The Lady and the Treasure 47

have seen him pass if you had been watch-
ing in your garden. Perhaps you did;
but, of course, you wouldn’t know.”

‘I remember a boat,” said Doris. ‘It
went right out towards the sunset. It was
along time ago: before you came. Per-
haps that was his boat,”

‘‘ Perhaps!” answered the Visitor. ‘“ At
any rate, they sailed away into the West,
thousands and thousands of miles. Storms
came, and their boat (which was quite a
small one) was often on the verge of being
wrecked. But at last they came to the
island, and found a quiet harbour. There
was not a living soul on the island: only
goats and sea-gulls.”

“T love sea-gulls!” cried Doris. ‘I should
like to be a treasure-hunter all the time.”

“T don’t know about that,” said her
companion. “I don’t know. that it is quite
the best thing fora man. It is wiser just
to be content. Mere bread - and - butter
would not be interesting all the time; but
one grows used to things, and one wouldn't