Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-08-02

his lie Tor her, ana nad DfOuSnG ak
this misery upon himself in the at
tempt to save her. Felix was now all
the world that was left her. With
Felix, she was happy, even on this nor
cible island: without him, she was mis-
cradle and terrified, no matter what
happened.
tendant. as soon as she found Felix was
missing from his tent, whats become
of Mr.. Thurstan? Where can he be
gone. | wonder. this morning."
You no fear, Missy Queenie," Mali
answered, with the childish confidence
OF the native Polynesian. ''Mistab
Thurstan, him gone to see man-a-oni-
oni, the King OF the Birds. Month of
Birds finish last night: man-a-oni-o ni
no taboo any longer. King of the
Birds keep very old parrot, Boupari
folk tell me: and Old parrot very wise,
know how to make Tu-Kila-Kila.
Mistah Thurstan, MIN gone to find
man -a-oni-oni. Parrot tell him plenty
wise thing. Parrot wiser than Boupari
people, know very good medicine: wise
like Queensland lady and gentleman.
And Mali set herself vigorously to
work to wash the wooden platter on
which she served her mistress yam
for breakfast
1t was curious to Muriel to see how
readily Mali had slipped from savagery
to civilization in Queensland, and how
easily she had slipped back again from
civilization to savagery in Boupari.
In waiting on her mistress she was Just
the ordinary trained native Australian
servant: in every other respect she was
the simple unauthorized heather
Polynesian. She recognized in Muriei
a white lady of the English sort and
treated her within the hut as white
ladies were invariably treated in
Queensland: but she considered that
at Boupari one must do as Boupari
does, and it never for moment o.
Cured to her simple mind to doubt the
omniEotence of Tu-kila-Kila in his
island realm any more than she had
doubted the omnipotence of the white
man and his local religion in their
proper place (as she thought it, in
Queensland.
An hour or two passed before Felix
returned. At last he arrived very
white and pale, and Muriel saw once
by the mere look on his face that he
had learned some terrible news at the
Frenchman
We'll, you found him." she cried.
taking his hand in hers, but hardly
daring to ask the fatal question at
once.
ghost, answered, family, Yes, Muriel,
| found him.
And he told you everything?"
"Everything he knew. my roor child.
Oh, Muriel, Muriel, don't ask me what
it is. 1t is too terrible to tell you"
Muriel clasped her white hands to-
gether, held bloodless downward. and
looked at him tixedly mali. you can
60 she said. And the Shadow, ris-
inc up with childish confidence, gIided
from the hut, and left them, for the
first time since their arrival on the
central island, alone together.
Muriel looked at him once more with
the same deadly fixed look with
you, Felix she said. slowly, Il can
bear or dare anything. feel as it the
bitterness OF death were past long ago.
| know 1t must come | only want to be
quite sure when And be-
sides, you must remember, have your
promise"
FELIX clasped his own hands de-
spondently in return. and gazed across
at her from his seat a few feet Off III
unspeakable misery.
"Muriel," he cried, Il couldn't. I
haven the heart. | daren t."
Muriel rose and laid her hand
soiemnly on his arm. You will" she
answered, boldly, you can! You
must, | know | can trust your prom
ise for that This moment, if you like.
/ would not shrink But you will never
let ne fall alive into the hands OF those
wretches. Felix, from your band [
coald stand anything. I'm not afraid
TO die. | love you too dearly
Felix held her white little wrist in
his grasp and sohbed like child. Her
very bravery and confidence seemed to
unman him utterly.
She looked at him once more.
''When?' she asked, quietly, but with
lips as pale as death.
''in about four months from now
Felix answered, endeavcr1ng to- be
calm.
And they will kill us both?"
Yes, both. | think so.
''Together"
''Together."
MurIeI drew deep sigh.
''Will you know the day before
hand?" she asked.
"Yes. The Frenchman told me it.
He has known others killed inthe self
same fashion,
Then, Ee.ix-the night before il
comes, you will promise me, will you?"
"Muriel, Muriel, I could never dare
to kill YOU
TO BE CONTINUED.
A Poisonous Monarch.
A monarch among poisonous snakes
is the enormous hamadryad, which
grows to be as much as fourteen feet