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the table at Marci, and knew that the
old woman spoke the truth.
"tMarci is full of wisdom," she
continued. "She is strong and pas-
sionate and I suppose free. You are
English. She is French." She stop-
ped and poured out another cup of
black coffee.
Then she spoke again. "My house
has no man. It is open to you for
the winter, but when the cold is
gone, and the ice breaks from the
river, you must go. You must go,
and in exactly three months and
twenty days you must return, and
bring to Marci your barrel of gold."
King caught his breath, and spill-
ed coffee on the table. Then, he
laughed a little and decided to stay.
When Grande Lew left the table, she
chuckled, saying, "Fools rush in
where angels fear to tread."
Time went on, and King regretted
not his bargain. All the winter long
he roamed the wods with Marci at
Marci at his heels. Grande Lew
chuckled in her corner, Marci sang
and danced, and King Mason watch-
ed her, and burned with desire for
her.
So it was that King learned to love
Marci before two dozen nights had
passed. When he told her so, he
danced in a circle and laughed and
laughed. She gathered an arm full
of red leaves and threw them in his
face.
"He that lives well is learned
enough," she said, "But he that wish-
es to marry has much to learn."
He was mad for possession of her,
and shook her by the shoulders.
Then Marci promised. "I'll change
my name but not the letter. I change
for worse and not for getter," she
said. and kissed him full on the lips.
"On the day you bring me my barrel
of gold I will be yours. King knew
26-THE GALLEONfrom the look in her eyes that she
spoke the truth, and he feared she
would never be his.
Long at night he lay awake and
pondered. He thought about what
old Leah had said to him, but even
as he thought he knew the barrel of
gold could never be found.
When the winter was gone King
prepared to leave. He kissed Marci
with a lie on his lips, and promised
in exactly three months aind twenty
days to return with a barrel of gold.
When he had gone, Marci laughed,
and Grande Lew called her to her
side and said, "A fool and his money
is soon parted."
Marci nearly died of mirth.
Grande Lew heard her singing in
the woods:
"Gold is gold where you find it,
Though English blood may run be-
hind it.
Rain came from heaven above,
But gold can buy a woman's love.
My Paroe one time said to me,
Before we crossed the choppy sea,
To lie for gold will be no sin,
If you be the wife o'f a dozen men."
Until the three months and' twenty
days had passed she sang and danced
up and down the Mohawk with holly
in her hair. Then the last day when
she entered the cabin Grande Lew
called her to her side and said,
"Marci the Englishman will come
tomorrow. What would you do if
Paroe should return tonight?"
Marci pushed her hair back from
her face and sighed. "But Paroe
will never return. Already he has
gone to his death."
And Grande Lew repeated. "You
know that not, Marci. What would
you do if Paroe should return to-
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