Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-08
CHAPTER NNIII

The Annunrintion
A WEEK later all was ready for Allan's
y second trip into tho Abyss
li" arm had recovered its usual strength
and suppcncsa for his flesh healthy az
any sayage's. now had tho power of heal
lnE with rapidtv unknown to civilized
men In the old days
And his abounding vigor dictated action
always action, progress and accomplish
mont only one thing depressed him
IdIoncs9.
II was on tho second day NJ July, ac-
cordrng 10 the rude calendar they were
Keeping that he once more badc farewell 10
Beatrice and, borne by the Pauillac, headed
for the village Of the Lost Folk
II" left behind him all matters in n state
n much Improvements. Taugamon and
Brcmilu were now well installed in the now
environment and seemingly content BY
night they hshcd In Ncw Hope Pool. max
ing hauls such as their stcamlng sea had
never Yielded
They wandered not too far. howcvcr-ln
the forest, gradually making the acquaint-
. anc" Of tho wondrous upper world and with
their strangely acute instincts finding
/ fruits bulbs and plants that well agreed
with them for food
Allan had carefully instructed them in
IN" u9" Of the wonderful "nrc -bow"-tbe
revolr"r-warnng them. however. NOT 10
! vast" ammunition. They learned duicklv.
| ana now Beatrice found her Iardcr sun
pU"n chrh night with game. which they
dressed and brought her in tho evening
e'oom eager 10 serve their mistress in all
possible wayg "
They hshed for hor as woII and All tho
choicest fruits were her portion Sbc IL,
,Nrn cooked for them in their own cave
.NN" '"F an hour or two each night she
| instructed them in English
short are the annals Of pcace-ard roooo
! f'iRncd At Settlement cliffs those few days
! nj least. Progress,
Sh" could feel it, ser II. every hour. And
| her thoughts Of Allan, now abandoning
| their melancholy hue. began 10 thrill win a
ne" and oven greater pride
! only he, only he could have broupbt
| these things TO pass 90 she Inurmured some
! times. only he could have planned an
| this, dreamed this dream and brought il to
/ reality; only ho could labor for the future
| 50 strongly and 80 well :"
And in her heart the love that had been
! that of girl became that Of n woman II
! broadcned, dcepcned and grew calmcr
Its fever cooled into n finer purer glow
| II strengthened day by day, transmitting to
n perfect trust and confidence and peace
| Allan returned safely inside the week with
| two more Of the Folk--warriors and fishers
| both Beatrice would have welcomed the
| arrival Of even one woman 70 bear her some
| kind Of company but she realized the Wis
dom Of his plan.
q,
as they snt again on the terrace the evening
| Of his return. The very most essential thing
| is 10 build up even small force Of fighting
men TO hold the colony and protect it--a
stalwart advance guard as II this were a
| military expedition. After that the women
and children can come. But for the present
there's no place for them"
Now that there were four Merucaans all
| seemed more contented The little group
settled down into some real semblance Of a
| community.
Work became systematized Life was be
| ginning 10 take firm root in the world again
and already the outlines Of the future colony
were commencing to be sketched in.
So far as Stern could discover, no dis
affection as yet existed. The Folk, in any
event, were singuary stoid. here as In
their own home II the colonsts sometimes
rnuttercd together against conditions or con,
cerning the lie Allan had told about the
patriarch he could nsver discover the fact
He derived a singular sense OF power and
cxaltation from watching his settlers al
their work,
Strange figures they made in the upper
world descending the clff at night, theii
torches naring on their pure-white hail
bound with gold ornaments, their nets slunt
over their brOwn-clad shoulders
Strange, too, were the sensations of Beta
and Allan as they beheld the famheauo
cleaning silently along the pool or over th'
surface when the Folk put forth on the rud'
RATS Allan had helped them build.
| And as with the same weird song they
had used in the under world, the heavy
laden Merucaans clambered again up tn,
terraces 10 their dwelling in the rock, some
thing drew very powerfully at Allan's heart
He analysed II not, being man OF deed
rather than Of introspection; yet II was "th'
strong man yearnlng toward his kind" th
very love Of his own race within him--th
thrill the inspiration OF the master bulde
laying the foundations for better things 4
be.
Allan and the girl had long talks abou
the character OF the future civilization the!
meant to raise.
rwe must begin right this time at al
hazards" he told her The world We use'
10 know Just happened n just grew up. hit
or-niss without scientific. planning o
thought or care. II was partly the resul
of chance partly OF ignorance and greed
THE Kind of human nature II developed wa
in essence a beast nature. with Grab 70
its creed. I
1--WE must do better than that! From tn
,.rv start now we must NIP on the evil bu
,hat might later blossom into private prop
ertv and wealth. exploitation and miser,
There shall be no rich men In our worl
and no slaves. No oilers and no oppressed
| sSeryice' must be our watchword and ou
Lotto. Each for all and all for each
"YhIle there are fish within the rive
| and fruit upon the palm none shall star,
na none shall hoard Superstition an
doema. fear and cruelty, shall have q
place with u. We undsrstand--you ~
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