The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1910-11-11

story OF danger al distress The rival claimant
Of the throne hn demanded her hand I'm mar.
riagc. and had pnnisod to spare the life Of her
father II she woul consent TO become his queen
II was but a meiep OF weeks. possibly OF days,
I'll his force wdhd be strong enough 10 back hts
arrogant demands. In the end the white man
knew that tn island beauty had fallen in love
with him. Sic pleaded with him to stay and help
her escape from the clutches Of the opprcssor.
II Is possible that Thompson would have lin
gered for time II his companions had not been
eager 10 get away from the island before the civil
war began They were traders and as such they
did not care TO take sides IN the dispute II
might hurt their business chances In case they
ever made another trip TO the island The anchor
was lifted, the brown sails spread and the ugly
little schooner slipped out Of the hnrbor Of Maj.
kova while Thompson stood on her deck and
waved farewell to the impcrlous little island
beauty Al the very last she had reminded him
Of his promise TO return 60 Nalkoya
II was weeks after the departure Of the ship
from Nakoya that Thompson was dramatically
reminded Of hs promise to the Princess inka.
nia The sun had lust set one night and Thomp.
son was lying on deck smoking and watching tho
swift tropic dark come up out Of the east A mn
tive canoe scrapcd against the schoonors side
aud native was heard calling for tho white
man with the blue eyes" He was brought aboard
and proved TO De- the faithful messenger Of tho
distressed princess. lie had followed tho schoon.
or across leagues Of unknown seas In his open
canoe searching for the only man upon whom she
could rely for aid
The end was at hand In Nalkova. and Iaka.
mia and her father were about to be- nut To death
Hop must come quickly, and II was more than
possible that II was now too late That night the
sianch little trading vessel pointed her PROV
toward Nailrya In the final melee along the
sands the Old KING and his rival were both slain
anu Thompson was stunned by blow from a
IHHn o.. HNl luWa.N
When ho revived he and his men began q hunt
of determination for all the revolters They were
wiped ont and ihtir Villages fired before the PARTY
returned no me kings village where the schooner
lay anchored Then the white hero was stricken
by one Of the malignant island feycrs. brought
on by his injury on the beach
II was many days before he was able 10 rec
ognl2o his froetrading companions The prlncosa
had been hls devoted nurse through HIs DANGER
Gus attack Of tropical fever Now that ho was about
10 leave the island forever she grew s0rrowful
and lislrss she dropped like a diving flower M
the ships preparations for sailing were being
made All his promises 10 return brought on ats
OF passionate weeping on the part of the little
princess She wanted him 10 stay
v fought that foyer when II tried to take Won
away from me- and II was all for nothing" was
nor constant f'niF 'and now that ypu are we'll
the white men To taking you away whore Laka.
nlta can never hope 10 see you again"
In the end her ploadings won After an there
was nothing In me outer world TO which he cared
10 go back
The good nows spread quickly over tho little
kingdom Tho Child OF the Sun" was 10 we'd
their princess aud rule them In the wise WAYS Of
the white man.
After twenty-five years Of ldylllc bapplnogs.
Thompson the ioye.lorn youth who Ned from
the covert ieora Of the town Of his birth died a
king in faron NaIkeya The princess sim lives
and his two sons win reign in his place The
silence Of twenty-five years has been broken by
the news OF hls passing away surrounded 10 tho
last by his dusky retainers