The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-11-13

his hInti
II was touching 20 hear this old
mans broken story. and prettier
ntiil Ia See the Hffeftlauair eyes with
which these little girls watched
every movement Of one tu whom. I
am sure. they wore heh0ldeu for all
that they got out Of ken'H island.
The tale was plain enough The
fnthcr had been wrecked nnd
drowned on the sword fah reef tho
SERVANT had HHVrd the children nud
himself from the ship. and hts own
natural ctrvafnesa had dome the rest.
No one lutrrfrfed with him. hc Hnid
aud iris was true. I verify believe
| that the devils iu the valley beloQ
believed that ho aud the children
with him were Spirits.
say hiH story WIS plain. and yet
there was something IN II which wax
Grerk 90 me lie had named house
under tho sea. and what that meant
+ lay beyond ms understanding J
should have asked "a question about
! ~ and have nuuHh, light on the mat
/ ter n ~ hadn't been that the food
Wis already cooked aud we sat
down 20 HteHmiuK coffee and broiled
kids ficah and good bread aHd sweet
fruit aud ! was very willing 20 keen
1 y
who called heraeif "HoHamuhda'
came and sat by my side and wished
10 talk TO me, but, pretty eH she
spoke our tongue. her measure Of II
was limited. and We did not get very
far
DO you like the island. DO you
like living here7" I asked her
In the sun months. yes. ! like IT,
but not IN the Hiecp-ttme. You viii
go away before the sieep-time, mon
aieurf.s
Really. young lady" said I. II
seems To me that u depends upon
Mr.. Jacob nnd the ship. But, sup
posing | cannot go away what
them How does the sleep time con-
oorn me p
You must not stay" sho said
quickly. FOR us Il IL different. we
we i've In the house under the sea.
but no stranger may live there =the
governor would not permit a. on
the island all things sleep. n you
DO not go 10 the house under the
aeas7ah. monsieur. but YOU viii sail
away, you viii sail in your ship
She put II very chiidshiy the
same eock-and bull story that the
old f'tenehman had been ~ last
. IT, 4
no more than the dead.
"sieep-tima or sun time Ill be
away before then. please God. made
mniseile" said / do not fear for
Jasper iieEF. who was always fond
~ his bed and won't Frumbls over
much. be u sleep or waking For tho
rest. well take our chance rs others
must DO here I fancy. Mime Ger
ny for inHtaure-do you know Nine.
ezerny. young lady -
6he nodded he's head and said that
she I'D
Yes. Yes. Ne know Nine. Czerny.
she fl the governors N.tfa I think
she o. unhappy. Monsieur Captain.
In the sun months I see her. but in
the sleep-tlms she lives IN the house
under the sea and no ore knows
You hrs her friend. perhaps. you
would know that she r. unhappy"
I knew u well eaonFh but
wished 90 lead this little taiksr on.
Unhappy. young iaty' Why
should she be unhappy g"
asked u naturally Ne though I
was very surprised. bat you could
not deceive Mile. Eazafuunda.
II she Is not unhappy. why have
you come here. Monsiuer Captain ,.
You come 60 help her oh. / know
And yau say thai you 30 not"
Perhaps 80. young lady pefhn ps
do-ihat I viii tell you ~ and b.
HAT ! am curious about the COVER
erndr. What sort q a man e. he
and where does he happen 20 be at
thiA mameHtf Tn sure you could
say something nice about him ifI
you tried"
she looked q, me with her big
questioning eyes. hs though the
question were bat half Understood
Presently sha said:
You laugh AZ me " CEeruy hasl
gane sway 10 The world OF course