Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-11-25
CHAPTER iV.-Continued.,

"Ah, you wish to see the whipping?"
| The king smiled his approval. That
Is one way we have Of furnishing slight
misdemeanors in our kingdom, Cap
tain Plum 1t is an illustration of our
intolerance of evil-doers" He turned
suddenly toward the girl. ''Winnsome,
my dear, have you copied the paper
was at work on? 1 wish to show it
to Captain Plum"
He walked slowly toward her and
for the first time since her warning
Nathaniel had an opportunity of OBJ
serving the girl without fear of being
perceived by the prophet She was
very young, hardly more than q child
he would have guessed at first; and
yet at second and more careful glance
he knew that she could not be under
fifteen-perhaps sixteen. Her whole
attire was one to add to her childish
appearance. Her hair. which was
rather short, fell in lustrous dark
curls about her face and upon her
neck. She wore a fitted coat-like
blouse, and knee skirts which dis
closed a pretty pair of legs and an
kles. AS Strang was returning with
the paper which she handed to him
the girl turned her face to Captain
Plum. Her mouth was formed into
a round red o and she pointed
anXiously to where she had thrown
the note. The kings eyes were on his
paper and Nathaniel nodded to as
sure her that he understood.
Il am like a gardener who compels
every passing neighbor to go into his
back yard and admire his first
sprouts" laughed the prophet jovially.
I'm other words, I do little writing,
and [ take a kind of childish joy in
! making other people read it. But I
see this is not in proper shape, so
you have escaped. 1t is a brief his
tory of Beaver island written at the
request of the Smithsonian institute,
which has already published an article
of mine. If you happen to be on the
| island tomorrow and should you re-
turn to this Office I shall certainly
have you read it if [ have to call all
of my sheriffs into service!"
He laughed with such open good
humor that Nathaniel found himself
smiling despite the varied unpleasant
sensations within him. "Do%you write
much?" he asked
Il get out a daily paper" said the
king rather proudly, land of course, as
~, e
word may be handed down to us from
/ heaven for the direction and COM
mandment of my people. [ hold the
secret of the Urim and Thummim,
which was first delivered by angels
| into the hands of Joseph, and with it
have revealed the word of God as it
| appears in book which I have writ
| ten. Ali had forgotten this," From
among a mass Of papers and books on
! the table he drew forth a blue-cov-
| cred pamphlet and passed it to his
| companion. Il have only a few copies
! left but you may have this one, Cap
tain Plum. 1t will surely interest you.
In it | have set forth the troubles ex-
/ listing between my own people and
the cyprian-rotted criminals that in
| fest Mackinac and the mainland, and
| have described our struggle for chas-
| tity and honor against these human
vultures 1t was published two years
ago. But conditions are different to-
day. Now-now | am king, and the
oppressors in the filth of their crime
have become the oppressed"
The last words doomed from him in
slogan of triumph and as if In echo
ing Daoclsery there aSme from the open