Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-11-04

story of danger and distress The rival claimant
of the throne had demanded her hand In may
riage, and had promised TO spare the life OF her
father IL she would consent to become his queen.
IL 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 a time II 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. II
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 imperious little island
beauty. At the very last she had reminded him
OF his promise TO return to Nalkeva
1t was weeks after the departure OF the ship
from Nalkeva that Thompson dramatically
reminded of his promise to the Princess Laka-
nita. The sun had Just set one night and Thomp-
son was lying deck smoking and watching the
swift uoplc dark come up out of the east. A ma
tive 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-
canoe searching for the only 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 de4h
Help must come quickly, and it was more than
possible that IL was 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 stunned by a blow from
war Grub In the hands OF a savage fighting man
When he revived he and his men began hunt
OF determination for all the revolters They were
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
II was many days before he was able 10 rec
ognize his free-trading companions The princess
had been bis devoted through his danger.
Gus attack OF tropical fever Now that he was aboft
TO leave the island forever she grew sorrowf,l
and Hstless She dropped like a dying flower AS
the solps preparations for sailing were being
mace. All his promises to return brought on fits
OF passionate weeping on the part Of the little
princess. She wanted him to stay
! fought that fever when 1t tried to take Won
away rom me. and It all for nothinz" was
her constant reply, and now that you are well
the "hlte men are taking you away where Iaka.
mia eau never hope to you again"
In me end her pleadings won. After all there
was Ho1hIhg IN the outer world to which he cared
TO go back
The good news spread quickly over the lit,le
Kingdom. The Child OF the Sun" was tn wed
tneF princess and rule them In the wise ways OF
the white man
AFTER twenty-five years Of idynic happiness
thompson. the iove-lorn youth who fed from
.ne covert 3eers Of the town Of his birth died
king in far-oT Naikeva The princess aim 1iyae
and his two sons viii reign Ia his place. The
silence OF twenty-five years has been broken BY
the news Of bis passing away surrounded 10 the
last by bis dusky retainers