The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-10-13

by the civilization which he had SO long
stranger he not always para
disc and live the days perennial
content? He would search for savings bank in
London and place there to his credit sum large
enough to ship him back the islands Whatever the
pinch 1t should lie sacred; and
he toied in the stern, gray land of his birth, the
thought of that shining hoard would always be
fort to him. But what If the bank should break,
banks do those the high civilization,
he should find himself stranded half world away
from the place he loved dearly? He shuddered at
the thought. There should be two boards in
banks else would continually uneasy and
disheartened. The to must bs kept open
at any cost.
He found Leata sitting the floor spelling out
"The Good News from New Guinea" in the missionary
magazine She fresh from her bath and her black,
damp hair outspread to the sunshine dry. She
rippled with smiles his approach. and It seemed
to him she had never looked radiant engag-
ing. He and pressed her curly
hair against his lips kissed it. How it that
such a little savage could appear to him more al
Turing. dainty and gracefully formed than any
white he had seen7 Was he bewtched1
He looked her critically, dispassonaely and
veled at the perfection of her wild, young beauty
marveled. too her elegance and delicacy And for
heart and tenderness where her match in all the
seas7 He threw his arm round her and kissed her on
the lips.
"of all things In the world what wouldst thou like
most, Leata7" he asked.
ITO have thee always me- Knilosi,"
swered. Before had no understanding and like
the black people in the missionary book, but my
heart is panied full It is with love-"
But there other things than love-" persisted
Kinross Earrings, musical boxes. print dresses"
Eyes, many things" she said But trouble not
myself about them Kinilos Sometimes think Of the
land behind house and the fine plantation will
make there some day"
But If gave you a little bag of gold shIIngs."
he said and took thee to Apia my pigeon, what
woudst thou buyT
'Tirst 1 would give $40 to the church." she
began Then for my father would buy umbrella
a shiny bag which could carry his cartridges
and tobacco when he goes to war. For my mother
also umbrella and picture book like that of the
captains of men-of-war. For my sister Bible and
a hymnbook, and for my brother little pigeon gum"
thou foolish Leata," said Kinross. "and nothing
at all thyself?"
There is still in my Bag" she answered
enough a golden locket and a golden chain. And
your har-like the one the naval officer gave Tits
sister when die, To- shall touch it. for it
shall lie my breast in the graveT
Tomorrow We shall go to Apia, and buy them"
Kinross. This morning the pastor brought ne
letter Britain with of dollars. The
prcky wire for fencing and many things we need
for the clearing and planting of the land"
Leata clapped hands for joy "Oh Kinios." she
cried "it breaking heart 1 feared the letter
would make you back to the White Mans country"
Knross looked at her with great gentleness. His
resolution was taken 1t for good o evil
II shall go back" he said.
Then a rousing voice, he cried, so loudly that
the natives started the neighboring houses, In
shall live and in vaiala die"