The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-11-06

7 row room, thinking Of tho man whom
he WAS TO meet tomorrow-of Strang.
| the one-tme schoolUiastcr and temper
| ancc lecturer who had made himself u
| king. who for seven years had dciicd the
state and nation. and who had made OF
/ his island stronghold hotbcd OF Do-
| ygamy, of licen;iousnc9s. of dssoluie
power. Fills blood grew hot as he thought
again again Of The beautiful girl who had ap.
she was the kings wife. still
Thoughts flashed into Gis head which
for a time made him forget his mission
on the island, In spite OF his resolution
himself after little. thinking only of
the Mormon king. and the lovely face
lie had seen through the castle window.
lie knew much about the man with
whom lie WAS TO deal tomorrow. He
knew that he had been rival OF Brig
ham Young and that wlIon the exodus
or the Mormons To the deserts OF the
west came he had led his own followers
Into the north, and that each July. amid
barbarlc festivities, hc was rccrowncd
with 81 circlat Of gold. But the girl
eyes called To him for help?
The question crowded Natbaniel's
brain with hundred thrilling pictures
With shudder he thought OF the terri
bic power the Mormon king held not
only over his own people but over the
Gentllcs of The malnlanGs as well. with
these mainlandcrs, he regarded Beaver
island AS nest of pirates and murderers
and his people among the fishermen and
settlers. OF the plratical expeditions Ot
his armed boats. of the dreaded raids oc
his sherilfs. and OF lllc cripes that made
the women OF the shores trcmblc and
turn white ut the mere mention OF his
name.
Was II possible that this girl
Captain PLUM did not let himself finish
The thought With powerful cffor, he
brought himself bacl: to his own business
on the Island smoked another pipe. and
undresScd He went TO bed with the
withclcd liIacs on the table close beslGe
nm lie fell asleep with their scent In
his nostrlls. When he awoke they were
gone He started up IN establishment
~hcn he saw what had taken their place.
Obadiah had visited him while he slept
The table WAS spread with :: white cloth
and upon ii was his breakfast, Il pot OF
coHGe SIM sleamlng. and The whole Of
q cold baked fowl. Nearby, upon L chair,
was basin Of water. soap and towel
Nathaniel rolled from mis- bed with n
healthy laugh of pleasure. The councillor
was at least IA courteous host, and his
liking Tor the curious old man promptly
on his plate upon which Obadiah had
scrubbed the following words
MY Dear Nat:-Makc yourself at
home. | Will be away today, but will
see you again tonight. Don't be sur
prised il somebody makes you u visit
That somebody was heavily under
scored and Nathanlel's pulse 1uiclSencd
-
into bis face as he read the meaning OF
H. The Some body" was Strang's Wife
There could be no other Interpretation.
lie went TO the trap and called down for
Obadiah but there was no answer. Thc
councillor had already gone. Quickly eat
ing his breakfast. the mastcr of the 1'N-
phoon climbed down the ladder into the
room below The remains of tho coun-
ciIors breakfast were on table near
the door, and The door was open. Through
IL came a glory OF sunshine and the fresh
breath OF IN" forest laden with the per-
lumn OF wild flowers and balSam. \
thousand birds seemed ceroliug and tNit.
tering in the sunlit solitude about the
cabin, Beyond this there was 10 Other
sound or sign OF life. For many minutes
Nathaniel stood in thc open, his eyes on
The path along which he knew that
S!ranGS wife would como---ir she came
tho ground where the girl had stood the
previous night. The dainty impriuts of
her feet were plainly disccrniblc in the
soft Garth. Then he went TO The path
and with q laugh so loud that il startled
the birds into silence he set off with
long strides In the direction Of 81, James
From the footprints in that path IL was
quite evident that Strans's wife WAS q
frequent visitor at DbadialI's.
At the edge OF the forest from where
hc could see the log house situated
across the opening, Nathaniel paused.
lie had made up his mind that the girl
whom ne had seen through tho kings
window was In some way associated with
il, Obadiah had limited ~ much and
she had come from there on her way To
Strdns's 5. But as the prophets wives
lived in his castle at ST. Jsmes. this
surely could not he her home. More than
ever he was puzzled. As he looked lle
saw figure suddenly appear from among
the mass of lilac bushes that almost con-
ccalcd the cabin. An involuntary cX-
c!anation OF satisfaction escaped him and