The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-03-02

MA ion toul oylnk Nltnln ner. some
terrible secret 10 gnaw1ng az her
heart robbing her Of the very life
which a few weeks ago made her the
most beautiful thing on this island:
some dreadful influence 10 shadowing
her every step. and as the day draws
near when she 10 to Join the kings
harem ] see In her eye. at times a
look that frightens me There is only
one salvation. Tomorrow I shall XIII
strangi"
And then"
Neil shrugged his shoulders
! will shoot him through the alb
domen so that he will live to tell his
wives who did the deed. After that
] VIII try to make my escape TO the
mainland"
And Marion
VIII not marry strang! Isn't that
plainr
You have guessed nothing-no
cause for the prophets power over
your sister" asked Nathaniel
Absolutely. And yet that influence
Is such that at times the thought OF
II freezes the blood In my veins II
Is 30 great that Strang aid not hest
tate TO throw me into Jail on the pre-
text that ] had threatened his life.
Marion implored him TO spare me the
disgrace Of public whipping and he
replied BY reading 10 her the CON-
mandments Of the kingdom. That was
last nigti-when you saw her through
the window. suang is mAdly infatu-
aied with her beauty and yet he dares
TO 70 any length without fear Of losing
her. She has become his slave. She
IL as completely in his power rs
though bound in iron chains And the
most terrible thing about II all Is that
she has constantly urged me TO leave
the island-to go. and never return.
Great God. what does IL all mean?
love her more than anything else on
earth. We have been inseparAble since
the day she was able TO toddle alone
and yet she would have me leave
her No power on earth can reveal the
secret that is tortur1ng her. No power
can make strang divulge It,"
And Obadiah Price," cried Ma
thaniel. sudden excitement flashing in
his eyes. Does be know"
i believe that he does," replied
Neil. pacing back and forth In his agi-
tation. Captain Plum. II there is
man on this island who loves Marion
with all Of a fathers devotion IL 10
Obadiah Price, and yet he swears that
be knows nothing Of the terrible In
fnence which has so suddenly en-
shaved her to the prophet, He sug-
gests that II may be mesmerism. but
/" lie interrupted himself with a
harsh. mirthless laugh. 'Mesmerism
be damned, Its not that"
Your sister-is-a Mormon ven
tured Nathaniel. remembering what
the prophet had said TO him that
morning Gould II be her faith "a
message revealed through Strang
from"
Neil stopped him almost hercely.
Marion 10 not Mormon" be said
she hates Mormonism as she hates
Suang. ! have tried to get her TO
leave the island with me but she in
sists on staying because Of the old
folk. They are very old. Captain
Plum. and they believe In the prophet
and his heaven as you and ] believe
in that blue sky up there. The day
before ] was arrested ] begged my
sister TO fee 10 the mainland with
me but she refused with the words
that che had said TO me q hundred
times before-'Neil. ] must marry the
prophet Don't you see there is moth
ing TO debut TO kin StrRng?"
Nathaniel thrust his hand into a
pocket of the coat he had loaned Nell
and drew forth his pipe and tobacco
pouch. As he loaded the pipe be
looked squArely into the others eyes
and SMILED.
Neil" be said softly DO you know
that you would have made an awful
fool of yourself II ! hadn't hove in
sight just when ! did?"
He lighted his pipe with erAspers-
ting GOODNESS. stiI smiling over its
bowl
You are not going 10 kill StrRng
tomorrow" he added throwing away
the match and placing both hands on
Neil's shoulders. His eyes were
laughing with the JOY that shope in
them Nell. am ashamed Of you!
You have worried u devilish lot over
a very simple matter. See here"
lie blew a cloud of smoke over the
others head I've learned 20 demand
some E9rt of pay for my services since
I landed on this island VIII you
,.romise to be-a sort Of brother-to
ms-if I steal Mariop and sau AWAY