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"Do you recall the first day Iwould have killed the big gander What little things bring about big ones! When I walked into the city that day, had any one told hed"

"And I!"

Ar; often he put her hand to his lips By and by they came abreast of an old Gipsy He wore a coat of Joseph's, and his face was as lined as a frost-bitten apple But his eyes were keen and undimmed, and he walked confidently and erect, like a man who has always lived in the open

"Will you tell asse?" he asked in broken Ger of a dozen tongues at his command, for in his time he had crossed and recrossed the Danube, the Rhine, and the Rhone

They carelessly gave hiri delayed When he reached the Adlergasse he looked for a sign He cay shop of the clock-mender He went inside, and the ancient clock-

He rose wearily and asked what he could do for his custo him, so the fact that the man was a Gipsy did not at first impress him

The Gipsy smiled mysteriously and laid a hand on his heart

"Who are you?" sharply demanded the clock-mender

"Who I am does not matter I am he whom you seek"

"God in Heaven!" The bony hands of the clock-rip which shook, so intense was it The Gipsy released himself slowly "But first show iveabout you You never break your word That is why I came Your crowns, as you offered, and iive you the crowns, but God knows I have no longer the power to give you immunity"

"So?"

The Gipsy shouldered his bundle

"For God's sake, wait!" begged the clock-