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There is treasure hidden in the ground behind the castle, and no one ever finds such things save younger brothers.' "'I have a younger brother,' I cry, '_and his name is Peter_!'" At this point in Nancy's chronicle Peter is nearly beside himself with excitement. THERE IS TREASURE HIDDEN IN THE GROUND BEHIND THE CASTLE AND NO ONE EVER FINDS SUCH THINGS SAVE YOUNGER BROTHERS I HAVE A YOUNGER BROTHER I CRY AND HIS NAME IS PETER AT THIS POINT IN NANCY'S CHRONICLE PETER IS NEARLY BESIDE HIMSELF WITH EXCITEMENT
t honor,' I say modestly, and a mighty good idea, too, that I got out of a book the other day; when suddenly, as I gaze upward, my suitor's white hair turns to brown, his beard drops off, his wrinkles disappear, and he stands before me a young Knight, in full armor. 'Wilt go to the yellow castle with me, sweet lady?' he asks. '_Wilt I_!' I cry in ecstasy, and we leap on the back of a charger hitched to the Colonel's horseblock. We dash down the avenue of elms and maples that line the village street, and we are at our journey's end before the Knight has had time to explain to me that he was changed into the guise of an old man by an evil sorcerer some years before, and could never return to his own person until some one appeared who wished to live in the yellow house, which is Beulah Castle. "We approach the well-known spot and the little picket gate, and the Knight lifts me from the charger's back. 'Here are house and lands, and all are yours, sweet lady, if you have a younger brother. ICH TO FIT MYSELF FOR THIS GREAT HONOR I SAY MODESTLY AND A MIGHTY GOOD IDEA TOO THAT I GOT OUT OF A BOOK THE OTHER DAY WHEN SUDDENLY I GAZE UPWARD MY SUITOR'S WHITE HAIR TURNS TO BROWN HIS BEARD DROPS OFF HIS WRINKLES DISAPPEAR AND HE STANDS BEFORE ME A YOUNG KNIGHT IN FULL ARMOUR WILT THOU GO TO THE YELLOW CASTLE WITH ME SWEET LADY HE ASKED WILT I CRY IN ECSTASY AND WE LEAP ON THE BACK OF A CHARGER HITCHED TO THE COLONEL'S HORSE BLOCK WE DASH DOWN THE AVENUE OF ELMS AND MAPLES THAT LINE THE VILLAGE STREET AND WE ARE AT OUR JOURNEY'S END BEFORE THE KNIGHT HAS TIME TO EXPLAIN TO ME THAT HE WAS CHANGED INTO THE GUISE OF AN OLD MAN BUT AN EVIL SORCERER SOME YEARS BEFORE AND COULD NEVER RETURN TO HIS OWN PERSON UNTIL SOME ONE APPEARED WHO WISHED TO LIVE IN THE YELLOW HOUSE WHICH IS BEULAH CASTLE WE APPROACHED THE WELL KNOWN SPOT AND THE LITTLE PICKET GATE AND THE KNIGHT LIFTS ME FROM THE CHARGER'S BACK HERE ARE THE HOUSE AND LANDS AND ALL ARE YOURS SWEET LADY IF YOU HAVE A YOUNGER BROTHER
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