The Lamar register., 1910-11-02

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
IL was but a 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 helm
her escape from the clutches of the oppressor.
1t is possible that Thompson would have lin.
gered for a time II his companions had not been
eager to get away from the island before the civil
war began. They were traders, and such they
did not care to take sides in the dispute. II
might hurt their business chances In 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
keya 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
IL was weeks after the departure of the ship
from Naikeva that Thompson was dramatically
reminded of his promise to the Princess I.aka-
nita. The sun had lust set one night and Thomp-
son was lying on deck smoking and watching the
swift tropic dark come up of the east A ma.
i've canoe scraped against the schooners side
and 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 in his open
canoe searching for the only man upon whom she
could rely for aid
The end was at hand in Nakeva and I.aka.
nita and her father were about to be put to death
Help must come quickly and 1t was more than
possible that 1t was now too late That night the.
stahch little trading vessel pointed her prov
toward Naikeva- In the final melee along the
SANDS the old king and his rival 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 hunt
Of determination for all the revolters They wore
wiped out and their villages fired before the party
returned to the kings village where the schooner
,as ahchored Then the white hero was stricken
by one of the malignant island fevers brought
on by his injury on the beach
III was many days before he was able to rec
osnize his freetradng companions. The princess
mad been his devoted nurse through his danger.
Gus attack of tropical fever Now that he was about
10 leave the island forever she grew sorrowful
ana nstiess She dropped like dying flower as
the ships preparations for sailing were being
MADE All MS promises to return brought on fits
ol passionate weeping on the part of the little
princess. she wanted him to stay.
lousht that fever when 1t tried to take you
away from me. and 1t all for nothing" was
her constant reply. land now that you are well
the white men are taking you away where aka
hita can never hope to you again.
IN the end her peadings After all there
was nothing In the outer world to which he cared
to back.
Inc good news spread quickly over the little
kingdom- The Child of the Sun" was to wed
their princess and rule them in the wise WAYS ~
the white man.
AFTER twenty-five years of idyc happiness
thompson, the iovelorn youth who fed from
.ne covert Jeers of the town of his BIRTH died
s IN iarou Naikeva The princess still lives
and MS two sons will reign In his place The
silence OF twenty-five years has been broken Inv
the news of his passing away surrounded tn the
last by his dusky retainers