The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1910-11-18
CHAPTER IV.-continued.,

"Ah, you wish to see the whipping!"
The king smiled his approval. THAT
Is one way we have of furnishing slight
misdemeanors in our kingdom, Cap
tain Plum. 1t is an illustration of our
intolerance of evil-doers" He turned
suddenly toward the girl. "Winnsome,
my dear. have you copied the paper
l was at work on? l wish to show IL
to Captain Plum"
He walked slowly toward her and
for the first time since her warning
Northumberland an opportunity of OBJ
serving the girl without fear of being
perceived by the prophet. She was
very young, hardly more than child
he would have guessed at first; and
yet at second and more careful glance
he knew that she could not be under
fifteen-perhaps sixteen. Her whole
attire was one to add to her childish
appearance. Her hair, which was
rather short, fell in lustrous dark
curls about her face and upon her
neck. She wore a fitted coat-like
blouse, and knee skirts which dis
closed pretty pair of legs and an
kles. AS Strang was returning with
the paper which she handed to him
the girl turned her face to Captain
Plum. Her mouth was formed into
a round red o and she pointed
anxiously to where ste had thrown
the note. The kings eyes were on his
paper and Nathaniel nodded to as
sure her that he understood.
I am like gardener who compels
every passing neighbor to 60 into his
back yard and admire his first
sprouts" laughed the prophet jovially.
In other words. do a little writing,
and take a kind of childish Joy in
making other people read 1t. But /
see this is not In proper shape, SO
you have escaped. 1t Is a brief his
tory of Beaver island written at the
request of the Smithsonian institute,
which has already published an article
OF mine. II you happen to be on the
island tomorrow and should you re-
turn to this Office l shall certainly
have you read it II have to call all
OF my sheriffs into service!"
He laughed with such open good
humor that Nathaniel found himself
smiling despite the varied unpleasant
sensations within him. DO you write
much?" he asked.
I get out a daily paper" said the
king rather proudly. "and of course, as
prophet, am the translator of what
word may be handed down to us from
heaven for the direction and com.
Of my people. l hold the
secret Of the Urim and Thummim,
which was first delivered by angels
Into the hands OF Joseph, and with II
have revealed the word of God an II
appears In a book which l have writ.
Ten. All had forgotten this," From
among mass Of papers and books on
The table he drew forth a blue-coy-
BRED pamphlet and passed II to his
Il have only q few copies
left but you may have this one, Cap
tain Plum. II will surely interest you.
In II have set forth the troubles ex-
sitting between my own people and
The cyprian-rotted criminals that In.
lest Mackinac and the mainland, and
have described our struggle for chas-
ttty and honor against these human
cultures. II was published two years
lso. But conditions are different to-
lay. Now-now ! am king, and the
,ppressors In the Nth Of their crime
nave become the oppressed"
The last words doomed from him In
} slogan a triumph and ~ u In echo
Ag mockeTy there came from he open