The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-11-18

story OF danger and distress. The rival claimant
or the throne had demanded her hand in mar.
rage, and had promised to spare the life OF her
rather II she would consent to become his queen.
IL was but matter OF weeks, possibly OF DAYS
I'LL his force would be strong enough to hack his
arrogant demands. In the end the white man
knew that the island beauty had fallen in love
Win MIN. She pleaded with him to stay and helm
her escape from the clutches of the oppressor.
IL Is possible that Thompson would have lin.
gered 1or time II his companions had not been
eager 10 get away from the island before the civil
war oesah' lhey were traders, and as such they
oio not care to take sides in the dispute II
might nult thelr business chances in case they
o'e' llaue ahother trip to the island. The anchor
was lifted, the brown sails spread and the ugly
,it'ie schooner slipped out Of the harbor of Mai
heVa while Thompson stood on her deck and
waved farewell to the imperious LITTLE island
beauty. At the very last she had reminded him
OF MS promise to return to Naikeva.
IL was weeks after the departure of the shin
from NalkeVa that Thompson was dramatically
ieininueo OF MS promise to the Princess Laka-
hi'a' Inc sun had just set one night and Thomp
Sun was lying On deck smoking and watching the
s"l1t tropic dark come up out of the east A M.
i've canoe scraped against the schooners c;do
and a native was heard calling for "tha white
man with the blue eyes," He was brought aboard
ana proved to be the faithful messenger Of the
distressed princess. He had followed the schoon.
Ct across leagues of unknown seas in his onen
eanoe searching for the only man upon whom She
could rely for aid 'A'
Inc end was at hand in Naikeva, and Laka.
~ Ai' hoi iather were about to be put to death
49,, nius eoille quickly, and 1t was more than
possible that 1t was now too late. That niob+ ~.
stanch little trading vessel pointed boz nn .n
toward Naikeva. In the final melee alone ~.
eanos the old king and his rival were both s,oin
and thompson was stunned by a blow FROM, y
wa cluo III the hands of savage fighting mon
"hen ne revived he and his men began = HINT
Vi determination for all the revoters, Thew wero
"ipeo out and their villages fired before the marty
,e''ined 10 the kings village where the schooner
10y anchored Then the white hero was strictan
W one OF the malignant island feyers brouob+
on by his injury on the beach '"e"'
~ was many days before he was able RI ra,
osnize MS free-trading companions Tho nrinoosa
nad oeen his devoted nurse through bis d.naan
Gus attack OF tropical fever Now that he Voc ao,.
u leaVe the island forever she grew sorro,,e,,,
ana nstless. She dropped like diving aou,o. aa
ene sup preparations for sailing were bain.
niaue' All MS promises to return brought On fts
VI pa'Siohate weeping on the part of the rttlo
princess she wanted him to stay
iought that fever when it tried to take vo,
away from me, and it was all for notbina " 1,oa
ner constant reply "and now that Won arc VOL,
1ne "hlte men are taking you away where I,aka'
mia can never hope to see you again"
III the end her pleadings won. After 81, tho-o
was nothing in the outer world to which he caras
to go back 'N ne cared
me good news spread quickly over the LITTLE
mig The Child of the Sun" was to we'd |
the white man. ways Oh
~, Alter twenty-five years of idyllic bapniness
80. i, nonlpson' the iove-lorn youth who fled from,
ss 'oses' leers OF the town of his birth. died
Ams u iar-oH Nalkeva. The princess still lives
snu ms Two sons VIII reign in his place. The
tha VI twenty-five years has been broken by
~ a IeNs ol ms passing away surrounded to the