
Tobias treasure begins
again under most fascinat.
ing circumstances. ;
A ———
(TU BE CONTINUED)
A
(CHIC LACE BLOUSE
Effective Garment Designed for
Early Fall Wardrobe,
May Be of White or Colored Material,
to Suit Skirt With Which
it Is Worn.
—
The sketch shows a very smart lit.
tle blouse of Ince which will be found
1 valunble addition to the early fall
wardrobe, It may be made of black,
white or lvory.colored lace, or, if de-
sired, n lace may be dyed to match
the skirt with which the blouse is to
worn, Dyed laces have been very
nuch favored during the last season
sr two, This blouse is finished at the
riet with a narrow ribbon girdle,
ind as originally designed the ment
was made of lvory-colored ntilly
lace, -..The girdle was of inch and a
haif wide double-faced ribbon,
green on one side, black on the other.
The woman who | ully in-
nii
3
cl
sntin
£ economic
i
from
georgette
several smart and skirts
| the remains of
! o1 silk volle frocks,
{ nearly always wenrs out first, and with
| several gooddool blouses at her
lisposal she nfternoon
dressy
sheer net,
as the dress walst
Ng
i Cun levelop
| frock for early
| expenditure of time or money,
{
fall with
; 4
all with very little
Paris designers
some very
jels for th
fore these
11the
x
modified,
i
trade,
consumer
they
{ mo Ary
American
reach the
bt thst
| be
| there 1s
dot
Vrenchdesigned
with
e, th
rate over<raping
flires
i he really
most
on one
dress
Coertalr
the commis
the
| during
to
|
|
| over-blogse
| by
the
Smart Blouse of Chantilly Lace.
1
and
Cot
been
has finally
American fashion
public at Iarge.
| binations are frog
| handsome skirts of
{ and two-faced fabrics are
| lections, one
| ming for the other,
accepts
authorities
Two-rol
on
or
uently s¢ the
satin and soft silks
excellent
trim-
or making the ar
He
BOTVINnE as a
ularity, With the Little Ones
or Their Eiders.
dresses of the smock type are unques-
tionably favorites. One manufacturer
given to figures has estimated that
wish frocks, especially smock dresses,
sell twenty to one of any other style.
This may be exaggerating things a tri-
fie, but the fact remains that the little,
somfortable, straight-line smock frocks
heir elders, and each season witnesses
ties that may still under the
“smock” heading.
Wash dresses are generally consid.
srod the best selection far little girls
»f six years and less regandiess of sea-
son or weather.
ments are 80 well heated. these
that children do not require to be
warmly dressed when
when out of doors warm sweaters and
wraps give the necessary protection,
ao matter how light the garments that
are worn underneath.
come
Turbans of Gauze.
Some of the new gauze turbans are
enormous so wide that they come
pletely hide the hair, even at the sides,
Setae lovely ones of this order are be
ing made of silver gauze embroidered
in black and velled in flesh pink tulle.
A startling turban seen the other day
was made entirely of leafgreen tulle,
The fragile material was wound round
and round the head in 8 mystebous
fashion, This was worn by a well
known actress,
Coming Fashions,
Short sleeves are unqhestionably
the vogue among smart women, for
these are much In evidence where
fashion congregates. But conserva.
tive women seem to be still clinging to
POPULAR BLACK ‘AND WHITE
Old but Always Effective Combination
is Here Again, Only Just a
Littie Different.
Every once in a while
at least-—the fashion authorities «
out with what appears to be the
tounding news that black and whit
very much the vogue, The fact is
magpie is
smart,
magples,
The present black-and-white comb
nation is just a little diffegent
auything that you have ever
fore, It is most striking when it ta}
the form of a black taffetn with a
sheer lance and organdie overdress,
The black
The skirt is
feel in with
fashion and the walst rarely
many inches above the helt
ory fod
combination
are
perenni
only there magpions
from
~
HD
silk Is ext
not
geant and as st
very enxive,
rt as yom
present
extends
as a flesh-
consistent the
colored georgette is quite apt to tnke
its place the foundation of
i shoulder
The
the form
the skirt,
for the
and sleeve portion "
and lace tak
wpium or plastron
white organdie on
on
in
of
and ometimes
i V's on the bod
diversity and the sk
8 taxed in thin
esting
over black.
TT! net bla
5 :
themselye
Ways
lend
mraden
DANCE HAT AN INSPIRATION
Angora and Organdie, With Just th
Right Touch of Color, Made
Genuine Triumph.
e
fips }
b
Before
dons r,
Nestled
:
me side, a huge
angora.
» hit of color need-
had
sprung a dance hat that was
one of the attractions of the evening.
ntly nothing
a novell;
IN PEARL GRAY HORSEHAIR
i
-
Horsehair makes the most perfect
fabric for small hats, for it may be
twisted and draped into the most mod.
ich shapes. This fetching turban of
pearl gray horsehair needs as its only
ornament the delicate lined gowra
feathers so jauntily affixed at the back.
Silk Underwear,
Comfort, economy, practicality—
these features explain the popularity
of silk underwear; and added to this
service for the coming season comes
the appeal of color, for new models,
single garments and sets, are delight.
fully pleasing in color.
There are lovely color combinations
ng well as unusual plain colors to be
had.
Poke Bonnets for Girls.
Pokeshaped hats continue In high
favor for little girls, They are espe.
cially becoming to the childish face,
and moreover they present an Inter
the what length sleeve In both dresses
and blouses, :
esting surface for trimming of flow.
ers and ribbons,