“TheKingdomofDreamsandtheworldwearelivinginnowareintwodifferentdimensionsoftime.Thetimeframeispletelydifferent.ThoughMr.Fingerhadousforafewhours,intheKingdomofDreamsitisalreadyquitealongperiodoftime.Duringthistime,earth-shakinggeshadtakehere.Ifeelgesintheshelloftheearthasimmehosecausedbyearthquakes.Becauseofthatthetreasurestolenfrommeaturyagohadresurfaced.ItracedittoDimitri’sKingdomofDreamswheretheclueended.IhavealwayssuspectedthatthethiefhaddiedandhadnowreinatedtoanotherlifeintheKingdomofDreamsbecausehewasnotwillingtogiveupthetreasure.Ihavewonderedforalongtimewhothethiefcouldbe.Ihaveiigatedaedallsuspects.TheonlypossibilitythatremainedisMr.Finger’snewbride.”
“Thetwoofthemareextremelysuitableandshouldbeveryhappytogether”saidMr.Kaffee.“Whatmorecouldtheywant?Whatdotheywanttodo?”
“I’mafraidthingsarenotthatsimple”saidRichardaontotellhowheandJamazmetSalina.Theothersalsofeltthemeetingwasnotactandthattherewasmuchthatobecleared.TheywereafraiditlottogetinformationaboutDimitriandthewhereaboutsofhistwenty-fourbeautiesthroughhisfriendsRichardandJamaz.
“Ifthat’sthecase,I’mafraidtheyhavealreadymovedpartofmytreasuretothismundaneworldandmaybeintendingtomovestillmorehere”saidDwarfMickeyafterlisteningtoRichard’sreport.TurningtoMegginnheasked,“KingDimitri’sfinancialempiremayhavecolpsed,butsurelythereisstillsomecapitalleftsomewherethatweuse.Howmuchdoyouthinkwewegetourhandson?”Megginn’sexpressionturnedsomberasshereplied,
“EversingDimitri’sfinancialempirecolpsed,hisemissariesthroughouttheworldwhohadtresumsofhismoneydecredtheirindependendseveredalltactwiththeKingdom.Whentheyheardthehathehadmysteriouslydisappearedintothinair,theyaddedfueltothefirebyspreadingrumorsthatrockedthefoundationsofWorldBank.Itwasasiftheywishedtouprootalltraitri’spowerahfromthefaceoftheearth.TodayIwasinWashingtonD.aliziransferofWorldBank.Wearenowformallypenniless,withoutanyresourcesatall.”
“Well”sighedDwarfMickey,“itseemsthatthejobofgatheringthenecessarycapitallyfallonme.Iwillhavetosacrificepartoftheremainingyearsofmylifeinexgeforit,butIhavealreadylivedpasttheturymarksoit’snobigdeal.Imyselfdon’tevenknowhowmanyyearsIgiveupforthisdeal.”
“Oh,no,no”criedDornahastily.“Letmegiveuppartoftheremainingyearsofmylifeinstead.Iamyoungandaffordtodoso.IfeelthatIamrgelytobmeforcausialcolpseofKingDimitri’sfinancialempire.IfIdidnotfallforMr.Firick,theoutewouldnothavebeensoserious.Pleaseallowmetosacrificepartofmylifeinsteadofyou.Please,please.”
“Don’tfetthatonlyIamthegodofwealthandonlyIexgepartofmylifefeamountofmoney”saidDwarfMickey,pattingDornalovinglyontheshoulder.“That’snotintergeableotiable.”Theroomturnedsilentwitheveryone’sheartfullofworryandsadhehithertoquietandreservedYokosuddenlybrokehersilence.
“Mr.Mickey”saidshe,“haveyottenthatoneintoourbakeryaiedargebagofagoldsontotheter.Icollectedthemtogetherandputthemintoasafeinourbaheyhaveremainedallthistime.Ibelievetheyareextremelyvaluableahmuchmorethantheirfacevalue.Eaeofthemisavaluablewitnessofthehistoricaldevelopmentofthehumaheyrepresentahistoryandtherefreathistoricalsignifice.Doyouthinktheseswillbeofhelptousuhepresentcircumstances?”Onhearingherwords,DwarfMickeyughedhappily.Hecppedhisforehead,saying,
“IamreallygettingoldandhavefottentheseswhichIhadgatheredtogetherexpresslyforthepurposeofhelpingDimitristageaeback.Mypremonitionshadbeencorrect.Dimitribeganwithnothingandthenhadeverything.Later,hewentfromhavihingbacktohavingnothing.Nowwearebeginningagainfromnothing,rebuildingDimitri’shugefinancialempiresopeoplewouldrubtheireyesandseeusinanewlight.OnlythenwouldyouappreciatethewonderfulpowersofDwarfMickey!Notonlythat,Iwouldmakeuseofthisopportunitytocatchthatthiefwhostolemytreasureonehundredyearsagoaallbackagain.”Hiswreatlyboostedeveryone’smoraleandanatmosphereofexultationpermeatedtheroom.Richardtookoutsomewinegssesandpreparedtopourliquorforeveryone.
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