The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-11-04

story of danger and distress. The rival claimant
of the throne had demanded her hand in mar.
rlage, and had promised to spare the life of her
father If she would consent to become his queen
1t was but matter of weeks, possibly of days
till his force would be strong enough to back his
arrogant demands. In the end the white man
knew that the island 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 If his companions had not been
eager to get away from the island before the civil
war began. They traders and as such they
did not care to take sides in the dispute 1t
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 Nal
keVa while Thompson stood her deck and
waved farewell to the imperious little island
beauty. AT the very last she had reminded him
of his promise to return to Naikeva
1t was weeks after the departure of the shin
from Nakeya that Thompson was dramatically
reminded of his promise to the Princess Laka-
nita The sun had just set one night and Thomp-
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
distressed princess. He had followed the schoon.
er 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 Naikeva, and Iaka
n1ta and her father were about to be put to death
Help must come quickly and 1t was more than
possible that 1t now too late. That night the
stanch little trading vessel pointed her Prov
toward Naikeva. In the final melee along the
sands the old king and his rival were both slain
and thompson was stunned by blow from a
war club in the hands of savage fighting man
When he revived he and his men began hunt
or determination for all the revolters They we're
wiped out and their villages fired before the party
returned TO the kings village, where the schooner
lay anchored. Then the white hero was stricken
by one OF the malignant island fevers brought
on by his injury ON the beach
1t was many days before he was able to rec.
ogn1ze his free-trading companions The princess
had been his devoted nurse through his danger.
Gus attack OF tropical fever Now that he was about
TO leave the island forever she grew sorrowful
and listless She dropped like dying flower as
the ships preparations for sailing were being
made. All his promises to return brought on fits
OF passionate weeping on the part of the little
princess. She wanted him to stay
1 Fought that fever when 1t tried to take you
away from me- and it was all for nothing" was
ner constant reply, land now that you are well
the white men are taking you away where Laka.
mia can never hope to see you again"
In the end her pleadings won. After all there
was nothing in the outer world to which he cared
to go back
The good news spread quickly over the little
kingdom "lhe Child of the Sun" was to wed
their princess and rule them in the wise WAYS of
the white man.
After twenty-five years Of idyllic happiness
Thompson, the iove-lorn youth who fled from
the covert teers Of the town of his birth. died
king In far-off Naikeva The princess still lives
and his two sons will reign In his place. The
silence of twenty-five years has been broken by
the news OF his passing away surrounded to the
last by his dusky retainers.