The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1910-11-03

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 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 were 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 Mai
keva while Thompson stood on her deck and
waved farewell to the mperious little island
beauty. At the very last she had reminded him
OF his promise to return to Nafkeva
1t was weeks after the departure of the ship
from Naikeva that Thompson was dramatically
reminded of his promise to the Princess Laka.
n1ta. The sun had just set one night and Thomp
son was lying on deck smoking and watching the
swift tropc dark come up out of the east A ma
tive canoe scraped against the schooner's side
ana 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
canoe searching for the only man upon whom she
could rely for aid
Inc end was at hand in Naikeva and Laka.
nlta and her father about to be put to death
Help must come quickly, and 1t was more than
possible that it was now too late That NIGHT tho
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
ano thompson was stunned by blow from q
war ciuo IN Inc hands of savage fighting man.
Wheh ne revived he and his men began a hunt
VI eAterm'nation for all the revolters They were
wiped out and their villages fired before the nartv
returned to the kings village where the schooner
Jay ahchored Then the white hero was stricken
NY one or the malignant island fevers brought
on by his injury the beach,
II was many days before he was able to rec
osnlze mis- free-trading companions. The princess
hao peen MS devoted nurse through his danger.
GUS attack of tropical fever Now that he was anon,
10 leave the island forever she grew sorrowful
ana stless. She dropped like dying flower "a
the ships preparations for sailing we're haino
maze. All his promises to return brought on ATS
OF passionate weeping on the part of the littlo
princess. She wanted him to stay.
Il fought that fever when it tried to take w,
away from me. and 1t was all for nothing" was
ner constant reply, "and now that you are we'll
inc white men are taking you away where Laka.
nlta can never hope to see you again."
IN the end her pleadngs won After all there
was notnlng IN the outer world to which he cared
to go back. Wi ="
Inc good news spread quickly over the litt,e
ngdom. THE 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 happines,
thompson, the iove-lorn youth who fled from
the covert jeers Of the town of his birth died
King IN faroff Nakeva The princess still lives
and his two sons will reign in his place The
silence of twenty-five years has been broken nv
the news of his passing away surrounded to tho
last by his dusky retainers.