The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-10-30

Nat?''
He shivered with quiet laughter and
divod into q great block of darkness
where there seemed TO be no houses. |
keeping close beside Nathaniel. Soon
they came to the edge of. the grove and
caught a glimpse Of q lighted window.
Obadiah Price now began to exhibit un-
usual caution. He approached tho light
| slowly, pausing every few steps to peer
guardedly about him. and when they had
come very near TO the window he pulled
his companion behind thick clump OF
shrubbery. Nathaniel could hear the old
mans subdued chuclle and no bent his
head to catch what he was about to
whisper to HIM /
"You must make no noise, Nat" he
warned. iThis is the castle Of our priest,
king and prophet-James Jesse Strang,
] going to show -ou what you have
er look upon again, have sworn uS.on
the Two Books and I will keep my oath.
And then-you will answer the question
I asked you back there
He crept out into the darkness of the
trees and Nathaniel followed, his heart
throbbing with excitement, every sense
of his pistol. He felt that he was near
| ing the climax of his days adventure
| and now, in the last moment of it. his
old caution reasserted itself He knew
| he was among a dangerous people, men
| who, according to the laws OF hjc coun-
| try. were criminals in more ways than
one. He had seen much Of their work
along the coasts and he had heard more
Of II. He knew that this gloom and sui
len quiet of st. James hid ut-throats
and pirates and thieves. Stlll there was
man lodged around to the end OF the
great house. Here. several feet above
his head. was another window, small and
veiled with the foliage of a vine that
cIung in dense masses to the log wall.
With the assurance OF one who had been
there before. the councillor mounted some
object under the window. lifted himself
until his chin was level with the
glass. and peered within. He was there
ling and rubbing his hands:
He stood a little to one side and bowed
with mock polteness For a moment
Captain Plum hesItated. Under ordinary
circumstances this spying through a
window would have been repugnant to
him. But at present something seemed
to tell him that 1t was not TO satisfy
his curiosity. alone that Obadiah Price
a look through that little window explain
some OF the mysteries of the night?
There came low whisper in his ear.
mDo you smell lilac, Nat? Eh?"
There was suggestive sleam In his
eyes, He rubbed his hands almost
flercely.
In another instant Captain Plum had
stepped upon the object beneath the win
dow and parted the leaves. Breathlessly
he looked in. A strange scene. met his
| eyes. Tic WAS LOOKING lnlO NtSl IODUlI
illuminated by a huge hanging lamp sus-
pended almost on level with his head
Under this lamp there was long table
and at the table sat seven women and
| one man. The man was at the end near
| est the window and all that Nat could
see was the back OF his head and shoul.
ders. But tho womon were In full view
| three on each side of the table and ono
at the far end He guessed the man TO
be Strang, but he stared at the womei
and as his eyes travelled back to the one
| facing him at the end Of the table he
could scarcely repress the exclamation OF
surprise that rose 10 his lips. 1t was the
girl whom he had encountered at the
councillors cabin, She was leaning for
/ ward as II in an agony of suspense, lef
eyes on the king, her lips parted: her
/ hands clutching at a great book which
| lay open before her, Her cheeks were
| flushed with excitement. And even as lie
looked Captain Plum saw her head fall
suddenly forward upon the table. encir-
cled by her arms. The heavy braid OF
gold in the lamplight, Her slender body
was convulsed with sobs. The woman
nearest her reached over and laid a ca
ressing hand on the bowed head. but
! drew ii quickly away as II at sharp
| command.
| In his cagerness Nathaniel thrust his
face through the foliage until his nose
touched the glass When the girl lifted
her head she Strengthened back in hcr
chalr-and saw him, There camo a sud
den white fear In her face, a parting OF
| the lips as III Sne were on lhe pom, VI
crying out, and then, before the others
| had seen, she looked again at Strang.
| She had discovered him and yet she had
| not revealed her discovery Nathaniel
could have shouted for Joy. She had
| seen him. had recognized hjmi And be-
| cause she had not cried out she wanted
! him! He drew his pistol from Its holster
| and waited. If she signaled for him. II
she called him. he would burst the win
dow The girl was talking now. and as
she talked she lifted her eyes. Nathan
lei pressed his face close against the
window, and smiled, That would let her
know he was a friend. She seemed to
answer him with little nod and he fam
clcd that her eyes glowcd with mute
appeal for his assistance. But only for
an instant. and then they turned aGair
to tho king. Not until that moment did
Nathaniel notice upon her bosom
bunch OF crumplcd lllacs.
From below Tho iron grip OF tho coun-
cilor dragged him down.
That's enough" he whispered THAT $
enough-for tonight" Iio saw the pistol
IN Nathaniel's hand and gave sudden
breathless cry.
He caught Captain PIums free hand
'"rell me this. Obadiah Price" whis-
pered the master OF the Typhoon, who
Is shc?
The councillor stood on tiptoe 10
sWer.
"They are the six wives OF strang,
Nat"
"Rut the otherr' demanded Nathaniel
"Thc other"
30, TO be sure. TO be sure chuckled
why. she's the seventh wife, Nat-that's
all the seventh Wife"
ITO be Continued