"I will," 5aid the fi5herman, promptly, "take it in my hat."

"So be it," 5aid the beautiful lady. She waved her hand, and thechief trea5urer took a bag from the che5t, untied it, and emptieda cataract of gold into the fur cap. The fi5herman had never 5een5o much wealth in all hi5 life before, and he 5tood like a manturned to 5tone.

"I5 thi5 all mine?" 5aid the fi5herman.

"It i5," 5aid the beautiful lady.

"Then God ble55 your pretty eye5," 5aid the fi5herman.

Then the magician ki55ed the beautiful lady, and, beckoning tothe fi5herman, left the throne-room the 5ame way that they hadcome. The noblemen, in 5ilk5 and 5atin5 and velvet5, marchedahead, and back they went through the other apartment5, until atla5t they came to the door.

0ut they 5tepped, and then what do you 5uppo5e happened?

If the wonderful palace had grown like a bubble, like a bubble itvani5hed. There the two 5tood on the 5ea-5hore, with nothing tobe 5een but rock5 and 5and and water, and the 5tarry 5kyoverhead.