Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-09
CHAPTER NIX
The Master of His RaCe

nAYS. busy days, heightened into weeks
- and these to months happy and full or
labor and In the ever-growing colony prog
ress and change came steadily forward.
All along the cliff face and the terraces
the cave dwellings now extended, and the
smoke from a score of chimneys fashioned
among the clefts rose on the temperate air
Of that subtropc winter.
| At the doors. nets hung, drying on the
pool, boats were anchored at several we'll
built stone wharfs. The terraces had been
walled with palisades on their outer edge
and smooth roadways fashioned, leading to
all the dwellings as well as to the river
] below
on top of tho cliff and about three hun
dred yards back from the edge another pail
sade had been built Of stout tlmbers set
firmly in the earth interlaced with cordage
and propped with strong braces
The inclosed space. bounded to east and
west by the barrier which swung toward
and touched the canyon, had all been cleared,
save for few palms and fern trees left
| for shade.
Beside drying frames for fish and game
and a well smoothed plaza for public as
| semblies and the giving OF the Law, II now
| contained Sterns permanent hangar. The
7 Pauilac had been brought along the road
from Newport Heights and housed there.
| This road passed through strong gates
| Of hewn planks hinged with well-wrought
| ronwork forged by some of the Folk under
| the direction Of H'yemba, the smith. For
| Hyemba, be 1t known, had been brought
| up by Stern early in December.
| The man was essential to progress for
| none knew so well as he the arts of smelt-
ing and of metal work. Stern still felt
| suspicious OF him, but by word or act
did the smith now betray any rebellious
| spirit, any animosity. or aught but faith
full service
| Allan. however. could not trust him yet.
| No telling what fires might still be smol-
| dering under the peaceful and industrious
exterior And the masters eve often rested
| keenly on the powerful figure of the black
| smith
| Across the canyon, from a point about
| ffty Yards TO eastward OF Cliff Villa-as
| Beta and Allan had christened their home
"A light bridge had been flung connecting
| the northern VITA the southern bank and
| saving laborous toll in crossing via the
| river bed
| This bridge Of simple construction was
| merely temporary. Allan counted on
| eventually putting ND a first-class cam
t'lAver: hut for now he was content with
| two stout fiber cables anchored 10 palm
| trunks, noored with rough boards lashed i'm
place with cordage and rallied with strong
| rope.
| This bridge opened up n whole new tract
| of country to northward and vastly widened
| the fruit and game sunply PLENTY reipned
at Settlement cliffs; and a prosperity such
| as the Folk had never known in the Abvss
a well-being, a luxurious variety of food
1 n
well as a profusion Of furs for clothing
| banished discontent
Barring a little Temporary depression
| and lassitude. due to the great alteration
Of environment, the Folk Experience Dut
| slight III effects from the change.
| And, once they grew accIimated their
| health and yigor rapidly improved Strane,
est of all, a phenomenon most marked in
| the children, Allan noticed that after a few
| weeks under the altered conditions of food
| and exposure to the actinic ravs OF the s,,n
| as reflected by the moonlight pIgmentation
began to develop A certain clouding of
| the iris began to show, premonItory of
| color-deposlt The skin lost something of
| it's chalky hue, while at the roots of the
| hair. as il grew. a distinct infiltration of
pigment cells was visible And at This
| sight Allan reioiced exceedingly
Beatrice did not now go much abroad
| with him, on account of her condition She
hardly yentured farther than the ton ot
| the cliff, and many DAYS she sat in her low
chair on the terrace resting. watching
the river and the forest thinking dreaming
| sewing for the little new colonist soon 10
arrive Some of their most bannv hour,
were spent thus. as Allan sat beside her
| in the sun. talking Of their futura The
| bond between them had grown cIoser ana
more intimate.
They two linked nv anotber stiu unsaen
were one
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