The Arvada enterprise., 1910-11-04


story of danger and Distress The rival claimant
of the throne had demanded her hand in mar
riage, and had promised to spare the life of her
father II she would consent to become his queen.
u was but matter Of weeks, possibly of days.
arrona M MS terse sot sgstrong enough to back his
arrogant demam7t In the end the white man
knew that the islsnd beauty had fallen In love
with him. She pleaded with him to stay and help
her escape from the clutches OF the oppressor
1t is possible that Thompson would have lin
gered for time II his companions had not been
eager to 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 It
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 harbor of Mai
keVa while Thompson stood on her deck and
waved farewell to the imperious little island
beauty. At the very last she had reminded him
of his promise 10 return to Naikeva
1t was weeks after the departure Of the ship
from Naikeva that Thompson was dramatically
reminded of his promise to the Princess Laka-
nita. The had lust set one night and Thonp-
son was lying on deck smoking and watching the
swift tropic dark come up out of the east A ma
tive canoe scraped against the schooner's side
and a native was heard calling for "the white
man with the blue eyes," He was brought aboard
and proved to be the faithful messenger Of the
HAStiVooSu PilHNts9 iie HaQ IOllOWed the SChOOl-
er across leagues Of unknown seas In his omen
canoe searching for the only man upon whom she
could rely for aid
The end was at hand in Naikeva, and Iaka.
nita and her father we're about to be nut To death
Help must come quickly, and It was more than
possible that 1t was now too late That night the
stanch little trading vessel pointed her PROV
toward NaikeVa. ID the final melee along the
sands the old king and his rival were both slain
and Thompson stunned by a blow from
war club In the hands, OF savage fighting man
When he revived he and his men began a bunt
Of determination for all the reyolters Tbev wore
wiped out and their villages fired before tbe marty
returned to the kings village, where the schooner
lay anchored Then me white hero was stricken
by one OF the malignant island feyers brought
on by his injury the beach
1t was many days before he was ab,e 70 roo
ognize his free-tradDg companions The nrincess
had been his devoted nurse through his daneer
attack OF tropicalieyer. Now that he was about
to leave the island tOrever she grew sorront,I
and listless. She dropped like diving aower 40
the ships preparations Tor sailing were being
of passionate weeping on the part Of the IittIe
princess. She wanted him to stay.
II fought that fever when It tried 70 toro ,,o,,
away from me, and was all for nothing" was
her constant reply, and now that Won arc wall
the white men are taxing you away where I.aka.
nita can never hope 10 see You again.
In the end her pesdings won. After oil thora
was nothing in the outer world to which ha oaraS
to go back.
The good news spread quickly over the ,,tt,s
kingdom THE Child Of the Sun" was 70 woS
their princess and rule them In the wise wsvs ~
the white man.
After twenty-five years of idylc bann,ness
Thompson. the iovelo'n youth who fed from
tne covert 'eers OF .ps IN m q his birth, died
and his two sons will reign in his nlacs rs Tbs
silence of twenty-five yearn has been t broken bV
the news of his passing away surrounded to tbs
last by his dusky reaners